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Real Estate Showdown: A Wellesley Single-Family vs. a Back Bay Townhouse

While there are few hobbies as travel-friendly as reading, there’s something special about doing it at home, in a room designed for books. We hope […]

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So You Want to Live in Salem?

1. Pick Your Price Point Salem might be one of the few places in Greater Boston where you can buy a house without breaking the […]

Home & Property

How Do You Make a Boxy Home Office into a Dream Work Space?

The Problem The office in this newly constructed condominium was a stark box-like space with no architectural detail. The homeowner, a married mom and nursing […]

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How Do You Turn an 1800s Dairy Barn into a 21st-Century Great Room?

The Problem Tanya McQueen loved her new Nantucket home, a former dairy barn built in the 1800s. Trekked in pieces to the island in the […]

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So You Want to Live in Concord, Massachusetts?

1. Pick Your Price Point With roots dating to the 1600s, Concord has seen practically every architectural phase over the past few centuries, and many […]

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Real Estate Showdown: A J.P. Victorian vs. a Waterfront Home in Rhode Island

LISTING AGENTS: Rene Rodriguez, Cabot & Company (Boston); Pila Pexton, Lila Delman, Compass (Bristol) PHOTOS BY AMANDA BEATTIE/BOSTON VIRTUAL IMAGE (BOSTON); GEORGE GRAY/COURTESY OF LILA […]

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In Focus

A great deal is accomplished in this Chestnut Hill living room. The space, which opens off the home’s newly expanded dining room and kitchen, is […]

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Natural Selection

Launched in the late 1970s in Syracuse, New York, the story of Merida and its products spins an interesting tale. Originally importing sisal as wallcoverings […]

Life & Style

What’s in Store

Curated Curiosities Expect to encounter the unexpected at Thieves Next Door, a delightful trove of home décor, jewelry, and accessories on Charles Street. The goal […]

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Two-Part Harmony

When a family of six moved to a large Victorian home in Winchester, they enlisted interior designer Justine Sterling to revamp the outdated lavender-hued exterior. […]