Boston Home Issue
Designer Nancy Hill Transforms a Weston Living Room
A living room overrides its neutral origins with jewel tones and sumptuous fabrics.
Best of Boston Home 2025
Drumroll, please! Here are the best of the best—the most discerning architects, builders, designers, craftspeople, and retailers around Greater Boston and beyond.
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A Nantucket Bluff Home (Literally) Raises the Roof
By adding a gambrel, reconfiguring the floor plan, and setting an airy aesthetic, this seaside Massachusetts home is made anew.
A Rhode Island Estate Gets a Bold New Beginning
A well-loved family home is revived for the homeowner’s next phase with a fresh feel and flow and plenty of space to entertain.
An Atlanta Family Builds Their Dream Retreat in Sconset
After vacationing on Nantucket for years, a couple sets about creating an island retreat of their very own.
Inside a Texas Couple’s Maritime-Inspired Cape Cod Haven
How an Austin-based design team created a dreamy Osterville escape on the site of a 200-year-old shipyard.
This Concord Home Brings Modern Design to a Wooded Sanctuary
A secluded 4-acre wooded lot proves to be the ideal fit for a new, contemporary-inspired family abode.
How a Fire Transformed This Quincy Colonial into a Harbor Dream Home
A Squantum house with a spectacular skyline view is fine-tuned to suit Gary Ritacco and Michael Hunter’s next adventure.
A 1740s Weston Farmhouse Gets a Vivid Transformation
Offbeat color combinations and plenty of pattern provide a fresh backdrop for family furnishings and a sprinkling of new in a carefully expanded 18th-century Massachusetts home.
This Woods Hole Sanctuary Has a Room Under the Stairs
Childhood memories inspired this Cape Cod retreat, where Nordic design meets New England tradition.
A Jamaica Plain Home Gets an Art-Inspired New Look
Taking cues from their art collection, Rene Rodriguez and Jerry Slater decided to overhaul their longtime home’s interior with glorious results.
Designer Whitney Talsma Embraces Scenic Views in Sherborn
Collectors fill their forever home with sentimental finds and a palette centered on the hues of the surrounding landscape.
A West Roxbury Interior Designer’s Toughest Client? Herself.
In her own home, designer Rachel Reider infuses vibrancy and comfort along with key finds she’s encountered on the job.
Inside a Concord Colonial: Modern European Elegance Meets Historic Architecture
Designer Sarah Scales brings Barcelona-inspired minimalism to a 10,000-square-foot Massachusetts estate.
A Wellesley Cape Cod Transforms From Traditional to Trendy
Classic fades to contemporary when a much-loved Massachusetts home is reimagined for empty nesters.
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Architect Jacob Albert Fuses Bold Styles and Colors in a Barn and Pool House
An unexpected blend of architectural styles and colorways are added to a north-of-Boston estate.
The ‘Quin House’s New Restaurant Is a Vibrant, Playful Escape
Designer Ken Fulk has created an all-encompassing atmosphere of delight at the members-only Back Bay social club.
Set Sail in Style on a Houseboat in Maine’s Kennebunk River
Iconic coastal landmark White Barn Inn unveils its newest luxury accommodations on a distinctively designed houseboat.
Welcome to the Pennyweight Hotel, Where Modern Style Meets the Historic West End
The 112-room boutique spot leans in to local history with a contemporary spin and innovative art.
Global Meets Local at Lifestyle Home Store Mélange in Kennebunk
Daher Interior Design mixes global with local at its new retail outpost, Mélange, in Kennebunk, Maine.
Boston Painter Carlos Santiago Transforms Supermarket Flowers into Fine Art
This hairstylist by day, Jamaica Plain artist by night creates vibrant floral pieces from thrift-store finds.
Spring Blooms Inspire Hope and Color After Winter’s Chill
After the long winter, spring’s earliest florals inspire hopeful anticipation for the bright, warmer months ahead.
The Italian Villa Grandeur of Boston’s Best New Restaurant
The décor of La Padrona, located in Raffles Boston, is as enticing as the fine-dining destination’s exquisite cuisine.
How a Painter and a Mathematician Revolutionized Carpet Design
JD Staron’s mix of modern aesthetics and artisanal craftsmanship makes for some ultra-distinctive carpets.
Milicent Armstrong’s Artisan Journey from Turkey to Marblehead
Artemis Design Co. marries Turkish textiles with American style.
At Newport’s Gardiner House, HBO’s “Gilded Age” History Meets Modern Hospitality
Inspired by Newport’s Gilded Age and named for an American painter, the 21-room boutique hotel beckons with distinction.
A Boston Townhouse Transforms from Dark Tradition to Modern Marvel
In the South End, a dreary, 1,900-square-foot home becomes awash in light and modernity.
The Hotel Portsmouth Gets a Modern Americana Redesign
The boutique New Hampshire guesthouse unveils a red, white, and blue vibe while honoring its storied structure.
Italian Immersion
David Hacin and members of his architecture and design firm ventured to Milan, Italy, for Salone del Mobile this spring. Here’s what they found.
Home Design
A Harwich Port Home Embraces the Ocean
This seaside Cape Cod house has a subtle coastal vibe that’s unexpected and multidimensional.
A Martha’s Vineyard Escape Blends Family, Color, and Calm
Trading their New York City digs for an idyllic piece of Chilmark property, one couple taps a beloved family member to make their new home.
Designer Nancy Hill Transforms a Weston Living Room
A living room overrides its neutral origins with jewel tones and sumptuous fabrics.
A Historic Chestnut Hill Home Gets a Timeless Transformation
Stephanie Freeman brings modernity and easy living appeal to a manor-meets-Tudor-style home without overtaking its intrinsic nature.
Old Meets New in this Newton Family’s Home Renovation
Sophistication marries playfulness in the revival of a 19th-century Newton home.
Stephanie Terfloth Wagner Designs For Timeless Harmony
Standout textiles inform schemes that balance old and new for a color-loving couple in the South End.
A Look Inside Gretta Luxe’s Chic New Wellesley Location
At her Central Street boutique, stylist Gretta Monahan creates warmth and intimacy while bringing in a little vintage glamour, too.
Inside a Wellesley Craftsman: How Designer Amanda Reid Blended Family Function with Elegant Style
A 1910 home is redecorated to suit a family of five beautifully.
Designer Kelley Elizabeth’s Bold Vision Transforms a Bedroom Space
A cavernous space is transformed into one couple’s dreamy primary suite with black, white, and blue tones.
A Boston Brownstone Goes From Three Rentals to One Fabulous Home
In the Back Bay, a broken-up brownstone becomes whole again.
Inside a Raffles Boston Residence with a Secret Batman-Inspired Room
A retired homeowner abandons his brownstone for a 28th-floor unit in a luxury high-rise hotel, tailored by his longtime designer Paula Daher.
British Charm Meets Historic Elegance in this 1850s Townhouse
SV Design energizes a historic Boston townhouse with color, English accents, and reconfigured rooms.
Here Is a Rare Andy Warhol of Senator Ted Kennedy
A glimpse of a Senator Ted Kennedy portrait by Andy Warhol sets Jack Yeaton on a years-long quest to obtain the piece for his home.
Restoring the Rustic Charm of a Truro Family Home
A Cape Cod riverside landscape is revived to enhance its free-flowing origins and keep sustainability top of mind.
Designer Meg McSherry Turns an Awkward, Cluttered Bathroom into a Luxurious Retreat
The Newton-based interior designer wows with a space enveloped in rich-hued tile, dark wood, and fine detailing.
Designer Katie Frazier Fills a Chestnut Hill Home With Clever Hidden Treasures
Comfort and convenience are key in this bright and beautiful family house.
Other
Six Art and Design Books for Your Spring 2025 Reading List
Aerin Lauder’s life among beautiful blooms, weaving through the style of Nantucket looms, a look at the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, and more.
Three Art and Design Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List
Inside Dolce & Gabbana’s handmade collections, the beauty of design with Mark D. Sikes, and Alexander Girard’s impressive oeuvre.
Three Art and Design Books for Your Fall 2024 Reading List
Including a collection of architect Henry Hobson Richardson’s drawings and a tribute to Sybil and David Yurman’s dazzling jewelry.
Sea Life
North Shore native Erin Clark’s paintings distill the pleasures of days by the shore.
Arts + Entertainment
Winter Arts Events in Boston: Hugh Hayden and Tony Sarg
Where to go and what to see for your winter arts fix.
Fall Arts Events in Boston: Salvador Dalí & Manet
Where to go and what to see for your fall arts fix.