John Gruen
Tour a Renovated Midcentury Deck House
A Lakeville homeowner’s unerring eye and solid instincts bring new life to a neglected old classic
A Historic Litchfield County Home with a Modern Sensibility
For his own retreat in Litchfield County, designer Jason Puiia leads a sensitive renovation that honors the home’s storied history.
A Restored Vermont Farmhouse
A caring renovation preserves a Vermont farmhouse’s comfortable look and feel.
Past Perfect: A Decade of Design
We’re kicking off New England Home Connecticut’s tenth anniversary year with memorable moments and lasting lessons in style.
Special Focus: New England Kitchens and Baths
Function and form make a beautiful marriage in these five New England kitchens and baths designed by renowned interior designers, architects, and builders.
Kathleen Tillett’s Personality-Filled Home
The towering open shelf in Kathleen Tillett’s loft is a storyboard and a shrine, a celebration of objects ordinary and…
A Historic Home Built in 1776
Its very age—the house was built in 1776—gives this dwelling its provenance. Imagine the conversations that have taken place in these same rooms, in the glow of the same hearth, to the tune of the same
A Historic Home in Brookline Gets a Fresh Look
The old house was down but not out. For starters, it was in very good company. It sat on a…
A Designer’s Suburban Chic Home
Phoebe Lovejoy Russell’s 1920 colonial-style house was chock-full of charm. Situated in one of the leafy suburbs west of Boston,…
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,
An Antique-Filled Home with Personal Style
As the couple contemplated a move to the country from New York City in 2011, northwest Connecticut was not even on a long list. And this house,
Redeeming Qualities
“I promise not to cry” is what interior decorator Phyllis Higgerson said when her real estate agent told her about…
Beauty and Brawn
The land fit the profile nearly perfectly: a rocky perch overlooking a pristine lake surrounded by a woodland of oak,…
Good Gracious
When the clients called interior designers Gary Chase and John Roch, they had just purchased a 10,000-square-foot spec house on…
Continental Drift
So many of us have a vision of the kind of house we’d like to build. It may be…
