Picture Perfect
An art consultant turns her connoisseur’s eye to her own home, giving the historic Litchfield house a design update that blends beauty and practicality, elegance and ease.
The Old House
The Old House in Quincy, Massachusetts, served not only as home to John and Abigail Adams, but to their son, John Quincy Adams, and his wife as well as to two more...
Trends and Trendmakers
New England’s residential design experts consider the state of the art: what’s hot, what’s new and where we are headed from here.
Bright and Breezy
A family’s wish for youthful, colorful surroundings is met in a Westport home that blends practicality, whimsy and classic style.  
Be My Guest
The no-frills interior of an old Fairfield County carriage house turned visitors’ quarters gets dressed up to match the enchantment its charming exterior promises....
Chance of a Lifetime
Serendipity led a couple to their new house, but the Elizabethan-style beauty’s new role as the perfect family home is the result of the design team’s respectful, sensitive...
His, Hers and Theirs
Inspired by the classic old four-structure farms of New England, a contemporary Massachusetts house joins traditional with modern as seamlessly as the blending of the happy...
Concrete Thinking
A Vermont family trades a traditional house on a fifteen-acre farm for an ultramodern hilltop home with knockout views of the Connecticut River.
Triple Play
On an island in a New Hampshire lake, a trio of tiny cabins invites its owners to step away from civilization without leaving style behind.
All is Calm
In a tiny, tranquil town outside Boston, an old house gets a loving makeover that reawakens the spirit of its storied past.  
Modern Magic
A well-loved Nantucket farmhouse gets an update that gives it an open, casual look and feel better suited to its active family.
A Higher Calling
A design team’s imaginative approach unleashes the potential in a penthouse condominium in Boston’s Back Bay for a result that’s nothing short of stunning, inside and out.
Natural Inclinations
Bits and pieces of nature’s detritus become studies of humankind’s deepest concerns in the work of Vermont artist Paul Bowen.
High Marks
Charged with turning a unit in a Boston high-rise into a space that suits a pair of college students as well as their visiting parents, two South End designers pass with...
All in the Mix
A diverse blend of ingredients combined with a splash of inspiration and a dash of restraint yields a warm and cozy Maine retreat for a Boston-area designer. ...
Graying Gracefully
Who says colonial has to be traditional? Not the designer who used a touch of gray to take this Westport family home from cozy classic to sleek sophisticate.
An Artist's Eye
A collaboration between a designer and her artist client gives a timeworn old house makeover that restores its early spirit and adds a fresh, contemporary flair. 
Barn Again
A 300-year-old farm building enjoys a rebirth as an award-winning home for an urban family's weekend getaways.   
James Hall
For fifty-six years, the Providence Preservation Society has kept its eye as much on the future as on the past, guarding the city’s architectural legacy while ushering in a...

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Design in Depth: Having a Ball
By Stacy Kunstel A few weeks ago I attended the Greenwich chapter of the American Red Cross’s annual Red and White Ball. This event provides immediate aid to those in need, including food, shelter,...
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