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Posted Aug 21 at 3:01 PM in Inspiring Projects by Edie Ravenelle
Whether or not your home as actual ocean views, the right coastal kitchen design can feature all that you love about your favorite shore. Here's how five pros achieve that end for their clients.
Instantly Entertaining in Chatham
Roomscapes Cabinetry and Design Center; photo by Derrick Zellman
Roomscapes Cabinetry and Design Center Director Judy Whalen knew her clients were all about making the...
Posted Aug 19 at 1:40 PM in Events by Melanie Perillo
Join me for the Sudbury Historical Society’s Progressive Barn Dinner Sept. 14, benefitting the Loring Parsonage, the Society’s new center and museum. This festive community event takes place at three neighboring historic Sudbury barns, including my own. Join the Society as we move from each rustic locale to the next—following a light-strewn path—for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a catered dinner...
Posted Aug 16 at 4:52 PM in Events by Kendra Keelan
This Saturday, August 17, is Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday. If you are in the market for artwork or custom framing this summer, check that box at Renjeau Galleries in Natick. As one of the premier art galleries in the Boston area, they offer a large selection of contemporary, abstract and traditional fine art by established and rising artists locally, across the United States, and abroad. This...
Posted Aug 15 at 10:17 PM in News by Sandy Giardi
Happy anniversary to S+H Construction! The premier Cambridge, Mass., residential renovation and custom home building company welcomed 250 guests from near and far to celebrate 40 years in business and honor founders Doug Hanna and Alex Slive. S+H President and Owner Sarah Lawson, who took over the mantle in 2016, credits the duo for the company’s greatness.
It was Slive and Hanna that took S+H...
Posted Aug 14 at 9:14 PM in Inspiring Projects by Sandy Giardi
Meandering pebble drives. Jaw-dropping views. Mossy, stepping-stone paths. Granite hardscapes that take on the tones of the lake. Landscape design/build firm Pellettieri Associates, Inc. brings nature’s splendor to higher ground. President George Pellettieri, who has been in the business for 35 years, offers advice for homeowners in search of the terrain of their dreams.
George’s foremost tip? “...
Posted Aug 8 at 12:12 PM in Tips & Trends by Sandy Giardi
Going up? As more and more homeowners are looking to capitalize on the beautiful coastal expanses that stretch from their vacation properties—and satisfy current FEMA requirements—“upside down” homes are becoming the new norm on Cape Cod. “Upside-down” homes flip traditional layouts, and position the main living areas on the second and third stories, making elevators a new must in home...
Posted Aug 7 at 7:01 PM in Tips & Trends by Sandy Giardi
Architect Jill Neubauer of Jill Neubauer Architects would do a “glamp” on every project if she could. She’d all but drop everything, she laughs, to draw these tented structures that are equal parts glamour and camp for a client. In fact, her firm can pull one off in about three months time, and has an enduring relationship with the Denver Tent Company, who will do any shape or size for her....
Posted Aug 6 at 9:14 PM in Inspiring Projects by Sandy Giardi
A soft blue waterline remains prominently featured in the dining room of a Gambrel home nestled within a historic, picturesque village in Falmouth, surrounded by the sea on three sides. Painted by young decorative arts painter Ralph Cahoon, who came to be a noted Cape Cod luminary, the rhythmic detail marks the level of saltwater that the Great Hurricane of 1938 sent coursing through the cottage...
Posted Aug 1 at 5:17 PM in Events by Kendra Keelan
Sustainable artist and custom furniture maker Jeff Soderbergh reclaims Cape Cod as his summer home every year and sets up shop in his unique Wellfleet gallery. Nestled below one of the charming town’s original homestead barns, JS Gallery displays exquisitely crafted contemporary art, sculptures and furnishings, all made of highly sustainable and/or salvaged materials. The gallery, which features...
Posted Jul 30 at 1:01 PM in Tips & Trends by Kendra Keelan
Have you ever asked, What’s the difference between an LED, LCD or Plasma TV? The difference has to do with the light source behind the screen. Well, according to the pros at Anderson Insulation, an equivalent question in the insulation world is: What is the difference between open cell and closed cell spray foam? Sales Manager Patrick Ford of Anderson Insulation answered that million-dollar...
