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in the world of high-end home-design magazines (at least inthe U.S.). Between April and September, four of the mostprominent national titles were all entrusted to new leaders.First, Dara Caponigro, formerly style director of Domino,took over as editor of Veranda. On the same day, StephenDrucker left House Beautiful to take the helm at Town &Country; he was replaced by House Beautiful’s former style di-rector, Newell Turner. Then, in June, the announcement camethat Paige Rense would be retiring from Architectural Digestafter almost forty years; in August that coveted editorial postwent to Margaret Russell of Elle Decor. This left an opening atElle Decor itself, of course, which was soon filled by the eleva-tion of Elle Decor’s former executive editor, Michael Boodro.

Just how substantive will be the eventual effects of all thisapparent movement is not yet clear. As you may have noticed,the maneuvering included a lot of shifting around from onepublication to another, and considerably less of what could be

considered an influx of new blood. Still, those of us addictedto the outpourings of that rarified little world will keep a sharplookout for whatever new developments may be in train.

At least one reverberation from that seismic shift was feltright here in New England. At the beginning of November,Alexis Contant, former vice president and general manager ofthe Boston Design Center, was snapped up by the new Archi-tectural Digest team to join them as Editorial Projects Direc-tor. Therefore, further developments are in store locally as thenew head of the BDC, Julie Rogowski, takes stock and beginsto look forward. At a recent lunch I had with Julie and PRwhiz Anne Lower, change was very much on the menu.

But the changes we discussed over salmon and scallops are of a deeper and more systemic sort. Many parts of thedesign business are in a state of flux. What, for example, arethe relative merits of selling retail versus the more exclusive,to-the-trade-only approach? How can the two modes coex-ist? Should designers now rely solely on hourly charges fortheir work and expertise, and phase out the traditional prac-tice of marking up furniture and other purchases? How doesthe relationship between designer and client alter when al-most everyone can browse online and even the most affluentare less interested in taking two-week buying trips to France?

I’ve seen similar aspects of change reflected in the pages of this magazine. Styles, on average, are more eclectic. There’sa greater willingness these days to match, oh, a $20,000 tablefrom Dessin Fournir with a $29 vase from West Elm. Thegood news is that this kind of thing can be done beautifully,given an intelligent approach, an educated eye and a certainflair—all still available from designers, regardless of how theydo their billing. So despite the evolving mechanics of thebusiness, the crux remains constant: talent. That’s somethingI see staying with us for a long time to come.

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All Tied Up Modern chandeliers defy definition.Not exactly standard issue, they often employmaterials like aluminum, sandblasted glass,polypropylene or, in the case of the Leonardohanging lamp from Santa & Cole, coated-paperstrips of ribbon bound around a steel frame. 2'D,$2,600; 4'D, $4,000. CHIMERA, BOSTON, (617) 542-3233, WWW.CHIMERALIGHTINGDESIGN.COM

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Have a Ball Common design wisdom sug-gests a chandelier be hung over the center of the table. But with fixtures like RobertoMenghi’s Globo di Luce from FontanaArte,more than one just might be in order. Themetallic, blown-glass globe hangs from atransparent cord. 11.4"H × 11.8"D, $749; 16.9"H ×17.7"D, $1,065. CASA DESIGN, BOSTON, (617) 654-2974, WWW.CASADESIGNBOSTON.COM

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hand-painted paper designs that she cutout, glued onto lightweight wooden disksand painted with epoxy resin. NeimanMarcus quickly became a client, and be-fore she knew it, Bourgeois was running a jewelry company that at one point hadfifteen employees. Success was welcome,but there was one problem. “I wasn’thappy,” she says simply. “I’m an artist atheart. Here I was, tied to the fashiontrade where several times a year the jew-elry line changed. I felt I was constantlyreinventing the wheel.”

Coincidentally, she says, jewelry trendsmoved in a new direction. “People wantedeither fine jewelry or really inexpensive

jewelry. Mine was neither.” She was still enchanted with the process

she devised, however, and began to thinkabout trying it out on a larger scale. In1992, she and her husband moved to anineteenth-century townhouse in one ofProvidence’s historic districts. In a new cityand without the pressures of her own busi-ness, Bourgeois began the next stage of hercareer. Initially,she continuedworking onwood, design-ing and makingdecorativepieces for thehome. “I cut it,painted it anddecorated itwith leftover se-quins, gemstones and cut glass from myjewelry business,” she explains.

Local interior designers soon caughtwind of her work and began commission-ing her to make pieces for their clients.She switched to a ceramic tile base to takeadvantage of tile’s more standard sizing,but quickly decided tile was too heavy touse on a large scale. “My pieces startedgetting much bigger, and even a one-foot-square tile is really heavy,” she notes.“Plus, I hate to grout.”

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somethingflat and smooth,like tile, but not soheavy,” she says. “MDF can be used in alot of places tile would be used.” To makeher pieces, Bourgeois draws the initial de-sign on paper. Working in her studio in aconverted mill building in Pawtucket,Rhode Island, she cuts MDFinto the sizes she needs, laysthem on the floor like a jig-saw puzzle and affixes thepaper designs to the boards.“Then I add beads, gem-stones, metal-cut stamp-ings . . . whatever. The laststeps are painting the piecesand coating them with layersof epoxy resin,” she explains. “You don’tknow what the color or texture will beuntil the resin sets, then—surprise.”

Her own home stands as a gallery of herwork. “I’ve covered everything, from thekitchen with tiles depicting Moorish scenes

to the stair riserswith animal prints to a

bathroom where the walls are cov-ered with a mural of women of the 1930s,”

she says. In a den she sheathed the doors of a bookcase with white pearlescent tiles.“I’ve even covered a bureau with images ofold album covers: Janis Joplin, the Beatles,John Lennon, Sonny and Cher. My hus-band and son are musicians, so they use it to store sheet music.”

In other people’s houses, she takes hercue from the homeowners. One client

mentioned she was a quilter,so Bourgeois fashioned abacksplash in a quilt patternof one-inch tiles in blues,golds and reds. For a home-owner who loves music, shecreated a wall mural featuringimages of Bruce Springsteen,Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, guitars, a piano and musical

notes surrounded by brilliantly coloredpeacocks, starbursts and checkerboards.

Today, Bourgeois’s work is moving to-ward yet another, larger stage. She stilldoes art pieces to hang on walls and mu-rals for people’s homes. But increasingly,

she makes large-scale pieces for commer-cial clients. She has created murals forhospitals, restaurants and hotels aroundNew England and in such far-flung placesas Egypt and Dubai. At Boston’s LibertyHotel, the former Charles Street Jail, anineteen-foot-tall mural with a 1930sprison theme sits between the escalatorsthat run from the street level to the lobby.

No matter the theme, her work alwaysblends realistic and fantastical images.“The dynamic of the real and not real iswhat makes Coral’s art so interesting,”Tompkins notes. Asked where she gets her inspiration, Bourgeois says, “It springsfrom deep within me, by constantly think-ing about the project, where it’s going, whowill see it.” As for a favorite among her de-signs, she says, “It’s whichever one I’mworking on. I get deep into my work; I’malways in the moment.” •

Editor’s Note Coral Bourgeois is representedby Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, R.I.,(401) 751-4888, www.cadetompkins.com. Tosee more of the artist’s work, go to www .coralbourgeois .com.


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So what happened? In a nutshell, government interven-tion. In 2008, California Title 24 redefined energy efficiencystandards for lighting, and the U.S. Department of Energy is-sued IESNA LM-79, its new standards and testing guideline.

“Two years ago nobody used LEDs residentially, becausethere was no product. LEDs were used more in nightclubsand restaurants, situations that didn’t require white light,”says Lucy Dearborn, owner of Lucía Lighting & Design in

Lynn, Massachusetts. WhiteLEDs (actually blue diodespainted with fluorescent phos-phors) were introduced in the1990s, but the color was incon-sistent and too blue for generallighting purposes.

“When California Title 24came out and energy efficiencystarted to be popular with thegreen movement,” says Dear-born, “the lighting industrystarted looking for somethingnew. Companies like PhilipsColor Kinetics coated LEDswith a phosphor so they emit awarmer, whiter color. And youcan dim them. You’re basicallylooking at 9 and 14 watts re-placing 50 and 65 watts.”

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rescent can’t even touch (literally). Trydrapes. And carpets.

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The magic is in the engineering. The diodes are sur-rounded by metal that dissipates the heat. The rest is thepower supply.

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Dearborn recently designed a kitchen lit entirely by LEDs.Two years ago? Impossible.

“There are LED recessedlights now that give a ton oflight,” she says. “The under-counter lighting is amazing. Literally, it’s as skinny as tape—

one-half inch wide and one-sixteenth inch deep. It’s hard-wired and installed with double-stick tape. The driver ismounted inside the cabinet.”

“There continues to be improvement in the types ofLEDs and the choices of color. It’s evolving,” says Brand,who recently was involved in lighting one of the first all-LED homes (in Beverly, Massachusetts, designed by Clean-tech Homes).

He attributes LEDs’ newfound popularity, in large part, to maintenance—or rather, lack thereof: “You’re talk-

ing a lifetime of 40,000 to50,000 hours, compared with1,000 to 2,000 on an incan-descent bulb.”

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It all began three years ago when interior de-signer Tammy Randall Wood pulled up the drive.Stoner Mansion, as the house has always been

known in these parts, stood forlornly at the end.Uninhabited for a decade, the place exuded a res-cue-me vibe that Wood found hard to resist. Shepeered through the cobwebbed windows and felltotally in love. The raccoons frolicking in the mas-ter bedroom and the basement so full of aged me-chanicals it resembled “the belly of the Titanic,” asWood puts it, were of no relevance. “The crafts-manship was incredible,” says the intrepid design-er. “The whole thing took my breath away. I wascompletely awestruck by the cast-stone fireplacethat’s big enough to stand in. I just kept telling my-self, ‘I can do this, I can do this.’ ”

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husband, David—the former president of Bose andnow CEO of a Los Angeles–based company—werethrilled to discover some modern plusses like a top-notch elevator, closets that light up at the opening

The designer peered through the cobwebbed windows and fell totally in love.

The family’s Papillon, Trixie, percheson a custom sofa in the sunny conser-vatory, where antiques and modernpieces happily coexist. Facing pagetop: The living room’s drapes inspiredthe home’s palette. Facing page bot-tom: A whimsical sculpture gives theslate-tiled room garden-like flair.


of the door and hidden roll-up screens in the ironcasement windows. Less fun memories, like weeksof incessant banging and dust, have dimmed. Theauthentic Tudor-style house has returned to being a star. Wood’s penchant for mixing antiques withnewer pieces, keeping patterns to a minimum andputting it all together against a rich but subduedbackdrop has imbued the larger-than-life housewith livability and style.

“I search for a spark when I’m beginning a proj-ect,” the designer says. “Here, it was the Colefaxlinen I chose for the living room curtains. I could

Upholstered chairs boost dining roomcomfort. Below: The dining room side-board is crotch mahogany. Facing pagetop: The handsome woodwork through-out the house is original, including thepaneled wall along the home’s mainstaircase. Facing page bottom: Velvetbenches flank the gracious entry.


live with this pattern for a hundred years.” The living room, bedecked with those curtains anddamask-covered chairs, certainly comes across as timeless.

It’s in the massive fireside room that a bit ofHollywood glamour comes into play. The hugestone fireplace that first claimed Wood’s heart iscoupled with a pair of French reproduction chests,neoclassic gilt mirrors, a Michael Taylor table anda horn chandelier. “I love antiques, but to makethem shine you have to combine them with con-temporary furnishings,” Wood explains. “Also,

you have to edit. I could have put in twice as muchfurniture all around, but I wanted the architectureto be in the forefront.”

Her talent for juxtapositions carries over to thesunny dining room as well. Guests hunker down atan 1850 Duncan Phyfe dining table. A 1920s side-board is the stage for a pair of antique Chineseporcelain vases. At night, sconces that are originalto the house shed a romantic light over it all.

Nearby neighbors—the butler’s pantry, thegleaming cook’s kitchen (with its Christopher Pea-cock cabinetry) and the cheery breakfast room—


are newly outfitted with antique terra-cotta floors.In the last, the rustic tile becomes an inventive foilfor a delicate Pierre Frey wallcovering. “Whereversomething is feminine, you need something mas-culine,” Wood says. Obviously, that also explainsthe leather dining chairs and the bold chandelierconstructed of iron horseshoes.

More notable still is the conservatory. Whowould think, for instance, to marry antique Ja-cobean chairs with two more of Michael Taylor’sforward-thinking tables in such a spot? Yet, onceWood points out that the silhouettes of Taylor’s cre-ations speak to the chairs’ barley-twist legs, it makes

perfect visual sense. The primitive nineteenth-cen-tury carpenter’s trunk in their midst looks as con-tented as a sleeping cat. And one more personal andprovocative fillip: a harp belonging to Wood’sdaughter-in-law invites strumming in the corner.

Wood is a native of Los Angeles and the daugh-ter of a movie director, so it’s not surprising that ahint of 1930s Hollywood elegance underlies herschemes. Whereas the master suite might simplyhave been tailored and comfortable, she added acashmere rug in tones of lush cocoa and icy blue,raw silk curtains and hand-blocked linen shades.The couple’s bed is her design. Generously propor-


tioned Barbara Barry console tables serve as night-stands and help maintain order. And since everyultimate retreat must have a fireplace, there’s onehere in the sitting area.

The couple’s private domain also includes twobaths and the designer’s wardrobe room, alongwith David’s walk-in closet. It all makes for a verygenteel, yet efficient, suite—not a bad combinationfor this busy pair, whose days whiz by in a flurry ofmeetings and deadlines.

But then, there are those precious occasionswhen the family takes times to gather. In a houseof this magnitude, it would have been understand-

able had Wood devised a some-rooms-are-off-limits scenario. Instead, her work affirms that, in-credible architecture and stunning trappings aside,

this is their home—an environment that’s as joy-ous and nurturing as it is glamorous. What betterending could such a tale ever hope to have? •Resources For more information about this home, seepage 140.

A hint of 1930s Hollywood elegance underlies Wood’s schemes.

Lush materials define the masterbedroom. Facing page top: An Italianneoclassical table sits at the foot ofthe contemporary staircase. Facingpage bottom: The breakfast roomhosts a Swedish sideboard.

The living room is traditionally formalwith its Gustavian 22-karat gold leafchandelier, circa-1770 mirror andeighteenth-century Louis XVI fauteuilarmchairs. Facing page: This photo-graph by Candida Höfer is part of thecouple’s contemporary art collection.

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City living isn’t always conducive to raising a family:noisy streets disturb a peaceful night’s sleep, crampedliving quarters leave little room for privacy and park-ing often seems like an urban myth. Not to mentionthat dark back alleys make a poor substitute for agrassy backyard. No wonder many families make themove to the suburbs. • Having lived in Boston’s BackBay for more than seventeen years, the owners ofthis townhouse wanted just such luxuries, but theydidn’t want to uproot their young family. Together

with their Boston-based team of professionals—architects Dell Mitchell and Jeffrey Heyne, designerCarolina Tress Balsbaugh and builder Payne/Bouchi-er—the homeowners embarked on a complete gutrenovation to create a suburban oasis in the heart ofthe city. • The owners wanted to retain the tradition-al elements of their home, designed by Peabody &Stearns in the late nineteenth century, but update itwith modern amenities and flexible, functional spacefor both family living and entertaining friends. The

All the amenities of life inthe suburbs—from parkingto privacy to peace andquiet—find their way into a townhouse tucked in theheart of Boston’s Back Bay. TEXT BY ERIN MARVIN •

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL

PARTENIO • ARCHITECTURE:

DELL MITCHELL ARCHITECTS •

INTERIOR DESIGN: CAROLINA

TRESS BALSBAUGH, MANUEL

DE SANTAREN, INC. • BUILDER:

PAYNE/BOUCHIER • PRODUCED

BY KYLE HOEPNER

City Slick,Country Quiet


home’s 5,600-plus square feet stretch over fourfloors, and its slightly fatter footprint gives it aroomier feel than the typical narrow Boston town-home. Mitchell expanded the ceiling heights, relocat-ed the stairwell and added a skylight to bring in asmuch natural light as possible.

With its elegant oval shape, rich red carpeting andwarm mahogany handrail, the graceful new stairwayspills out in welcome as you step inside the frontdoor. In addition to the stair, Mitchell and her teamdesigned all of the home’s woodwork, paneling andplasterwork, as well as most of the cabinetry andbuilt-ins. “There are a lot of classical influences in thethings we selected,” says Mitchell, citing the tradi-tional rosette motif on the stairway and the stringmoldings and cartouches in the dining room as justtwo small examples. “We had an idea about making itfeel graceful, using a lot of curves that are incorporat-ed in both subtle and more obvious ways,” she notes.“It took a very fluid, very detail-intensive design toaccomplish that.”

Fluid, in fact, describes the overall layout; rooms onthe first floor are connected by massive, mahoganypocket doors that slide smoothly in and out (“like but-ter,” quips Mitchell). Closed, they create privacy be-tween spaces; open, they allow for a continuous loopof circulation. “We wanted to create a lot of spacesthat worked for different scenarios,” says the owner.

Now, the family can host large soirées that flow fromroom to room, intimate dinner parties centered in thedining room or casual get-togethers that take advan-tage of outside areas.

A warm, inviting yellow—the owner calls it “ahappy color”—coats hallway walls, and white moldingties every room together. The only exception is the li-brary, which is done entirely in figured anigre, a con-temporary take on the more traditional mahoganyusually found in such spaces. Balsbaugh was attentiveto the owners’ love of color; rather than painting theentire house different shades of vanilla, she incorpo-rated red, sage green, indigo and gold.

Pops of color accent the formal living room, wherea reproduction Coco Chanel sofa upholstered in goldand pearl-gray bouclé fabric and accented by rose-colored silk velvet pillows sits beneath a photo byCandida Höfer that depicts the plush red seating andopulent neo-Baroque architecture of the Palais Gar-nier in Paris. The owners, contemporary art enthusi-asts, wanted the house to serve as a backdrop for their

The owners, contemporary art enthusiasts, wanted the house to serve as a backdrop for their collection.

The starburst pattern on the dining roomfloor is made of three types of wood:bubinga, wenge and white riftsawn oak.Facing page top: A foyer wall is linedwith 144 monoprints from The ShapesProject by Allan McCollum. Facing pagebottom: Architect Dell Mitchell designedthe graceful, oval shaped staircase.

A circle intersecting rectangular lineswithin the woodwork on the libraryceiling is one of many classical de-tails throughout the house. Facingpage top: Kitchen cabinetry was cus-tom designed by Dalia Kitchen De-sign. An iron door leads to the adja-cent courtyard (facing page bottom).


collection, and plaster moldings conceal art lightingthroughout the house.

In striking contrast to the light palette of the livingroom, the octagonal dining room has walls cloaked in a deep aubergine glaze. Balsbaugh hired an artist to paint the room as if working on an oil painting; ittook seven layers and about threeweeks to dry. White sheers blockthe alley views, and mirroredshutters can be closed to reflectthe entire room. “It’s like being ina jewel box,” says the owner.

Above the living and entertain-ing spaces, the master suite is a serene refuge with its luxuri-ous taupe and blue velvet-uphol-stered walls, creamy damaskwool-silk carpet and blue embroi-dered curtains. Nineteenth-centu-ry Chinese vase lamps sit atopmirrored nightstands on each sideof the bed, and a silk velvet chaiseinvites midday lounging.

The owners’ two daughtersshare the top floor, their bed-rooms connected by what Bals-baugh calls a “Jill and Jill” bath-room. Each room is decorated inthe girl’s favorite colors—oneceladon and lavender, the otheryellow and pink. The older girl’sroom has an eighteenth-centurycanopy adapted to fit a queen-size

bed, while the younger sleeps under a custom candy-striped silk baldachin.

Sweet dreams come easy in this house: bedrooms areoutfitted with blackout shades (which Mom can openfrom her bedroom to slowly wake the girls each morn-ing), and the entire house is soundproofed to mufflecity noises, making it as quiet as evening in the suburbs.

As part of the renovation, the kitchen was moved tothe lowest level; the architects excavated a foot downin order to give the room loftier ceilings. The stairwayleading downstairs was carefully constructed to helpincorporate the kitchen into the rest of the house,with a small oval window cut into the side that allowspeople sitting at the kitchen table to see who’s goingup or coming down. “The fact that they had childrenis the reason we worked so hard to make the kitchenfeel connected,” says Mitchell. “We wanted it to feel

The owners wanted to retain the traditional elements of their home but update it with modern amenities.


like the heart of the home, even though it’s down onthe lowest level.”

Beneath cream-colored cabinetry, the backsplashboasts hexagon-shaped honey onyx tile, while the

kitchen island is topped with Costa Esmerelda gran-ite. A laminated stripe fabric cushions oak barstools,and faux-leather chairs gather around the kitchen

table. “I wanted it to be beautiful but sensible,” saysBalsbaugh. “I didn’t want someone to go hysterical ifyou spilled something.”

The ground-floor kitchen affords the homeownersanother suburban luxury not oftenfound in the city: the ability todrive right up to the door to totegroceries inside without having totrudge up and down stairs.

The large driveway pulls double-duty as a favoriteplay area for the owners’ daughters and their neigh-borhood friends, and a courtyard garden off the

The entire house is soundproofed, making it as quiet as evening in the suburbs.

Soft velvet wraps the master bedroom’swalls. Facing page top: A built-in designedby Mitchell surrounds a Louis XVI desk in the older girl’s bedroom; Mitchell alsofashioned the ceiling niche with its cus-tom-painted sky mural. Facing page bot-tom: French wallpaper and matching cur-tains bedeck the “Jill and Jill” bathroom.


kitchen gives the family plenty of room to grill out-doors. High above the city, their roof deck offersbeautiful views of the Charles River. And parking?The owners actually have more than enough; theyturned their garage into a home gym.

An elegant aesthetic, plenty of square footage, guar-anteed quiet nights, family-friendly outdoor spacesand even private parking—all in one of Boston’s bestneighborhoods. This suburban-like city dwelling trulyhas it all. • Resources For more information about this home, seepage 140.


NewYork State

The owners’ art collection shinesagainst a neutral backdrop. Thehomeowners brought in the chan-delier and designer Jeanne Duvallocated toss pillows to match theglass precisely. Facing page: Agallery sits just off the foyer.

n first thought, a movefrom New York City toPortsmouth, New Hamp-shire, may seem as big aleap in lifestyle as in geog-raphy. Sure, Portsmouthis a city, but its designa-

tion as such may be all it has in common withthe Manhattan neighborhood this young familypreviously called home. Here, the pace is slower,the views are prettier and getting two young-sters to their various after-school activities is abreeze. And yet, thanks to their particular livingquarters—a spacious loft on the top floor of aonetime factory building—and a designer who


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A young family’s NewHampshire loft is every bitas big-city sophisticated as the Manhattan condothey left behind.TEXT BY PAULA M. BODAH •PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAELPARTENIO • ARCHITECTURE: DANN N. BATTING, DANN NORRISBATTING ARCHITECTURE • INTERIOR DESIGN: JEANNE DUVAL,TOWNE HOUSE INTERIORS •PRODUCED BY STACY KUNSTEL

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appreciated her clients’ sophisticated tastes, the home-owners’ new place is every bit as polished and urbane asany big-city penthouse suite.

Initially the fifth-floor unit was one large space, givingthe couple the opportunity to configure it to suit theirfamily. With architect Dann N. Batting of Chester, NewHampshire, they drew up a plan that separates the 3,300-square-foot area into two distinct zones. A turn to the leftfrom the entry leads to the public spaces, beginning witha gallery that gives visitors their first clue that the home-owners are serious art collectors. On this exterior side ofthe unit, the kitchen, dining room and living room occu-py a long, open expanse that ends with views of Ports -mouth Harbor. The spacious master suite tucks into theleft corner, offering views of both the harbor and thedowntown rooftops. Taking a right from the entry leadsto the unit’s interior and the children’s rooms, guestroom, media room and an office.

Batting’s work usually involves more traditional de-sign, but he welcomed the challenge of meeting thehomeowners’ requirement for a clean, modern look freeof the pilasters and moldings New Englanders often seek.The new walls are unadorned, save for a slender metal reveal around door casings and where walls and ceilingmeet. “The client was pretty adamant that he was lookingfor a clean, almost museum-quality look, with no archi-tectural detail to detract from the art,” Batting says. “It’s a challenge in an old building, where the floors and wallsaren’t perfectly even. People think this modern look iseasy, but it’s harder when you can’t use moldings tocover up the vagaries of an old building.”

Clean and modern hardly means devoid of character,though, as the hexagonal foyer—an idea suggested by

Batting and welcomed by both clientsand interior designer Jeanne Duval of Jaffrey, New Hampshire—makes clear.Duval ramped up the “wow” factor evenmore by designing a marble floor inshades of gray and white that gives the il-lusion of three dimensions. “It’s dynam-ic,” says the homeowner. “It’s like an Escher painting, and it’s in tune with therest of the place.”

The owners’ collection of contemporaryart formed the starting point for Duval’sinterior design, which she describes as“sleek and modern, but at the same time,

glamorous.” Because many of the works of art are largeand colorful, Duval settled on a neutral backdrop, cover-ing the walls of the public spaces with a Benjamin Moorecolor called Revere Pewter. “It’s a very soft color,” shesays, “not really brown or tan or gray—just a great color.”

The streamlined kitchen sticks to the neutral theme

To the serenebackground,the designeradded theoccasionaljolt of bright red.

The sleek kitchen gets a dose ofdrama from a Lucite chandelier.The painting next to the kitchenis by designer Jeanne Duval. Fac-ing page top: A Joseph Carini rugand suede-cushioned chairs warmthe dining room. Facing pagebottom: A Coke-bottle-green slabsink in the powder room.

with its white Silestone countertops and walls of marbletile with horizontal stripes in shades of gray. Local cabi-netmaker Woody Huntington and Duval worked closelyto make sure the cabinets were just the right shade ofnot-quite-black. “Woody is very much a perfectionist,”says Duval. “I wanted a hint of the brown oak to showthrough the black, and he spent a lot of time coming upwith just the right finish.”

A drum-shaped light fixture made of interlockingrings of Lucite hangs above the island, lending a bit ofsparkle to the room.

Neutrals, once again, predominate in the dining andliving room, where leather suede chairs cozy up to aglass-topped dining table and the contemporary sofasand lounge chairs from Duane Modern wear upholsteryin a soft wheat color.

To this serene background, Duval added the occasion-al jolt of bright red. In the kitchen a Joseph Carini rug,one of several the owners brought from their previoushome, brings a touch of warm color with its vivid red floral design on a pale background. And between thekitchen and formal dining area, a breakfast spot fairlyblazes with its chairs covered in fire-engine-red velvetsurrounding a glossy B+B Italia table.

Red plays a larger role in the master suite, where thecolor has morphed into a paprika hue in the carpet andbedding. In an especially clever stroke, one end of thebedroom has a glass slider that leads to a sun-drenchedsitting room with a cozy sofa and chairs outfitted in pur-ple velvet. With the sliders open, the sitting room is partof the bedroom. Close the sliders and open a pocket dooron the perpendicular wall and the room becomes anextra seating area for entertaining.

Double-sided draperies hang at the slider,showing a sumptuous gray silk on the bed-room side and, from the sitting room, a con-temporary swirled pattern in pale neutrals.

In the mostly white master bath, tiny iri-descent tiles glow in a rainbow of pale pas-tels, illuminated by a glamorous fixture thatlooks like a shower of light above the whitemarble tub. White glass tops the tub as wellas the vanities, whose wooden drawers andcabinets have been covered with multiplelayers of brilliant white lacquer. “They’rejust smashing,” says Duval.

For the husband, who grew up in NewHampshire, moving to Portsmouth was something of ahomecoming. For his wife and children it was a wholenew adventure, one they’ve embraced. It seems thatsmall-city life in a home with big-city sophistication isjust right for this family. • Resources For more information about this home, see page 140.


Tiny iridescenttiles glow in a rainbow of pale pastels under a shower of light.

The sitting room is accessiblefrom the master bedroom or theliving room. Facing page top:The family cat, Kiddo, percheson the white glass deck of themaster bath tub. Facing pagebottom: Royal purple covers an-tique sofas in the sitting room.

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TWOOFA KINDPartners in the Boston design firm Gauthier-

Stacy open their homes for a side-by-side tour.TEXT BY STACY KUNSTEL •

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURA

MOSS • INTERIOR DESIGN: JIM

GAUTHIER AND SUSAN STACY,

GAUTHIER-STACY • ARCHITECT

FOR JIM GAUTHIER: DOUG

DOLEZAL • PRODUCED BY

KYLE HOEPNER


ou would think that two people who can finish one another’s thoughts and intuit eachother’s design decisions, who attended the same college and have worked together formore than a decade and a half, might share similar approaches to living—especiallygiven that they reside a few floors from one another in the same South End apartmentbuilding. • Not so for Jim Gauthier and Susan Stacy, partners in the Boston interiordesign firm Gauthier-Stacy. While the two have fashioned enough spaces together to fillvolumes of home magazines, their own places put their differences on display as soon as you walk in their front doors. • Those who know them can see immediately that the

Sleek and chic in black and white de-fines the living room of Jim Gauthier’sapartment. Facing page: Though thedesign partners live in the same build-ing, two very different styles emergein the entryways of Jim Gauthier (top)and Susan Stacy (bottom).


Their own places put theirdifferences ondisplay as soon

as you walk in their

front doors.


divergence in their homes echoes the differences in their personalities. Mirrored walls reflecting amodern twig-like table and a tangerine-coloredlamp in Gauthier’s foyer stand in striking contrastto the traditional chest and collection of framedintaglios gracing the entry to Stacy’s space. He’sthe gregarious public persona for their fourteen-year-old firm, while his more introverted partnerprefers to keep her life beyond the business en-sconced in private family time with her husband,Tom Shanahan, and their two young children.

Flashes of drama play out in Gauthier’s 1,100-square-foot abode, where chocolate-colored wallsand heavy black floor-to-ceiling shutters screen the living area from the bedroom. A twelve-foot

linen-covered sofa is astonishingly long, yet it goespractically unnoticed among the other overscaledpieces. “A friend said to me, ‘Are you high?’” Gau-thier recalls with a laugh. “But most people don’t realize how big the sofa is until they’ve taken in thewhole room.”

“The architecture of the apartment is all a modern interpretation of really classic detailing,”notes Gauthier, who worked with Boston architectDoug Dolezal on the home’s layout and architec-tural details. “Doug took all the things I loved and interpreted them in a more modern way,” says the designer.

Traditional interpretation doesn’t always meanconventional execution, though. The tile-lined

Art creates the pattern in Stacy’sneutral-toned living room. Facingpage top: A sleek tray disguisesthe rarely used cooktop in Gauthi-er’s kitchen. Facing page bottom:The antique table in the center ofGauthier’s living space can take onthe role of dining or coffee table.


bathroom doesn’t have a door on it, andkudos to the visitor who can actually findthe kitchen, which functions more as anurbane backdrop for takeout rather thana place to make actual food. “I planned itthat way,” Gauthier says. “I sit at the barall the time. I set up my computer there,look at the view, watch TV, eat dinner.”

A custom tray hides the cooktop, whilethe paneled refrigerator disappears intocabinetry. A wall-mounted faucet hangsover a sink just large enough to chill achampagne bottle.

Clearly, the apartments of Gauthierand Stacy are set up for single versus family life.

Where his rooms and their functionsmeld into one another, her spaces aremore clearly defined. “I wanted formalityin the entry foyer so it felt like you werewalking into a house,” she explains. “Amudroom helps keep the house sorted.The kitchen”—a full-size version with asmall breakfast area at one end—“is agood place for the kids to hang out be-cause their rooms are right down the hall.”

More traditional bones, the whisper ofa color palette, a mix of antiques, dark-ened floors and layers of artwork andcollections lend old-world sophisticationto Stacy’s home. “It’s so Susan...it’s soSusan,” says Gauthier. “White, funky,

eclectic—so Susan. She loves neat art and neat things andloves to collect stuff, but she doesn’t like clutter. Whiteand tan and taupe are so Susan.”

“I love art,” agrees Stacy. “It’s a huge part of me and myhouse and who I am. I had an artist as a mentor and have alot of his pieces. My house is eclectic, and I live with thingsI love whether they work or not.”

The work of that mentor, Tom Rowlands, hangs through-out the apartment, along with boxes, shells, stones and hatsthat define the surfaces not used for living. A collection ofmilliner’s molds fills four built-in shelves on either side of adoorway between the entryway and the living room.

In the master suite a fabric screen divides the sleepingarea from the bathroom, but it’s used more to regulate

Where his rooms and

their functionsmeld into oneanother, herspaces are

more defined.


Stacy wired a Balinese umbrellato serve as a whimsical chandelierin her dining area. Facing page:French doors separate Stacy’smaster suite from the living area.


light than for privacy. “I don’t like theidea of being relegated to a tiny roomwith a tub in it,” says Stacy.

She also wanted a formal dining area,but the 2,100-square-foot apartment did-n’t allow for anything larger than an al-cove. Stacy made the most of the spacewith an L-shaped banquette covered witha linen cushion and sprinkled with throwpillows. “It’s amazing how much bettermanners are when you eat in the diningroom,” she says.

Above the contemporary round diningtable hangs a Balinese umbrella, lending atouch of whimsy. As is evident in theirwork for clients, Stacy and Gauthier havea talent for repurposing everyday objects.“I liked the idea of something besides achandelier. The umbrella is more me, lesstypical of what you would expect to find,”Stacy says.

It’s that talent for creating unexpectedmoments—along with a shared strongwork ethic—that brought the two of themtogether. Cape Cod–raised Stacy andBerkshires-bred Gauthier both attendedthe University of Massachusetts atAmherst, but their paths didn’t crossthere. While Stacy cut her teeth on com-mercial interior design, working for BenCook at Trade Winds and in California,

Gauthier started at Bierly-Drake Associates, thinking hewould spend his career there. It wasn’t until Stacy also wentto work at Bierly-Drake that the two met. It was a matchmade in heaven. “We’ve always worked well together,” saysGauthier. “We bring different things to the table. I can’timagine not working with Susan.”

It should be noted that what you see in their homes isnot necessarily what you would get in hiring their firm.“Our aesthetics never come into play in a client’s deci-sions,” says Stacy. “We just ask, ‘What’s going to be thebest thing for the job? What’s going to push it to the nextlevel?’ Our entire taste is taken off the table.”

Even so, their work for clients is typically beautiful,comfortable and as chic as their own homes. •Resources For more information about this home, see page 140.


Gauthier created texture on the bedroomwalls by adding raised wood paneling andhanging plenty of art. Facing page top: Acontemporary footed table stands in frontof a bank of mismatched pillows in Stacy’sbedroom. Facing page bottom: Gauthierupholstered the guest bed niche in herring-bone linen with nailhead trim.

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Options abound for eco-friendly

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readily available lately,” Williamson

says. “One newer option called Okite

is made from quartz and contributes

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Another thing she recommends

for a green kitchen are efficient ap-

pliances. “Use as many Energy

Star–rated appliances as possible.

The refrigerator and dishwasher are

especially important. The dishwash-

er should have a light wash cycle

option that uses less water.”

Bottom line: it doesn’t take a lot

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as adding a convenient bin to sort

recyclables saves you time and may

help you recycle more.

BathAn environmental issue that’s quick-

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water usage, and that’s where your

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“There is some really great toilet

engineering going on at companies

like Toto and Kohler. The new ones

use 1.28 gallons per flush, versus the

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The other trend she sees is peo-

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that spa relaxation experience. Any-

one really thinking green will also

forgo the dozen body sprays and

choose a low-flow rain showerhead.

“They have engineered a way to ap-

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gallons per minute instead of 10 gal-

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For the tub itself, Brenner touts

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vessel sinks are crafted by hand from

Wetmar, the company’s eco-friendly

natural stone composite material.

When choosing a vanity, you’ll find

that many manufacturers have incor-

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For the finishing hardware touches,

Brenner likes SpectraDécor. “They’ve

always been ahead of the curve with

beautiful eco-friendly hardware and

tile made from recycled materials like

glass, cork and eco-resin,” she says.

Indeed, the company’s recycled glass

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Even your bathroom walls can be

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Media Room With the multiple large-display tele-

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“To a media specialist like me,

plasma performs better, but they are

nowhere near as efficient as an

LCD,” says Dennis Jaques, systems

designer at Maverick Integration in

Bedford, New Hampshire. “Plasmas

use phosphorous like the old CRTs

did. LCDs use LED lights and save

a lot more energy. But if you really

want the look of a plasma, the new

ones are more efficient. Look for

one with the Energy Star label—

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met that qualification. There are

more and more electronics coming

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amount of power using less energy.”

An energy initiative passed in

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Solutions: A highly insulated building en-velope that achieved a 54 HERS Index rat-ing, durable and locally sourced materials,a whole-house ventilation system andlow-VOC paints and products.

The Approach: Architect Jeff Stetter’sfirst principle in building green is reducingthe home’s energy load so it doesn’tneed a lot of fuel. His clients embracedthat idea for their sporadically used vaca-tion home. “We discovered these clientswere really like-minded, which provedgreat for the project. For the insulationpackage we used spray foam and extrud-ed rigid insulation. Ennis [the contractor]

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On the home’s steep, easterly facingsite, the team’s biggest challenge was tocapture the view and as much sunlight aspossible for passive solar gain. “Weworked to get as much daylight in thereas possible so they don’t have to have thekitchen light on all the time,” Stetter says.“They get some nice solar gain in themorning, and with a tightly insulated shellit doesn’t need much more.”

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“I also have a television that draws

only 40 watts when it’s on, where

the norm for that size three years

ago would have been 440 watts.”

But the biggest energy culprit in

the media room is the DVR/cable

box, because it has to be on 24/7 to

record shows. “It’s a mini-computer

with a hard drive and operating sys-

tem drawing 400 watts, versus the

very basic digital transport adapter

box that draws 16 watts. It adds up,

especially when you have multiple

systems,” Jaques explains.

The green choice here is to forgo

the DVR, or turn it off when you’re

away. Programming a vacation mode

makes automating your home’s elec-

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when you leave and the whole house

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Smart home automation systems

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Tell us your dream and we’ll show you how we can make that dream come true within your budget. Cookie cutters are for baking projects, not kitchen design. We design your kitchen to fit your individual needs and preferences, for a kitchen that is as unique as you and your family. Our wide selection of products and creative, innovative designers make it all possible.

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The O’Driscoll family was kind enough to share their story, so that others can see how their new, larger, family-friendly kitchen has

increased their joy in having everyday moments with each other and provide them with plenty of space for gathering dozens of relatives many times throughout the year. With planning by a Kitchen Views designer, the saws came out, some walls came down, and two smaller rooms in their Sharon, Massachusetts home became the kitchen of Lori O’Driscoll’s dreams. When planning, keep in mind that kids are going to get bigger really fast, but these design features will always be useful.

One key reason for building this large, open kitchen and dining space was that the whole family could be at home in it, Lori said. “I wanted a place where we could all be together.”

“I’m one of seven. My husband’s one of four. We have big parties,” Lori said, exuding a mix of deep satisfaction and barely restrained enthusiasm. You can see a video interview in the True Stories section on the Kitchen Views website and hear Lori’s story fi rst-hand.

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Green materials beautifully designed by Jessica Williamson, AKBD, of Kitchen Views Custom made this Chatham vacation home an award-winner in the 2010 NKBA competition. Th e homeowners share that

“it’s incredibly effi cient, and it feels peaceful and joyful at the same time.” Th e homeowner wanted an effi cient, beautiful understated kitchen, but “didn’t want people to come in and say, ‘Th at’s the designer kitchen.’ ”

Th e family also wanted “to stay as green as we could. It’s how we’ve always tried to live.” Since Williamson is an expert in blending environmental and aesthetic considerations, the fi nished kitchen is everything they hoped for it to be. Crystal Greencore cabinetry is free of added formaldehyde and the style is reminiscent of an old country kitchen. Vermont slate was used for the perimeter countertops and reclaimed beech wood was used for the island top.

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Green building is not only in the news, it’s now in the kitchen. Our green products expert, Jessica Williamson, AKBD, has received rave

reviews from Robert Glazer for her kitchen and bath design work in his new green home in Needham. His interest in green building led to the development of Free Green, a website and blog disseminating information and actual building plans for green homes.

On the Free Green website in the Needham Home Blog, Robert explains, “Our ‘green’ kitchen was designed by Jessica Williamson at Kitchen Views Custom in Newton, MA, who has been amazing. Jessica was able to incorporate all of our requests, including a stone arch, which proved complicated, and other preferences including places to keep our toaster, microwave and coff ee pot out of sight.

We chose Kitchen Views because we were impressed with their designers’ attention to detail and knowledge of green cabinet products. Kitchen Views’ approach to design is diff erent from that of other vendors. Th eir designers are really kitchen designers rather than kitchen cabinet designers; they design your kitchen with the

whole house in mind, focusing on all of the details beyond just the cabinets, including lighting, appliances, fi xtures, colors, impact on nearby spaces, etc. It’s hard to explain this diff erence unless you have seen it fi rsthand.”

Jessica explains that, “other kitchen designers they consulted had told Robert that the stone arch over the stove could not be done, but I found the way to make it happen. Th is stone work is intregal to their home design as it mirrors the fi replace in the adjoining room.”

She recommended GreenQuest by Crystal cabinets because they are built with FSC certifi ed wood species, no added urea formaldehyde boxes, and low-emitting water-based fi nishes.

Caesarstone Quartz was chosen for the main kitchen island and countertops. Th ey had seen this product on display during their fi rst visit to the Kitchen Views Custom showroom in Newton and really loved it. As Robert shares on his blog, “Caesarstone is an engineered material that provides a more uniform look than granite. It does not need to be sealed and is scratch and heat-resistant. Th e other nice benefi t is that it has no toxic or emitting materials and is non-porous which helps prevent surface mold and microbes. We really liked the honed look and natural color versus polished granite. It works better for the day to day realities for a kitchen with three kids.”

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Trusted resources are an important part of what Kitchen Views provides to homeowners and contractors. The amount of information available online today can be overwhelming.

When you want someone you can trust to guide you through the noise to the important facts and informed design choices, Kitchen Views is that trusted source.

On our website in the main navigation area you will find a link called “Getting Started”. In that section you will find PDF files of our 10 Tips for a Smoother Design Journey and a Measuring Guide. Then you can peruse our past issues of Kitchen Views magazine for inspiration and further information on product selections.

In any of our showrooms you can pick up a printed copy of the Kitchen Views Design Guide (shown at right). From planning suggestions including thinking about what you need versus what you want in your new kitchen, to considerations for selecting materials, this guide will help you to begin the design journey.

To give you an idea of what you’ll find at our diverse showrooms across New England we hope you will visit us

online and read some of the insights from our knowledgable and talented designers. Kitchen Views provides real solutions for every cabinetry design challenge.

Whether you are a homeowner or contractor, remodeling a kitchen or planning for a new home, Kitchen Views has valuable information freely available to you on the Kitchen Views blog.

On our blog, Kitchen Views designers share their insights along with design knowledge, topical photos, real life experiences and new product information for your consideration. The following is just a sampling of some of the helpful information you will find.

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Long before the first power saw is plugged in to begin most major kitchen renovations, a critical team has to come together — the designer, who will plan how the

new kitchen will look and work, and the architect, whose job at minimum is to handle underlying structural issues. When a great team is formed, there are real solutions for the contractors who will produce the project and for the homeowners who will live in the finished rooms for years to come.

Such is the case with Brandy Souza, expert kitchen designer and assistant general manager of Kitchen Views showrooms across New England, when she works with Kyra and Mark Lawton, a husband-and-wife architecture/design team in South Dartmouth (LawtonDesignStudio.com). For many years, Brandy and Kyra Lawton in particular have combined forces on a variety of projects both in and out of the kitchen. Where one’s work ends and the other’s begins can be tough to sort out, but the results are stunning and a pleasure for the homeowners.

“We always come up with a fresh idea for each new project,” says Brandy. “We want to take a design as far as we possibly can and we don’t want it to look like anyone else’s.”

The effectiveness of their design partnership is the result ofbalancing Kyra’s very contemporary style with Brandy’s moretraditional style, and appreciating the other’s views. They share knowledge gained from various design experiences, and find the perfect solution for each individual homeowner.

The trio have collaborated on several homes designed by Mark Lawton. In addition to kitchens, they have designed master suites, a wet bar/lounge, game and media rooms.“We would be friends even if we didn’t work together. I trust

her,” Kyra said. “She goes the extra mile the way I go the extra mile.” And so they do, from one project to another, from the Boston suburbs to the shores of Rhode Island.

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“The Kitchen Views website features portfolios full of real homes and their magazine articles help jumpstart ideas. I went to Kitchen Views for new cabinetry and got so much more: a personable, helpful designer who made the whole process a dream come true. She came to see the space firsthand, offering ideas I wouldn’t have thought of. The dog’s dish is now hidden in the cabinet toekick and you can’t even tell where my refrigerator is. We didn’t expand, but somehow everything is exactly where I need it to be, in a fabulous and functional design that I love!”


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They dart between garbage cans and cardboard boxes, hidingin long, late-afternoon shadows. “Home!” cries a blond tyke.Breaking away from the others, he gloms on to a utility pole,embracing the boys’ base as though it were the last marblecolumn left standing in the sack of Rome. “Home . . . safe!” If only that deep sense of safety were so easy to come by forus grown-ups. What makes us feel safe, like we’re truly home?We often hear people say, “This place is my sanctuary”—theadult equivalent of that utility pole in the alley. Hug it and ithugs you back. In short, that’s the designer’s biggest challenge:to create a home that holds the client in its wide embrace.

• • •Perhaps the most marvelous thing about the restorationfield is that it brings scary, broken-down homes—places

you wouldn’t want to get near—back to life. Indeed, they can even hug youback. Pieter Roos, executive directorof the Newport Restoration Founda-tion, deserves a lot of credit for resusci-tating one of the largest collections ofeighteenth-century buildings anywherein the United States. “Poverty pre-serves,” Roos writes in his just-pub-

lished book, Extraordinary Vision: Doris Duke and the New-port Restoration Foundation. In 1960s Newport, only the

curious or very well informed trod the back streets of New-port, where “rank upon rank of dilapidated wooden build-ings hid under the accumulated crust of centuries of neg-lect, their true faces completely obscured.” Under Roos’sguidance, the foundation has completely restored eighty-three buildings and turned Newport into a “world-classpreservation showcase” according to the National Trust forHistoric Preservation, which gave the Newport group itsTrustees Emeritus Award for Excellence in a ceremony heldin Austin, Texas, last October.

• • •While some homes beckon to us from beneath the rubble,other homes lie deep down within us, vague ideas waitingto be coaxed out by a savvy designer.“People don’t trust themselves in gener-al. And they particularly mistrust theirartistic sides. I try to influence clients totrust themselves while letting me helpthem think differently,” says KeithMusinski, former director of interiorsfor Siemasko + Verbridge who nowruns his own firm, Equilibrium, in Bev-erly, Massachusetts. “I become their design muse, but theyhave the ownership. It’s always gratifying for a designer towitness a cocooning couple turn to each other and exclaim,‘Why couldn’t we have figured this out ourselves?’ ”

• • •Brent Zeigler of FourPly Studio in Boston makes a spe-cialty of helping clients arrive at such exclamation points.Case in point: his work for a Back Baycouple who wanted a formal diningroom they planned to use only a fewtimes a year. They also had a new babywho would soon be in need of playspace. Zeigler’s unusual but smart solu-tion was to design a built-in banquettethe length of one dining room wall. Thechild opens the upholstered seats oneSunday morning, and voila—there are her dolls, blinkingand groggy from being kept up during her folks’ dinnerparty the night before.

• • •Unique detailing certainly plays a key role in transforming amere house into a haven. “The most efficient way to build ashelter is a box. That’s why detail is everything,” says MikeConnor of Connor Homes as he leads a visitor on a tour of his150,000-square-foot plant in Middlebury, Vermont. An interi-or arch with lovely inlay patterns is almost ready for the paintroom; when it eventually arrives at the job site, the massivepiece will snap into the walls without a hitch. Connor pointsout one of the computerized saws in action. These high-techtools appear to signal a new era, or perhaps the return of a for-mer one. “In the ’30s and ’40s people started giving up on theidea of traditional, labor-intensive detailing. It was just too ex-

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ultimate sign of ap-proval, the WinterthurMuseum in Delawarehas teamed with Con-nor to create a line ofhouses based on itsarchives: the Win-terthur Country HomeCollection. The first

models in the catalogue include the Hamp-ton Court, the Mordington, the Gate Houseand the Hottenstein.

• • •Trade Secrets caught up with interior de-signer Elizabeth Brosnan Hourihan ofCarpenter & MacNeille in Essex, Massa-chusetts, as she waited in a client’s drive-way for a van of newly acquired art. Buy-ing original art makes some of her clientsanxious, she says. “They feel it’s only forthe very rich or very educated, not forthem.” One of New England’s most knowl-edgeable designers, Hourihan recalls herown anxious experience with originalart—in the form of the Greek Parthenon.There she was, as part of a program atChristie’s London, writing a paper on thattimeless, bone-white cradle of Western de-sign and architecture, the utility pole ourcivilization clings to even now. And whatdid Hourihan discov-er? The Parthenonwas a replica. Thoseoh-so-clever ancientshad actually copied inmarble form a wood-en original that hadbeen destroyed in thePersian invasion in480 b.c. No wonderclients are nervous about distinguishingbetween the real, the fake and the faux!

• • •What, then, makes a home a sanctuary? A sense of classic proportions, respect forfine craftsmanship and attention to detailsurely have something to do with it. Butthere’s a less tangible ingredient, too:something unique to the homeowner thatmakes things feel just right. Designers andarchitects specialize in defining that spe-cial something for each of their clients.With them as our guides, we can all findour way safely home. •

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The results are in for the first annualBulfinch Awards, and the winners arean esteemed group. The New Eng-land chapter of the Institute of Classi-cal Architecture & Classical Americasponsored the awards—named forBostonian Charles Bulfinch, the firstnative-born professional architect inAmerica—to recognize the best workof architects to preserve and ad-

vance the classical tra-dition in the New Eng-land region. We’reproud to say many ofthese talented proshave been featured inour pages, and severalhave been inductedinto the New EnglandDesign Hall of Fame.Congratulations to Ivan

Bereznicki Associates of Cambridge,Massachusetts; Dell Mitchell Archi-tects of Boston; Polhemus SaveryDaSilva Architects Builders ofChatham, Massachusetts, who tookhome three awards; woodworkerPhilip C. Lowe of Beverly, Massachu-setts; The S/L/A/M Collaborative ofBoston; Keith LeBlanc LandscapeArchitecture of Boston; SLC Interiorsof South Hamilton, Massachusetts;and Wilson Kelsey Design of Salem,Massachusetts.

Chief Warrant Officer Ed Ivers was about to depart on his second tour ofAfghanistan while his wife, Major NikkiIvers, had just returned. The NewEngland chill was setting in. EnterSnow and Jones Plumbing and Heating Supply of Norwell and SouthYarmouth, Massachusetts. The firmteamed with Rinnai Corporation andSouth Shore Heating & Cooling tocontribute a combination boiler forhome heating and hot water to thesoldiers’ Sandwich, Massachusetts,home. That’s what Trade Secrets callsa warm show of thanks.

The Room to Dream Foundation’s FestiveTable event at Shreve, Crump andLow last November was a prettyway to help the foundation in itsmission to make the worlds ofchronically ill children a little brighter.“Working for them is a fantastic ex-perience,” says Erin Gates, a Boston-based designer who has workedwith the foundation, and who wasamong many designers lending theirtalents to this year’s event. “You getto let your imagination run wildwhile coming up with a room thatwill really ‘wow’ a little kid who ishaving a tough time.

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Design LifeOut and about in celebration of design and architecture in New England

after getting inspired by FESTIVE TABLES at Boston’s Shreve,Crump and Low, the annual fundraiser for the Room toDream Foundation. Area designers fashioned lovely table set-tings to raise money for the organization, which creates heal-ing environments for chronically ill children.

There was a lot of celebrating of New England design talentthese past few months, from the winning designers at theIFDA DESIGNER SHOWCASE AWARDS, announced atIFDA New England’s annual dinner at the Viking Centershowroom in Westwood, Massachusetts, to the talented archi-tects who took home the first annual BULFINCH AWARDSsponsored by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classi-cal America. We were delighted to help honor the winners,many of whom have had their work featured on our pages.

Our imaginations ran wild as we scoped out AUTÉNTICO,the gorgeous new mosaic showroom just opened in Waltham,

Massachusetts, by the folks at Marble and Granite. Our own Kyle Hoepner acted as modera-tor for “The Greenest Building is Al-

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DANVERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY held itsfirst fundraising design event at the historic Tap-

ley Memorial Hall in the North Shore town. Area designersand artists came together to create vignettes in a nod to boththe town’s past and present.

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The Lay of the Land:A Celebration of Art Acquiredby the Friends of the Collection(1983–2010)Through May 8Featuring approximately thirty works,this exhibition will focus on land-scapes—including paintings, watercol-ors and prints by a diverse group ofartists such as Harrison Bird Brown,Charles Codman, John Calvin Stevens,Robert Henri, Will Barnet and WaldoPeirce—acquired through the generosi-ty of the Friends of the Collection. Port-land Museum of Art, Portland, Maine;(207) 775-6148; www .portland museum.org; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tues.–Thurs. andSat.–Sun., 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Fri.; $10

Boston Antiques and DesignShow and SaleThrough January 16One of the larger antique shows in thearea, the festival will present more than160 dealers with antiques from theeighteenth to twentieth centuries, in-cluding Federalist and Victorian furni-ture, European and Asian ceramics,china, sterling silver, art, estate jewelry,collectibles and antique toys. ShrinersAuditorium, Wilmington, Mass.; (781)862-4039; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat., 11a.m.–4 p.m. Sun.

Make No Little Plans: DanielBurnham and the American CityFew architects have had more impact onthe American city than Daniel Burn-ham. View a film screening of Make No

Little Plans, a documentary tracingBurnham’s role in urban planning andthe City Beautiful movement. A paneldiscussion with film director JudithMcBride and a panel of architects, de-velopers and planners will follow. Thefilm screening and panel discussion arefree; a small fee will be charged for thepost-event reception. Wentworth Insti-tute of Technology, Blount Auditorium,Boston; (617) 951-1433; www .architects.org /lectureseries; 6 p.m.; free

Northern New England SpringHome ShowThrough January 23 The Northern New England SpringHome Show is a great place to discussyour home improvement ideas with ex-perts in home design, flooring and heat-ing and cooling systems and to learnabout new building techniques and ma-terials. Radisson Center of New Hamp-shire, Manchester, N.H.; (978) 534-0587;www.homeshownet.com; 1–9 p.m. Fri., 10a.m.–9 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun.; $8

BAEC Home and Garden ShowThrough January 23 A multitude of vendors from the homebuilding, remodeling, interior decorat-ing, energy savings and landscaping in-dustries will exhibit at the Builders As-sociation of Eastern Connecticut show.Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.;(800) 294-7469; 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Sat., 10a.m.–5 p.m. Sun.; $12

An Exchange with Sol LeWittThrough March 31 The story of Sol LeWitt’s exchanges withother artists is widely known, the act ofexchange a seemingly integral part of hisconceptual practice. In addition to en-couraging the circulation of artworksthrough a gift economy that challengedthe art world’s dominant economicmodel, LeWitt’s exchanges withstrangers have the same qualities of gen-erosity, and risk, that characterized hiswork in general. This is a call to those

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CalendarSpecial events for people who are passionate about design

Chase Young GalleryBoston (617) 859-7222www.chasegallery.comBernd HaussmannJanuary 5–30Work by Bernd Haussmann includingmixed media on canvas and paper andoil on acrylic.

Howard Yezerski GalleryBoston (617) 262-0550www.howardyezerskigallery.comDenise MarikaJanuary 7–February 8Showcasing work by video installationartist Denise Marika

Diane Birdsall GalleryOld Lyme, Connecticut(860) 434-3209www.dianebirdsallgallery.comElizabeth EndersJanuary 8–February 19Large paintings and watercolors in-cluding new botanicals and a small col-lection of landscapes and drawings

The Harrison GalleryWilliamstown,Massachusetts(413) 458-1700 www .the harrisongallery .comGracia DaytonJanuary 8–31Lexington, Massachusetts-based Daytondepicts land-scapes andscenes in various media

Kim DeniseFebruary 5–28Denise is fascinated with the play oflight, which is reflected in her vibrantstill life paintings

Silvermine GalleriesNew Canaan, Connecticut(203) 966-9700www.silvermineart.orgNew Members ExhibitionJanuary 9–February 18Silvermine Guild group show

Send notice of events and gallery shows to Calendar Editor, New England Home, 530 HarrisonAve., Suite 302, Boston, MA 02118, or by e-mail to calendar@ nehomemag. com. Photos andslides are welcome. Please submit information at least three months in advance of your event.

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Designing UrbanTransformationWhat is the paradox of urbanism, andhow do we address it? Aseem Inam,PhD, associate professor of urbanism at Parsons the New School for Designand fellow at the Center for Ethics andTransformative Values at MIT, proposesconceptual and pragmatic shifts in ur-banism to better fulfill its potential. Boston Public Library, Rabb LectureHall, Boston; (617) 951-1433; www.architects .org/lectureseries; 6 p.m.; free

Greater Nashua Home ShowThrough February 20Industry experts gather at the GreaterNashua Home Show to present every-thing from kitchen and bath appliancesto windows and siding. Radisson Hotel,Nashua, N.H.; (978) 534-0587; www.home shownet.com; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sat.,10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun.; $6

18th Annual Rhode IslandSpring Flower & Garden Show Through January 27 Showcasing more than thirty garden displays and 250 larger-than-life gardenmarketplace vendors, this event attractsupwards of 30,000 visitors every year.Guest speakers, special events and chil-dren’s activities round out the fun. RhodeIsland Convention Center, Providence;(401) 272-0980; www .flower show .com; 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Thurs., 10 a.m.–9 p.m.Fri.–Sat., 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sun.; $18

New England Home ShowThrough January 27More than 500 experts will be on handfor this mother lode of home improve-ment ideas—featuring everything fromflooring to lighting to siding for yourhome. Interactive cooking demonstra-tions, a furniture-building zone and aspecialty food area complete the four-day event. Seaport World Trade Center,Boston; (508) 823-0389; www .newengland homeshows.com; noon–9 p.m.Thurs.–Fri., 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Sat., 10a.m.–6 p.m. Sun.; $12

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who share an affinity with Sol LeWitt’slegacy as a conceptual artist, to anyonewho has ever wondered, “What wouldSol LeWitt like?” The show is sharedwith Cabinet in Brooklyn, New York.MASS MoCA, North Adams, Mass.;(413) 662-2111; www .mass moca .org; 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (closed Tuesdays); $15

Sustainable Preservation:Greening Existing BuildingJean Carroon FAIA, LEED of GoodyClancy talks about the power of adap-tive reuse to move us toward sustainabil-ity. She draws upon H.H. Richardson’sTrinity Church and 1970s strip-mall su-permarkets as case studies as well as herbook, Preservation: Greening ExistingBuildings. A book signing follows thelecture. Trinity Church, Copley Square,Boston; (617) 951-1433; www .architects.org /lectureseries; 7 p.m.; $15

Greater Portsmouth Home ShowThrough January 30Find the area’s top home improvementcompanies at the Greater PortsmouthHome Show. Homeowners are encour-aged to bring their plans for new homebuilding or remodeling to the homeshow for one-on-one contact with theexperts. Frank Jones Center and UnitedBingo Hall, Portsmouth, N.H.; (978) 534-0587; www.homeshownet.com; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun.; $6

FEBRUARYCamellia Blooming Season atLyman EstateThrough March 6Take a mini tropical vacation withoutleaving New England: visit the nine-teenth-century camellia house, part ofthe Lyman Estate greenhouses, wherethe century-old trees will be in full blos-som. Camellias propagated from theLyman trees will also be for sale. Culti-vation of camellias was a serious pas-time for Boston gentry at one point—

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• It’s Personal: Findsfrom the staff of NewEngland Home

MARK CHRISTOFILate-1800s Billiard Table “I like this old pool table becauseit’s real, it’s honest. It comes fromBlatt Billiards, which restores oldtables to perfection.” THROUGHMARK CHRISTOFI INTERIORS

When Mark Christofi begins a project hetakes into account the house—its architec-ture, history and geography—as well as hisclient’s personality and lifestyle. “An archi-tect can develop a style and that’s whypeople go to him or her,” he says. “In de-

sign, it really has to be about the house and the clients,not the designer.” MARK CHRISTOFI INTERIORS, READING,MASS., (781) 944-5667, WWW.CHRISTOFIINTERIORS.COM

A Game Room: Tables

MELISSA GULLEYHudson Table from HickoryChair “This table is so strikingwith its contrast-painted edge. The lines and shape are sim-ple—modern yet traditional—making it a versatile piece for dining or gaming.” AILANTHUS,BOSTON DESIGN CENTER, (617) 482-5605, WWW .AILANTHUS LTD .COM

KAREN DAVISKarl Springer Game Table “This piece has theclassic lines of a Parsons table, but it’s wrappedin embossed lizard leather and hides a backgam-mon board. It is both stylish and practical for anold-fashioned night of cards, puzzles or a roll ofthe dice.” THROUGH DAVIS RAINES DESIGN

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Karen Davis’s work has taken her acrossthe country, as well as to Canada, Europeand Asia. Her ability to assist in the con-struction as well as the design processand to fabricate custom pieces brings a client’s vision and the setting into an

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KAREN DAVISWeitzner Ltd.’s Newsworthy Wallcovering“This is the perfect wallpaper, literally, for a media or game room. I love the subtletexture and colors that come from using actual newsprint, providing a unique andplayful backdrop for an evening’s entertain-ment.” THROUGH DAVIS RAINES DESIGN

MARK CHRISTOFIFelt Wallcovering from Stark “I usedthis on the walls of the same room Iused the Blatt table in; it just feltright. It’s in synch with and has thesame vocabulary as the table. And itwas sort of tongue in cheek to usebilliard cloth on a billiard-room wall.”BOSTON DESIGN CENTER, (617) 357-5525,WWW.STARKWALLCOVERING.COM

MELISSA GULLEYZebras in Masai Red from Scalamandré“This hand-painted wallpaper is great for agame room, making it come alive with rich,warm color, fun spirit and great contrast. Imight even pair it with a zebra hide rug un-derfoot. This is a game room—might as wellhave as much fun as possible.” BOSTON DESIGNCENTER, (617) 574-9261, WWW.SCALAMANDRE.COM

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MELISSA GULLEYCurrey & Company’s Annandale Pendant“This fixture, with its antique-mirror interior,lets light bounce around. It gives the room theright amount of sparkle without being toodecadent and provides great light for gaming.”NEENA’S LIGHTING, FIVE BOSTON-AREA LOCATIONS,(888) 995-2677, WWW .NEENAS LIGHTING .COM


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Honey Collins, Essex, MassachusettsLenora Wilcox Collins—better knownas Honey—got an early start in thedesign field. As a child in Atlanta,Georgia, she tagged along as hermother, a noted interior designer herself, shopped the Decorative ArtsCenter. What better way to learnabout good design and fine furnish-ings? Those early, happy memorieswere the seed that grew into Collins’sbelief that “your home should be areflection of all the things you love.”Whether she’s designing a loft inNew York City or a waterfront homeon the New England coast, Collinsholds to the same philosophy, blend-ing antique and contemporary piecesto create environments that are warmand inviting. “Rooms should haveclassic bones updated with moderncolors and textures,” she says of herpenchant for mixing old and new. Thespaces she designs reflect the genial-ity of her southern roots and thepracticality of New England for a re-sult that is classic, yet full of warmthand personality. HONEY COLLINS INTERI-OR DESIGN, ESSEX, MASS., (978) 758-1145, WWW .LWC INTERIORS .COM 1 Klysmos Chair by Ironies

“I love the combination of this chair with the Fromental wallpaper. It wouldmake a fabulous and chic dining room. The chair is hand-pieced polishedbone, and the texture and color are amazing.” STUDIO 534, BOSTON DESIGNCENTER, (617) 345-9900, WWW.S5BOSTON.COM

2 O. Henry House Sofa“This is not your average sofa. It’s classic with a twist! STUDIO 534

3 Phillip Jeffries Lacquer Wallpaper“Lacquered walls are so rich and dramatic, but it’s hard to find someonewho really knows how to do it well. Phillip Jeffries has made it easier by creating a wallpaper that gives the same effect.” WEBSTER & COMPANY,BOSTON DESIGN CENTER, (617) 261-9660, WWW.WEBSTERCOMPANY.COM

4 Palomino Promenade Rug from Kyle Bunting“This hide rug is so wonderful. It’s a unique piece that can be used in verytraditional or modern spaces. I love the texture and warmth a hide rug canbring to a room.” WEBSTER & COMPANY

5 Christopher Spitzmiller Lamps“These handmade ceramic lamps are very classic shapes drenched in in-tense and modern color. You could have a very neutral palette, then wakeup the room with these fabulous lamps.” ICON GROUP, BOSTON DESIGN CENTER,(617) 428-0655

6 Fromental’s Sylvaner Wallcovering“I am dying to use this hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper. It has a classicdesign but a modern color palette. The pattern and color do not over-whelm you but rather invite you into the space.” STUDIO 534

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Kara Lashley, Associate EditorOf all the reasons to be a kid again, here’s a compelling one: thechance to totally rock in the iglooplay Mod Rocker. Rhode IslandSchool of Design grad Lisa Albin paid close attention to her “designconsultants”—her two young daughters—to create the iglooplay col-lection, which features equally stylish (and eco-conscious) tables,chairs and foam pods. Available in maple veneer, cherry stain orwalnut veneer (shown here), the too-cool-for-school rocker has awide, low-slung form that Albin adapted from African stools. Butdon’t be fooled by its pint-size proportions: the Mod Rocker isn’tjust for the preschool set. Evengrown-ups can admire its clean,sculptural lines, as welcome in theliving room as the playroom. Andthanks to its heavy-duty moldedplywood construction, it’s sturdyenough for Mom or Dad to get inon the fun. Ask nicely, and the hiptyke in your life might let you sit aspell. 12" × 9¼" × 25". $345. RISD WORKS,PROVIDENCE, (401) 277-4949, WWW.RISDWORKS.COM

Erin Marvin, Managing EditorSurely my wardrobe would be all the more fabulous simplyfor being stored inside the edgy yet glamorous ParaventWardrobe, a limited-edition piece from the new Jean PaulGaultier collection for Roche Bobois. I wouldn’t usually bedrawn to such a contemporary line of furniture, but I’vehad a soft spot for the French fashion designer since hedressed Madonna back in the ’90s (though my own attireremains considerably more conservative than her cone-shaped corsets). The tall, mirrored, chrome-and-aluminumarticulated trunks on wheels unhinge in the middle to re-veal Gaultier’s signature tattoo motif. Those panels in turnopen to reveal hanging space, shelving and two drawersalong with three internal mirrored flaps. There’s plenty of storage space for clothing, shoes and accessories, nomatter what your personal style may be. $16,434. ROCHEBOBOIS, BOSTON, (617) 742-9611, WWW.ROCHE-BOBOIS.COM

Stacy Kunstel, Homes EditorI will never look at a kitchen the same way again. Curved stain-less steel, beautifully hand-carved wood and pewter-infusedconcrete make up the amazing new kitchen line being carriedexclusively at Dalia Kitchen Design at the Boston Design Cen-ter. Designer Dalia Tamari first encountered the pieces, withtheir Louis XV legs and convex cabinetry, while at a designshow in Italy and immediately fell for their juxtaposition of classic and contemporary. I love the line for its country-meets-industrial feel. Its carved cement countertops are roughly fusedtogether with molten strips of pewter; stainless-steel cabinetsopen to reveal custom wooden drawers, each with special plateholders and areas for pots and pans. It’s incredibly organized,chic and oh-how-unexpected! DALIA KITCHEN DESIGN, BOSTON DESIGN CENTER, (617) 482-2566, WWW.DALIAKITCHENDESIGN.COM



1 Designer Mindi Poston Gay and architectDerek Rubinoff recently opened MPGHome Design in a renovated motorcyclerepair shop—apt digs for showcasing art-work and vintage furniture refurbishedand reupholstered in house (such as thisglam Hollywood Regency settee). Theduo also offers architectural and interiordesign services. NEWBURYPORT, MASS.,(978) 462-7500, WWW.MPGHOMEDESIGN.COM

2 If it’s five o’clock somewhere, it’s cocktailtime. Entertain in style with the Ekketapas bowls from Teroforma. Available atNahcotta, this system of stackable, hand-crafted stoneware bowls is ideal for serv-ing hors d’oeuvres. After the party, topthe whole set with the lid and pop it inthe fridge to store leftovers. PORTSMOUTH,N.H., (603) 433-1705, WWW.NAHCOTTA.COM

3 Dove & Distaff Interiors Rug Gallery isnow carrying these great indoor/outdoorrugs from Company C. Designed for pa-tios, terraces, porches and decks, thesestylish yet sturdy polyester rugs can holdtheir own against the elements. They’reinspired by the same color sense andsunny spirit as Company C’s beloved in-door rugs. WAKEFIELD, R.I., (401) 284-1170,WWW.DOVEANDDISTAFFRUGGALLERY.COM

4 We were instantly smitten with theChablais Vase table lamp, reminiscent of1940s–1960s Danish pottery yet undeni-ably chic today. New from Vaughan andavailable through Webster & Company,it’s shown here with a 15" Bedford Drumlampshade in Natural Linen. BOSTON, (617)261-9660, WWW.WEBSTERCOMPANY.COM

5 The latest trend in fireplaces is not whatbut where: with today’s sleek new de-signs and slick technology, you can heatup any room in style. Napoleon Fire-place’s Torch GT8 Direct Vent model,available through Anderson Fireplace, is perfect for tight spaces thanks to itsslim, single-flame design. ABINGTON,MASS., (800) 472-1717, WWW .ANDERSONFIREPLACE .COM

6 Part of BoConcept’s 2011 Collection, thenew Imola chair, designed by Henrik Ped-ersen, boasts “lines that are playful, yetluxuriously comfortable, and embodymodern-day purity of design.” Pedersencreated both high-back and low-back ver-sions, which are available in a wide varietyof color and fabric options. CAMBRIDGE,MASS., (617) 588-7777, WWW .BO CONCEPT .COM

New in the ShowroomsUnique, beautiful and now appearing in New England shops and showroomsBY ERIN MARVIN

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7 Twelve Chairs is a new home furnishingsshop/design studio in Boston’s Fort Pointneighborhood. Owners Roisin Giese andMiggy Mason believe that “beautiful designand respect for the planet don’t have tobe mutually exclusive,” as evidenced bythese stylish yet sustainable wood mirrors,whose handsome frames are made fromold factory parts. BOSTON, (617) 701-3496, WWW .TWELVE CHAIRS BOSTON .COM

8 Originally designed by Jared Wheeler forJohn Lyle (formerly Lyle & Umbach), thissleek desk, available from Furn & Co., isoutfitted with a frosted glass work sur-face—just right for a modern home office.Hidden casters allow for easy movement;slide two desks together to form a roundconference table that seats twelve.BOSTON, (617) 342-1500, WWW .FURN CO .US

9 One of the newest designs from Thos.Moser, the Meridian dining table was in-spired by the Shaker ideal that beautifulobjects should be rooted in social con-science. The company unveiled Meridianin response to customer requests for around, solid-top table that’s scaled forsmaller spaces. Available in ash or cherry.FREEPORT, MAINE, (207) 865-4519, WWW.THOS MOSER.COM

10 Allergic to animals? Then you need thisPett, new from Diesel’s Successful Livingcollection with Foscarini and available atCirca50. Exactly what kind of creaturethis unconventional lamp is we’re notsure, but its clean, angular lines and therelief vanes on the diffuser hint at a rep-tilian personality. MANCHESTER CENTER,VT., (877) 247-2250, WWW.CIRCA50.COM

11 The new VanDyke buffet at Mitchell Gold+ Bob Williams is a “retrospective nod tothe midcentury design movement.” Itscompact size makes it an attractive addi-tion to a dining room, but it’s equally athome in an entryway. It has an L-shapedbrass base and legs, plus two adjustableinterior shelves. BOSTON AND NATICK,MASS., (617) 266-0075 AND (508) 650-1400,WWW.MGBWHOME.COM

12 The rumors are true: our friends at Mar-ble and Granite have just opened theAuténtico mosaic tile showroom, featur-ing an amazing selection of avant-gardestone tile and dimensional mosaics thatcan turn any room into a work of art. Theshowroom itself is a real showstopper anddefinitely worth a visit. WALTHAM, MASS.,(781) 894-1081, WWW .AUTENTICO .COM

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A HOLLYWOOD ENDINGPAGES 66–73Interior designer: Tammy Randall Wood, InteriorArchaeology, West Hartford, Conn., and BeverlyHills, Calif., (860) 561-5339, www.interiorarchaeology.com Painting and wallpaper installation: LaporePainting, Rocky Hill, Conn., (860) 989-5283Drapery and art installation: Narus Installations,Southington, Conn., (860) 620-7309Pages 66–67: Chests by EJ Victor through In-terior Archaeology; gilt mirrors by NeirmannWeeks, Millersville, Md., (410) 923-0123, www.niermannweeks.com; swivel chairs by EJ Victorfrom Interior Archaeology with fabric byQuadrille, New York City, (212) 753-2995,www.quadrillefabrics.com; drapery fabric byCoraggio, Bellevue, Wash., (800) 624-2420,www.coraggio.com; sofa by Interior Archaeolo-gy; sofa table and coffee tables by MichaelTaylor, San Francisco, Calif., (415) 558-9940,www.michaeltaylordesigns.com; leather chairsand Spot ottomans by Baker through InteriorArchaeology; square and rectangular ottomanby Julian Chichester through Interior Archaeol-ogy with fabric by Groves Brothers, FortWorth, Tex., (817) 921-4450, www.grovesbros.com; antler chandelier by Arte De Mexicothrough Interior Archaeology; chaise understaircase from Brunschwig & Fils, White Plains,N.Y., (914) 684-5800, www.brunschwig.com;Spiral Spot table by Michael Taylor; consoletable by Baker through Interior Archaeology.Pages 68–69: Conservatory carpet by Safaviehthrough Interior Archaeology; Spiral Spot tablesby Michael Taylor; chandelier by Panache, LosAngeles, Calif., (323) 441-9600, www.panache-designs.com; drapery fabric by Libas Ltd., LosAngeles, Calif., (213) 747-2406, www.libassilk.com; shade fabric from Decorator’s Walkthrough F. Schumacher, New York City, (800)523-1200, www.fschumacher.com; custom de-sign sofa and round marble top table by KriegerRicks through Interior Archaeology.Pages 70–71: Dining table, chairs and serverfrom the Designer’s Collection of Antiques, OldWorld Weavers, Stark, New York City, (212) 355-7186, www.old-world-weavers.com; dining chairfabric from V&A Museum at The Martin Group,Boston Design Center, (617) 951-2526, www.martingroupinc.com; Roman shade fabric fromDecorator’s Walk through F. Schumacher; carpetby Bokara through Interior Archaeology; break-fast room wallpaper by Pierre Frey through TheMartin Group; ceramic urns and compote byThomas Pheasant for Baker through Interior Ar-chaeology; benches in entry by Interior Archae-ology; frames by Krieger Ricks, cast limestonejardinières by Haddonstone and carpets bySafavieh all through Interior Archaeology. Pages 72–73: Stairway carpet by Safaviehthrough Interior Archaeology; center table

from Interior Archaeology; Living room draperyfabric by Colefax & Fowler from The MartinGroup; chairs, sofa, coffee and round lamp ta-bles by Baker through Interior Archaeology;chair fabric by Nina Campbell through TheMartin Group; sofa fabric by Old WorldWeavers; master bedroom chairs, night tablesand lamps by Baker through Interior Archaeol-ogy; bed by Interior Archaeology; drapery fab-ric from Libas Ltd.; shade fabric from Decora-tor’s Walk through F. Schumacher; carpet bySafavieh through Interior Archaeology.

CITY SLICK, COUNTRY QUIETPAGES 74–81Architects: Dell Mitchell and Jeffrey Heyne(project architect), Dell Mitchell Architects,Boston, (617) 266-0201, www.dellmitchellarchitects.comInterior designer: Carolina Tress Balsbaugh,Manuel de Santaren, Inc., Boston, (617) 330-6998, www.manueldesantaren.comBuilder: Payne/Bouchier, Boston, (617) 445-4323, www.paynebouchier.comKitchen cabinet and island design: HeatherKahler, Dalia Kitchen Design, (617) 482-2566,www.daliakitchendesign.comDraperies and pillows: Eliot Wright Workroom,Boston, (617) 542-3605Art curator and placement adviser: Manuel deSantaren, Manuel de Santaren, Inc.Page 74: Dennis & Leen antique chandelierthrough Webster & Co., Boston Design Center,(617) 261-9660, www.webstercompany.com; firescreen from Matthews & Parker, Scarsdale, N.Y.,(914) 723-8887, www.matthewsandparker.com;mirror and sconces from Bernd Goeckler An-tiques, New York City, (212) 777-8209, www.bgoecklerantiques.com; Dutch commode byRose Tarlow through Webster & Co.; Louis XVIFauteuil armchairs from Helen Higgins Interiors,Boston, (617) 723-5654, upholstered in Glantlinen through Webster & Co., with trim by Scala-mandré, Boston Design Center, (617) 574-9261,www.scalamandre.com, upholstered by Star Up-holstery, Malden, Mass., (781) 324-3201; ottomanupholstered in Safari leather by J. Robert Scott,New York City, (212) 755-4910, www.jrobertscott.com, from De Angelis Custom Furniture, NewYork City, (212) 348-8225; Marshall Field clubchairs by De Angelis Custom Furniture in Tra-vers cotton damask from Webster & Co. andBullion trim from Scalamandré; Cynthia tea tablefrom J. Robert Scott; panels by Lee Jofa, BostonDesign Center, (617) 428-0370, www.leejofa.com, with rods, rings and finials by Joseph Bi-unno Ltd., New York City, (212) 688-6121, www.antiquefurnitureusa.com, with trim from OldWorld Weavers, Boston Design Center, (617)357-5525, www.old-world-weavers.com; Conradshades through M-Geough, Boston Design Cen-ter, (617) 451-1412, www.m-geough.com; rugfrom Tai Ping Carpets, New York City, (212) 979-2233, www.taipingcarpets.com; throw fromB.Hive, Boston Design Center, (617) 790-6350,www.bhiveshowroom.com.

Page 75: Photo by Candida Höffer throughManuel de Santaren; Chanel reproduction sofa in bouclé from Zimmer + Rohde, New York City,(212) 758-7925, www.zimmer-rohde.com, fromDe Angelis Custom Furniture; X coffee table byDavid Iatesta through Studio 534, Boston DesignCenter, (617) 345-9900, www.s5boston.com;throw pillows in from Clarence House, New YorkCity, (212) 752-2890, www.clarencehouse.com,with trim from Scalamandré.Page 76: Console from Reymer-Jourdan An-tiques, New York City, (212) 674-4470; ChristianLiaigre Grume bench from Holly Hunt, NewYork City, (212) 755-6555, www.hollyhunt.com;monoprints are from The Shapes Project byAllan McCollum through Manuel de Santaren.Page 77: Chandelier and sconces from Nesle,Long Island City, N.Y., (212) 755-0515, www.nesleinc.com; walls glazed by Raphael Jaimes-Branger, Boston, [email protected], www.raphaeljaimesbranger.com; PaxtonHouse table by Rose Tarlow through Webster &Co.; dining chairs from Bernd Goekler Antiques;art above fireplace by Ellsworth Kelly throughManuel de Santaren; Blanc Faience jar collectionby Dessin Fournir through The Martin Group,Boston Design Center, (617) 951-2526,www.themartingroupinc.com.Page 78: Leather inserts on ceiling from Edel-man Leather, Boston Design Center, (617) 330-1244, www.edelmanleather.com, by Soft WallsAssociates, Boston, (617) 482-5498; carpetfrom AM Collections New York, New York City,(212) 625-2616; sheers from Kravet, Boston De-sign Center, (617) 449-5506, www.kravet.com;shades through M-Geough; Chow coffee tablesfrom Richard Shapiro/Studiolo, New York City,(212) 486-1811, www.studiolo.com; custom sofafrom Richard Shapiro; floor lamp and armchairsfrom Bernd Goeckler Antiques, in Townsend In-digo Blue leather through Donghia, Boston De-sign Center, (617) 574-9292, www.donghia.com,upholstered by Star Upholstery .Page 79: Cabinets and island by Dalia KitchenDesign; honey onyx hexagon tile from UrbanArchaeology, Boston Design Center, (617) 737-4646, www.urbanarchaeology.com; caramelonyx slab backsplash above stove from InteriorStone, Waltham, Mass., (781) 893-6900,www.interiorstone.net; Waldorf pendant aboveisland from Ann-Morris Antiques, New YorkCity, (212) 755-3309; pendant above breakfasttable from Webster & Co.; Henley barstools byRose Tarlow through Webster & Co.; diningchairs by Rose Tarlow through Webster & Co.,upholstered in Red Pepper urethane leather byMayer Contract Fabrics, Indianapolis, Ind., (317)267-2626, www.mayerfabrics.com; New Clas-sics Creations dining table from The MartinGroup; outdoor dining table chairs by MichaelTaylor Designs, New York City, (646) 497-1502,www.michaeltaylordesigns.com; cushions bySunbrella, www.sunbrella.com; Formations hur-ricane lamps through Webster & Co.Pages 80–81: Master bedroom walls upholsteredin Chamois velvet from Donghia and Bluebell silkvelvet from Koplavitch & Zimmer by Soft Walls;headboard fabric by Brunschwig & Fils, BostonDesign Center, (617) 348-2855, www.brunschwig.com; John Himmell mirrored night tablesand Chinese lamps from Webster & Co., withshades from Blanche P. Field; Cowtan & Tout


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Thoughtforms 32

TMS Architects 56–57

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Sketch PadDesign ideas in the making

THESE PILLOWS CAME ABOUT as a result of a combination of different needs. We were making a masculineliving room and needed accessories that could be in light tones but be very male-looking at the same time. Also, wewanted to include some of the materials, like cowhide and lots of natural wood, that were already being used in the

rest of the room. So we designed this cushion. Starting with a very thick organic cotton twill fabric as a base, weadded suede cords on top of it, weaving them together to keep the lines straight and create a kind of criss-cross pat-tern. When that was done we added wooden elements—a kind of little wooden spool—in a diagonal orientation, tobreak up the vertical and horizontal grid that the cords made and soften the effect a bit. Finally, an invisible zipper

was put in . . . and voilà, our new creation was finished!FERNANDA BOURLOT, SIMPLEMENTE BLANCO, BOSTON,

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