Renovated Historic Charmer in Cambridge
The landscaping was non-existent. The exterior was an unappealing shade of gold. A back staircase jutted awkwardly into the kitchen. The interior was dark….
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Featured Real Estate: European Charm in Boston’s Bay Village
Award-winning design professionals – Zephyr Architects, Alina Wolhardt of Wolf In Sheep Design, and Roche Bobois – created a perfect home in The Marc…
Turbocharged Elegance: High-Capacity Garages
Approximately 85 percent of all single-family homes in the U.S. have a garage, but it’s a rare property that has space for eight or…
Real Estate: Important Considerations for Furry Friends
Let’s face it: pets are members of our families, and their needs play an important role in home buying. “Pets really do influence home searches;…
Featured Real Estate: Views Galore in Manchester-by-the-Sea
During the mid- to late-1800s, Manchester-by-the-Sea became one of the more attractive destinations for wealthy Bostonians looking to escape the heat and city crowds…
Style File: A Builder’s Kitchen
THE STORY “Designed for a builder’s new construction home, this kitchen started out like any other. I asked a lot of questions and got…
Featured Real Estate: Skyhouse, 100 A Street, Boston
A striking new structure has recently risen in the au courant Boston neighborhood that straddles South Boston, the South End, Fort Point, and the…
A Stitch in Time: Fall River’s John Matouk & Co.
Like the luxurious textiles it has crafted for nearly a century, John Matouk & Co. has a reputation for endurance. Three generations have steered…
Winning Solution: 55-Plus Living in Winchester, MA
Many active adults looking for retirement-friendly housing options are choosing to live in 55-plus communities. Whether they are downsizing from a large family home,…
Style File: Master Bathroom Redo in Greater Boston
THE STORY “The client was expanding her Greater Boston home by adding on a new second floor. She came into the showroom with the…
Embrace Summer with Decorating Tips from a Design Pro
With half the summer still ahead of us, now is a great time to freshen up your home and patio to reflect this most…
Style File: Guest House by Designer Erin Loechner
THE STORY “After welcoming an infant son in a whirlwind adoption, our existing guestroom was transformed into a nursery overnight. Never one to shy…
Expert Advice: Selling a Home on the Water
Whether a lakefront home is going for $500,000 or $10 million, veteran real estate agent Susan Bradley of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Laconia,…
Color and Pattern Abound in Textile Art by Mally Skok
For interior designer and textile artist Mally Skok, fabric can be the jumping off point for an entire room. “I call it my road…
Featured Real Estate: Flow and Function in Wellesley
“Single-family homes have become a passion of mine, “ says Bill Caulder, principal at 6M Development and the force behind a newly built modern…
Best Throws for Staying Warm This Winter
It’s wintertime in New England, the perfect time to get cozy. We reached out to our friends in the know to curate a short…
Winter Book Slump? Ask the Prose
Oh January: grey skies, biting winds, bare trees, and the promise of mounds of snow ready at any moment to sequester you to the…
A Visit to Elin Hilderbrand’s Nantucket
Buzzing around her spacious kitchen, Elin Hilderbrand is poetry (or would it be fiction?) in motion: washing and preparing corn on the cob, tomatoes,…
High Contrast
Text by Rachel Arroyo Perfectly balanced yet powerfully dramatic, black and white as a color combination will never go out of style. In this…
Neutral Territory
Text by Rachel Arroyo It took nearly a year for homeowner Jamie Druke to repaint her living room, from a wall-to-wall green to a…
