Month: March 2013
Laura Gall: The Power of an Outdoor Shower
Let’s face it, Winters can feel LOOOONNNNGGG in New England with January and February being the toughest. March often brings…
What, When, Where: Comfort is for Quitters
By Erin Marvin I spent the past two weeks traipsing around Europe, touring the grand palaces and opulent former residences…
Friday Favorites 3/29/2013
Karin Lidbeck Brent, Contributing Editor Last week my husband and I drove to New Bedford, Mass., to explore an 80,000-square-foot…
Editor’s Miscellany: See-Through Beauties
By Kyle Hoepner Traditionally they were used for windows in the Philippines and some other parts of Southeast Asia (and,…
Designer Snapshot: Spring Fling
By Paula M. Bodah Let’s hope we’ve seen winter’s last gasp here in New England. But even if another storm…
Before & After: Downsize, Upgraded
In what’s increasingly becoming a trend amongst empty-nesters, this Cambridge-by-way-of-suburbia couple chose to downsize their family home in favor of…
Barbara Elza Hirsch: My Tile Crush
Simply said, I have a thing for tile. Whether it’s for a kitchen or a bathroom, a porch or a…
Notes from the Field: Creative Evolution
By Karin Lidbeck Brent I’ve never met Patrick Ganino, but after numerous phone conversations regarding interior design clients, I was…
Friday Favorites 3/22/2013
Kaitlin Madden, Managing and Online Editor It’s official, I bought a house. OK, not a house, exactly, but a one-bedroom…
Sneak Peeks: Feeling Blue—In a Good Way
By Maria LaPiana The color connoisseurs at Pantone have spoken: The spring 2013 forecast calls for a mix of “novel…
Design in Depth: Off to Bed
Of all the things I have to style, beds are the hardest. I’d rather style the shelves of an entire…
What, When, Where: Art, Without the Commitment
By Kaitlin Madden To me, choosing art is kind of like getting a tattoo. If I’m going to commit to…
Editor’s Miscellany: Porcelain Potential
By Kyle Hoepner Not long ago I attended the opening reception for a new show at Boston’s Museum of Fine…
Bright Outlook
At the slightest hint of a thaw, as soon as temperatures rise above the 50-degree mark, we start thinking about…
Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, Maine
It is no mere coincidence that within minutes of meeting Corey Daniels we realize that we are kindred design spirits….