Inside the July-August 2011 Issue

Featured Homes, Cape and Islands

A hawk banks left across the sky over a meadow of wildflowers, providing the only interruption to an endless view of waters bluer than the Caribbean. High above the Martha’s...

Featured Homes

The predictable interior for a Shingle-style house that hugs the Massachusetts coastline would call for watery blues, sandy beiges and greens the color of marsh grasses....
Remember that familiar saw about not judging a book by its cover? Or the old adage that beauty comes from within? Both are true and relevant for this house. Gorgeous on the...
Trust. It’s a necessary element—the cement, if you will—in a successful relationship between architect and client. Mark Simon’s clients obviously trust him. They know he...

Artistry, Art and Style, Artists and Artisans

In his extraordinary multi-paneled photographs, David Hilliard creates visual narratives that explore connection, alienation and desire. The arresting beauty of his images—...

Interviews

John Derian spent much of his youth collecting and assembling found objects, creating outdoor “rooms” composed of twigs, branches and stones. By the time he was in seventh...

Design Discoveries, Art and Style, Resource Discoveries

For the past thirty years we have lived in the middle of the city. And while our street is tree lined, our house shares party walls with neighbors whose houses abut ours...

Trade Secrets

When New Hampshire designer Treena Crochet told us she was in the green zone, she wasn’t talking about a fancy spa sporting reclaimed timbers and an infinity pool of...

Designers’ Picks, Industry Insider, Designer Picks

Inspired by beachy hues, three local designers select items for the pool and patio CAREY ERDMAN For Carey Erdman, the natural world is an important element in great design...
Meryl Santopietro’s clients often do as much for her as she does for them. She counts one couple she’s completed a number of projects with as a major inspiration. “Working...