Home, Garden & Design

Retro kitchen on Cape Cod

By Julie Craven Wagner | May 30, 2019

An intrepid couple discover what is old is new again with the help of REEF Builders In the 1939 classic MGM film, “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy attempts to tell…

Renting on Cape Cod? Find out how this company is different from the rest!

By Julie Craven Wagner | May 30, 2019

Del Mar Vacations is shaking up the rental market on Cape Cod…in a good way. Interior designer Cathy Kert dusts off a Cape Cod classic home and gets it ready…

The history of The Carnegie in Edgartown

By Chris White | May 30, 2019

In Edgartown, Andrew Carnegie’s dream lives on In 1848, a 13-year-old boy and his family emigrated from Dunfermline, Scotland’s historic medieval capital, to the United States, in the town of…

A Summer Rental to Remember

By Allyson Plessner | April 23, 2019

Together, Pretty Picky Properties Select Vacation Rentals and Monomoy Real Estate and Construction make up a locally based partnership focused on differentiating service, communication and trust It’s no secret that…

Quintessential Cape

By Haley Cote | April 22, 2019

A charmingly reimagined West Dennis cottage epitomizes Cape Cod through and through What does it mean to live on Cape Cod? Beach days. Harbor sails. Main Street strolls. Lobster rolls.…

This gorgeous bloom is a MUST for any Cape garden

By Allyson Plessner | April 17, 2019

Set the stage for a spectacular garden with 2019’s Bulb of the Year There’s no better way to breath new life into your garden than through the intricate, shape and…

Have you been to these local garden centers?

By Julie Craven Wagner | April 17, 2019

There are few resources as valuable as your local garden center for those who consider gardening among their passions, pursuits or hobbies. Just think about it: If you love to…

Gardening Advice from an Expert Cape Cod Gardener

By Stephanie Foster | April 17, 2019

C.L. Fornari shares sage gardening advice in her new book The surprising thing about C.L. Fornari’s garden is not the lushness of the plantings, the striking use of color or…

These inns on Martha’s Vineyard are a must-see

By Julie Craven Wagner | April 15, 2019

The Hajjar family puts down roots in Edgartown, all while honoring their children Raising a family can be a bit like tending a garden. It starts with the careful planting…

A historic Sea Captain’s home in Barnstable gets a new, colorful life

By Elizabeth Hilfrank | April 15, 2019

With just the right touches, a historic sea captain’s home in Barnstable is given a fresh start Is more always better? Not always, as evidenced by this reimagined old sea…

Meet the face of this local landscape company

By Haley Cote | April 14, 2019

As Al Sorbello sees it, life is to be tackled head on. Like when he started his own landscaping business, just mere months after he and his wife had their…

Stuck in a gardening rut? Try this trick!

By Julie Craven Wagner | April 11, 2019

Whether you are working with an endless expanse, or a small patch of possibility, a border garden can be the path that sets you free In the 18th century, just…

The rich history of Chatham comes alive in this home… See for yourself!

By Chris White | April 11, 2019

Patrick Ahearn and Platemark Design conceive a narrative of familiar and fantastical in redesigning this Chatham home Dawn erupts in a lava flow of oranges, pinks, reds and purples across…

Life on Nantucket: A look into one family’s ‘Sconset oasis

By Allyson Plessner | April 11, 2019

Just like the sea’s many colors, this Siasconset home is a prismatic homage to the creative convergence of a designer and homeowner The ocean has many colors. One day it’s…

This colorful condo will AMAZE you!

By Haley Cote | April 11, 2019

This Provincetown condo is a work of art, capturing the spirit of its vibrant homeowners Cookie-cutter. That’s a good way to describe Eric Alden and Ian Tzeng’s West Vine Street…

A Family Embrace

By Julie Craven Wagner | January 31, 2019

Architect Doreve Nicholaeff and Delphi Construction join forces to create a special family’s retreat There aren’t more than a few handfuls of spots around the Cape that lend themselves to…

Silver Screen Dream

By Chris White | January 31, 2019

Like a brilliant filmaker, PSD pulls out all the stops to create this Nauset Heights masterpiece In the movie “North By Northwest,” an innocent man, framed for murder, must outmaneuver…

If Wishes Were Horses

By Chris White | January 31, 2019

Wishing Well Farm, with its farmhouse’s interior conceived by Casabella Interiors, is a true refuge for its owners and their horses Unicorns are all the rage these days. Within the…

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