Cozy Winter Finds
New England-made products to get you through the chilly season. 1. THE SALTY COTTAGE, handmade designer accent pillows, $84-104, etsy.com/shop/thesaltycottage This North Shore company…
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Roomy Redesign
A 1955 Orleans kitchen and bath went from small to spacious. Text by Marina Davalos | Photography by Kyle J. Caldwell Evan and Lois…
Camp Glow
Maine Camp Renovation Pays Homage to the Past and the View Text by Laura DeSisto | Photography by Brian Vanden Brink Any northern Mainer…
Custom Kitchen
Four Experts Discuss Designing a Kitchen That’s Right for You. Text by Lisa Cavanaugh What is more fundamental than making and sharing a meal?…
A Family Affair
Three generations under one roof The plan was for Johna Toppa and her 16-year-old daughter, Sarah, to share a house with Johna’s parents, John…
Peace on a Knoll
One family trades city life to build a simple and bright home in the Vermont woods. Long before they built their house in the…
A Fresh Fayce
As an editorial illustrator earlier in her career, Kim Rosen saw her drawings snapped up by big league publications like The New Yorker, The…
A Splash of Color in the Kitchen
Designers have seen a wave of blue kitchen islands making a splash across New England, and the trend is here to stay, according to…
Patterns of Life: Maine Textile Designer Erin Flett
“My design is my life and my life, my design,” says Erin Flett, a textile designer out of Westbrook, Maine. Flett’s vivacious perspective is…
The White on White Bathroom: 3 ways to get inspired
Crisp, pure and clean, a white-on-white palette can have an extremely powerful effect on the mind, clearing visual and mental clutter and paving the…
Layer on Lush Throws & Pillows for Fall
Much like with shoes and cashmere sweaters, when it comes to cozy throws and textured, touchable pillows, there’s no such thing as too many….
Design Inspiration: Our 5 Fave Home Design Blogs
If you’re always on the lookout for design inspiration for your home, scouring the internet in search of your next idea is probably part…
The Mod Squad: New England Kitchen Designers Deftly Interpret Contemporary Style
Harvard University is the oldest college in the country; Boston Common the oldest public park. Sudbury’s Longfellow’s Wayside Inn claims seniority as the oldest…
A Closer Look: Boston Design Center
With more than 350,000 square feet of showroom space and 1,200 exceptional product lines available, it might be a bit of an understatement to…
A Closer Look: Foliaire
While it can typically take several months to secure a place on the packed schedule of Foliaire, the Boston-based interior and exterior greenscape design/build…
Handmade in New England: Blurring the line between art and furniture
These days, furniture is about much more than nailing together pieces of wood. The art of making furniture has become just that, an art,…
For the Kids’ – or Grandkids’ – Room
Inspire New England’s youngest citizens to play, read, cook and explore the furthest reaches of their imagination. Whether your house is full of grandkids…
From the Runway to the Living Room: Velvet is the big thing for fall 2017
It wasn’t long after the last model strutted off the runway at last February’s New York Fashion Week that fashion-focused media outlets weighed in…
Lighten Up: Warm up cold rooms with a thoughtful lighting plan
You’ve spent months decorating a room. After considering countless paint samples, you found just the right shade. Hours of shopping at local retailers, online…
White-on-White Kitchens are High Style
While embracing of-the-moment interior design ideas can be a fun way to freshen up a home, people tend to shy away from trends when…