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Posted Jul 15 at 9:04 PM in by Edie Ravenelle
Great design that makes you say “Ta-Da!” That's the thought behind TA.DA, Melinda Headrick's newest Chatham-based interior design venture at 402 Main St. TA.DA is the retail division of Chatham Interiors, Inc., the interior design company she founded in 2007, and the Chatham Design Center that she opened in 2015 at 400 Main St. to help homeowners design their own projects. "I am a three-legged...
Posted Jul 8 at 12:00 AM in by Sandy Giardi
The moment homeowner/part-time designer Jill Morelli bought a salvaged soapstone sink from a Boston restoration store, she had a call to make. She phoned her husband to say, “I think we’re doing the barn, because I just bought the sink.”
The two had been debating about whether to restore the barn on their Cape Cod property and turn it into a cool, multipurpose pool house/garage to accompany a...
Posted Jul 2 at 12:24 PM in by Sandy Giardi
We pledge allegiance to this built-in eating nook by Brookes + Hill Custom Builders, pictured above. The sturdy scarlet table anchors the white semicircular seating, cushioned by royal blue seating and star throw pillows.
Carter & Company Interior Design; photo by Michael J. Lee Photography
Carter & Company’s crisp white kitchen (above) is as bright as a firework and equally swoon-worthy...
Posted Jul 1 at 10:44 PM in by Edie Ravenelle
Summer is in full swing, so it's time to make the most of every fair weather day we get. These outdoor kitchens do exactly that: They inspire summertime entertaining at its blue-ribbon best. Together, they showcase key elements to consider in designing your own exceptional outdoor kitchen experience.
Refreshments with a View
Architecture and construction by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects...
Posted Jun 28 at 9:47 PM in by Kendra Keelan
When we first caught wind that Sand Dollar Customs was building a “boat bar” for the first level of a Snug Harbor home, we envisioned a small replication of a handsome wooden hull or maybe a poignant reference to a ship’s wheel or anchor. However, we soon learned that the Cape Cod builder and remodeler took the concept to a whole new—and intriguing—level.
This handsome custom bar, christened “...
Posted Jun 25 at 10:59 PM in by Kendra Keelan
Headway is being made on the renovation of BDG publisher Melanie Perillo’s 1790s charming antique home in Sudbury. We’ve been following this process for awhile now, and it’s exciting to see the project take shape.
An essential phase just reaching completion is the insulation. We recently caught up with Anderson Insulation’s Patrick Ford, the Sales Manager on site, to see just how Melanie’s...
Posted Jun 21 at 12:03 PM in by Sandy Giardi
“Mark Sikes is one of the biggest names in the design world right now,” says Katie Marshall, store manager for Surroundings Home, and she is thrilled to carry some of his products at their Mattapoisett showroom. His collection for Blue Pheasant elevates outdoor entertaining. “Everything in this collection has a classic, crisp, clean feel with lots of blue and white and natural wicker,” says...
Posted Jun 20 at 4:10 PM in by Kendra Keelan
The Preservation Society of Newport County presents the Newport Flower Show June 21-23. Each day, guests are offered wonderful opportunities to enjoy the most elegant horticultural and floral designs, special garden showcases, free lectures and presentations, activities for children, and shopping at the Oceanside Boutiques and Gardeners’ Marketplace. This Flower Show came to be when American...
Posted Jun 19 at 2:45 PM in by Kendra Keelan
Designers and homeowners have been asking for this for years, and now Sub-Zero has fulfilled their wishes with the new smaller version of their wildly popular PRO 48...the PRO 36! The boldest, most iconic design yet is now available in a 36-inch-wide model, allowing for a fit into almost any kitchen. This new model has only .3 cubic feet less refrigeration than its predecessor, offering 18.4...
Posted Jun 14 at 3:56 PM in by Sandy Giardi
While it’s true that petals have power, area landscape architects are also cultivating woodland and contemporary gardens that are devoid (or nearly devoid) of flowers. Instead, these high-end Boston and Cape Cod landscape professionals are using contrasting swaths of green, playing with the height and sway of natural grasses and shrubs, and making a statement with stone.
a Blade of Grass
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