Home, Garden & Design
Riding the Wave
Jeanne Rosier Smith’s paintings capture the ever-changing grandeur of the ocean. For Jeanne Rosier Smith, painting is an immersion of all the senses. She loves the visual richness of her…
Hot Trends for Cape Kitchens
Outdoor kitchen professionals provide customized design and installation services for homeowners looking to move their summer menus—and fun—outside. The kitchen is the heart of the home, but when summertime arrives…
Where Summer Memories Begin
Expert architectural concepts and clever interior designing ideas combined with a homeowner’s special flair for details net an island paradise for a multi-generational family. A sprawling home on Nantucket that…
Paradise Found
An old Cape home comes alive with magical architectural and design touches by a visionary team. It’s called “Fool’s Paradise,” and, indeed, the weathervane balancing on a finial atop this…
Classic Chic
An elegant new beachside community reflects the Cape’s cottage colony legacy. One of Cape Cod’s most striking cultural markers—the beachside cottage colony—was born a century ago. The quirky little communities…
Nurturing Beauty on the Wing
Horticultural experts and dedicated local volunteers help create and preserve the habitat of beautiful butterflies. Sandy earth, fresh salt air, ocean waves—all bathed in warm sunshine. The unique and…
Seaside Magicians
Mackenzie & Company is transforming coastal interiors with a whimsical, yet sophisticated sense of color and texture—and some fun touches of the unexpected. Serendipity seems to follow Angela Hamwey…
Inside moves out
Summer entertaining on Cape Cod is all about easy, relaxed gatherings in outdoor living rooms. Summer is coming and after the winter New Englanders have endured in 2015, nothing could…
Summer Flights of Fancy
I am writing this by our kitchen window in our Centerville Cape, looking out over a perennial bed first planted by my husband’s great-grandmother close to 100 years ago. The…
Worth Its Salt
This bayside retreat is small in size, but big in casual style and ingenious comfort. Cape Codders have a complicated relationship with salt. We call our vintage sea captains “old…
Island Dream
HGTV’s spectacular 2015 Martha’s Vineyard “dream home” is a fitting reflection of the island’s historic and scenic allure. Designed by highly regarded Martha’s Vineyard architect Patrick Ahearn, this lovely island…
Country Ease in Eastham
Colorful touches like playful bold fabrics and rustic country-style decorative accents add pizzazz to classic Cape-style interior and exterior spaces… Interior designer Kelly McGuill’s concept for an Eastham Cape is…
Home Sale Staging Artistry
An interior designer transforms care-worn homes for sale into high profile showcase listings. Call it theater in the square. Beth Odence, home stager extraordinaire, is in her design center, a…
Green Living
In 2015, green living has come out of the shade on Cape Cod and the Islands. Everywhere you look, there are sustainable options for those who want to protect and…
A to Z Coastal Resource Guide
How to find a landscape architect for a small seaside lot with stunning views, but a challenging permitting process. Where to look for authentic Colonial-style lighting—once used on ships—for your…
Ocean of Thanks
One of our coastal region’s culinary stars—the simple scallop—adds memorable seaside flavor to Thanksgiving feasts from appetizer to entrée. Fresh scallops are a seasonal pleasure on Cape Cod and Islands…
Shore Oasis
An Interior Designer’s Transformation of an Entire Waquoit Bay House Wins a Homeowners Heart. Can you fall in love with a home twice? This Mashpee homeowner did. The first time…
2014 BRICC Awards
The red carpet was rolled out last month to 200 guests who attended the 2014 BRICC (Building and Remodeling Industry of Cape Cod) Awards at the Ridge Club in Sandwich.…