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Coastal Building

The whiff of seawater in the constant breezes, the play of light on dunes and scrub, the quick-change artistry of the weather on any given day—these are a few of the things that make Cape Cod,

Screen Stars: Tillett Textiles

In Sheffield, Massachusetts, a small town in the Berkshires, Tillett Textiles maintains a screen library. Part of a rambling manufacturing building, the space measures some 8,000 square feet and holds innumerable screens.

Outdoor Showers

The need for an al fresco site to conveniently sluice off salt, sand, and sweat is a surefire indicator that you are lucky enough to be spending time seaside . . . or in some other, equally

Better by the Bay: Outdoor Entertaining on Cape Cod

The homeowners approached Sudbury Design Group with a straightforward request: turn an old, little-used lap pool behind their house

Five Questions: Eleish Van Breems

1. What’s the attraction of Scandinavian design for you? Rhonda Eleish: Edie and I both grew up with a lot of Scandinavian influences. When

Five Questions: Jeremiah Eck

Boston-based architect, painter, and teacher Jeremiah Eck offers his perspective on the elements of good design. 1. You have said that beauty is

Chill Zone: Outdoor Entertaining Space

Some days, you just need an escape. The owners of this spectacular coastal property in Old Greenwich don’t have to go far to find theirs. In fact, this

Special Focus: Landscape Design 2017

These New England gardens, in dramatically dissimilar settings and with wildly diverse styles, share one thing: uncommon beauty.

Five Questions: Carey Erdman

1. Do you recommend perennials or annuals in a city garden? Every situation is different, but I usually prefer a combination of plants and flowers, both perennials and annuals.

Five Questions: Architect Douglas VanderHorn

1. What is the enduring attraction of traditionally designed houses? Sometimes old houses make us feel good; they say “warmth, security, and permanence.” People feel comfortable

Shopping in Darien, Connecticut

Strolling the Post Road in Darien feels like time-travelling to the set of one of Douglas Sirk’s 1950s Technicolor melodramas like All That Heaven Allows. On its picture-postcard main

York Street Studio

Linda Zelenko describes her late husband, Stephen Piscuskas, as a Renaissance man. “He built beautiful furniture, was an amazing designer, and his paintings are incredible,” she says. “There was nothing he was afraid

Five Questions: Mark Doughty of Thoughtforms

Mark Doughty, president of Thoughtforms custom builders, talks about the new emphasis on science in his industry. 1. How would you define

MapQuesting the Mind: Artist Heidi Whitman

How do you paint what’s going on inside your skull? Heidi Whitman comes from a long line of artists who make such invisible things visible. In fourteenth-century Florence, the