DESIGN +DECOR

VOLUME 20 ISSUE 4 - 2023

Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief

Matthew J. Kolk

Matthew J. Kolk mk@dd-mag.com mattkolk@me.com

203-820-1092

203-820-1092

Managing Editor

Contributing Writers

James Eagen

Deborah Brannon, Lisa Gant, Sheila Lucarnera, Alder Grove, Meryl Siegman, Heather Shoning, Kait Shea, Brittany Shepard, Anastasia Storer

Contributing Writers

Deborah Brannon, Lisa Gant, Susan Heller, Alder Grove, Anna von Stelzer-Worth, Kait Shea, Anastasia Storer

Contributing Photographers

Jane Beiles, Michael Biondo, Phillip Ennis, Tria Giovan, John Gruen, John Hannon, Paul Johnson, Neil Landino, Mark La Rosa, Tim Lee, Daniel Milstein, Durston Saylor, Eric Striffler, Carl Vernlund, Jonathan Wallen, Woodruff/Brown Photography

Contributing Photographers

Jane Beiles, Michael Biondo, Phillip Ennis, Tria Giovan, John Gruen, John Hannon, Paul Johnson, Neil Landino, Mark La Rosa, Tim Lee, Daniel Milstein, Durston Saylor, Eric Striffler, Carl Vernlund, Jonathan Wallen, Woodruff/Brown Photography

Copy Editor

Elena Serocki

Copy Editor Elena Serocki

Ilove this time of year in the Northeast. The weather starts to become warmer on a regular basis, allowing us to spend more time outdoors, the grass is green and the beauty of our area shines.

Graphic & Web Design

Graphic & Web Design

East Coast Home Publishing Group Publisher

East Coast Home Publishing Group Publisher

This year, we finally get a step back to normalcy: vaccinations are available to all, and we can start packing away those pesky masks. What a fantastic gift to bring in the summer months.

Shelley E. McCormick sm@dd-mag.com

Shelley E. McCormick sm@dd-mag.com

203-545-7091

203-545-7091

We had a great time putting together this year’s Outdoor Spaces Issue. Our wonderful partners shared some fabulous outdoor spaces with us, and we think these impressive projects will inspire you to take your own home to the next step.

Account Managers

Kelly Ames Smith

Account Managers

Janine Vairo

Jane O’Reilly

Kelly Ames Smith

Our feature stories, “A Classic in the Country” and “Modern in Montauk,” are also top-notch. Both projects have that wow factor, and their attention to detail is nothing short of magical.

Design + Decor

Design + Decor

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Naples, Florida 34113

Best,

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Naples, Florida 34113

We hope you enjoy this special issue of Design + Decor, and we look forward to sharing our Amazing Transformations Issue—my personal favorite—in July. We’ll be showcasing great projects in a variety of styles. If you’d like your project or firm to be a part of this, please reach out to us.

+ Decor is published six issues per year. To subscribe: www.dd-mag.com; Subscriptions: one year, $28; two years, $50. Back issues can be purchased at www.dd-mag.com. For editorial inquiries: Editor, Design + Decor, 349 Forest Hills Boulevard Naples, Florida 34113 or e-mail: mattkolk@me.com. For advertising inquiries: Please call Shelley McCormick at 203-545-7091. Reproduction whole or in part without permission is prohibited. All projects described in this publication are for private, noncommercial use only. No rights for commercial use or exploitation are given or implied. The opinions expressed by writers for articles published by Design + Decor are not necessarily those of the magazine.

Design + Decor is published six issues per year. To subscribe: www.dd-mag.com; Back issues can be purchased at www.dd-mag.com. For editorial inquiries: Editor, Design + Decor, 349 Forest Hills Boulevard Naples, Florida 34113 or e-mail: mattkolk@me.com. For advertising inquiries: Please call Shelley McCormick at 203-545-7091. Reproduction whole or in part without permission is prohibited. All projects described in this publication are for private, noncommercial use only. No rights for commercial use or exploitation are given or implied. The opinions expressed by writers for articles published by Design + Decor are not necessarily those of the magazine.

Matthew Kolk - Editor-in-Chief

EAST COAST HOME PUBLISHING

EAST COAST HOME PUBLISHING

349 Forest Hills Boulevard

349 Forest Hills Boulevard

Naples, Florida 34113

Naples, Florida 34113

DD-MAG.COM

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It’s that time again that the flowers start to open up, the lawns start to green up and beaches start to fill with the sound of laughter. Graduations are happening as we speak as we ease into the summer of 2023. It’s a time of wonderful change and growth. Who doesn’t love this time of year.

With that in mind, we all start to reassess our own properties and look for those improvements that can bring our families closer and allow us to spend more quality time with our family and friends. I think that this issue will help in this process immensely. We have a fantastic blend of outdoor spaces that are beyond beautiful. Thank you to all of our partners who have shared with us some of their most recent creations. They are all sure to inspire.

In our In the Field department, we interview Westport Architect Peter Cadoux and Director of Westport Planning and Zoning Danielle Dobin on a relatively new development that is not inclusive to Westport, but their efforts have been lauded as a benchmark in the area on the adaptation of ADU structures. This is a very exiting development that is a must read as it opens up so many opportunities of how you think about the home, how you plan and develop your dream and opens up a vast array of variations in the use of space, scale and utilization of your property. Present and future.

So while the first few whiffs of fresh cut grass tickle your senses while driving around town with the sunroof open and your favorite music playing, we give you the outdoor issue. Enjoy.

Best,

Matthew J. Kolk Editor in chief