New England Home Magazine

1 week ago | nehomemag.com | Lynda Simonton

Sustainable Home Design in a Historic Providence NeighborhoodMoving to Rhode Island wasn’t in the plan for this homeowner and her family. But when an empty lot became available in one of Providence’s historic neighborhoods, and it just happened to be next to homes owned by her brother and her parents, the longtime Seattle resident couldn’t resist. While most of the houses in the area lean toward the traditional, she was interested in something a bit more modern.

1 week ago | nehomemag.com | Lynda Simonton

Dress UpThe design team at Kristin Paton Interiors cleverly met the challenge of decorating a pair of unusual spaces, transforming a primary closet into a dressing room (The Jewel of the Nile) and an adjoining balcony into a bar (The Gentleman of the Jungle). Paton settled on a British West Indies feel. “I’m familiar with antiques of the period, and the style is one I very much relate to,” she says.

2 weeks ago | nehomemag.com | Lynda Simonton

Shingle Style Architecture on a Golf CourseIt’s funny how a site can tell an architect exactly what it needs. In the case of this waterfront lot on a golf course in Rye, New Hampshire, its size, shape, and location informed both the structure’s layout and overall aesthetic. “The clients wanted a modern house, but community stipulations prevented us from going super modern,” says TMS Architects Interiors project manager Lafe Covill of the 5,500-square-foot four-bedroom residence.

2 weeks ago | nehomemag.com | Lynda Simonton

David Hacin is committed to his neighborhood. Since founding his eponymous Boston-based interdisciplinary architecture and design firm in 1993, Hacin and his team have conceived many of the city’s most innovative residential, commercial, and civic designs. In fact, he lives across the street from the firm’s South End office in a Hacin-designed apartment building, overlooking a Hacin-designed park, just a stone’s throw in any direction from Hacin-designed restaurants and hotels.

3 weeks ago | nehomemag.com | Lynda Simonton

Joe Diggs’s early life on the Cape was not all Topsiders and lobster rolls. A descendant of Cape Verdeans, he struggled with subtle racism and the accidental death of his older brother.