Home Design
A Bocce Court Livens up This Social Family’s Rhode Island Home
The Problem While lowering an active family’s hilltop tennis court to create clearer sightlines out to the bay, landscape architect Katherine Field had to level […]
Kelly Rogers Took the Kitchen in This 1930s Kit House from Drab to Delightful
When a husband and wife with three kids began to feel like they were outgrowing their 1930s kit home in the northwest suburbs of Boston, […]
How to Decide Whether You Should Take Home That Free Furniture
Through the dreaded September 1 mass move-in day, Boston’s sidewalks grow riddled with discarded desks, bed frames, and household doodads that owners have decided just aren’t worth […]
CB2 Is Opening Its First Boston Location in Fenway Today
CB2, Crate & Barrel’s spunkier little sister, opens its first Boston location today. A two-floor shop in the rapidly developing Fenway neighborhood, the Chicago-based retailer’s […]
Look Inside These 7 High-End Home Projects
Want to take a peek inside some of the area’s most gorgeous properties? Below, North Shore-based Lemanski Construction shares how the team managed to create such […]
Covet: A Marble and Lacquer Sideboard From Italian Brand Baxter
Two years ago, Mila Talibov, owner of the Chinatown home-décor showroom Studio Verticale, was attending Milan design week when she stumbled on an exhibition that […]
House Tour: A Laid-Back Cape Cod Colonial with Playful Details
Welcome to House Tours, where we peek inside creatively designed dwellings around town. Want to invite us into your home or one you’ve designed? Tell us about […]
Boston Is Getting Two New Showrooms Featuring Italian-Made Furniture
Ready to revamp your space? There’s truly no time like the present, because two new showrooms for Italian-made furniture and home accessories are landing in […]
11 Light Wood Furnishings for On-Trend Interiors
1 Hans Wegner “PP120” beech stool with upholstered seat, price upon request, Suite NY. 2 “Gustav” oak accent table, $287, Modern Relik. 3 Discipline “Bunchy” […]
Get Your Glamp on With These 12 Outdoor Accessories
1 Merritt “White Marble” melamine dinnerware, starting at $12 per piece, Bloomingdale’s. 2 Steel folding knife with walnut handle, $148, Ball and Buck. 3 Pablo […]
12 Soft Pink Home Acessories for a Rose-Colored Disposition
1 “Crinkle” stoneware bowl, $7, CB2. 2 Muuto “Ambit” aluminum pendant, starting at $229, Lekker Home. 3 “Le Wink” porcelain coaster with gold accents, $78 […]
10 Elegant Pitchers to Pour a Cold Drink from This Summer
From left to right: La Soufflerie “San Rocco” recycled-glass jug, $55, Found Design Studio. Vintage silver-plate pitcher, $65, Muzio Designs. Porcelain pitcher, $100, Myrth Ceramics. […]
Sharon Whitham’s Prints Explore the Search for Harmony and Direction
Although Sharon Whitham started college as an art major, she switched her course of study to public health and ended up working in the field […]
Six Must-See Summer Art Exhibitions in and Around Boston
“Big Plans: Picturing Social Reform” Consider yourself a history buff? Geek out at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where a new exhibition offers a glimpse […]
Five Art and Design Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
1. Garden Wild, by Andre Baranowski After years spent waiting for the perfect moment to capture a sun-soaked field or a hummingbird taking flight, Andre […]