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Artist Joe Diggs in his Osterville studio. Portrait by Russ Price.

Micha’s Pond Light (2023), 60″H x 40″W, oil on canvas.

Micha’s Pond Grande Sunset (2022), 60″H x 50″W, oil on canvas.

Micha’s Over Blue Void (2021), 36″H x 48″W, acrylic and oil on canvas.

Hemisphere (2022), 30″H x 40″W, oil on canvas.

The lighting showroom displays a variety of lantern types and styles.

A lighting display shows the breadth of the company’s work, including table lamps and painted hanging lanterns.

A tab is soldered onto a copper leg, which holds a lantern’s glass in place.

Craftsman Ethan Craven rolls a piece of brass that will become a light canopy.

Coppersmith Jim McVey works on a Masthead Wall Lantern.

The Navigation Post Lantern is seen here in copper.

Kelly and Chris Berardi in the showroom, where Chris holds a custom lantern that combines design elements from the Navigation and Nova lanterns.

The materials palette of walnut and absolute black granite in the kitchen continues in the primary bath.

The tallest of the three volumes is the great room, where the kitchen, living, and dining areas afford southern and western exposures; the owners commissioned a piece by John van Orsouw for the space.

The front door opens into the kitchen, where a custom bar-height walnut dining table with a honed absolute black granite top serves double duty as additional prep space. The Thos. Moser stools are from the clients’ own collection.

Additional artists represented in the great room include, from left to right, Rolf Jahn, Nella Lush, and Joerg Dressler.

The exterior features ipe plank siding and Alaskan yellow-cedar shingles, both of which naturally weather to silver. A footpath off the ipe deck leads to a nearby beach, and an outdoor shower provides a convenient rinse station before heading back inside.

The covered entry deck is a well-used aspect of the home’s three-volume concept. “The space is carefully arranged to be open to early morning sunlight, covered to provide shelter from rain, and screened from the road by the garage volume,” explains Jacob Hilley of Walker Architects.

Although the residence sits in a suburban lot bound by two roads, a sense of privacy prevails. Walker Architects designed the structure and curved driveway to retain an abundance of mature trees, and much of the street is screened by plant life.

The primary bedroom is elevated above a natural depression in the landscape, allowing for a balcony off the room that’s approximately seven feet above grade.

After learning that the homeowner wanted to repurpose the old lath-and-plaster boards rescued from demolition, the design team used them throughout the entryway and open staircase to create a graphic “wallpaper.”

The overall feel of the kitchen remains true to its humble seventeenth-century origins, with distressed painted cabinets, open shelving, stools with rush seats, and a Shaker-inspired iron chandelier

In the multipurpose breakfast/game room, the table, chair, and apothecary chest are from Mulligan’s.

The breakfast/game room is a favorite gathering place. New supports were created from antique heart-pine beams found in the cellar. Its many movable pieces include pedestal-style tables and painted case goods.

A second-floor bedroom is furnished with a mix of Early American pieces, including a Sheraton-style bed from Leonards New England.

The wide center panel of this waterfront doorway offers a distinct view of the sweeping lake past the native hemlocks, while maintaining privacy and shade for the homeowners.

The loggia off the family room (left) leads to the pool. The primary bath is straight ahead.

Wood beams accent the cathedral ceiling in the primary bedroom, where Jason Sawtelle of BlackBeak Studios gave the fireplace wall a Roman plaster finish.

The loggia fireplace shares a chimney with the family room. Above it, an outdoor television is available for an après-swim movie.

Tranquil in its simplicity, the pool house is a utilitarian twenty-four-by-twenty-four-foot box that houses a sitting area, changing room, and bath.

The bedroom has direct access to the pool through a side door.

The “barn” contains the mudroom, which can be accessed through the two-car garage or via this six-foot-wide center-pivot door off the driveway. The catwalk leads to an upstairs playroom.

Clerestory windows ring the double-height living room, which is divided into two conversation areas.

A built-in buffet with a beverage refrigerator in its base is handy to both the kitchen table and the family room.

The wood table in the kitchen has a live edge and a resin finish; Ochre’s Moonlight Murmuration ceiling fixture dangles above it.

In the family room, a peaked-glass curtain wall by KLAR Studio frames the vista of grazing cattle in the distant pasture. Though structural, the black metal collar ties are thin enough to almost disappear. The fireplace surround is finished with a mixture of plaster and stone.

The “barn” contains the garage and mudroom and connects to the kitchen and family room. A porch, reflective of both ranch and farm vocabularies, welcomes guests to the main house.

Hubbardton Forge’s Dahlia ceiling fixture hangs above a freestanding soaking tub in the primary bath.

Hydrangea and other plantings by Bernice Wahler Landscapes frame the front of the house, with a gravel path creating a sense of arrival and mitigating the home’s perpendicular orientation to the street.

The curved second-floor balcony adds warm elegance to the home’s otherwise linear design.

Cedar shingles are classic Cape vernacular, but a varied roofline lets the house deviate from the norm. The structure was essentially built around the owners’ existing in-ground swimming pool.

Exposed rafters serve a dual purpose, nodding to the area’s traditional coastal architecture and allowing warm sunlight into an outdoor shower. The adjacent sunroom is a favorite three-season space for morning coffee.

A glass-walled passage connects the living spaces to the garage and includes a changing area and coat closets designed and built by carpenter John Russo.

Kuba woven seagrass pendants in the living room sway in the breeze when the French doors are open in the summer. Durable carpets, sturdy furniture, and copious use of stone and wood combine to make the space both stylish and comfortable.

The large kitchen island is more than a dining and food prep area: it’s also the locus for family gatherings and parties—and has even served as an impromptu dance floor. The tray ceiling helps delineate the kitchen space and provides continuity with the rest of the home.

A double lot allowed for the construction of a larger replacement house, but nearby neighbors in the downtown setting necessitated the thoughtful placement of windows and landscape screening to maintain privacy.

In the dining room, Russo’s custom wet bar complements the rustic table by Arhaus. The owner sourced most of the furnishings and fixtures from secondhand shops.

Interior designer and homeowner Susan Stacy arranges flowers in the dining room.

The screened porch, a favorite gathering spot, includes a daybed swing made from a wonky Indonesian sofa Stacy found while she was out shopping with her late father. “We lopped the legs off and made it into a swing,” she says. “We watch movies out here…it’s kind of fun and old-fashioned.”

The family’s yellow labrador retrievers, Zeke and Ziggy, are just as much a part of the home as any antique or architectural flourish.

In the family room, wooden hat molds—many of which Stacy found in Europe—act as de facto art on the bookshelves.

Landscape architect Jesse Nicholson of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates gave the empty lawn a lush new look, creating a grand staircase off the porch and flanking it with native plantings that cascade down the sloping yard.

A corner in the living room, with its Indian charpai bed and a woven drum stool from Palecek, is a favorite spot for relaxing with a good book and a cup of tea.

The homeowner said, “My life is so chaotic. Give me a bedroom that’s super dreamy,” recalls Yozell. She obliged with soft neutrals, plush fabrics, and airy pendant lights from Modern Relik.

Yozell painted the screened porch in shades of fresh green, opting for a subtle stripe on the floor. Sag Harbor woven dining chairs from Sutherland surround the Spanish-cedar table by furniture maker Joel Medeiros.

A handheld shower for hosing off salt and sand and pegs to hold damp towels are signals that this house is all about summer fun. White-cedar shingles give the house a classic look, and solar panels make it energy efficient.

Designer Abby Yozell reupholstered the family’s existing sofa and lounge chairs in durable textured fabrics by George Spencer Designs and McLaurin & Piercy. The painting above the fireplace is by Martha’s Vineyard artist Jennifer Christy.

Floating shelves across the kitchen windows are a unique touch.

An L-shaped banquette for casual dining creates definition between the kitchen and living room in the open floor plan.

The children, who range in age from nine to sixteen, have sweet dreams in their second-floor bunks. Visiting friends climb the ladder to sleep with a view of stars.

t’s all fun and games in the living room, where the bay window nook holds an elliptical Saarinen table that follows the curve of the banquette crafted by Holmes Hole Builders. The vintage chair is laced rawhide.

The basement den takes a bold turn with whimsical Good Fortune wallpaper by Ferrick Mason.

Inside the cabana, the staircase of wood and black steel, fabricated by Keuka Studios of New York, is set in front of a wall of black-framed windows to create a striking focal point. It leads to the second-floor office where a glass grid frames the view.

A French door in the serene primary bedroom leads to a private patio facing the woods at the back of the house; a built-in wardrobe, one of two, and window seat supplement the suite’s walk-in closet.

In the adjacent powder room, a wall-mounted stone sink is an industrial accent.

The new four-bedroom house has a complex roofline with two gabled and one shed-style dormer facing the pool. Black-framed windows and doors add a contemporary element to the traditional facade of weathered cedar shingles and white painted trim.

The three windows above the arbor allow a view from the upstairs office across the double-height sitting area to the pool.

A stepping-stone path leads to an outdoor shower alongside the cabana.

An arbor defines the cabana’s outdoor space.

The living room is a tranquil study in white and black. A 2,200-pound stone coffee table from homenature complements the over-grouted stone of the fireplace. Wood beams rescued from old buildings by Reclaimed Lumber & Beams in North Carolina add history and character to the room.

The kitchen island is topped with Danby marble quarried in Vermont. The backsplash behind the stove is natural stone over-grouted for a whitewashed look.

he pool cabana includes an office on the second floor and a wet bar and laundry room on the first floor. That’s the new house on the left.

Handsome cabinetry in the entryway frames the door to a powder room.

An oak-slat wall adds warmth and camouflages a storage closet in the basement family room.

The sunroom was in poor condition and needed to be completely rebuilt, so exact replicas of the moldings were produced, and the brick-and-slate flooring was replaced. Interior designer Meg McSherry brought in comfortable, timeless furnishings like this Cisco Home sofa and custom coffee table.

A favorite spot for enjoying lunch or playing games, the sunroom’s dining nook features chairs from Mainly Baskets Home.

In the primary bedroom, John Robshaw linens swath a bed from The Beautiful Bed Company. The artwork is by Nina Gagarin.

The cheerful cabinetry in the mudroom, which doubles as a potting space, is painted Benjamin Moore Polaris Blue. The painting above the sink is by Nina Gagarin.

Just beyond the sunroom, the living room contains a Lee Industries sofa, a cocktail table from Theodore Alexander, a Vaughan side table, and an Armadillo jute rug.

Ocean views take center stage in the kitchen.

An Indian block-print quilt covers the bed in a guest room, where a Vaughan table lamp sits atop a nightstand from Redford House.

The barrel-roofed portico that shelters the front entry also needed to be replicated.

In the foyer, a seascape by Odile references the home’s location.

The dining room’s original fireplace and the millwork surrounding it remain, while a new swinging door with a porthole window leads to the kitchen.

The breakfast nook’s banquette and Chaddock dining chairs—which McSherry had painted Farrow & Ball Lulworth Blue—are topped with cushions upholstered in a Kerry Joyce fabric. A painting by Maria Hayes adds a burst of color.

The owners wanted the primary bath to feel like an extension of the bedroom, so the architects divided the two with a freestanding water closet backed by a vanity; a wet room is visible at rear.

Stunning vistas surround the porch, whose openings accommodate both windows and screens. The JANUS et Cie seating is oriented around a two-sided fireplace that also services the dining room.

This Orleans vacation home is surrounded by water on three sides and commands stellar views of Nauset Harbor. The property was cleared of invasive plants, but its windswept cedars remain, now joined by naturalistic gardens that extend to the edges of the pool.

A custom sectional from Boston Upholstery & Design anchors the living room.

The quartzite falls partway down the side of the ebony-stained oak base; the stools are from Made Goods and the customized pendants are from Ladies & Gentlemen Studio.

Exterior siding wraps the walls of the kitchen, which features a Wolf range with a convection cooktop and a peninsula topped with quartzite.

A permeable path leads to the window-lined pavilion joining the home’s two halves; a fieldstone wall divides the walkway from a rain garden fed by stormwater runoff.

“It seemed like the perfect spot to have a little fun,” says owner Sally Hughes of the family room, which sports a wavelike wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries.

The goal was a modern house that fits in with the neighborhood, so the architects relied on natural materials and simple forms, which they crowned with a butterfly roof that collects rainwater through broad downspouts and distributes it across the property.

The entry hall offers a picture-postcard view of Nauset Harbor out back. A Lindsey Adelman chandelier illuminates the floating oak staircase made by BLU BLK.

Reclaimed oak covers the walls and ceiling in the dining room, defining the space within the open plan. The table was handcrafted by Jeff Soderbergh; the chairs are from JANUS et Cie.

The bedrooms throughout are somewhat compact, so Hutker Architects designed built-in beds to conserve space. The jute pendant is from Bone Simple Design.

Brass Ann-Morris pendants, rope-backed Hickory Chair stools, and preppy plaid GP&J Baker fabric on the chairs give the kitchen a sense of place.

An avid fisherman, the husband played a big role in designing the garage-turned-fishing-shack, which Ahearn clad in spar-varnished fir beadboard.

A mahogany-and-glass pocket door brings privacy to the husband’s office, which is located off the foyer, and dialogues with the mahogany-backed built-in bookcase.

Architect Patrick Ahearn designed a white-cedar-shingle-clad home with doors and shutters painted Benjamin Moore Essex Green.

At the end of a day out on the water, the homeowners dock their center-console boat and haul their lobsters up the stairs to the New England fieldstone-wrapped outdoor kitchen where the shellfish is steamed and enjoyed almost within sight of where it was caught.

A painting by local artist Odile adds a burst of color to the family room.

In the foyer, a Patterson Flynn star-patterned sisal rug nods to traditional Cape Cod style and complements the vintage seagrass bench.

Soft coastal colors in the dining area don’t distract from the interior architecture and millwork. “The level of trim detail was extraordinary,” says builder Rob McPhee.

It was important to the homeowners to preserve the oak tree off the dining terrace, says landscape architect Sean Papich: “Aside from adding character, it also screens the home from the harbor.”

The bunk room above the garage features wall-to-wall carpet and storage cubbies as headboards.

In one of the son’s rooms, the Raoul Textiles fabric inset on the Lee Industries headboard references the waves.

“The wet bar lives opposite the view, so we drenched it in ‘Digs Blue’ and added brass detailing and a teak-and-holly counter for a nautical touch,” says Chiappone.

The Messenger (2022), 11″H x 8″W, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper.

Artist Malaika Ross.

Scopulariopsis Asperula Conidiophores and Conidia (2021), 5″H x 4″W, mixed media on paper.

Summer to Fall: Hickory Nut (2022), 11″H x 8.5″W, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper.

Thompson created the Windsor Bassinet just before his son, now age two, was born.

These three-legged stools were made from felled branches of riven oak, cherry crotch, and pine. A

Artist Charles Thompson carved the crest on his Snake Chair from an apple tree found at a nearby orchard.

Juicebox Wine Bar in Shelburne Falls, Mass., commissioned the Little Moon Bench.

Artist Charles Thompson.

The Two-Slat Ladderback/Jeff Chair was inspred by chair-maker Jeff Lefkowitz’s designs.

Thompson based the Brettstuhl’s chairback carvings on motifs found in early Connecticut River Valley furniture.

Living Swell owner and interior designer Diana James.

Palecek’s Eucalyptus Leaf linear brass chandelier and a vintage circa-1920 smoked mirror lend drama to a room staged as a dining space.

Glossy trim painted Benjamin Moore Newburyport Blue welcomes passersby to Living Swell at 154 Washington Street in Marblehead.

The Napa Lamp by Port 68 and the Kara Vase from Currey & Company adorn Classic Home’s Larson Reclaimed Pine Cabinet.

A pile of plush velvet pillows from Piper Collection is spotted in Living Swell’s front window.

Palecek’s Weston Outdoor Hassocks flank an étagère from Worlds Away.

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