Bonus spaces like these will make you glad to shelter-in-place.
Hunkering down at home is the new normal. But it doesn’t have to mean sacrificing on authentic experiences. Increasingly, homes are equipped with bonus rooms that make staying in worthwhile. From meditation rooms to sports-themed recreation areas and even glitzy bowling alleys, we’ve rounded up some stellar extra spaces that are so...
Outdoor heaters are helping to take the shoulder season to extremes, and, thankfully, extending opportunities for gathering outdoors. But being outside doesn’t have to leave you and your family cold. BDG recently polled our Instagram followers for their favorite among these five heated outdoor spaces. Land Design Associates’ inviting outdoor pavilion (pictured above) won the popular vote. Where...
Screened porches have long been one of the favorite rooms of the home. Now, they are downright indispensable, and not only a breath of fresh air but a balm for the spirit. We celebrate a few of the New England design community’s finest…
Barnstable Barn Home by Yankee Barn Homes, voted Best of BDG by BDG's Instagram audience; general contractor: Steve Toomey; photo by Bob Gothard
Designed and...
From family playgrounds by the sea to courtyard living rooms and convivial poolside terraces, these striking landscapes bring the art of living en plein air to higher ground....
Landscape architecture by Tucker Architecture and Landscape; landscape construction by R.P. Marzilli & Company; photo by Rosemary Fletcher Photography
R.P. Marzilli & Company carved this family paradise with a...
Ringing in a new year often brings lists of personal resolutions and goals to conquer. But what about the home? It is, after all, the place we spend most of our time with those closest to our hearts. Start off the new decade with a committment to your abode and these four resolutions....
Get Organized
Declutter the house and create more space. From the closet and mudroom to the garage and...
Ever since BDG ran a “Successful Women in Building” feature two years ago and dubbed Eleni Kaplan of E.K. Sanford Builders one to watch, we’ve been tracking her career and progress in a highly competitive field.
Eleni Kaplan of E.K. Sanford Builders
In just two years, she’s completed a spec home in Sudbury, a custom build in Sudbury, numerous bathroom and kitchen remodels, and her newest project...
