Spring 2024 Issue
The Power of Flowers (and Peach Fuzz) to Uplift Spaces and Spirits
Fresh, fragrant blooms have the ability to transform spaces and one’s state of mind.
Feature
Tour the Moody Nantucket Home of JDouglas Showroom Owner Doug Self
A refined four-season home keeps the island’s oceanic conditions top of mind.
A Wellesley Home by Blue Hour Design Embraces Pastoral Beauty
A suburban home embraces its pastoral setting while a sophisticated contemporary sensibility surprises inside.
Designer Holly Gagne Creates a Boutique Newburyport Retreat from a Craftsman Home
Friends and family are always welcome in this empty nest, where the moody New England aesthetic has a global, bohemian flavor.
Sam Kachmar Architects and Mandarina Studio Give a Family Home a Color Infusion
A Cambridge Victorian last updated in the 1970s gets a vibrant 21st-century revamp.
Inside Designer Desiree Burns’ Serene Newport Oasis
A seaside Rhode Island home becomes airy, open, and all about the view.
Department
Always in Fashion
Through exceptional customer service, U.S. manufacturing, and philanthropy, Sara Campbell has found success while building an enviable community around her clothes.
Arts + Entertainment
Spring Arts Events in Boston: Design, Museums & Moby Dick
Where to go and what to see for your spring arts fix.
The Organization Protecting Nantucket’s Cultural and Architectural Legacy
Thanks to the 130-year-old Nantucket Historical Association, stories about the island’s multilayered cultural heritage live on.
Other
Floral Persuasion
In Yo Ahn Han’s mixed media artworks, lacy cuttings fashioned as flowers symbolize the fragility of life as his vibrant colors celebrate it.
Three Art and Design Books for Your Spring 2024 Reading List
Inside award-winning landscape architecture, covetable clothing collections, and energetic homes with heart.
Home Design
Digs Design Company Brings Color to a Wellesley Cape Cod Home
The colors of spring (and fall) inform the scheme in the pattern-filled interiors of this 1920s house.
A Room of Her Own
Designer Whitney Talsma goes all-in with feminine flair in a bath built for one.
The Organization Protecting Nantucket’s Cultural and Architectural Legacy
Thanks to the 130-year-old Nantucket Historical Association, stories about the island’s multilayered cultural heritage live on.
Designer Maura O’Malley Transforms a Beacon Hill Home Into an Art Oasis
A former Boston carriage house is revived to reflect its new owners’ eclectic art collection and international travels.
City Style
Inside the Layered Luxury of Raffles Boston
Creative elegance abounds at the international hotelier’s first North American outpost, where there’s also an emphasis on the Hub’s history.
Fashion + Style
Exploring Asymmetry and Geometry With Marla Mullen Sanford
Designer Marla Mullen Sanford looks at the relationship between the runway and room décor.