(Taste Design, Inc.: Horan Building Company; Jan Armor Photography)
Isn’t Fall delicious?
Autumn brings new light, new colors, and a whole new mood. It’s a time for transformation—including inside your home. When the seasons shift, there’s nothing better than slow-cooker recipes, warm sweaters, fireplaces, pumpkins, and the feeling of a fresh start.
So hit reset and fluff your nest. Create a...
Embracing the neighborhood’s classic 19th-century New England roots, this newly constructed gambrel is right at home in historic Concord.
“The goal was to build a house that looks like it has always been here,” says Bob Paladino, lead architect and founder of Mellowes & Paladino Architects. Its white cedar clapboards and traditional exterior details nod respectfully to the past, yet the home...
Designed for a multi-generational family to enjoy for years to come, this new retreat exudes a time-honored vibe.
At first glance, this gracious Shingle Style home looks as though it’s been perched in its spot along the Massachusetts coastline for the last century or so. And that was precisely the intent, says architect Tom Catalano of Catalano Architects. “We wanted the home to feel timeless and...
Window seats with a view.
What better place to relax than at a window seat positioned by a beautiful vista? Check out these perfectly placed window seats.
Barbara Kotzen (above)Overlooking the ocean, this rounded window seat is filled with natural light and accentuated by pops of blue and green.Designer: Barbara Kotzen, kotzeninteriors.comBuilder: JW ConstructionPhotography by Richard Mandelkorn...
While our Easter and Passover gatherings are certainly more intimate than in years past, we are all for making an event of it. Now more than ever, you have good reason to use your dining room. Not only does it get you to spend time in a fresh—and different—setting, it also brings festivity and formality to your springtime celebrations. So break out the silver, the crystal and table linens and...
It's the time of year when people have taken planes, trains and automobiles for the opportunity to gather around the tables of family and friends and share a delicious meal and bright conversation. These days, it seems harder to stop the breakneck speed of the daily race to just be. This is one of the reasons we love Thanksgiving. It's a time of gratitude, of course, but it also seems to come...
Kotzen Interiors in Wellesley specializes in residential interiors that reflect the homeowners' personality and style. Principal Barbara Kotzen begins by gaining an understanding of her clients' lifestyles and the way that they use their homes. She combines that information with her own vision and innovative ideas to create unique spaces.
