Classic and Clean Kitchen Steve and Karen Curry knew that they wanted to transform their kitchen. But they also knew what they liked about their house. “It&...
Beach-Inspired Bath The key to the bathroom renovation Steve Howell, president of Howell Custom Building Group, took on in a North Andover Colonial was the saltbox roof. ...
Newburyport Victorian Beth Birke Calitri felt the weight of generations on her shoulders when she tackled the design of her Newburyport home. After all, the 1857...
Boxford Renovation As homeowner dreams go, this one may be the holy grail of households with small children: Lisa and Marc Aronson, parents of three school-age...
Carpenter & MacNeille Creates a Classic Cottage They had owned the coastal North Shore property since 1992, and loved every precious minute spent there. Any visit was the ultimate li...
When Should You Prune Your Hydrangeas? Compared with the pruning guidelines for many shrubs and trees, hydrangeas’ pruning needs are pretty minimal. Most need very little a...
An Interior Designer’s Secret Weapon: A Pair of Vintage Armchairs Three may be a magic number when it comes to design, but two’s definitely company when it comes to armchairs. A pair of chairs is a c...
How to Decorate a Center Table Whether placed in a grand foyer, tucked in the corner of a compact entry or serving double duty as a reading spot and dining table, you can...
3 Showstopping Kitchen Backsplashes In my mind, there are two kinds of backsplashes, and each can be deduced from the word itself. Some backsplashes are meant to recede, or st...
10 Off-Grays to Fun Up a Neutral Color Palette Sometimes when people talk about working with paint colors, they make it seem like there are two camps: those who love color and those who ...
