Coastal

Magic Formula

  You can’t define it. Still, you sense it when it’s happened. There’s an alchemy that makes a house stand…

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True Colors

Opposites attract, which is why a visual artist and a businessman might find love, and why that same couple would…

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Singular Sensation

Frank Anton’s first few days on Nantucket left him wondering why his wife-to-be, Georgine, so loved the island. “It was…

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The Family That Plays Together

Grandparents everywhere know that, if you build it, they will come. That’s why these homeowners bought a stunning piece of…

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Dennis Duffy

Down East Meets Downtown

When the subcontractors walked in they mostly thought this job was crazy, recalls Brian Sleeper. “What the heck is this?”…

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Green Peace

  Remember that familiar saw about not judging a book by its cover? Or the old adage that beauty comes…

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Hutker Architects kitchen

A View to a Thrill

    A hawk banks left across the sky over a meadow of wildflowers, providing the only interruption to an…

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The Joys of Summer

The word charming might not be the first term that comes to mind when one pictures a house with eight…

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Jeanne Duval chandelier

New York State of Mind

On first thought, a move from New York City to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, may seem as big a leap in…

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The Science of Art

The owner of Mount Desert Island’s most compelling new vacation home wrote to his architect soon after moving in. “He…

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Details, Details

From a distance, it’s a simple stone and shingle house with a bevy of large, unadorned windows and an ample…

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Albert Righter & Tittman Architects Exterior

Happy Campers

So many of life’s sweetest memories are forged during summers in a special place. Ask Mimi and George Bennett about…

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Lyman Perry Scott Hutton Exterior

Love at First Sight

Each puff of wind makes summer on Nantucket memorable. Close your eyes and the scent of rosa rugosa envelops you…

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All Seasons’ Greetings

A Chatham house is perfect in summer with its breathtaking views and breezy decor. But its owners made sure it was designed to be ideal for their needs in the autumn, winter and spring too.

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Port of Call

Who better to settle in this spot—a rare parcel on Newport’s famous Ocean Drive—than a man who spends much of…

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