Home, Garden & Design

Bay Dream Believers

By Julie Craven Wagner | September 22, 2020

The dream team of architect Peter McDonald and Cape Dreams Building and Design creates a treasure on the beach. A day at the beach renders countless treasures and recollections worthy of…

Honey, I’m Home

By Brenna Collins | September 22, 2020

Life is sweet inside this Cotuit farmhouse, where timeless design and comfort coincide under one roof. Today’s farmhouse aesthetic blends a modern foundation with rustic touches to preserve the integrity…

Changing Yellow Blue

By Chris White | September 22, 2020

A Hyannis Port landmark takes on a fresh future. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the unnamed protagonist is a young woman whose husband takes her…

Diamond in the Bluff

By Hannah Kunze | September 22, 2020

SV Design and Spencer & Company team up to transform a dated structure into a modern marvel. To take in the surrounding landscape from within this Chatham home feels akin…

Home Forever

By Julie Craven Wagner | September 21, 2020

Our 2020 Home for the Year has a new owner who is just starting their adventure. No doubt about it, the real estate market is hot, hot, hot! As we…

Let The Landscape Speak

By Hannah Kunze | July 22, 2020

Nestled into the famous sand dunes of Truro, this home is a stunning feat of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and teamwork Satisfaction is placing that last puzzle piece and…

Serenity Now

By Brenna Collins | July 22, 2020

Resting along Nantucket Sound in West Yarmouth, this coastal getaway is the epitome of relaxation, with every corner inviting you to stay awhile and let out a deep breath. A…

New Beginnings

By Allyson Plessner | July 22, 2020

A home on Great Island gets a fresh start while paying homage to its historic roots.  If an artist were to create an idyllic scene of Cape Cod, what would…

Balmy Days on the Bay

By Elizabeth Shaw | July 22, 2020

Kira Vath, Spencer & Company and adventurous homeowners navigate a remodeling project that is all about days on the Bay. Overlooking captivating Cape Cod Bay, a home in Brewster is…

Intersecting Lines & Life

By Julie Craven Wagner | July 22, 2020

Doreve Nicholaeff’s thoughtful design creates homes of distinction, including her own. An examination of the Cape’s coastline reveals some spectacular architecture that is ingeniously conceived to best take advantage of…

Surf & Safari

By Chris White | July 22, 2020

A storied sportsmen’s club on the Vineyard is re-imagined to provide adventure for a new generation. Around the turn of the 20th century, hunting or “gunning” clubs gained popularity amongst…

Taking the Plunge

By Julie Craven Wagner | July 22, 2020

Soake Pools provides the perfect inspiration and rehabilitation for a professional landscaper’s backyard retreat. Sometimes the solutions to our problems can be found in our own backyard. Certainly that was…

A Backyard for the Generations

By Elizabeth Shaw | July 22, 2020

How do you design a backyard that can be enjoyed by every generation of family that comes to visit? Get some inspiration from Blue Claw Associates and the Welchs! It’s…

Eastham’s Secret Gardens

By Katie Anastas | July 22, 2020

The 2019 Eastham Garden Tour, a highlight of the annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival, showcased the efforts of dedicated gardeners. Eastham isn’t a place where you’d expect to find lush,…

The Cottage on the Cape

By Brenna Collins | May 26, 2020

It is “This Old House’s” first time on Cape Cod for the 2020 Idea House, featuring quite the forward-thinking floor plan Since 1979, “This Old House” has been influencing the…

The Cape House

By Cape Cod Life Publications | May 26, 2020

Such a simple phrase, yet such a depth of memory and meaning. The following three homes are great examples of the peace and serenity that can be found in the…

Work/ Life Balance

By Julie Craven Wagner | May 25, 2020

As we find ourselves working from home, how do we really get the job done? Someday, as we look back at the spring of ’20, we will acknowledge a shift…

Collective Collaboration

By Julie Craven Wagner | May 25, 2020

Designer Cathy Kert assembles a dream team for a seamless addition to her historic farmhouse in Pocasset. Shy has never been a word anyone would use to describe interior designer…