A Designer’s Vacation Home on the Maine Coast

Those who fall in love with Maine’s craggy beauty give over their hearts forever. Interior designer Leslie Rylee came to know the state’s southern coast (a draw for many notable

An Antique-Filled Home with Personal Style

As the couple contemplated a move to the country from New York City in 2011, northwest Connecticut was not even on a long list. And this house,

Redeeming Qualities

An enterprising interior designer, her husband, and their architect breathe new life into a long-neglected Vermont village home.

Beauty and Brawn

The land fit the profile nearly perfectly: a rocky perch overlooking a pristine lake surrounded by a woodland of oak,…

Good Gracious

When the clients called interior designers Gary Chase and John Roch, they had just purchased a 10,000-square-foot spec house on…

Continental Drift

So many of us have a vision of the kind of house we’d like to build. It may be…

Natural Wonder

A designer’s delight in the beauty she sees in the everyday world inspires a joyful serenity in her own home.

Notes from the Field: Orphaned Photos

By Kyle Hoepner One of the hardest things about editing is, well, editing—that is, pruning, leaving things out. Many of…

Dutch Treat

“Go on, close it. Give it a good push, and listen.” A visitor obliges, opening wide the front door to…

Notes from the Field: The Best Rooms of 2012

By Karin Lidbeck Brent With every New England Home story, we highlight the work of the most talented architects, interior…

Design in Depth: Looking back on 2012

By Stacy Kunstel I’m one of those people who love round-ups. Give me the top 100 albums, the most talked…

Editor’s Miscellany: Bookish Pleasures

By Kyle Hoepner There’s just something about books and bookshelves–preferably lots and lots of them–that will give a room an…

Once More to the Lake

At lightning speed, a design duo lightens, brightens and personalizes a New Hampshire cabin, creating a getaway to foster years of sweet family memories.