July 2017 - New England Home Magazine

Five Questions: Max Bender

1. Why did Bender expand from a plumbing supply company to offering a range of products for kitchen and bath…

True Originals: Connecticut Furniture Makers

A tree that falls in the forest may not make a sound—but let that same tree fall on a city street, and it’s likely to make a major statement. Particularly if it falls into the hands of Ted and Zeb

Special Focus: Kitchens & Baths from the 2017 Summer Issue of New England Home Connecticut

A Dash of Panache Dalia Canora is the first to admit that, as appealingly timeless as white can be, an all-white kitchen runs the risk of being boring.

Style Scheme: A Chic Pool Pavillion

Pool Pavilion This pool house designed by Ken Dietz ensures that everyone will have as much fun out of the water as in. The Swingrest Collection SwingMe “Every room needs a little fun,

A Summer Home on the Connecticut Waterfront

Connecticut waterfront living—and all sun and fun that it implies—doesn’t get any better than this. By the numbers, with this

If a child immersed in fairytales were to close her eyes and imagine a cottage, it might look just like the one interior designer Patricia Lapierre’s client stumbled upon. Time and nature had only enhanced its

A Fresh Spin on a Traditional Colonial Spec House

Serenity is often in the eye of the beholder: for many, a stately colonial-style home on a peaceful New England lane would be the epitome of rest and relaxation,

Modern on Mason’s Island

James Estes and Peter Twombly wrote the book on Yankee Modern (well, technically it was written about them), a movement celebrating “simple, innovative designs with firm roots in the New England tradition.”

Lake Effect: Timeless Style on Lake Sunapee

Mike McClung and John Gassett both smile as they recall an early visit to the lot on New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee where they would soon build a second home for their Boston-based clients. “It was snowing and chilly, and we