Stacy Kunstel
Tour The Hawthorne Inn in Concord, Massachusetts
If you want to standâor sleep, or eat homemade granolaâat the crossroads of American literary and revolutionary history, thereâs probably no better place to do it than the Hawthorne Inn in Concord, Massachusetts. The bed-and-breakfast sits on former farmland owned in turn by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Amos Bronson Alcott, and
Kathleen Tillett’s Personality-Filled Home
The towering open shelf in Kathleen Tillettâs loft is a storyboard and a shrine, a celebration of objects ordinary and…
Contemporary on Nantucket
For nearly four decades, a Southern couple summered in a modest cottage on Nantucketâs windswept shore. Nestled alongside grass-covered dunes…
Vineyard Vibes
âI was always in heaven on Marthaâs Vineyard,â says a New Yorker, now in his early sixties, who started summering on Menemsha Beach with his parents and siblings when he was eight. âI remember bodysurfing in Squibnocket . . . the community center softball games . . . it was the most wonderful place to be a kid.â When he and his wifeâa transplanted
At Home in the Country
Every interior designer seeks to make a âhouseâ into a âhome,â but the decades-long relationship between designer Trudy Dujardin and client Jill Jordon is so deep and trusting, it takes that concept to an especially detailed level, right down to selecting the flowers on the table and arranging treasured keepsakes on bookshelves.
An Elegant Georgian-Style Home in New Canaan, Connecticut
With its white clapboard and dark shutters, this Georgian-style house in the picture-perfect town of New Canaan is the quintessence of Yankee rectitude. But some pleasant surprises await inside, in an interior design that reflects the personalities and
Beauty Mark
Donât underestimate pretty. The word may have its detractors, but for Marisa Vara Arredondo, there couldnât be a better description of her new Greenwich townhomeâwhich also happens to be the place where she successfully launched her business: Phace Bioactive, a pH-balanced skin-
A Boston Brownstone Gets a Thoughtful Renovation
That classic tune about how you canât hurry love holds true in design, too. When it comes to long-lasting domestic…
Mountain Makeover
âWho knew?â asks Kerry Berchem, as she smiles and recalls how the modest renovation she and her husband, Craig Goos,…
Coastal Glam in Southport
When life gives you lemons⌠you know how the rest goes. Truer words were never spoken when it comes to designer Mindy Schwarzâs home in the coastal hamlet of Southport. At 1,800 square feet, the cozy house is the
An Updated Greek Revival in Edgartown
Seduced by Marthaâa Vineyardâs salty breezes and serene lifestyle, a pair of West Coast executives started spending time on the…
Timeless Nautical Style on Cape Cod
Giving a home the nautical treatment is a delicate maneuver. One too many anchors or portholes and youâll most certainly go overboard. A nautical theme done well is as thoughtful and subtle as it is tongue-in-cheek. Itâs
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,
A Colonial-Era House Gets a Make-Over
Any other buyer might have taken one look at the old, long-neglected saltbox and declared it a teardown. Robert Graham and Robert Deyber, however,