Coastal

Shingle Style on The Bay

A decade’s worth of summers had given the couple ample opportunity to reflect on what they loved—and didn’t—about their Cape…

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Tour a Light and Airy Cape Cod Coastal Home

When architect John MacDonald and his team began discussing how to replace their clients’ vintage 1970s waterfront property on Cape…

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Classic on Cape Cod

True, it’s a well-used adage, but sometimes the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree. Architect Richard Wills, like…

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The Spirit of Nantucket

Call it the dream versus the dune. Lisa Botticelli’s clients had the dream. “Like many people who are hoping to build on Nantucket, an ocean view was at the top of their list,” the architect recalls. “They also said they wanted an open design that brought the outside in and a style that captured the spirit of Nantucket.” The couple, who had long vacationed on the island with their

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Rooms With A Coastal View

When Irwin and Mary Stockel acquired their Chatham property, they playfully told architect John DaSilva to design a house with water views from every room. DaSilva took it as a challenge, not a joke. He designed a house that subtly widens as it goes back to permit peeks at the waves from almost every vantage point, and

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Vineyard Vibes

“I was always in heaven on Martha’s Vineyard,” says a New Yorker, now in his early sixties, who started summering on Menemsha Beach with his parents and siblings when he was eight. “I remember bodysurfing in Squibnocket . . . the community center softball games . . . it was the most wonderful place to be a kid.” When he and his wife—a transplanted

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Light and Bright in Harwich Port

The homeowners visited close friends in Harwich Port over many summers, so they got to know the neighborhood well. As boaters, the couple and their (now college-age) daughter appreciated having several marinas nearby; they enjoyed the town, the beaches—and the sense of community. The village of Harwich

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A Home with a Lasting Legacy

  Houses roosting along New England’s coast have much to contend with. Along with time’s usual wear and tear, there’s…

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European Elegance in Cumberland Maine

The journey from wish list to dream home gets complicated fast. So there’s something to be said for keeping the…

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A Tale of Two Styles: Traditional and Contemporary on Nantucket

A Tale of Two Styles There’s a dichotomy happening in Nantucket real estate at the moment, a classic battle of…

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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 Schwarz’s home in the coastal hamlet of Southport. At 1,800 square feet, the cozy house is the

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An Updated Greek Revival in Edgartown

Seduced by Martha’a Vineyard’s salty breezes and serene lifestyle, a pair of West Coast executives started spending time on the…

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Garage Chic

Sometimes, a building has a way of returning to its natural center. Carriage houses, for example, have always been versatile structures, often serving the dual purpose of storing horse-drawn carriages and housing the staff needed to care for both

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Timeless Nautical Style on Cape Cod

Giving a home the nautical treatment is a delicate maneuver. One too many anchors or portholes and you’ll most certainly go overboard. A nautical theme done well is as thoughtful and subtle as it is tongue-in-cheek. It’s

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Modern on Mason’s Island

James Estes and Peter Twombly wrote the book on Yankee Modern (well, technically it was written about them), a movement celebrating “simple, innovative designs with firm roots in the New England tradition.”

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