Home, Garden & Design
Just In Time
Henry Beston, author of “The Outermost House” wrote, “The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the…
Pretty Fab
A collaboration between discerning homeowners and Pleasant Bay Homes results in a very special custom modular home. Joe and Mary Rahal’s story is a fairly familiar one. Joe spent summers…
A Jewel Box for Treasures
Wendy Kaiser Smith of Shorebird Interiors creates a showcase for a homeowner’s beloved collections. Michael Payne is a dedicated collector of rare books. That’s apparent by the space he’s devoted…
Designing Woman
Wendy Callahan values collaboration; that’s why she opened the South Shore Design Center. Wendy Hall Callahan is an artist. It says so on her bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, it…
Focus: Anne Lydia, LLC
A Warm Hug. Does your home feel like it needs a warm hug? It’s the mission of Anne Lydia, LLC to bring this to life with her client’s wants and…
Focus: Gatherings at Home
Interior design where every detail matters. People had always seemed to be drawn to Gatherings by the Sea in Dennis, until it sadly closed in the fall of 2020. Fortuitously,…
Focus: Light & Living
Lighting: the jewelry to your space. “Lighting fixtures create mood to the design,” says Steve Rice, owner of Light & Living–an extensive lighting and home accessory showroom in North Eastham.…
Focus: LuAnn Luke Designs
Converging casual sophistication and function. Reimagine your house as a haven. You want to transform it into a place of serenity and comfort. But, furnishing a home is challenging. From…
Focus: M. Duffany Builders
Generations of experience and understanding clients’ vision leads to successful outcomes. Building on Cape Cod, with its vast history and coastal landscape, comes with its own unique challenges. Being a…
Season of Joy
The 15th Holidays at Highfield Hall The 15th Holidays at Highfield Hall & Gardens is celebrated this season by event stylist Rita Pacheco and her team, George Chapman, Larry Silva,…
Seasons of Love
With the help of Maria Hickey and Associates Landscapes, the blank canvas at Kerry Kennedy’s new home has been transformed into a place for friends and family to gather and…
Three Centuries of Flowering
From the 1600s until today, this ancient Orleans ‘hundred-acre wood’ has flourished in hands that cherish the land with patience and love. Traveling down the long, winding drive shaded with…
A Green Desire
Chad and Bonnie Frost create an old-world landscape, which serves as a lush, nurturing backdrop for their modern romance. Just over five years ago, Bonnie Whitney was working for Coldwater…
Zen and the Art of Landscape
With almost four decades of experience under his feet, Paul Miskovsky has coaxed the natural world into a state of enlightenment. After almost 40 years of working in the dirt,…
A Heavenly Assumption
Local green thumbs join forces to restore a devotional garden. In a long, narrow garden perched alongside Eel Pond in Woods Hole, a gentle breeze tickles some carefully tended Hosta…
Monet in Brewster
Garden enthusiast Laura McLellan paints a masterpiece with plants. The story goes that Monet, already experiencing commercial success as a painter, gazed from the window of a stopped train at…
Where Beauty Abides
The pandemic plants the seeds for Terra Coastal, a flourishing new floral design business for customized Cape home décor. Beth Johnson is a true flower lover. The gardens surrounding her…
Building Business: Harvest Moon Farms
Dancin’ in the Light The first season at West Barnstable’s Harvest Moon Farms yields a bounty of certified organic produce for online customers. In the pantheon of rock-n-roll deities, Neil…
