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Posted Jun 27 at 2:29 PM in by Anonymous
Celebrate the beauty of Nantucket’s horticulture this July during the island’s tenth annual Nantucket Garden Festival, July 17-19. Gather with other phytophiles for a weekend of workshops, walking tours and family-oriented events, like the Mommy and Me Garden Tea Party.
Day one of the 10th anniversary festival begins with the Victory Garden Talk and Tour with Russell Morash, legendary creator...
Posted Jun 26 at 1:12 PM in by Anonymous
The average, everyday cooler was not up to the standards of YETI founders Ryan and Roy Seiders, which made the brothers' love for participating in outdoor adventures limited. YETI has showed us that the run-of-the-mill coolers many of us have been using are simply subpar.
With the long-lasting chill from its PermaFrost insulation and extra thick (3 inches!) walls, space, and durability, YETI ...
Posted Jun 25 at 11:35 AM in by Kathleen Parente
What better way to source new advances in home integration than to test and experience them in real time? Audio Video Design is making this happen, and has unveiled its new AVD Experience Center for Home Technology & Design at their headquarters in Westwood, MA.
AVD celebrated their new center with an open house last month, where they showcased the latest technologies in home integration,...
Posted Jun 15 at 9:11 AM in by Sandy Giardi
In honor of Father’s Day weekend, we’re firing up the barbie and getting ready for tasty outdoor eats. Since grilling officially becomes the cooking method of choice from this point forward, we asked Boston appliance professionals for their greatest grill picks. A side benefit? For any of you who have yet to purchase a gift for dear ol’ Dad, these grills and outdoor kitchen features make the...
Posted Jun 14 at 11:18 PM in by Sandy Giardi
In our eyes, a backyard has reached landscape perfection when it is easy to envision friends and families gathering on its special yet familiar terrain to celebrate a happy couple as they utter their “I dos.” To be worthy of “The Big Day,” and certainly one of a family’s most memorable moments, a landscape should be a union of gardens, design and site, and maybe a little poetry and promise. The...
Posted Jun 11 at 12:00 PM in by Anonymous
Let Newport’s stunning landscaping inspire you June 15-17th by enjoying a self-guided walking tour of the city’s most impressive private gardens. The annual Secret Garden Tour invites you to explore these edenic spaces and experience firsthand the reason why Conde Nast Traveler Magazine named Newport “one of the best walking cities in the U.S.” Beginning near the causeway to Goat Island, the...
Posted Jun 8 at 1:38 PM in by Kathleen Parente
For 40 years, Appleton Antique Lighting has sold and restored the finest in antique lighting fixtures. In 1978, Loukas and Jane Deimezis opened their first shop, Appleton Antiques, on Appleton street in the South End of Boston. As collectors, they had an appreciation for the original state of period objects and sought to bring them back to that condition. Light soon captured the Deimezis’...
Posted Jun 8 at 12:59 PM in by Anonymous
Join 7 Tide in the Boston Seaport on Thursday, June 14th alongside New England’s premier architects and designers for an afternoon of good food, great spirits and outstanding conversation while earning four CEU (Continuing Education Units) credits. This month’s “Learn & Lounge” event includes classes on topics ranging from quality color accuracy in LEDs to the shifting demographics of...
Posted May 28 at 1:07 PM in by Sandy Giardi
Cape Associates, Inc.'s renovation of a 1955 Cape Cod cottage, which hadn’t seen an update since the ’70s, nabbed a Silver 2017 Prism Award, and the kitchen was the heart of the transformation.
As the property belongs to innkeepers, the reimagined space has a palpable conviviality that lends itself to entertaining and hospitality. Being on the Cape, it also has a casual, beachy feel.
To achieve...
Posted May 25 at 4:17 PM in by Sandy Giardi
In this time of hidden garden tours—Beacon Hill’s has come and gone, Newport’s Secret Garden Tours are just a few weeks away and Nantucket’s Garden Festival blooms in July—we, too, are taking a look at inspired urban edens. Choosing the city life doesn’t mean you have to forgo green space, it just means that you have to make much of little and/or use the space you do have—beautifully. Here’s a...
