November – December 2013

Joan Backes Forest House

In Her Nature

Joan Backes’s art draws viewers in with its beauty, then holds them there with its subtle but compelling reflections about...

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Concord Stone house exterior

Storybook Ending

A gentle revamping holds on to the best of the past while forging a fresh look and feel for a...

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The Art of Compromise

He has one vision, she has another. Thanks to their designer’s fresh perspective, they both get the house of their...

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Marcus Gleysteen exterior

Mountain Magic: A Modern Take on The Ski House

A Vermont vacation home has all the familiar ski-house design elements, from its stone facade to its fir-paneled interior walls....

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boston georgian style

House Proud: A Georgian Revival in West Newton, Massachusetts

Two additions to an historic suburban-Boston home introduce a lighthearted, family-friendly vibe but don’t diminish its inherent dignity a bit.

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Birsdeye design minimalist

Hip to Be Square: A vacation home that’s sleek, spare and unabashedly modern

It’s sleek, spare, and unabashedly modern, but this cleverly conceived vacation home fits right in with its more traditional neighbors.

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Alison Berger

Playing to Type

We’re not sure when our fascination with typography as a decorative device surfaced. Was it triggered by a renewed interest…

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Bowerbird

Shopping Worth the Trip: Bowerbird, Peterborough, New Hampshire

Katherine Forrest was watching a PBS special on the bowerbird when she decided to name her shop after the species….

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Cynthia Knauf

Perfect Harmony: Inventive Landscape Design in Vermont

An inventive landscape designer surrounds a house with a composition of color and texture that’s beautifully in tune with the...

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Decor With a Bit of Bling

Three New England designers share their favorite resources for decor with a bit of bling. 1. Holly Hickey Moore, who recently…

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