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Pink traditional love seat with rolled arms by LEE Industries available at Surroundings Home
Posted Feb 13 at 9:18 PM in by Sandy Giardi
In honor of Valentine's Day, we're taking a long, lingering look at love seats. As with sweethearts, “all love seats are not created equal,” says interior designer Bill Barr of Surroundings Home. There are many things to consider before taking one home with you. Given the vast array of seating on the market, a definition may be in order. A love seat is a small-scale sofa built for two, which,...
Sudbury Design Group lights up the roof with Lombardi Trophy
Posted Feb 5 at 10:18 AM in by Sandy Giardi
Remember Sudbury Design Group's creative show of spirit for the New England Patriots we showed you last Friday? Well, there has been an update. Apparently the high-end Boston-area landscape architects couldn't leave well enough alone (and can you blame them?) after the New England Patriots clinched the Super Bowl LII title Sunday night. They've punctuated the glowing Pats logo on their office...
Pella Experience Center Grand Opening in Natick Feb. 6
Posted Feb 4 at 1:05 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Pella Windows & Doors is celebrating the grand opening of their new Pella Experience Center in Natick, February 6, and you're invited!  The premium window and door company—and industry leader—moved from their Wellesley showroom to a new space in Natick to offer homeowners and trade professionals an experience that is "above and beyond anything Pella has come to market with before." Swing by...
The Best TV for the Big Game
Posted Feb 1 at 3:55 PM in by Sandy Giardi
"You’d think that given that the Patriots have gone to the Super Bowl nine times in the Brady-Belichick era, homeowners would already have their Big Game-worthy TVs," says founder of Elite Media Solutions Brian Gibson. Turns out that even though we’re blitzing for six, getting the ultimate TV beforehand is still very much a thing. Why? Because the technology keeps getting better and the prices on...
Sudbury Design Group is ready for the Super Bowl
Posted Feb 1 at 1:28 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Sudbury Design Group has the competitive spirit and is cheering on the New England Patriots from their office rooftop. SDG’s Matt Sullivan reported that the landscape architecture firm scaled the Pats' logo from a drawing, blew it up and then filled it in with glowing red, blue and white Christmas lights.  Though they generally deal with turf, raising the roof isn’t as big a leap as one might...
Following Melanie: BDG Publisher Tours 7 Tide
Posted Jan 31 at 3:12 PM in by Melanie Perillo
BDG Publisher Melanie Perillo is always on the move—whether in showrooms, workrooms, construction sites, quarries, shops or private homes. This first installment of a regular video series takes her to 7 Tide in the Boston Seaport, an under-one-roof “design adventure” that should be on the radar of every home design lover and pro in the area. There, she meets up with Sean Clarke, general manager...
Provincetown renovation with period details by Bannon Builders
Posted Jan 30 at 12:00 AM in by Sandy Giardi
When a client from Manhattan sought to revive and add to a historic home on Provincetown’s Commercial Street, one of the seaside destination’s most coveted thoroughfares, they looked to Bannon Custom Builders. It wouldn’t be an easy job. Though the property reads like a single colonial home from the street, it is actually a four-unit condominium. The home receiving the rehab is the majority...
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams In-Store Floor Sample Sale through Feb. 10
Posted Jan 28 at 3:09 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Calling all lovers of home décor and bargains! Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams stores are making way for their 2019 spring collections (slated to arrive late February!), and holding an epic Floor Sample Sale through Feb. 10. This means big savings on the all-American brand’s comfortable yet stylish furnishings, accents and accessories. MG+BW's in-store Floor Sample Sale has items from the fall...
Pebble terrace on Ernie Boch Jr.'s garden pavilion
Posted Jan 22 at 9:20 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Interior designer Anthony Catalfano, who has worked with Ernie Boch, Jr. on his home and on the many structures throughout his property, calls the grounds of Boch’s estate, “the most beautiful garden you’ve ever seen. [The Pebble Terrace] is made of black and white stones that make a pattern,” he continues. “It’s crazy beautiful.”  Comprised of contrasting Mexican beach stones, the Pebble Terrace...
Metropolitan: Benjamin Moore & Co. Color of the Year 2019
Posted Jan 17 at 11:26 AM in by Sandy Giardi
Apparently subtle, heathered grays in home décor aren’t going anywhere…just yet. Last year, Benjamin Moore & Co. named the highly saturated red Caliente its Color of the Year, and the Pantone Institute just announced the bright and beautiful Living Coral its hue of the moment for 2019. By making Metropolitan AF-690, which has been part of the Affinity Color Chart for three years, the 2019...

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