Boston Home Issue
A Brookline Couple Finally Transforms Their Backyard
An overgrown lot evolves into a multifaceted family oasis.
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.
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A Spacious Cape Cod Vacation Home for Large Family Gatherings
A new summer house exudes a timeless appeal.
A Modern Homage to New England’s Classic Boathouse Charm
A waterside property is designed to embrace its singular locale while providing the family who lives there ample opportunities to enjoy the landscape.
Inside a Texas Family’s Coastal Nantucket Escape
A coastal haven nods to the ocean with a palette of sea-glass hues.
This Lincoln Home Went From Outdated to Outstanding
A family creates their dream home with an aligned, all-star team of design pros.
Transforming a 1920s Cambridge Home into a Modern Sanctuary
Considered space planning and contemporary accents that sync with the homeowners’ sensibilities bring new energy to a century-old house.
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.
The Next Phase
A home with great bones is reimagined to suit the laid-back lifestyle of its new residents.
Personal Space
Inimitable art, bold furnishings, and meaningful custom details transform a couple’s Concord home into a one-of-a-kind sanctuary.
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What’s in Store
Casa Design expands iconic Italian furniture showroom Molteni&C; Poggenpohl reopens in the Back Bay; and Dress Boston, a women’s boutique with design appeal.
The Creative Evolution of Modern Tablescaping
For Cambridge’s Beatrice Sannino, tabletops are canvases for self-expression.
Portland’s Sea Bags Set Sail With Sustainable Style
This Maine-based company gives old sails new life as nautically inspired tote bags.
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.
Other
A Rhode Island Artist Paints Timeless Landscapes From a Lace Mill
Amy Wynne extracts colors, shapes, and words from the natural landscapes she loves, then puts them back together in flat, saturated hues, free of fuss.
Three Art and Design Books for Your Summer 2024 Reading List
Barbie fashions that are a perfect fit, the artistic prowess of basket maker Jeremy Frey, and inspiring homes on the New England coast.
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.
Extra-Ordinary
Helena Wurzel celebrates female friendships, raising children, and the changing seasons of New England in paintings that present self-assured subjects going about their days.
Three Art and Design Books for Your Winter Reading List
Designing diplomatic reception rooms, Hunt Slonem’s homes, and Yves Saint Laurent goes gold.
Home Design
New England Nostalgia
Mother-daughter design duo Hunter Hill conjures a sentimental summer-camp vibe in a Cape Cod guest bedroom.
Inside a Nature-Embracing Midcentury Renovation in Lincoln
A 1950s home receives a contemporary update that connects to its spectacular surroundings.
Elizabeth Lowrey’s Living Room Showcase of Artwork
Cherished works displayed in the Boston designer’s home evoke nostalgia, reverence, and joy.
Designer Kira David Revamps a Classic Back Bay Brownstone
An enclosed kitchen becomes integrated with a home’s living areas to create one all-encompassing family space.
An Architectural Marvel in West Falmouth Raises Eyebrows
A summer home is reimagined with a design that emphasizes its newly elevated situation.
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.
The Norumbega Inn’s Aesthetic Revival
In coastal Maine, a historic guest house’s original character shines with just the right amount of contemporary detail.
The Next Phase
A home with great bones is reimagined to suit the laid-back lifestyle of its new residents.
What’s in Store
Lee Jofa’s legacy collection and Cosentino, a gleaming new showroom specializing in surfaces.
Breaking With Tradition
O & G Studio modernizes New England historical craft to elevate the art form.
Green With Envy
This enchanting emerald and other spectacular gems will soon be on view at the MFA Boston.
Artfully Floored
A creative partnership between Landry & Arcari and Vani Sayeed results in an inspiring rug collection.
Kids Incorporated
A new Brookline home includes an airy, all-purpose study and play space that also disappears.
Moving Up
Shake Architecture + Construction rehabs a chopped-up Charlestown townhouse, creating an interconnected oasis.
Personal Space
Inimitable art, bold furnishings, and meaningful custom details transform a couple’s Concord home into a one-of-a-kind sanctuary.
Inside Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Former Brookline Residence
This renovated home stays true to its origins while accommodating its present-day inhabitants.
Roweam, a Luxury Furniture Brand, Launches in Rhode Island
Rhode Island designer Blair Moore introduces a line of heirloom-quality pieces with a little East Coast grit.
City Style
Inside the Tranquil Parisian Elegance of South Boston Restaurant Petula’s
This Southie spot evokes the styling of a European café with an Old World charm and modern elegance.
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
Floral Fantasy
In fashion and interior design, floral motifs are blossoming in a big way.
Exploring Asymmetry and Geometry With Marla Mullen Sanford
Designer Marla Mullen Sanford looks at the relationship between the runway and room décor.
Arts + Entertainment
Summer Arts Events in Boston: Jewelry & Fashion Collections
Where to go and what to see for your summer arts fix.
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.
Extra-Ordinary
Helena Wurzel celebrates female friendships, raising children, and the changing seasons of New England in paintings that present self-assured subjects going about their days.
Green With Envy
This enchanting emerald and other spectacular gems will soon be on view at the MFA Boston.