Michael Partenio
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,
Tour a Nantucket Home Designed to Bring Family Together
It’s as simple as sand, sea, and sky. By focusing on the three elements that have drawn people to Nantucket for generations, designer Lynn Morgan
Step Inside a Renovated Barn in Litchfield County
As the CEO of a Manhattan-based human capital company, Michele James was already busy enough. Then
Tour a Colorful Family-Friendly Condo
The luxury condo development, built in 2004, certainly had a lot going for it: all the modern amenities one could desire, a convenient Back Bay address
A Nantucket Home Designed for Family Gatherings
Nancy and Joe Serafini’s Nantucket home is not always perfect. On sunny days when there’s not a New England Home photo shoot going on, the pillows on the sofas are smooshed into cozy submission by the couple’s grown children and
A Kitchen-Centric Renovation in Ridgefield
Molly Hirsch’s relationship with this Ridgefield couple began when they called on her to help renovate their previous home. Midway through the
A Traditional Home with a Twist
Practice makes perfect. It may be something of a cliché, but it’s also a truism, at least for interior designer Leslie Rylee and designer/builder Dennis Fisher, who have contrived
7 Rooms that will have you Falling In Love with Blue and White
New England interior designers breathe new life into the
A Tree Grows in Brookline
For David and Stephanie D’Angelo, family was the inspiration for this house: the present needs of their
Wright at Home
Even on Martha’s Vineyard, an island endowed with more than its share of natural and man-made beauty, this spot packs a wallop. More than a mile of magnificent dry-laid stone walls—once bordering a
Special Focus: Kitchens from the Summer 2016 Issue of New England Home Connecticut
Jan Hiltz laughs when she recalls the initial state of this Darien kitchen. “When you came in the side door, you walked into the side of a refrigerator,” she says. “Once you got around that, you bumped into the island. The kitchen was the size of a postage stamp.” Someone had
Local Interest
Architect Mark Hutker likes to name the houses he creates, and this one on Martha’s Vineyard he playfully dubbed the “Up Over Between” house.
Dunes and Duchess: Turn , Turn, Turn
If ever a couple seemed wired to run a business together, it’s this one. Entrepreneurs to the core, Michael Partenio…
Joining the Fun
That deep-blue ring of water that surrounds an island offers a sense of separateness from the world. Away from mainland troubles, anxiety