There’s an easy, feel-good rhythm to days spent on Cape Cod. We wake and make a beeline for the ocean. Next, we find a view and maybe a little shade and pull up a chaise or Adirondack chair closer to home. Before we know it, it’s cocktail hour, and time for spirited conversation and sunsets. Lastly, satiated and wonderfully weary from the sun, salt and surf, we’re ready for a well-deserved...
High-gloss surfaces, deep navy blues, starched whites, colorful flags. We can almost taste the Veuve Clicquot. We spotlight high-end living spaces that cast a maritime tone—in architecture, finishes and accents or all of the above.
Kotzen Interiors
Kotzen Interiors' handsome sitting area in Chatham, designed by principal Barbara Kotzen, has us yearning to breathe in salt air. Shiplap (what else...
The general contractors we feature at Boston Design Guide regularly complete some pretty spectacular properties. We got to thinking about the project they would say represents their firm’s finest work, a builders’ Honor Roll, of sorts. Here are the projects given high marks.
Manchester-by-the-Sea Estate
Kistler & Knapp Builders; architecture by Epstein Joslin Architects
A wildly unique...
This time of year, we’re all longing to see more of the sun. With that in mind, we're pleased to present some visual Vitamin D, and a look at resplendent conservatories and greenhouses. These sun-splashed structures are immediate mood-lifters and prized home features. They also celebrate the beauty of their natural surroundings while providing shelter from the cold.
Charles Hilton Architects
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We've selected our favorite project details that make exceptional home elements from above, below, around, and within. Look closely at these fabulous components that may just inspire you for your next home undertaking!
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Troy Cabinetmakers
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Interior Design by Weena and Spook Interiors
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Shope Reno Wharton
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Custom built by Wood & Clay, Inc.
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Soderholm Custom Builders; Architecture by Shope...
Video of Stunning Home Restoration in Middletown, Rhode Island
Second Act
The Boothden restoration on the Sakonnet River rewrites history
A Queen Anne, Stick-style home along the Sakonnet River in Middletown, RI, once belonged to noted Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth. Booth, billed as one of the finest lead characters in the tragic play Hamlet, had commissioned famed architect Calvert Vaux...
