HOME & GARDEN NANTUCKET 2018 by Anderson Publishing

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Home & Garden n a n t u c k e t ur wa of livin

• Lifestyles • Home • Garden • Real Estate

ANDERSON PUBLISHING Box 1018 Nantucket, MA 02554 508.228.3866

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Dear Readers, Nantucket – a beautiful island. When you live here, you are in as much a land of wonderment as those who visit for just a week. Everything is special and of such quality, whether it is what nature offers or what is brought in on the freight boat and used in homes. Ten years ago, I was publishing a magazine entitled Home and Garden Nantucket and then we changed the title to ONLY Nantucket, when we changed to a “large format’’magazine. I have now brought back that title to showcase what has now become known as the “Nantucket lifestyle” look of decorating. It is a clean look with the colors of nature as the basis of its fundamental look. The sand, the hues of the water that surrounds the island, the clear sky and the grey shingles on our buildings. This new magazine, Home & Garden Nantucket, is meant to help define that color and design concept, whether it be for in a home or a garden, and to provide you with the names of businesses who create that look and the high quality of workmanship that Nantucket is known for. The articles are a compilation of those we have published in our coffee table magazines – ONLY Nantucket and REVIEW Nantucket. This publication will also be sold at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon.com, nationally, as are our others publication. It will be given out free on the island. It seems as if we all take this “design look” for granted, yet I have not seen it duplicated anywhere else. The island professionals all seem to work well together with the understanding that “less is more” in achieving the end product. So, scan our pages for what they have achieved as a collective group and look in our Resource Directory to see how to contact the “Best of the Best” to work on your project no matter how large or how small. In addition, we showcase the real estate industry who will help you find land or property. They are well versed in the areas of the island and will do their best to match your wants and needs for a perfect fit. Trust them. Hopefully, someday you will have your island haven and join all that understand what makes Nantucket, Nantucket! One cannot fully explain that to others, they need to experience it for themselves and that only comes from living and being here for more than a vacation. I hope you have that opportunity. Sincerely,

Deborah Anderson Publisher

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2018 RESOURCE DIRECTORY

Find out how to contact Nantucket vendors to help build and maintain your home and garden.

’SCONSET LEGACY The homeowners were looking to create something much more profound – a legacy, a place for their children and grandchildren to come, a home that would withstand the test of time, . . .

50 YEARS WOVEN TO PERFECTION Nearly 80, mostly local, artists’ work on consignment at Nantucke Looms. As long as the natural beauty of the island inspires local artists, the Looms will continue to support their creative vision.

ANNE BECKER STYLE Nearly 80, mostly local, artists’ work on consignment at Nantucke Looms. As long as the natural beauty of the island inspires local artists, the Looms will continue to support their creative vision.

NANTUCKET BLUE BOOK OF REAL ESTATE

Meet some of Nantucket’s most successful offices, brokers and agents. Find a property that may become your special get-a-way on the island.

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2018 MONOMOY TRANQUILITY

Through their placement of naturally toned aesthetics, soft curvatures and clean sight lines, their thoughtfully designed interiors echo the serenity of a beautiful walk on the beach.

SUNRISES IN MADAKET It was important to the family that the second renovation maintained the character of a Madaket cottage on the beach while respecting the wetland restrictions. Expanding laterally was the only solution.

DESIGN IS IN THE DETAILS Trudy Dujardin’s unique approach to creating coastal masterpieces. “. . . beautiful design includes details that stop you in the doorway and take your breath away.”

A LOVE STORY Nantucket is the sort of place that is synonymous with love. A select people can do what they love as a year-round Nantucket resident. Landscaper Deborah Wilson is one of them.

AN INSTRUMENT OF GRACE It begins by giving the client a simple task — pick three colors. The rest is a blend of science, sunlight, tradition and practicality. For Wixted, the love of gardening is woven into her love of the island.

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ANDERSON PUBLISHING publisher & editor Deborah M. Anderson design, imaging & prepress Anderson Publishing s e n i o r d i r e c to r o f d i g i t a l g r a p h i c s a n d p r i n t p ro d u c t i o n Gustavo Gonçalves office manager Rebecca Devine proofreader Laura Ortiz c o n tr i b u ti n g p h o to g r a p h e r s Jeffrey Allen Deborah Anderson Charlotte Carey Nathan Coe Garrett Powers Zofia & Co. c o n tr i b u ti n g w r i te r s Lisa Clair Suzanne Keating Rebecca Nimerfroh Kimberly Nolan Andrew Spencer

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A RT COAST HOME 54 1/2 Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-825-5699 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .coastack@gmail.com

B UILDERS , C ARPENTERS & C ONTRACTORS CMC CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Box 337 Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-332-4757 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-257-9248 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .justbuiltbetter@aol.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.justbuiltbetter.com

KMS DESIGNS Box 2516 Nantucket, MA 02584 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-901-1034 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .karli@kmsinteriordesign.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.kmsinteriordesign.com Instagram . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/Kmsinteriordesign

B UILDING - R ESTORATION JAMES LYDON, SONS & DAUGHTERS Box 982 Siasconset, MA 02564 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-221-1333 or Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339-223-0060 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .jlydonjr@aol.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.jameslydon.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketflowerbox.com

CMC CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C. Box 337 Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-332-4757 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-257-9248 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .justbuiltbetter@aol.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.justbuiltbetter.com

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C ARPET & R UG - D EALER & I NSTALLATION COLONY RUG COMPANY Nantucket

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Or Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .781-826-5166 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .781-826-3451 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .paige@colonyrug.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.colonyrug.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/colonyrug Instagram . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/colonyrugco Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.twitter.com/colonyrugco

C ONCRETE & B RICK C ONTRACTOR P & M REIS TRUCKING, INC. 10 Industry Road Box 113 Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0998 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0811 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .office@reistrucking.net Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.reistrucking.net

E LECTRICAL C ONTRACTOR Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SHEA ELECTRIC, INC. Box 2262 Nantucket, MA 02584 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-221-2242 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .osheaelectricinc@gmail.com

E XCAVATING C ONTRACTOR P & M REIS TRUCKING, INC. 10 Industry Road Box 113 Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0998 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0811 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .office@reistrucking.net Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.reistrucking.net

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F LOORS - H ARDWOOD & F LOORING M ATERIAL EAST WOOD TRADING COMPANY 6 Teasdale Circle Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-3060 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-374-0221 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tara@eastwoodflooring.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.eastwoodflooring.com Facebook . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/EastWoodTradingco Instagram . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/EastWoodTrading

F LOOR R EFINISHING & I NSTALLATION EAST WOOD TRADING COMPANY 6 Teasdale Circle Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-3060 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-374-0221 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tara@eastwoodflooring.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.eastwoodflooring.com Facebook . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/EastWoodTradingco Instagram . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/EastWoodTrading

F LOWER B OXES NANTUCKET FLOWER BOXES Box 982 Siasconset, MA 02564 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-221-1333 or Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339-223-0060 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .jlydonjr@aol.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.jameslydon.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketflowerbox.com

F URNITURE - O UTDOOR COAST HOME 54 1/2 Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-825-5699 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .coastack@gmail.com

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F URNITURE - R ETAIL COAST HOME 54 1/2 Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-825-5699 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .coastack@gmail.com

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DEBORAH WILSON GARDEN SERVICES, L.L.C. 37 Friendship Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-9706 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-367-1633 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .774-325-5968 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@dlwgardenservices.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.dlwgardenservices.com

KRISTINA WIXTED GARDENS 12 Tomahawk Road Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-325-7858 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-221-1702 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kristinawixtedgardens@gmail.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.kristinawixtedgardens.com

G IFT S HOP, H OME A CCESSORIES & W EAVING S TUDIO NANTUCKET LOOMS 51 Main Street Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-1908 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@nantucketlooms.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketlooms.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketloomsinteriors.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/NantucketLooms Instagram . . . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/nantucketlooms Pinterest . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.pinterest.com/nantucketlooms Houzz . .www.houzz.com/pro/nantucketlooms/nantucket-looms

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G RAVEL , S TONE & S HELLS P & M REIS TRUCKING, INC. 10 Industry Road Box 113 Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0998 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0811 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .office@reistrucking.net Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.reistrucking.net

H OUSES & C OTTAGES - S ALES & R ENTALS NANTUCKET REALTY ADVISORS 15 North Beach Street, 2A Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0975 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-367-9557 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .617-395-2715 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@nantucketrealtyadvisors.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketrealtyadvisors.com Facebook . . . . .www.facebook.com/NantucketRealtyAdvisors Instagram . . . .www.instagram.com/NantucketRealtyAdvisors Linkedin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.linkedin.com/company/nantucket-realty-advisors

I NTERIOR D ESIGNERS & D ECORATORS ANNE BECKER DESIGN Box 104 Nantucket, MA 02554 Call for Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-221-1141 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .anne@annebeckerdesign.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.annebeckerdesign.com Instagram . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/annebeckerdesign Houzz . . . . . . . . . . .www.houzz.com/pro/annebeckerdesign

AUDREY STERK DESIGN 18 R Broad Street Box 3251 Nantucket, MA 02584 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-221-6996 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@audreysterk.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.audreysterk.com

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DUJARDIN DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC. Box 5202 Westport, CT 06881 Nantucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-1120 Westport, CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203-838-8100 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203-717-1908 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@dujardindesign.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.dujardindesign.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/DujardinDesign Instagram . . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/Dujardin_Design Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .twitter.com/DujardinDesign

NANTUCKET LOOMS 51 Main Street Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-1908 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@nantucketlooms.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketlooms.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketloomsinteriors.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/NantucketLooms Instagram . . . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/nantucketlooms Pinterest . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.pinterest.com/nantucketlooms houzz . .www.houzz.com/pro/nantucketlooms/nantucket-looms

I NTERIOR D ESIGNER - G REEN DUJARDIN DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC. Box 5202 Westport, CT 06881 Nantucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-1120 Westport, CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203-838-8100 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203-717-1908 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@dujardindesign.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.dujardindesign.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/DujardinDesign Instagram . . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/Dujardin_Design Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .twitter.com/DujardinDesign

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K ITCHEN D ESIGN & R EMODELING KMS DESIGNS Box 2516 Nantucket, MA 02584 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-901-1034 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .karli@kmsinteriordesign.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.kmsinteriordesign.com Instagram . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/Kmsinteriordesign

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L IGHTING - F IXTURES , S HADES COAST HOME 54 1/2 Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-825-5699 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .coastack@gmail.com

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L UMBER & B UILDING M ATERIALS EAST WOOD TRADING COMPANY 6 Teasdale Circle Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-3060 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-374-0221 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tara@eastwoodflooring.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.eastwoodflooring.com Facebook . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/EastWoodTradingco Instagram . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/EastWoodTrading

M ETAL A RT FINNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FISH ART Call for Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-423-5126 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .firefish265@gmail.com

PAINTING C ONTRACTORS FOUR WINDS PAINTING, INC. Box 2841 Nantucket, MA 02584 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-364-4001 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .coastack@gmail.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.fourwindspainting.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/fourwindspainting

P HOTOGRAPHER & P HOTOGRAPHIC A RT DANIEL SUTHERLAND PHOTOGRAPHY 80 A Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-221-8464 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .info@daniel-sutherland.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.daniel-sutherland.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/daniel9sutherland Instagram . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/daniel9sutherland H&G

R EAL E STATE A GENTS & B ROKERS LINDA BELLEVUE AT ATLANTIC EAST NANTUCKET REAL ESTATE 82 Easton Street Box 1407 Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-325-2700 Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-7707 Ext. 235 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .linda@nantucketrealestate.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketrealestate.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/Atlantic-East– Nantucket-Real-Estate-315156932728

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15 North Beach Street, 2A Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-0975 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-367-9557 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .617-395-2715 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .angel@nantucketrealtyadvisors.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketrealtyadvisors.com Facebook . . . . .www.facebook.com/NantucketRealtyAdvisors Instagram . . . .www.instagram.com/NantucketRealtyAdvisors Linkedin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.linkedin.com/company/nantucket-realty-advisors

ROBERT SARKISIAN AT ISLAND PROPERTIES 35A Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-6999 Ext. 20 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-292-0665 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .robert@islandpropertiesre.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.islandpropertiesre.com Facebook . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/RobertSarkisianBroker Instagram . . . . . . . . . .www.instagram.com/nantucket_broker

JOHN F. TRUDEL III AT ATLANTIC EAST NANTUCKET REAL ESTATE 82 Easton Street Box 1407 Nantucket, MA 02554 . . . . . . . . . . .508-228-7707 Ext. 234 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508-648-8870 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .john@nantucketrealestate.com Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.nantucketrealestate.com Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.facebook.com/Atlantic-East– Nantucket-Real-Estate-315156932728

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â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sconset Legacy by REBECCA NIMERFROH

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W Architect: NANTUCKET ARCHITECTURE GROUP Construction: CIARAN MCCLOSKEY OF CMC CONSTRUCTION Interior Design: TERRY THOMAS Photography: ZOFIA & CO.

hen Ciaran McCloskey, owner of CMC Construction first met with homeowners of the distinctive, V-shaped home off Low Beach Road in ’Sconset, one thing quickly became evident. The homeowners who purchased the 1990s-built summer home in 2011 had a more profound vision for their intended remodel than to simply fill the space with the latest trends in pomp and circumstance. Instead, they were looking to create, by way of Ciaran’s craftsmanship, something much more profound - a legacy, a place for their children and grandchildren to come, a home that would withstand the test of time, with interiors as breezy, open and warm as any given summer day on Nantucket. H&G

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“One of their lifelong dreams was to have a home in

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his clients. But through a series of unfortunate events, such as winter storms, the house being flooded, etcetera, their home had to be gutted. That being the case, a completed vision was drawn up by Bill McGuire, AIA, of Nantucket Architecture Group, and interior designer Terry Thomas, Ciaran and his team got right to work.

“You’ve got the main center of the building, and then two wings coming out either side at 45-degrees. It was an interesting process making all those angles work,” Ciaran says with a laugh. The overall vision for this unique upside-down house was to create an open and airy upstairs living space, with a free-flowing floor plan from the kitchen to the living room and beyond, to the oversized decks with their southern-facing water views. However, load-bearing walls divided these gathering areas and presented a design challenge for Ciaran and Bill, who soon came up with the idea of creating large cutouts into these walls to allow light and create a feeling of openness. This structural game plan, diverting weight onto other supports, helped create the light, airy and open space their clients had in mind. “I kept telling the owners when we were framing it, ‘You’re going to be able to stand up here with your driver and give it a full swing,’” Ciaran says with a smile. “And it wasn’t until they physically walked in and saw the place that they were like ‘Wow!’ For the first half hour they just walked around the house saying ‘wow.’” Custom milled shiplap laid horizontally adds character to 14-foot high Cathedralled ceilings, while 8-inch wide, select oak flooring in a light finish reflects the light from the abundant windows and doors. “It is very light, bright and breezy,” Ciaran says of the house. “I like to call it beachy chic.”

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“Each renovation is a one-of-a-kind experience in that you’re starting with a canvas that isn’t raw . . .”

Another room Ciaran is proud of in this seven bedroom, six bath home is not actually a room at all, but in fact, the garage, which in the winter months serves as storage, but come summer, will transform into an open and inviting game room with double mahogany doors that lead out into the garden. For added character, Ciaran and his team obtained reclaimed oak barn wood from Virginia, custom milled in their workshop to run vertically throughout. “It’s a cool look,” Ciaran says. “That old-time, rustic feel.” Overall, it is clear Ciaran’s favorite thing about the house was actually working with the clients. “When I met them and we were going through the whole interviewing phase I said, ‘Look, I can tell you all the things in the world I can do and how great I am, but really at the end of the day none of that matters. What’s important is what you want for your home. This is your home, your dream, and your legacy. They appreciated that,” he says. “It was great to work with people like that.” With approximately 70% of his business involving restoration/ renovation and 30% new construction, Ciaran explains that he enjoys the challenges each project presents. Each renovation is a one-of-a-kind experience in that you’re starting with a canvas that isn’t raw – you’re set with what is, and then you have to figure out how you are going to change it, add-on to it, improve it, while respecting its character and history. Ciaran’s current project is a whaling-era home on Orange Street, and Ciaran says, “You really have to put on your thinking cap. There’s a lot more unknown than known, going into a project like that.” Standing back to look at the completed home in ’Sconset, Ciaran continues, saying, “I love how at the end of a job, I am able to stand there and say, ‘Look at what we did as a team.’ There’s a real sense of accomplishment and meaning to your life. We can stand there and say that this home is going to last hundreds and hundreds of years.” Among those years, a legacy of “ ‘Sconset summers for generations to come.”

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50 Woven to PERFECTION years

by SUZANNE KEATING

Interior Design: NANTUCKET LOOMS Photography: COURTESY OF NANTUCKET LOOMS

Nantucket Looms SUPPORTING THE ARTS AND ARTISANS OF ITS NAMESAKE ISLAND .

HAS A LONG HISTORY OF

T HIS LEGACY BEGAN FIFTY YEARS AGO , IN 1968, WHEN A NDY O ATES AND B ILL E ULER , PARTNERS IN LIFE AND BUSINESS , TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE FORMER C LOTH C OMPANY OF N ANTUCKET , RENAMING IT N ANTUCKET L OOMS . B ETWEEN A NDY ’ S SILK - SCREENING AND WEAVING EXPERIENCE AND B ILL ’ S BUSINESS ACUMEN , A NEW ERA OF ARTISANSHIP BLOSSOMED IN DOWNTOWN N ANTUCKET . T HEY SOON PUT THE WORD OUT FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO BRING IN THEIR BASKETS , CARVINGS , PAINTINGS , PRINTS AND OTHER FOLK ART , OFFERING A COTTAGE STYLE OF LIVING TO VISITORS AND LOCALS ALIKE . I N 1974, L IZ W INSHIP WENT TO WORK FOR A NDY AND B ILL FOR WHAT SHE THOUGHT WOULD BE THE END OF THE SEASON AND ENDED UP STAYING FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS ! L IZ HAD A NATURAL TALENT FOR THE COTTAGE STYLE OF INTERIOR DESIGN BEING PROMOTED WITH THE ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF HOME FURNISHINGS AT THE

L OOMS . W HEN A NDY AND B ILL RETIRED IN 1993, THEY LEFT THE BUSINESS TO L IZ , THEIR NOW LONGTIME EMPLOYEE . I N 2004, L IZ OVERSAW THE L OOMS ’ MOVE TO F EDERAL S T . AND AGAIN IN 2011 WHEN THE BUSINESS FOUND A PERMANENT HOME AT 51 M AIN S TREET , NOW HOUSING AN INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS ALONG WITH THE STORE AND ON - SITE WEAVING STUDIO .

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WEAVING STUDIO Rebecca Jusko Peraner apprenticed with Andy beginning in 1991, and continues to train today’s on-site weavers, ensuring that the art of textile design and hand weaving is been passed on. In 1996, Stephanie Hall joined the Looms helping Liz set up the interior design department that flourishes under Stephanie’s artistic direction today. Liz’s daughter, Bess Clarke, joined the business in 2013, completing a compelling foursome of businesswomen ensuring that the legacy of the Looms will carry on for years to come. In the beginning, there was a big demand for hand-woven fabrics, crewelwork and needlepoint that grew out of Andy’s work with the Nantucket Historic Trust’s restoration of the Jared Coffin House in the early 1960s. Andy trained and mentored a new generation of weavers. One of them being Peg Kelley from the Cock Eyed Dove. Lia Marks wove wool challis fabric for the very popular Whaling shirts and later, CPO jackets, keeping herself and her daughter, Karin Sheppard, busy weaving for many years. Despite the beautiful throws, wraps and gorgeous tableware, the Looms isn’t just about textiles. Since 1971, master fine-oil painter Ken Layman’s paintings of big skies filled with billowing clouds over inviting paths leading to the ocean, and roads ending in perfect perspective, have graced the walls of the Looms. Recognized both on and off the island for her many beautiful books of home furnishings and crafts, Leslie Linsley has been making traditional decoupage boxes with recognizable floral designs, like the ever-popular hydrangea flowers, exclusively for the Looms since the 1970s. Basket weaving, sculpture and woodworking were also among the early crafts supplied to the store. Locally famous author and basket maker, Mara Cary was a favorite island basket weaver and teacher of creative and functional baskets sold at the Looms during the 1970s and 80s. Sought after for his unusual sculpture, Piero Fenci’s beautiful Raku work was considered “edgy” at the time. Gwen Gaillard, perhaps better known as the owner of the Opera House and founder of the Opera House Cup race, kept the Looms supplied with her fabulous knit sweaters and hats for many years. Local photographer Terry Pommett has been providing masterful black and white photos of stunning sailboats under full sail in the waters around Nantucket for more than a quarter of a century. Printmaker Eric Holch is another long-time contributor to the Looms, whose colorful prints and nostalgic oil paintings continue to bring smiles to the faces of many buyers.

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Nantucket 365 days

“THERE ARE NEARLY 80, MOSTLY LOCAL

ARTISTS’ WHO WORK ON CONSIGNMENT

AT THE LOOMS, . . .”

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ROBERT FRAZIER

BETSEY BRAUN

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DALE RUTHERFORD

JOANNA KANE

LESLIE LINSLEY

KEVIN KUESTER

Liz said that it was Susie Lister Locke’s creative designs in gold that inspired the Looms to start selling jewelry many years ago. John and Frances Elder originally made Lightship baskets for the store, then Karol Lindquist and now Dale Rutherford - all weavers of the island’s signature basket. Betsey Brauns’ Sailors’ Valentines make a historical contribution, along with Mark Sutherland’s ship models and dories, and Lynn Bates’ beautiful oil cloth rugs. Today, Plein Air painter Elle Foley and Expressionist painter Susan Briskman contribute beautiful paintings of island scenes, along with serene paintings of Nantucket’s light on island homes by Joan Albaugh. Colorfully subtle abstracts by Julija Mostykanova Feeney are always a delightful discovery. Finely executed abstracts from Joanna Kane hang on the walls but you will have to search for Joanna’s hand-painted N-A-N-T-U-C-K-E-T and A-C-K wooden balls. Each ball is hand-painted with several coats of tempura that she mixes as needed, before applying several coats of varnish for a beautiful and durable finish. Kevin Kuester has been carving gorgeous Snowy Owls made of basswood and pine for the Looms since 2014; his impressive attention to detail is evident in each carving.

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There are nearly 80, mostly local artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work on consignment at the Looms, and it would be hard to mention them all here. The best thing to do is wander through the store and see the changing display of finely crafted art available on-island. With an open-door policy of artists having the option to switch out their work once a week, they get to decide what to show, while the inventory gets freshened up. Each artist represented is unique in offering an eclectic selection of cottage-style furnishings for the Looms customers. Open all year, the Looms is not just supporting artists and their work; they are providing year-round employment for 20 people in the community. Five of the full-time employees are on-site weavers, like Cara DeHeart who trained under the watchful eye of Becky Peraner when she was still a teenager. As long as the natural beauty of the island continues to inspire local artists, the Looms will continue to support their creative vision.

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S T Y L Anne Becker E by ANDREW SPENCER

Interior Design: ANNE BECKER DESIGN Photography: JEFF ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY AND CHARLOTTE CAREY PHOTOGRAPHY

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h at e x a c t ly is N a n t u c k e t S t y l e ? That is a question that has plagued as many island

homeowners

as it has New York marketing executives. Yet, ironically, everyone seems to have an idea

of what it is, even if they can’t put it in to words. A quick Google search of “Nantucket style” returns something along the lines of half-a-million different Internet pages that deal with that elusive subject; a recent article in the Wall Street Journal made the observation of Nantucket style, “Even on the island itself

there’s no definitive model.” Nantucket-based interior designer Anne Becker has faced that same conundrum of trying to define the indefinable. Anybody who has tried to lock her in to a defining way of approaching the decorating process knows that she, like the island she loves, defies those classifications. “I don’t do cookie-cutter style decorating,” Becker said of her approach to interior design. “Style is different from house to house and homeowner to homeowner.” It is that understanding of the inherent differences between individual tastes that makes Becker the designer she is. “I like to think I have a diverse style capability, rather than a limited vision,” she said.

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Cozy nook for long dinners.

Outdoor fabric on guest room daybed means no worries.

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“WORDS THAT PEOPLE USE CAN BE RELATIVE,” SHE SAID. “IN OTHER WORDS, PERSON’S ‘MODERN’ MIGHT BE ANOTHER PERSON’S ‘CONTEMPORARY,’ PERSON’S ‘CLASSIC’ MIGHT BE ANOTHER PERSON’S ‘TRADITIONAL.’ ”

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he process for Becker begins with a lot of listening and a lot of interpreting. “Words that people use can be relative,” she said. “In other words, one person’s ‘modern’

might

another

person’s ‘contemporary;’ one person’s

‘classic’ might be another person’s ‘traditional.’” Because of that potential difference in perception and meaning, Becker comes armed to her first client meeting with a collection of photos and images that fit her definition of a variety of interior styles. “Sometimes people will come in thinking they don’t like a particular style label, but when they see what I conceive that style to be, they find they actually love it,” Becker said. Of paramount concern to Becker’s professional ethos is that the home’s interior be what she describes as “very clientspecific.” By that, she means that the client gets the exact style they want, and that their home will both reflect their lifestyle and make itself amenable to that lifestyle. “Working with a client, for me, is more than a professional relationship. It’s a personal relationship,” she said. Her final goal in any project is to create an interior that feels personal to the owner, and the only way to achieve that goal is by getting to know all about the client’s lifestyle. Of course, anyone who has spent time on Nantucket knows that the island itself has a certain character, a casual-meetssemi-formal kind of air that permeates throughout, and it’s all wrapped up in a tradition-rich envelope that celebrates the island’s prestigious history. As a nod to that atmosphere, Becker said she likes to bring together items that might, at first blush, appear to be opposites. “I will oftentimes pair something ornate with something casual or something old-fashioned with something modern,” she explained. The result is an inviting space that begs to be lived in, a space that is as appropriate a setting for a late-summer cocktail party with friends as it is for a rainy-day game of backgammon or a family breakfast before heading out for a day at the beach. To return to the original question of what Nantucket style is, I think it’s safe to say that we all know exactly what it is. The problem is, however, each one of our definitions of what it is might differ slightly from everyone else’s definition. But that’s part of what makes Nantucket such a special place. Everyone finds exactly what they need on this little dot of sand surrounded by the Atlantic, no matter what that thing is. Anne recently recounted the story of a furniture deliveryman who happened to mention to her that he’d been in several houses that Becker had designed. The thing that struck him about all the houses was how individual each one looked. And that might just be the label to apply to Anne Becker’s style: individual. Just like Nantucket. Visit Anne’s Website at www.annebeckerdesign.com

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antucket Lifestyle! Easy summer living in this cheerful and bright, open modern design - over 5,000 sq. ft. - conveniently located on the edge of town and minutes to Main Street. Relax and enjoy the outdoors by the 18 ft. x 36 ft. Pebble Tec pool with 8 ft. x 8 ft. spa. Pool house with half bath. Large fenced back yard area. First Floor: Master bedroom with cathedral ceilings, spacious walk in closet, large en suite bath, dual vanities, tiled shower, stone floor, marbled wall and Victoria Albert tub appointed with LaCava fixtures. Exterior door to access to outdoor shower and slider to outdoor deck. Wonderful, bright and open kitchen, living and dining room - ship lap walls, transom windows, custom cabinetry, large island with Danby marble top. Sliding door to outdoor living space. Private den off the kitchen with sliding barn door and 65 inch Samsung TV. Powder room and laundry room with custom cabinetry and extra utility sink. Mudroom with built-ins and exterior side door. Full finished lower level with 10 ft. ceilings with large entertainment room, movie theater, full bath and two bedrooms. Second Floor: Three bedrooms with private, tiled baths, custom vanities, closets and vaulted ceilings. Lower Level with 10 ft. ceilings: Office/bedroom, full hall bath. Gym with mirrored wall, 65" Samsung TV and zebra yoga floor. Huge entertainment room with 75" Samsung TV, movie theater with 4K projector screen, Savant media system by Nantucket Media Systems. Storage closet, utility room. Radiant in-floor heat. Exterior door to wide set of stairs to rear yard. 51 Vestal Street 6 bedrooms â&#x20AC;˘ 5 and 2 half baths $30,000. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $40,000. /week

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masterfully crafted home in an exquisite location, designed and furnished by award winning architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. The single level home has

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he best kept secret in Dionis. Hidden on the moors of Dionis lies a private, secluded family compound far from the crowds and traffic. Located half a mile inland from Eel Point Road and surrounded by more than 700 acres of preservation land, this impeccably maintained estate features a main house, guest house, pond w/waterfall, putting/chipping green, 9 bedrooms, 7 and two half baths, and a large free-form heated pool with whirlpool tub. A tree-lined drive and extensive perennial gardens complete the atmosphere of tranquility and gracious Nantucket charm. Truly a hidden gem one must see to appreciate. 4 Fintry Lane $6,425,000.

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TOWN – $3,395,000.

Representing both buyers and sellers with over 25 million sold within last 12 months. Seller

3 C Sun Island Road Unit 2

11/7/17

$ 425,000.

Buyer

63 Hummock Pond Road

11/27/17

$3,375,000.

Buyer

3 Buck Hollow Road

1/17/18

$3,625,000.

Seller

11 R Union Street

1/31/18

$3,150,000.

Seller

3 A Sun Island Road Unit 4

2/20/18

$ 400,000.

Seller

11 Mizzenmast Road

3/15/18

$1,465,000.

Buyer

26 Pequot Street

3/16/18

$1,150,000.

Seller

35 Fintlock Road

3/22/16

$ 901,000.

Buyer

1 Sun Island Road

5/1/18

$ 380,000.

Buyer

5 Clifford Street

5/11/18

$5,600,000.

Buyer

19 B Waydale Road

9/7/18

$ 435,000.

Seller

24 Trotters Lane (Lot 21 CVA)

10/12/18

$ 275,000.

Seller

8 Delaney Road

11/9/18

$2,440,000.

Buyer

90 Skyline Drive

12/31/18

$1,495,000. (Pending)

JOHN F. TRUDEL III, SFR Sales Associate

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Tranquility by REBECCA NIMERFROH

Archictect: JMS ARCHITECTURE Construction: CHIP STAHL OF KMS DESIGNs Interior Design: KARLI STAHL OF KMS DESIGNs Photography: GARRETT POWERS PHOTOGRAPHY

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S Stepping inside a home built by Nantucket’s husband and wife

design duo Chip and Karli Stahl is a lot like, well, stepping outside

on this beautiful island they call home. Through their placement of

naturally toned aesthetics, soft curvatures and clean sight lines, their

thoughtfully designed interiors echo the serenity of a beautiful walk on the beach. One can almost feel the sand between their toes, or the salt on their skin as they tour through any home built by their

firm KMS Designs, and thankfully, their latest project, located at

27 Monomoy Road is no different.

“Nantucket offers its own natural design feel,” Karli says of the

home, which sits across the street from tall, emerald-green grass, wandering, sky-blue, salt water creeks, and the gray cedar shingle of the Nantucket skyline. “Nature never goes out of style!”

Karli and Chip Stahl first saw the land on which this home sits in

2015, and could easily see the sizable lot and elevation had great potential. Working in collaboration with local vendors, including The

Tile Room’s Graham Burton and wife LuAnn Burton of The Nantucket

Lightshop, Megan and Bert Turner of The Water Closet, along with

Carolyn Durand, Licensed Broker at Lee Real Estate, they designed and

built

this

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seven-bedroom,

seven-bath

masterpiece, a dream-home of sorts, the perfect backdrop for the

classic American family.

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“People want a beautiful house,” Carolyn says as we stand on the lawn. There is a soft breeze in the air, and being early spring, we enjoy the soft chorus of peepers singing from the creeks. “When people know how they like to live, they don’t want to come to Nantucket and downshift.” She then smiles, and as if she has a trick up her sleeve, leads the way up the flagstone path and into the home’s mudroom. Here there is ample space to drop groceries (even a butler’s pantry for refrigeration and food prep) along with space to store coats, bags and shoes. “People have begun to synthesize all the things someone wants in a home,” Carolyn continues. “Chip and Karli are a great example – they understand that behind all of this design is lifestyle.” Carolyn points out that we have all experienced design flaws – homes where you can’t open the dishwasher and the opposing cabinet at the same time, or closets with shelves too high to reach and too deep to use, and reminds me that homes Chip and Karli built are not just designed and blindly executed. In fact, Carolyn explains that because their design process is a collaborative one, “everyone is making their sights through the plans so that before everything is underway, changes can be made.” Walking into the kitchen, Carolyn explains that even here in this gorgeously tiled, cleanly organized space careful consideration had been made for the sight lines both out onto the view of the creeks and harbor in front, as well as out onto the pool out back. Because of this, movement throughout the home feels natural and easy. Off the main living area on the first floor is the first master suite. Carolyn explains that the American family is evolving, and typically large families all want to be together, but maintain a space of privacy as well. “This is where sociology influences design,” Carolyn explains. “Because if you say, ‘Let’s meet on Nantucket,’ everyone is all in.” She smiles again.

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Throughout the house I marvel at the statement lighting fixtures that vary in each room, prominently made from natural textiles, including one assembled with coco beads made from coconut. All of these pieces, sourced from Nantucket Lightshop add a fun flair to the already tranquil and unobtrusive design. Says LuAnn, owner of the Nantucket Lightshop, “Karli isn’t afraid to make a bold statement with a lighting fixture or take a chance on a new lighting style.” Karli explains, “The majority of my projects on Nantucket are second homes, which means the client is more willing to try fun ideas. They tend to be more laid back with style.” This does not mean, however, that Karli will impose her own. “Often my clients will ask what my personal style is which I then tell them shouldn’t matter,” Karli laughs. “I am not the one living there. The project needs to reflect their own personal style, and my job is to achieve that in the best possible form.” The second floor of the home offers even better views onto the creeks and harbor, and Carolyn stops to marvel at the windows, something not unusual, even for this island resident of over 25 years. “I love walking through this home and looking out onto Nantucket. That’s a really big part of pride of ownership. Like, I’m here and I can see it.” Leading me up to the button-operated widows walk on top of the house, we take in the 360-degree sweeping views of our surroundings. Coming back down to ground level, we cross the deck and walk along the pool to the guest cottage. Here, a Nano bi-fold door has been folded wide open, so there is literally no wall separating a seating area of oversized chairs and an entertainer’s dream, state-of-the-art kitchen. “It is so fun on a clear summer night to have the guest house fully open to the outdoors while entertaining!” Karli says, noting that this just might be her favorite features of the home. A full bedroom suite is upstairs, again complete with those stunning, Monomoy water views. We then walk to the third structure on the property, a garage and studio space. Carolyn tells me that when she first came to the island, hardly anyone had a garage. “But now people want a place to organize their bikes, surfboards, paddle boards, and everything else that goes on the water. People want to arrive and not go looking for things.” Carolyn pauses, and then says, “I’ve had all different people come through this house and what they say again and again is this has been done so well, with so much thoughtfulness.” As for Karli, she again credits her collaboration with her husband Chip, The Nantucket Lightshop and Tile Room for enabling this space to come to fruition. “I can easily go to Boston for all my plumbing, tile and lighting needs, but honestly, 9 Sparks Avenue had everything I needed and is always current on all the latest and greatest,” Karli says. “Many times clients will ask if things are “cheaper” off island. However, beyond the cost of goods, by keeping it local you are given service that you otherwise wouldn’t receive by buying goods off island. Good service has no price tag.” Taking in their completed project, Karli continues, saying, “I love the neutral, calming esthetic and the way it flows throughout. 27 Monomoy feels more than a vacation property. It feels like a home.”

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Madaket Architect: WILLIAM MCGUIRE AND STEPHEN THEROUX OF NANTUCKET ARCHITECTURE GROUP Construction: DAILY CONSTRUCTION Landscape: â&#x20AC;&#x2122;SCONSET GARDENER Photography: JEFF ALLEN PHOTOGRAPHY

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aving a second home on Nantucket is a luxury, one that this family has enjoyed since the 1970s. However, in 2010 they needed to downsize and their son, Zachary Gut, saw that it was a good time to enter the market as a first time home buyer. As lead house hunter, Zach began a search for a new property with potential and fell in love with a neglected, little, beach cottage in Madaket. With stunning private views of the Atlantic Ocean over the pond and a small dock tumbled aside in the reeds, the property immediately felt like a hidden gem, but the 1970s shack needed major work ... the family turned to Nantucket Architecture Group for advice. H&G

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fter receiving word, from their son on a house that might

suit their needs, they all flew to Nantucket on a cloudy, cold, mid-March day to check it out. While the views were indeed

spectacular, this dream cottage needed a major upgrade and make-over. Enter Nantucket Architect Group with whom the family had worked with before on another property. They gave architect Stephen Theroux their thoughts. The family wanted to open the cottage to the outdoors, to the water and sunshine, while maintaining the integrity and charm of old Madaket. The other plans included installing windows where there weren't any, getting rid of sliding doors and replacing them with French doors to take advantage of the unobstructed views and replace the outside decks with hardwood. Inside, the mindset was to get rid of the tile floor, install oak throughout the cottage and paint them a fog gray. Open up the ceiling in one of the bedrooms to mimic the cathedral ceilings in some of the other rooms accenting the structural elements and hardware. Paint everything white. Decorate and furnish with simplicity in mind. No clutter. Redo all the bathrooms. Put in new appliances in the kitchen would make a huge impact. Then, on to the outside grounds, with a plan, to bring in Marty McGowan from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sconset Gardener. Once all the work was completed, it became the perfect family cottage for the Gut family - parents, their son and his soon-tobe wife. Life changes and so must your original plans. What once was the perfect little cottage, now needed to accommodate a young family and baby who loved coming to the island every weekend. Then, there were the friends who found their way to Nantucket every summer. Back to the drawing board for Nantucket Architecture Group, Frank Daily of Daily Construction and Marty McGowan of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sconset Gardener. It was important to the family that the second renovation maintains the character of a Madaket cottage on the beach while respecting the wetland restrictions. Expanding laterally was the only solution. The redo vision never veered far from the original concept: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elegant simplicity indoors and out was a must, with the ocean

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Above: The kitchen, dining and small sitting area all enjoy an expansive view through a glass wall of doors. There is also plenty of room to relax in the large adjoining family/TV room. An existing bedroom and bath were reconfigured to add additional family room space. Opposite Page: By removing an existing wall, open space was created for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifestyle. Below: The dining room faces south with its view across the pond and to the ocean.

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Above: Existing master bedroom with floating nightstands takes in the western sunset. Opposite Page Top: In this bedroom, painted wood trusses mimic that of the existing residence. Opposite Page Bottom: A Carrara marble â&#x20AC;&#x153;his and herâ&#x20AC;? vanity top with a teak base, create a beautiful focal point in the bathroom.

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and pond views being the main attraction,” said the owner. The relatively small footprint demanded a consistent use of materials and furnishing throughout. Ultimately, the goal was that “the cottage had to be livable for adults and entertaining and must also welcome children running around,” she emphasized. The final result of the second renovation appears to have been simplistic. However it took many hours of creative thinking and compromises by all parties involved. Walls came down and ceilings were opened up. Common living space expanded, dining space was enhanced. A bathroom with a tub designed for the baby, an ensuite bathroom in the guest room and a new powder room added. Floors in the new wing carried the same gray painted look of the old floors. The old garden shed got its own cathedral ceiling and French door, which opens to the ocean letting ocean breezes come in. New outdoor living space was added, all the time respecting the natural beauty of the location. Marty designed a contemporized allée that leads to an expansive, natural, Nantucket view towards the ocean. Again, they had their perfect cottage.

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two renovations for family unity

Top: A new bedroom and bath addition was added when the son and his wife gave birth to the first grandchild. Opposite Page Top: An existing garden shed received a face-lift and a contemporary outdoor shower. Right: Spaced cedar boards provide privacy while allowing the air to flow through. Bottom: The new addition takes in the eastern rising sun.

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DESIGN IS in THE

etails by LISA CLAIR

Interior Design: DUJARDIN DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC.

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How Interior Designer Trudy Dujardin Infuses Island Homes with

award-winning

designer

Trudy

interior Dujardin,

president of Dujardin Design Associates, Inc., (DDA) and a

Fellow with the American Society of Interior Designers as well

as a LEED Accredited Professional, beautiful interiors are brought to life with details.

“The broad strokes of room design, the basics of scale, proportion, form and function, are the building blocks,” she says, “but beautiful design includes details that stop you in the doorway and take your breath away.” ONLY Nantucket asked Trudy to share some of her thoughts

Airy and Natural

about interior design, and her unique approach to creating

coastal masterpieces. The creative designer of countless island homes was happy to share her thoughts on what makes a room beautiful.

Light,

Seaside homes are already blessed with Nantucket’s beautiful

light, says Trudy, with windswept beaches and picture postcard views outside every window. Many clients want the soft shades of blues, sands, and whites that mirror the landscape of sea and sky on the island. Others have favorite colors that they dream of incorporating into their home. “Color palettes are unique to each client and speak to their own passions. When we begin with a calming, neutral palette, we can add color that enlivens the space in a natural way,” she says. “Light, airy rooms feel so peaceful. People come to the island to relax, so I want to emphasize that feeling of freedom.” DDA custom window treatments are designed to allow as much sunlight into the room as possible, and never obstruct the lovely views of the ocean or a sunny garden.

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Cottage Trudy and her team have created stunning interiors for gracious mansions and casual beachside bungalows, apartments in the city or castles in Scotland. “Besides the personalities of the homeowners, the house and its setting speak most strongly to me,” Trudy says. “The most interesting homes are the ones with a sense of place. Nantucket, especially, has a personality of its own.” Island homes by DDA blend treasured family heirlooms with more modern

Room for Treasures pieces, and mix styles from different periods for a curated look. Classic design can invoke the island’s setting and history, but interpret island life

for the 21st century.

“Playing with opposites, can, quite unexpectedly, be what makes a room

cohesive,” Trudy says. “Mixing light fabrics with dark woods, or antique

furniture with contemporary pieces, lightens the mood of a room.”

Details may be subtle: delicate embroidery on sea foam-colored fabric, or

the contrasting welting on a sofa. Larger details may be striking artwork

or artisan-made rugs. Trudy also delights in decorative accents that connect

the charm of the home with the individuality of the homeowners.

“For clients who have spent time in the Far East, their collection of priceless artifacts from the Chinese Tang Dynasty should be included in the room’s design. For the family who purchased a Sea Captain’s house, 18th century boxes and tea caddies speak to the home’s historic provenance,” she explains. Price Connors (DDA’s senior designer) will search endlessly to find an exquisite accent that is jewel-like in its perfection. For one island home, there was a tireless quest for a precise curtain tie-back he had in mind, an opalescent 1880s Sandwich milk glass flower. For a sea captain’s home, he emerged triumphant from an antique show with a whale weathervane.

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CUSTOM WORK A DDA home is always filled with custom upholstery, pillows, window treatments, and bedding. Custom design gives a home one-of-a-kind luxury and comfort. “I have one client I’ve worked with nine times, on nine different residences,” Trudy confides. “We’ve decorated her New York City apartments, island cottages, suburban estates in California, and we just completed her beautiful new country retreat in Connecticut. Each time, we designed custom pieces for each room so her new home is both familiar to her, yet unlike anywhere else on earth.”

REFRESHING A HOME’S DESIGN “A home evolves over time,” says Trudy. “Just as we change and grow, our homes need to move with us. DDA’s classic interiors provide the flexibility to reinvent a home’s style through the years with a few updates. Homeowners can dream of a new look, or find a piece of artwork that inspires a color palette for a single room or the whole house, and DDA jumps right in to help. “I help my clients keep what they love, but change colors, textures, and patterns to make their home feel refreshed,” explains Trudy. “Reupholstering with new fabrics, changing rugs and window treatments, or finding new accent pieces, especially by island artisans, can make you fall in love with your home again.”

BEAUTIFUL DESIGN HAPPENS IN STAGES “You don’t have to wait until you can complete an entire house,” says Trudy. “As much as I love creating interiors from top to bottom, young families sometimes need to choose where to begin. The living room, or a Child’s room might be a logical starting point. Working with an interior designer can provide a plan that can be completed in stages. “Even when I’m working on an entire large home, I’m looking at each room one at a time,” she added. “A home should flow from space to space, but a plan can connect the present to the future, and can help young families achieve a coherent vision for their home. What’s always needed is a master plan for an overview of the whole project, even if it’s done in phases. We don’t want any costly mistakes in purchases!“ 104

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NANTUCKET IS A WORLD UNTO ITSELF “I never forget that we’re thirty miles out to sea,” explains Trudy, “on an island that is seemingly untouched by time.” Trudy believes that air quality is the key to living healthfully; she loves the fresh sea breezes that blow from the island’s pristine beaches. Her passion for eco-elegant design and creating homes in harmony with the earth is rooted in this fragile island. Dedication to creating well-designed homes that also support our health and wellbeing has defined her life’s work. Trudy’s gorgeous coffee table design book, Comfort Zone: Creating the Eco-Elegant Interior, is filled with examples of her timeless interiors. “My ultimate goal is to establish a peaceful sense of place, and celebrate the essence of what home means to each of my clients,” says Trudy. “Time goes by so quickly. Your home here should allow you to relax and enjoy the island’s warmth and beauty whether you stay for a season, or a lifetime.” H&G

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“COLOR PALETTES ARE UNIQUE TO EACH CLIENT

AND SPEAK TO THEIR OWN PASSIONS.

WHEN WE BEGIN WITH A CALMING, NEUTRAL PALETTE,

WE CAN ADD COLOR THAT ENLIVENS THE SPACE IN A NATURAL WAY,” SAYS

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A LOVE

STORY by ANDREW SPENCER

Landscaping: DEBORAH WILSON GARDEN SERVICES

antucket is the sort of place that is synonymous with love. First-time visitors to the island talk about love at first sight, as they are immediately entranced by Nantucketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural beauty and historic charm. Spend a single wedding season on the island and you will quickly learn that more than one happy couple has chosen Nantucket as the place to promise their eternal love. And there are even those year-round residents who have found their calling on this little patch of sand, doing what they love and living the dream of never actually working a day in their lives.

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And there are those select few who have hit the amorous trifecta: they fell in love with Nantucket, fell in love on Nantucket, and do what they love as year-round Nantucket residents. Local landscaper Deborah Wilson is one of those lucky souls. “It’s a love story,” Deborah said recently of how she ended up living on Nantucket. Originally, from Ohio, Deborah came to Nantucket to visit some friends some thirty-odd years ago. And stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but she fell in love with the place. “I’m a wash ashore,” she said, “but Nantucket really is home.” But there’s more love to this story. On that fateful visit, wouldn’t you know it; Deborah met the man whom she would eventually marry. Her story is already the stuff of Hollywood legend, but like they say on the TV infomercials, wait, there’s more. Deborah’s professional training is in ornamental horticulture and floriculture, which is a very fancy way of saying that she knows just about everything there is to know about planning and maintaining a beautiful garden. That professional background – Deborah’s other love – led to her starting her own landscaping company in 2000. And with the establishment of Deborah Wilson Garden Services, she’d hit that elusive jackpot of love. However, as anyone who has ever run a business knows, more often than not, the boss is usually stuck in the office handling the administrative end of things. And while she does her fair share of administration duties, running the business out of her home, Deborah prides herself in literally getting her hands dirty. “The hat I wear is part administrative, but I’m also a very hands-on boss,” she said. “I think of myself as the creative and motivational energy behind the name.” That energy and hands-on nature are both present from the initial meeting Deborah has with any potential client. “When I first meet with a client in-person, it’s a lot about getting a feel for each other,” she said. “I want to make sure I am the right person to execute their vision. I want to make sure that I can meet their needs.” And while she is happy to offer suggestions, she remarked that most of her clients have a pretty firm idea of what they’re looking for in their garden.

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Once the landscaping is designed and installed, of course, the real work begins. After all, that garden isn’t going to weed or maintain itself. Deborah knows that all too well, as she’s right there in the weeds, so to speak. Part of her professional ethos is an understanding of the quirks and peculiarities of a particular garden, and the only way for her to make sure that each specific garden is being taken care of exactly as it should be is for her to be the one seeing it firsthand. “I value the ongoing relationship I have with my clients,” she said. “And I value having an in-person relationship with my clients and their gardens.” As a way of maintaining that level of personal service, Wilson employs a small crew of fewer than six landscapers at any time. “I’m really happy being the size I am,” she said of her crew size. “It allows me to maintain an intimate relationship with my clients and that kind of professional interaction works well for me.” Wilson’s services aren’t limited to garden care, however. “We’re a design and maintenance company,” she explained. “In addition to garden services, we do full-service lawn and hedge care, beds and borders, and window boxes. I’ve got a specific interest in colorful borders and planters.” Clients can custom tailor their services, which includes the option for fully organic services. “It’s all about what the client wants,” Deborah said.

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Anybody who’s ever tried to grow anything other than daffodils on Nantucket knows that a newly planted garden is oftentimes nothing more than a dinner buffet for the island’s burgeoning deer population. If that law of nature has you nervous about planting yet another garden this year, rest assured that Deborah has experience in deer-proofing gardens. “I tend to employ a variety of items for deer control,” she explained. Those strategies include plant selection, particular sprays, and physical barriers, all with an eye towards minimizing the impact on both the visual and natural environment, while still discouraging the deer from munching on your garden. Before you start thinking that all of this personalized service from a highly trained expert who takes a personal interest in maintaining your garden will cost you a king’s ransom, you can put those fears to rest. “I can work with just about any budget,” Deborah said. “I have the experience to tailor plans to what the client wants to spend.” So, whether it’s an elaborate spread that rivals Giverny or something more simple, Deborah can work with you and your budget to create and maintain the garden of your dreams. When you’ve reached the level of expertise that Deborah Wilson has achieved, it’s safe to say that you know a few things about flowers. When you’re a writer whose most recent claim to gardening fame is keeping a bamboo plant alive on his desk, it’s safe to say that you can always benefit from gardening advice. So given the chance to ask, I had to find out Deborah’s favorite flowers. I will admit that I expected something typically Nantucket, as in daffodils or hydrangeas. So, you can imagine my surprise when she told me that salvias and digitalis (also known as foxglove) were her favorites. After Googling the names – see above regarding my lack of anything resembling a green thumb – I could see why those topped her list. Deborah Wilson is living that dream life that so many of us envy. She lives on an island that she loves, with the person that she loves, doing what she loves for a living. “I think I can say it’s a very rich life that I’ve been leading for the last thirty years,” she said. Or you can just call it what it really is: a love story on so many levels.

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of Grace

INSTRUMENT by KIMBERLY NOLAN

Landscaping: KRISTINA WIXTED GARDENS

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T BEGINS BY GIVING THE CLIENT A SIMPLE TASK —

COLORS. THE

TRADITION AND PRACTICALITY.

PICK THREE

REST IS A BLEND OF SCIENCE, SUNLIGHT,

TALKING WITH KRISTINA WIXTED ABOUT HER APPROACH TO GARDEN DESIGN IS REMINISCENT OF PLEIN AIR PAINTING.

“SOIL IS A BLANK CANVAS,” SAID WIXTED, OWNER OF KRISTINA

WIXTED GARDENS. “COLOR,

KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT MATERIAL AND

COLLABORATION ARE ALL PART OF THE GARDEN DESIGN PROCESS.”

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Decision-making is just the initial phase. To gain complete knowledge of a garden takes one year, she said. “The light is different in the fall than it is in spring or summer,” Wixted said. “If you are overtaking an existing perennial garden, you learn what works by spending time there. There are so many considerations, including the style of the house. Gardens in town have a different feel than gardens out of town.” When revamping an existing perennial garden, Wixted said she considers the sentimental relationship a client may have with a particular tree, shrub or bush. She works around clients’ preferences, while managing the everyday obstacles of Nantucket gardening. “Rabbits and deer are a huge problem,” Wixted said. “It’s figuring out what plant material they eat versus what plant material they do not eat. I’ve read in books that deer will not eat echinacea or rosa rugosa, but deer on Nantucket do eat them. Delphiniums are supposedly poisonous plants but deer and rabbits on Nantucket eat delphiniums.” For Wixted, garden design extends beyond logistics and aesthetics, it includes a philosophy of organic practices, she said. The Kristina Wixted Gardens mission states their specialty in organic gardening is intended to protect the Nantucket waters, while maintaining health, beauty and balance in the garden.

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“Healthy plants come from healthy soil,” Wixted said. “Science has discovered that nitrogen and phosphorous (commonly used in landscape fertilizer) have been a major factor in polluting our water.” Wixted adheres to Best Management Practices, which is a regulation intended for landscape fertilizer use on Nantucket. Prior to starting Kristina Wixted Gardens in 2005, she learned sustainable gardening techniques through her former Nantucket employers. “I worked for a woman who taught me about the naturalistic landscape of Nantucket,” she said. “I learned the value of pine needles and how they can be used to mulch blueberries, among other things.” Since her early days of gardening on Nantucket, Wixted said there has been a growing awareness of preserving the island ecosystem. She said the town offers courses and workshops to continue education around fertilizer use, which she appreciates. “It is important to educate homeowners, businesses, employees and everyone else on the island,” Wixted said. “We have to be progressive. Nantucket is a place where we can still drink the water, we have to keep it that way.” For Wixted, the love of gardening is woven into her love of the island. It is a sense of purpose connected to a place, which connects her business to her family. “Both of my parents came from agrarian cultures,” Wixted said. “My mother is Croatian. When she was young, they tended to the fields and grew their own food. Her father was a winemaker and sold wine to the bigger cities on the coast. They used to take pigs to the woods to hunt out truffles. My father is from Bosnia. He grew up in similar environment. They settled in New Jersey. Gardening remained a part of our lives, we tended to the garden and we weeded the garden.”

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“I could not go through a season without working in the gardens.” Una, Wixted’s four-year-old daughter, assists in their home

vegetable garden, the way she did alongside her parents. She said allowing her daughter to explore the garden has increased Una’s excitement for eating vegetables, especially those harvested on site. “There was a great connection working in the gardens while I was pregnant,” Wixted said. The songbirds and honeybees offered their own lullabies to each of her children, while they were in utero, she said. For Wixted, there is a contentment found in each of her clients’ gardens. She prefers to manage her business in a hands-on manner, alongside her crew. “I have to work in the gardens, it is a part of me,” Wixted said. “I could not go through a season without working in the gardens.” Even at home, Wixted said she can be found in her perennial garden or cutting garden. The cutting garden showcases a combination of annuals and perennials: dahlias, sunflowers, peonies, roses, poppies, lillies, scabious, salvia, veronica and delphinium, among others. Wixted also sources flowers from off-island, when necessary, to complement floral arrangements, including those used in bridal bouquets, she said. “Knowing what kind of flower arrangements a bride wants is a similar approach to garden design,” Wixted said. “I have them pick three colors that they want to use. I also keep in tune with the growing season and the flowers available at that time. Peonies are hard to find in July, while tulips are hard to find in August.” Despite the busyness of fall and spring clean ups, garden installation, arranging floral bouquets and maintaining window boxes, Wixted derives joy from the work that is her passion, she said. Watching flowers open, observing the flight pattern of a dragonfly or listening to bees collect pollen, are small moments that elicit a deep sense of peace for Wixted, she said. “We live in this world that is fast-paced,” Wixted said. “People forget to spend time in the garden. On Nantucket, we still have that appreciation. The flower gardens have their own little world that work together in harmony and the energy that comes from the flowers is very healing. It is an old energy that has been moving for a very long time. It is reminding us to slow down, to stop to smell the roses.” While in the garden, Wixted said she feels a sense of connection and balance. She said she is content with the size of her business, because it allows her contact with each of the clients’ gardens. “I once read a quote from a book about gardening that “gardening is an instrument of grace,” I truly believe that is true,” she said. “Perennial gardens are a lost art form. You see a lot more of places that have lawns, hedges and hydrangeas because they are lower maintenance. Perennial gardens and vegetable gardens require a lot of care, like children.”

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