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An Elegant Georgian-Style Home in New Canaan, Connecticut
With its white clapboard and dark shutters, this Georgian-style house in the picture-perfect town of New Canaan is the quintessence of Yankee rectitude. But some pleasant surprises await inside, in an interior design that reflects the personalities and
Beauty Mark
Don’t underestimate pretty. The word may have its detractors, but for Marisa Vara Arredondo, there couldn’t be a better description of her new Greenwich townhome—which also happens to be the place where she successfully launched her business: Phace Bioactive, a pH-balanced skin-
A Bright, Light and Contemporary Home in Weston, Massachusetts
What does simplicity look like? It may be an odd question, but when you’re designing a new home, it’s one…
Looking Lively in Brookline
Nothing brings a grand old house to life like the presence of children. So when a bustling family moved into…
Tour a Revitalized Federal-Style Home in Wilton, Connecticut
Like a fine wine, some homes mature with age. After nearly two centuries, an in-town residence in Wilton has evolved into a thoroughly modern dwelling while retaining its historic
Favorites from the 2017 Junior League of Boston Show House
William Flagg Homer’s gracious Italianate-French Second Empire villa, built in 1853, narrowly escaped an early demise. When a real estate developer bought it in 1927 with the intention of
Mix and Match: A Classic Craftsman with a Modern Addition
What if we lived in a world of and instead of but? That’s the world in which Adolfo Perez, architect, and Nathalie Ducrest, designer, created this Brookline,
A Classic Cape-Style Home Reimagined
John and his wife, Annmarie, had been searching for a new home for months. Having given up on finding a lot on which to build, John found himself in Boxford, Massachusetts, standing at the door of yet another colonial, yet
A Fresh Look for a Colonial Revival
A new job at a Cambridge tech company sparked the D.C.-based couple’s house-hunting. Commuting wasn’t an option with a newborn and a toddler, so with his wife, Kate, and the kids still in Washington, Kevin
A Historic Home in Brookline Gets a Fresh Look
The old house was down but not out. For starters, it was in very good company. It sat on a…
A Designer’s Suburban Chic Home
Phoebe Lovejoy Russell’s 1920 colonial-style house was chock-full of charm. Situated in one of the leafy suburbs west of Boston,…
Contemporary Connecticut Farmhouse
It’s a classic happy-ending story. Nancy Monahan lived just a mile down the road from this pretty farmhouse. She drove by almost every day, wishing it could be hers. When a for-sale sign suddenly popped up on the home’s
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,
Step Inside a Georgian Manse with Art Deco Style
The dream of a home rich in Art Deco glamor and style is sometimes best realized with a house actually…
A Sophisticated Family Home in Hingham
Every renovation has a backstory. This one isn’t all that uncommon: couple has a house, couple outgrows the house, couple decides to renovate.