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Contents features
50 A Contemporary Lake Home That Stands Out
A Boston family wanted a comfortable retreat with a modern aesthetic that also complemented the wooded setting. By Debbie Kane Photography by Michael J. Lee
60 At Home in the Treetops
A family didn’t have to move far to design the ideal house for retirement and a new generation of family members.
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By Andi Axman Photography by John W. Hession
68 A Dream Home for Retirement
A couple from out of state found the perfect location, with 270-degree views of Lake Sunapee and Mount Sunapee in the distance. By Barbara Coles Photography by John W. Hession
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26 Favorite Finds
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30 Home Cooking
Living It Up on Fat Tuesday! By Mary Ann Esposito
36 Inspiration
Downsizing to an Urban Home By Carrie Sherman
45 Garden Rx
Bee-Coming a Beekeeper
68 on the cover and page 50
This spacious, contemporary home near Lake Sunapee was designed by Maggie Booz, of Smart Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Jeff Swanson and Lindsay Vieira, of Renovation Planning & Interiors in Boston. The artwork is by Marc Mazzarelli of Cambridge. Photography by Michael J. Lee
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18 From the Editor 20 Letters From Our Readers 22 On the Town 91 Home Resources 92 Mark Your Calendar! 95 Advertisers’ Index
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77 Special Advertising Section: Profiles of Architects and Designers
84 By Design
A House with Secrets By Jenny Donelan
96 At Home in New Hampshire Snug
By Rebecca Rule Illustration by Carolyn Vibbert
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Barbara Coles has long reported on life in New Hampshire, first at Nashua radio station WOTW, then at New Hampshire Public Television and most recently at New Hampshire Magazine. She’s now a contributing editor for the magazine and editor of its Bride issues as well as a freelance writer for other publications. She can be reached at barbaracoles@comcast.net. Jenny Donelan is an editor and writer with a wide variety of interests, and has covered areas that include computer technology, best business practices, pets, skiing and home design. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and numerous other publications. Mary Ann Esposito is the host of the public television series Ciao Italia, now in its twenty-ninth season, and the author of thirteen cookbooks, including her most recent, Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy. She lives in New Hampshire. Visit her website at ciaoitalia.com. Craig Hermle has been in the photography business for twenty-five years. He says computer technology, photography and aviation have converged, and now provide him with a photographic vision that would have been impossible to achieve just a few years ago. He lives in Nashua, and his current work can be seen at hermlephoto.net. Debbie Kane is a writer and editor based on the New Hampshire Seacoast. She writes about home, design, food, spirits and a variety of other subjects for regional publications and clients across New England. She may be reached at debbiekanewriter.com.
Sharron R. McCarthy Andi Axman Art D irector John R. Goodwin P hoto E ditor John W. Hession Asso c iate E ditor Kara Steere editorial Assistant Rose Z. King photo grapher Morgan Karanasios
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Morgan Karanasios is New Hampshire Home’s photographer. While she was a student in Dijon, France, she took photographs throughout Europe and continues to develop her passion for photography. Rose Z. King is New Hampshire Home’s editorial assistant. She is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, specializing in Venetian Renaissance art. Michael J. Lee is a Boston-based architectural photographer with a combined twenty-eight years of interior design and photography experience. He has shot more than fifty print magazine and book covers, and is a recipient of awards from The Room to Dream Foundation, The Boston Architectural College and The American Society of Interior Designers. Rebecca Rule wrote her latest book, That Reminds Me of a Funny Story, as a compendium of humor gathered during thirty years of storytelling in New England. She’s the author of twelve books for children and adults, including The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever! and Live Free and Eat Pie. Rule will be the New Hampshire Home Design Awards master of ceremonies in January. She lives in Northwood, and her work can be seen at rebeccarule.com. Carrie Sherman works as a freelance writer/editor. She also writes fiction, and her short stories have been published in the Saint Katherine Review and Yankee magazine. She lives in Kittery Point, Maine, with her husband, Terry, and their dog. She can be reached at carrie.sherman7@gmail.com.
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here are many layers to the design process. While appearances are important, the paint color, the rug or the fabrics we choose for a room are just the tip of the iceberg. Good design is about our spaces being easy to use and comfortable to be in.
Good design is not confined to a particular time period or style—it’s universal and timeless. As Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, Inc. said: “Design is not just about what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” We can sit for a long time in a well-designed chair. We feel good living in a well-designed house, and want to spend time there. A welldesigned kitchen makes cooking more fun and easier. The designers we feature in this issue followed the advice of advertising tycoon David Ogilvy, who said: “Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.” The top-of-a-hillside site inspired Sheldon Pennoyer, of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord, to design pyramid-shaped roofs for a house, garage and woodshed, which remind the homeowners of the nearby mountains (page 60). The surrounding treetops give the buildings a tree-house feel.
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about our spaces being easy to use and comfortable to be in.
Architect Maggie Booz, of Smart Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed a contemporary home that embraces the surrounding forest while providing spacious, functional living areas for a Boston family (cover, page 50). Jeremy Bonin, of Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC in New London, designed a spacious, elegant home with 270-degree views of Lake Sunapee for a retired Ohio couple (page 68). Another couple turned to Frances Hodges, of Frances G Hodges Interiors in Newmarket, for help designing the modern Portsmouth condo they were downsizing to (page 36). This move, they said, would be the beginning of a more urban and streamlined life. The design of a house we visited in Peterborough was so special it provided inspiration for the American version of the classic board game Clue (page 84). The latest buzz in the gardening world is all about bees—learn why hundreds of people in the Granite State have gone through bee school and what they’re doing for these fascinating and important creatures whose benefits to the environment are enormous (page 45). February is a great time for a party, and if you can’t get to New Orleans, see Mary Ann Esposito’s delicious recipes for a Mardi Gras celebration here at home (page 30). Laissez les bons temps rouler; let the good times roll!
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You did a lovely job with the article [A Labor of Love, November/December 2019] and distilling all the various disjointed information we provided to you. An amazing effort. You make the house seem almost more appealing in print than in real life, although we do love it and will never take it for granted. It continually opens up the beauty of this world to all of us.
We could not believe how gorgeous the article was about us and our home in your November/ December 2019 issue [A Cultivated Greek Revival]. The photography is beautiful, the narrative insightful and the layout extraordinary. We actually were in tears as we turned the pages. Not only did you and your staff give the project special attention to details, but you all also created, at this time in my later years, a well-earned legacy for my husband Ortwin, who made his home and garden his passion and back-breaking work for the last six years. All our eight children from around the country were so excited to see the story, and I hope the contractors will be beside themselves when they read the copy and see their names in print.
—Barbara Beal via the internet
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Timeless art
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—Patricia Krueger in Francestown
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We wanted to let you know about the response to your article on our house [A Home Meant to Be Theirs, May/June 2019]. James was invited to the office of the president of Citizens Bank because they found two paintings he did early in his career that were originally in Merchant’s Bank. About forty people from the bank gathered to meet him as he spoke about the works and also noted that there were three paintings not two; the third was later found. After James spoke, many of the people chatted with him, and the overall topic was the New Hampshire Home story you wrote on our house. They all loved it! Thanks again!
The Beals’ redesigned kitchen has more workspace and storage space. The lighting fixtures’ wooden shades are by Peter Bloch.
Editor’s note: In A Bright New Future for a Classic Home [November/December 2019], Matt Banow, of Matt Banow Design in Rollinsford, should have been referred to as the project’s designer. We love hearing your thoughts about the stories we’ve published, and we’re always on the lookout for homes and gardens that might interest our readers. Write to us at Editor; New Hampshire Home; 150 Dow Street; Manchester, NH 03101; or e-mail editor@nhhomemagazine.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
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On the town A celebration of the Shakers
Nearly 400 people attended the opening night reception for The Shakers and the Modern World in early October at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. Among those feted were, from the left, Canterbury Shaker Village’s board chair Jeanne Halloran and interim Executive Director Maggie Stier, along with the Currier’s Director Alan Chong and curator Andrew Spahr. The exhibit runs through February 16, and includes furniture, documents, photos and other items drawn from collections at Canterbury Shaker Village and the Currier. Photography by Andi Axman
Later in October, Canterbury Shaker Village hosted a celebration dinner at the Currier with special guest documentary filmmaker and honorary trustee Ken Burns (above photo), who directed the 1985 film The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God. More than 150 people attended the gala, including Maxine Morse (right), who that night helped launch an endowment fund for the village named for her and her late husband, Richard. Also that night, New Hampshire Home photo editor John W. Hession showed a short version of his film about Canterbury Shaker Village. Photography by John W. Hession
Three cheers for storytelling
More than 450 people attended the thirtieth annual New Hampshire Humanities fundraising dinner in Manchester, where the theme was “Tell Us Your Story.” McLean Communications, which publishes New Hampshire Home, was one of the event’s sponsors. Storyteller Tricia Rose Burt, who’s frequently heard on The Moth, hosted the program, which featured stories from poet Ewa Chrusciel, fiddle player Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and living history actor Gwendolyn QuezairePresutti. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (left) and board chair Bill Glahn presented author Terry Farish (center) with the 2019 Creative Achievement in the Humanities award. Photography courtesy of Deb Cram
An evening with artists
Every seat in MacDowell’s Colony Hall in Peterborough was taken on an October night at the annual New Hampshire Benefit, which celebrates the arts and raises funds for future artists in residence. Among those attending were, from the left, artist-in-residence and writer Jaime Lowe; board member and Yankee Publishing President Jamie Trowbridge; MacDowell fellow, National Book Award-winning author and presenter Sigrid Nunez; and visual artist-in-residence Bruce Crownover. Photography courtesy of Jonathan Gourlay
The big picture
In October, the Jackson Historical Society unveiled Erik Koeppel’s (right) impressive oil painting Autumn in the White Mountains, which shows the northern presidential mountains as seen from the new Glen House hotel in Pinkham Notch. Measuring 6½ feet by 11¼ feet, Koeppel’s monumental painting was commissioned by museum members and other art aficionados, including Jackson Historical Society President Warren Schomaker (left) and his wife, Leslie. Photography by John W. Hession 22 | New Hampshire Home
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Fine furniture and its makers Preserving special buildings and places
Among the Seven to Save projects announced by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (NHPA) at their October meeting is the Wilmot farmhouse of poets Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon (above). Currently under way is a project to preserve their property at Eagle Pond as a local and national landmark as well as a residence for writers. For more information, contact donandjaneproject@gmail.com. Among the many stops during the NHPA’s annual road trip in November was the Beech River Mill Company in Center Ossipee, an 1850s mill where blinds and shutters are still made. The mill is now owned and operated by Randy Ouellette (left); New Hampshire Home editor Andi Axman (right) helped restore the mill before the Ouellettes purchased it in 1998. NHPA board members and friends also visited Pedlar’s End, an off-the-grid farm in Eaton. There, owners Mark Watson (left, below) and his wife Nancy, who’s holding Echo, the dog, have salvaged a circa-1850 post-and-beam barn that is almost an exact fit for the footprint of the original threshing barn that disappeared in the early 1900s.
The New Hampshire Furniture Masters showcased the work and talent of members at their annual gala and auction in October at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. Among the furniture masters celebrating were, above from the left, Richard Oedel, Ted Blachly, Lynn Szymanski, Jeffrey Cooper, Owain Harris and David Lamb. Jon Brooks and his wife, Jami Boyle (below), spoke to guests entering the Currier’s Winter Garden about Brooks’s chair. At the silent auction prior to the live auction, New Hampshire Home editor Andi Axman places what turned out to be a successful bid on a carved birch flower by Lamb (bottom). Photography courtesy of Steve Booth
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Living It Up on Fat Tuesday! Shake off the winter doldrums with a festive Mardi Gras party.
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see today. Of course, along with all this
trinkets as the floats and revelers go by,
baked into the cake. Finding the prize
come party foods and overindulgences,
why not throw your own Mardi Gras
will bring you good luck and tradition-
and New Orleans shines in that depart-
party? Focus on some classic foods, such
ally means you will be throwing next
ment. Let’s just say they know how to
as the puffy beignets the city is famous
year’s Mardi Gras!
live it up.
for; the dough can be made ahead and
From jambalaya to King Cake and the
refrigerated overnight. Shrimp and grits
Laissez les bons temps rouler—let the good times roll!
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Mardi Gras Shrimp and Grits
Ser v es 4
Shrimp and grits is a classic Louisiana dish and popular for Mardi Gras. There are many variations on the recipe. Die-hard cooks start with making their own shrimp stock, but if time is a concern, start with a good commercially prepared stock. 8 slices bacon 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 6 tablespoons butter, divided 4 green onions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish 2 cloves garlic, minced Zest and juice of 1 lemon 2 cups shrimp or fish broth, or clam juice 2 cups water 1 tablespoon coarse salt, plus more for seasoning 1 cup white corn grits 1 cup shredded pepper-jack cheddar cheese, divided Freshly ground black pepper
1. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy, about 8 minutes. Or place on a paper towel–lined microwavable dish, and cook on high power about 4 minutes or until crispy. Cool and chop coarsely. Set aside. 2. Season the shrimp with oregano and cayenne pepper. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium-size sauté pan, and cook the onions and garlic until the mixture softens. Add the shrimp, and cook until it is pink and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Stir in the lemon zest and juice. Cover and keep warm. 3. In a medium saucepan, bring the broth and water to a boil, and season generously with salt. Reduce the heat so the mixture is at a simmer and whisk in the grits. Simmer, stirring often, until the grits have absorbed the liquid and are very tender, 10 minutes. Stir in the remaining butter and ½ cup of the cheese, and season with salt and black pepper. 4. Serve the shrimp over the grits; top with the reserved bacon, the onions and the remaining cheese saved for garnishing. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito nhhomemagazine.com
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King Cake
Serves 8
Serving King Cake for Mardi Gras is a tradition in New Orleans that goes back to medieval France and was associated with the feast of the Epiphany on January 6, the day the three kings paid homage to a baby king. This dense yeast cake—flavored with cinnamon and sugar, and formed into a round shape to signify a crown—is liberally decorated with icing and yellow, green and purple sugars. Purple signifies justice, green faith and gold power. These colors were chosen to resemble a jeweled crown honoring the three wise men who visited the Christ child on Epiphany. In the past, the cake was baked with a small trinket of a baby folded into the dough. Whoever got the lucky slice with the baby was declared king (or queen) for the day. (Such things as coins, beans, pecans or peas were also hidden in each King Cake.) Today the baby is displayed on top or near the cake, rather than baked into it. 8-ounce container sour cream 3/4 cup white sugar, plus 1 teaspoon, divided 2 tablespoons butter, plus more for buttering a bowl
1 teaspoon salt
1 package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110ºF) 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
3–3½ cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup melted butter
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1. In a saucepan, combine the sour cream, ¼ cup of white sugar, 2 tablespoons of butter and the salt. Cook over low heat until the butter is melted and the mixture is well combined. Set aside to cool. 2. Proof the yeast in a small bowl with the water, and stir to combine until the yeast is well dissolved. Stir in 1 teaspoon white sugar and set aside. 3. Add the yeast mixture to the sour cream mixture; add the eggs; combine well. 4. Transfer the mixture to a stand mixer and, on medium speed, add the flour 1 cup at a time until a soft dough forms; you may not need all the flour. The dough should not be sticky. Transfer the dough to a work surface, and knead the dough for about 5 minutes or until it is smooth and not sticking to your hands. Transfer the dough to a
buttered bowl; cover and let it rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. 5. Punch down the dough, and roll it out into a 12-inch-by20-inch rectangle. Spread the ¼ cup melted butter evenly over the dough. In a small bowl, stir the cinnamon and ½ cup of white sugar together and sprinkle it evenly over the surface of the dough. Roll the dough up like a jellyroll, starting at the longest side near you. Pinch the seam and ends closed, and place the dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bring the two ends together and pinch them closed. Cover and let it rise for 30 minutes. 6. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Bake the cake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. While cake is baking, make the glaze.
Glaze 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted 2–4 tablespoons half-and-half or milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Purple, green and yellow sparkling sugars 1. I n a bowl, whisk the confectioners’ sugar and enough half-and-half or milk to make a glaze with a smooth consistency. Stir in vanilla extract. 2. F rost the top of the cake. Mix the colored sugars and sprinkle over the frosting. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito
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Beignets
M a k e s a b o u t 3 d oz e n
Gather everyone in the kitchen when you make these iconic beignets (doughnuts) Louisiana style, because they are best warm! The French are credited with bringing beignets to New Orleans. Lots of folklore surrounds this can’teat-just-one Mardi-Gras treat, a must-have with a cup of café du monde coffee. 21/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 11/2 cups warm water (110ºF degrees) 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1 cup milk 7 cups all-purpose flour, divided; plus more for rolling the dough 1/4 cup shortening 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, salt, eggs and milk, and blend well. Mix in 4 cups of the flour and beat until smooth. Add the shortening and remaining flour. Cover and refrigerate overnight. 2. Roll out the dough to be 1/8-inch thick on a floured surface and cut the dough into 2½-inch squares. Fry the squares in hot oil (360ºF) until the beignets pop up and are golden brown. 3. Remove the beignets and drain on paper towels. Shake confectioners’ sugar on the hot beignets. Serve warm. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito
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Mini Mardi Gras Meatballs
S e r v e s 1 0 –1 2
A friend introduced me to these unusual party meatballs that are served with a barbeque and apricot sauce. 1 pound lean ground beef 11/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon freshly minced parsley 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot or onion 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs 1/4 cup milk 1 large egg 1/2 cup barbeque sauce 1/2 cup apricot preserves 1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease a medium baking sheet. In a large bowl, mix thoroughly the ground beef, hot pepper sauce, Cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, shallot, breadcrumbs, milk and egg. 2. With your hands, form the mixture into wholewalnut-sized meatballs and place them on the baking sheet. 3. Bake for 30–40 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the meat is at 165ºF. 4. In a small bowl, combine the barbeque sauce and apricot preserves. 5. When meatballs are done, place them in a serving dish and cover them with the barbeque sauce mixture. Toss to coat well. Serve warm. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
Serves 4
New Orleans is noted for its daily catch of fish and seafood. Oysters, crab, clams, lobster, crawfish crab, catfish, squid and scallops are just the beginning of a long list of what is available. Crab-stuffed mushrooms are a great way to begin a seafood party. 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1 teaspoon Old Bay seafood seasoning 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning 1/4 teaspoon cayenne hot pepper sauce, or more to taste 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Butter a 9-inch-by-12-inch baking dish. In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, Old Bay seafood seasoning, Cajun seasoning, hot pepper sauce and garlic powder until smooth. Stir in the crabmeat, zest and rice. Blend well. 2. Spoon the mixture into the mushroom caps. Place them filling-side-up in the baking dish, and bake for 5–7 minutes or until mushrooms start to shrink slightly. Turn on the broiler, and broil until the tops are crisp and brown, about 3 minutes. Serve hot with lemon wedges. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito
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This modern condo is nestled in the heart of Portsmouth’s waterfront, surrounded by Colonial-era brick and wood buildings.
W
hen Sue and Mike Daigle talked with Frances Hodges, of Frances G Hodges Interiors in Newmarket, about working on their new condo in Portsmouth, they were ready for a
big change. They’d lived in a rural area long enough, and their move to Portsmouth would be the beginning of a more urban and streamlined life. As they explained to Hodges, they wanted their new home to reflect that change. “Mike and I have put together so many homes over the years,” Sue says. “First, we lived in apartments and then a condo. Then we bought a small starter home, and eventually, we built a home. Five years after building that home, we moved to New Hampshire and began fixing up a house in a rural area. We did everything ourselves.”
Above: Soft blues and a sand-colored rug and chairs frame a view of the harbor. A shiny wave of a table curls up from the floor. Left: This glamorous living room is comfy and well used.
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Right: Textures (cork shot with silver wrapped around the kitchen island) and earth tones (mushroom taupes, mocha creams) as well as bamboo flooring bring wonderful contrasts to this kitchen. Below: Like a dancing wave, this spectacular light fixture creates a special place to gather.
Bringing vision forward
and changing moods. And live in a
about every five years, all while raising
“Sue and Mike really wanted something
space that’s really comfy.
three daughters. This time, rather than
different,” says Hodges, a self-confessed
Their timeline worked out to moving
Throughout the Daigles’ new condo,
spending their time studying fabric
Excel spreadsheet addict, who brings
these coastal elements are subtly refer-
swatches, measuring for rugs, painting
inspiration along with the managerial
enced. One element that realizes this
and tiling, the Daigles enlisted exper-
expertise to make it all happen. The
vision especially well is the dark, mir-
tise. Enter Hodges along with builder
Daigles’ new condo is exceptional with
rored wall in the living room. It shim-
and cabinet maker Eric Bessemer, who
an uninterrupted view of the harbor
mers, reflecting light very much like the
is based in Greenland. Both Hodges
and Memorial Bridge. Hodges began
harbor’s dark water just outside.
and Bessemer worked closely with Jen
with a vision board. She found that the
Ramsey, of SOMMA Studios in Ports-
Daigles wanted to capture the open,
ly carefully engineered. “I love layering
mouth, and the construction team.
breezy feel of the coast with its waves
light,” Hodges says. For this spectacular
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What seems simple, though, is actual-
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wall, Hodges used antique-textured glass tiles with silver-leaf backing. The narrow shelf at either end is inset into the wall. In the center, a single arched leg supports the shelf. An inch-and-
Imagine a kitchen...
a-half space separates the shelf from the wall, which allows the lights inset in the ceiling and baseboard moldings to create a floating effect. The room is beautifully centered by an Italian chandelier and elegant hearth. Comfortable, modern furni-
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ture defines an intimate, cozy space.
Good design is about moments. Here a deep-set oval window accented by white orchids gives pause.
There was a couch from their previous home that Mike especially liked. “It was pretty shabby,” Sue says. “And he was disappointed when it didn’t make an appearance here. But then, he discovered the new couches.” “The velvet on the couches is entirely synthetic and very durable,” Hodges says. “Plus it has a burnout pattern underneath. You just want to touch them. They’re very approachable and welcoming.”
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LED lighting stretches up the wall then extends along the ceiling. The light is bright, warm and playful.
local vendors—who are often longtime associates of Hodges, such as Cabot House, Dovetailed Kitchens and Kennedy’s Gallery and Custom Framing, all in Portsmouth as well as The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric in Newington. “The showrooms in this area have knowledgeable and sophisticated personnel,” Hodges says. “They know their stuff and can source just about anything for you.”
Design touches Signaling the living room’s entryway are two, large armchairs backed in an abstract tan and black fabric. The chairs make seamless that critical transition from the sleek kitchen and dining room to the living room with its softer contours and serene color scheme. Throughout this condominium, light plays a pivotal role. The foyer’s cool, stylized look is achieved with elegant
Top: This light-filled den takes the color palette found downstairs and reverses it; here the bamboo element is incorporated on the ceiling and cabinets rather than for the flooring.
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The master suite features two end tables faced with abalone shell as well as a silk and embroidered headboard. The layering of textures as well as warm bronze and gold tones create an exceptional experience.
foyer’s modern, custom moldings, made
Living in their home
by Bessemer. The careful placement of
What does day-to-day life look like for
the table and lights reflect the stairwell.
the Daigles? “Well, I spend a lot of time
The results are a balanced study in gray
working at the kitchen counter on my
and taupe.
computer doing correspondence and
Hodges’s playful sense of light
married last summer,” Sue says. “Plus,
lights bend and extend onto the ceil-
I’m involved with a lot of organiza-
ing. What might have been a cavern-
tions. So I’m out and about.”
ous space is instead lively and light
stairs “man cave” into an office since
is so good you can adjust the Kelvin
the company he works for just went
temperature. The light can have a warm
virtual. For lunch, he’s often meeting
glow, but the brightness can change,”
with friends and business associates. In the evenings, the Daigles gravitate
wall treatment brings the light right to
to the living room to relax, watch a
you.”
game and be by the fire. The couches
The more private rooms, such as the master bedroom, have a different color
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Mike recently transformed his up-
filled. “With LED lights, the technology
Hodges says. “Additionally, the textured
The design team included builder and cabinetmaker Eric Bessemer and interior designer Frances Hodges, both standing. Homeowner Susan Daigle is seated.
planning. My last daughter just got
manifests in the stairwell where wall
work beautifully. An added benefit of enlisting Hodg-
palette with more greens and browns.
es’s expertise as an interior designer is
Touches of silver cede to gold; textures
that Sue could focus on more personal
are velvety; and the feel, overall, is
elements. Like many of us, she has
quiet. The master bath has two sinks,
boxes of family photos. “I used to have
two mirrors and a roomy shower. The
family photos all over our old house,
feel is luxurious but not fussy.
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“When I was looking at photos, Frances gave me the inspiration to make it a gallery project. “So, I organized the photos by brides and babies. I made a hallway gallery, and put my side of the family on one wall and Mike’s on the other. When it’s organized this way, you can really see family resemblances. My mother always used to say that she saw some of herself in my youngest daughter. I never saw it until the photos went up. And now when I look at this, I also see resemblances with my great-grandmother and my aunt. “The gift of this home is that we get to live our lives fully right now.”
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Garden Rx
Bee-Coming a Beekeeper There are lots of reasons for all the buzz about bees lately.
T
he interest in backyard beekeeping in New Hampshire is rising. Randy Harris, past president and found-
ing member of the Capital Area Beekeepers Association (CABA) has noticed the trend. “We started the bee club in 2010
with only 17 members, it soon grew to about 40, and now we have 250–300,” he says. “Every year, 100 people go through our bee school. Even more are interested but our meeting space is limited and spots fill up fast.” For many beekeepers, it is all about the honey—but Stephanie Green, recent president of CABA, has other reasons for doing this work. “I don’t even like honey,” she says. “I keep bees because they are the most fascinating little creatures I have ever encountered and they are so important to our environment.” Bees are essential for pollinating most of the fruits, nuts and vegetables we eat; many wild plants and wildflowers need pollination to set seed and survive another year. Green says more than half of the CABA members keep bees to do something positive for the environment. “Honey is just a bonus to them.” There are many other benefits of beekeeping as well. A successful beekeeper has one eye on the weather and learns to connect with nature by becoming more observant of what’s in bloom. The
Capital Area Beekeepers Association (CABA) member Dan Ford, of Penacook, shows off a comb taken from a top bar hive located at CABA’s club apiary on the grounds of the Bridges House in Concord.
The buzz on bees
day and night. She is the largest bee in
Within each hive is a highly structured
the hive, and lives between one and
shown to be of great benefit to veter-
society. During the height of summer,
three years.
ans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
a healthy hive can have between sixty
Many people with allergies swear by
thousand and eighty thousand bees—
95 percent of the colony. Half their
local honey for lessening and even
and each one has a job to do. To keep
life is spent working in the hive and
relieving their symptoms. Beeswax is a
the hive running, the queen is con-
the other half foraging. Some workers
valuable ingredient in many skin care
stantly laying eggs—up to 1,500 a day
protect the queen, feed her, wash her
products and candles.
in summer or roughly one a minute,
and groom her. They also spread her
ability to slow down, be calm and focus when working with the hives has been
The all-female worker bees make up
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Left: CABA apiary manager Stephen Ludwick (foreground), of Concord, readies the equipment necessary to open and inspect the hive. Right: Dan Ford (right) uses a hive tool to loosen the frames in this Langstroth-style hive.
pheromones through the hive letting
the supers and filling them with eggs,
swarm. A super full of honey is heavy,
the colony know she is alive and well.
which would make extracting honey
and that bee suit is hot in the summer.”
Other workers produce wax to build the
more difficult. The smaller workers can
six-sided cells we know as honeycomb;
easily pass through the grid to fill the
the hives every two to three weeks to
some workers clean and cap the cells
frames in the supers with honey. This
make sure the bees have access to food.
containing bee larvae; other workers
is the honey beekeepers get to harvest.
feed the developing bee babies; and
Even in winter, you need to check
“This is a twelve-month hobby,” Harris says.
many forage and pack away pollen and
To bee or not to bee
nectar. Workers are the smallest bees in
Beekeeping isn’t easy. “There are bee-
Last year, beekeepers in the Granite
the hive, and their lifespan is only be-
havers and bee-keepers,” Harris says. “A
State lost an average of 55 percent of
tween four and six weeks. In that time,
bee-haver puts out the hive boxes and
their hives over the winter. The New
Beekeepers also need to expect losses.
one bee produces just /12 teaspoon of
walks away. He has bees but doesn’t do
Hampshire Beekeepers Association does
honey—so tens of thousands of bees
anything with them; while a bee-keeper
a yearly survey, open to all beekeepers
are needed for honey production.
works with his bees and manages his
in the state, to collect data on honey-
hives. You can guess who has a better
bee winter hive loss. Last year 405
chance of success.”
beekeepers took part.
1
Drones are bigger than workers; they are all males and their only job is to mate with the queen. Since they die
“Be prepared for more work than you
The top three reasons for
shortly after mating, each hive needs
expect,” says Luke Levesque of Hills-
these losses were:
several hundred drones. Those who
borough. A member of CABA, he has
• Parasitic varroa mites. These feed on
don’t mate and die are driven from
kept bees for seven years and serves as a
the bees and their larvae, and carry
the hive by the workers in the fall.
mentor to many beekeepers in his area.
twenty or more viruses.
The hive is structured so the queen
“You need to inspect your hives often,
• Starvation. Even if the hive has
and brood are in the hive boxes below
especially during spring and summer
enough honey stored to see it through
and honey storage is in the “supers”—
to check for mites, make sure the bees
the winter (at least eighty or ninety
short for superstructures—placed above
have room for honey storage, that
pounds), often the bees can’t reach
the hive. A metal grid, called a “queen
the queen is okay and that the colony
it. They do not hibernate. In winter,
excluder,” keeps her from entering
hasn’t gotten so big that it is ready to
their job is to keep the queen warm,
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Left: A few puffs from the smoker calms the bees so the hive can be opened without them reacting in alarm. Top right: The bees make sticky stuff, called propolis, to plug up any cracks in their hive that may let in air or moisture. It has to be removed if it has glued the frames in place. Bottom right: The capped cells in the comb contain honey while the open ones have baby bees and larvae in them.
so they form a cluster around her,
Honey Fields in Windsor. He has kept
working and mentoring offered in a
shivering to generate heat. The colder
bees for six years and has nineteen hives.
bee club is invaluable.”
the temperature, the tighter the
At a minimum, a beekeeper needs
There are ten bee clubs around the
cluster. They won’t stray far from the
electric fencing to keep bears at bay; two,
state (see page 48), and most offer an
queen to feed.
deep hive boxes with frames and several
annual bee school, usually held in
shallower supers to harvest honey from;
January and February, where volun-
the hive dry in winter than to insulate
a bee suit, or at least a veil and gloves;
teers teach introductory courses on bee
it from the cold. Along with water
hive tools; and a smoker. A package of
biology, pest management, equipment
from the outside, humidity within the
bees has about ten thousand workers
and hive care for beginners. If you are
hive condenses, wetting the bees if
plus a queen. Most bees are raised in the
hesitant about jumping in to beekeep-
there is not adequate ventilation.
South and shipped north in the spring.
ing, CABA maintains a club apiary at
• Moisture. It is more important to keep
For a higher chance of success, look
the Bridges House in Concord. Here,
a type of bee dysentery; from bears,
for locally raised bees that are adapted
novices can work alongside experienced
raccoons and skunks, who love
to our climate. Some beekeepers have
beekeepers to learn the ropes.
honey, too, and also eat the protein-
enough bees to sell a nucleus colony,
rich larvae; and from chemical and
called a nuc, which is about one-quarter
Bridges and bees
biological threats. “There are so many
the size of an established hive, and con-
Bridges House was the home of Gover-
challenges to the bee population, and
tains a queen, workers, brood and a few
nor and U.S. Senator Styles Bridges. In
the list gets longer every year,” says
frames with combs built in.
1969, the property was given to the
Then come losses from nosema,
novice beekeeper Roger Goode of Hillsborough.
Bee smart
Beekeeping is an expensive hobby,
state with hopes of it being used as a governor’s residence. After a huge reno-
Your first step should be joining a club
vation in 2006, it is now the setting for
and the initial investment is high.
and attending bee school. “Bees don’t
state functions and community events.
“We figured our first 8-ounce jars of
make honey alone, and beekeepers can’t
honey cost about $225 each,” laughs
do this alone,” Hambleton says. “There
was brought to my attention by my
Laurie Hambleton. She started keeping
is so much to learn, and the bees are
friend Anne Baker who knew of my
bees with David Hunt, owner of Hunt’s
constantly teaching us more. The net-
passion for pollinators,” says first lady
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Garden Rx If you enjoy fruits such as apples, blueberries and watermelon, thank a bee! They pollinate about one third of the crops we eat.
Bee-Sources The New Hampshire Farm and Forest Exposition has a beekeeping display and offers lots of information. Plan to attend February 14–15. nhfarmandforestexpo.org The New Hampshire Beekeepers Association is the statewide organization for beekeepers. For more information, visit nhbeekeepers.org b e e a n d b e e s u p p ly s e l l e r s
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Valerie Sununu. “It has been my sincere
ing use of chemicals in the landscape,
delight to partner with CABA. The
planting organically grown plants
Bridges House is uniquely positioned
(nothing raised using systemic pes-
to welcome all Granite State beekeep-
ticides, such as neonicotinoids) and
ing enthusiasts to share, and learn how
having plants in bloom all season from
to nurture and support our most in-
early spring through late fall.
dustrious and prolific pollinator: the honey bee.”
Bee helpful
“I make it priority to be pollinator friendly by researching any product I use, by leaving the dandelions and clover for the weary traveling bees
Even if you have no interest in keeping
to rest and gather, and by planting
a hive, you can help honeybees and
flowering plants that honey bees love,”
native pollinators survive by avoid-
Sununu says.
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Stephen Ludwick (left), of Concord, and Dan Ford, of Penacook, both enjoy beekeeping, which they began in 2018. Every few weeks, they check the hives at the club apiary for bee strength, honey stores, brood, eggs and larvae, while looking for troublesome mites. january/february 2020
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The spacious living room beckons family and friends to gather near the porcelainpaneled fireplace. Understated furnishings, including a custom Kravet sectional accented with bright pillows, complete the space.
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That Stands Out
A Boston family wanted a comfortable retreat with a modern aesthetic that also complemented the wooded setting. By Debbie Kane | Photography by Michael J. Lee
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New England lake homes often have a distinctive look:
classic design, vernacular forms. But when a Boston family decided to build a new home in the Lake Sunapee area, they wanted something different: a spacious, contemporary structure that naturally complemented its wooded surroundings and could accommodate a crowd. “We wanted a space where our family and friends could be together,” says the husband. Fortunately, the family didn’t have to look far. They
already owned a home in an established neighborhood near the lake but wanted more land. When neighbors said they were selling their property, the couple jumped at the opportunity to purchase it.
Although the land was densely wooded, and conve-
nient to the lake, hiking trails and more, the existing 1960sera ranch home was dated—with a layout that didn’t fit the couple’s vision for their new home. Having decided to build new, the couple didn’t tear the existing house down. Instead, the family donated it to the local fire department, who burned it as part of a training exercise. Ready now to begin reconstruction, the assembled team in-
cluded architect Maggie Booz of Smart Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts; builder Dag Lidbeck, of Gracehill Construction in Wilmot; interior designer Lindsay Vieira, of Renovation Planning & Interiors in Boston; and landscape designer Terri Wilcox, of Terri Wilcox Garden Design in Wilmot. The result: a home that’s a warm retreat and a popular gathering spot for family and friends.
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Left: Another view of the living room shows the large sectional, which enables family and friends to socialize or relax with a book while sitting together. The custom coffee table is by K International Woodworking. Facing page, bottom: The home’s modern exterior is accentuated by its mahogany front entrance and garage doors. Stained cedar wood siding that’s installed vertically mimics the shape of the trees. Below left: The screened porch is a favorite gathering spot. The wood-burning fireplace is by Malm; the dining table and chairs are available through Renovation Planning & Interiors. Below right: The sleek wet bar— built by Detail Woodworking— includes glassware and wine storage, a beverage refrigerator and an ice maker. The backsplash and counter are Pietra Cardosa stone.
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The dining room and kitchen spaces are designed for casual, easy entertaining. The walnut dining table, kitchen counter stools and Eames chairs are from Design Within Reach. The kitchen light fixtures are from Decode and the cabinetry is by Detail Woodworking.
Inspired by a forested setting
distinctive are the mahogany front entry and
Based on the family’s input, Booz designed a con-
door, garage doors, and eaves—the warm, hon-
temporary home that embraces the surrounding
ey color stands out against the gray siding and
forest and contains spacious, functional living
copper panels.
areas for the family. “We set the house far back
The house also has a feature not often found
on the lot so we could put as much woods as pos-
in most New England homes: a flat roof. “The
sible between the home and neighboring hous-
clients were committed to modern design, and a
es,” Booz says. “There are large expanses of glass,
tenet of Modernism in architecture is flat roofs,”
especially in the back of the house, and it feels
Booz says. “I thought snow would be an issue be-
like the forest goes on forever.” The new home
cause a peaked roof sheds the weight.” Her solu-
has five bedrooms—including a bunkroom in the
tion: adding extra support beams and installing
basement that sleeps up to eight—4½ baths, a
Sarnafil—a thick, well-insulated PVC roofing ma-
screened porch, an outside deck and a patio.
terial often found on commercial buildings. “It’s
The home’s exterior is inspired by its forest-
rare to see flat roofs on homes in this area,” Lid-
ed setting. Vertical, dark-gray stained cedar sid-
beck says. “And you usually don’t see steel beams
ing mimics the verticality of trees. It’s a distinct
in home construction. But, in this case, they do
contrast to the attached garage, which is sided in
the job of supporting the weight.”
lead-coated, copper panels that are durable and
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“last forever,” Booz says. “It’s a completely stable
Contemporary inside and out
material, and its gray color is beautiful against
The contemporary aesthetic also unifies the
snow and the New Hampshire sky.” Several ex-
interior spaces, designed by Vieira and Booz.
terior windows—created to look like shadow
“Our goal was a space that friends and fam-
boxes—are trimmed in the same material; others
ily would want to visit and spend time in,” the
are clad in low-maintenance black metal. Also
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Top: Punctuated by bright orange and blue accessories, the upstairs media room is a favorite of the family’s children. The artwork over the sectional is made with fabric designed by Eliana Rajão, purchased during the homeowners’ trips to Africa. The ottomans are by Heller Furniture.
ly, so a functional kitchen and dining room was
vibrant modern art, much of it purchased from the
important.”
Boston area.
For the main floor, Booz created a light-filled,
Inside the front entrance, there’s a separate
open floor plan that seamlessly integrates the
mudroom lined with cabinets and shelves, per-
kitchen and dining areas with the family room
fect for storing coats, shoes and sports equipment.
and screened porch. Glass folding doors by
Steps away are the home’s primary living spaces.
NanaWall—placed between the living room and
The large, sixteen-foot-by-twenty-six-foot liv-
screened porch, and between the dining room and
ing room is the family’s primary gathering
screened porch—open the spaces for entertaining.
space. An eleven-foot-by-thirteen-foot sectional
“They literally break down barriers between the
from Kravet makes the room more intimate, and
interior and exterior,” Booz says. “They help turn
enables multiple people to gather in front of
the outdoors into another room and create full
the wood-burning fireplace while reading or
circulation through the space.”
socializing.
For inside the home, Vieira chose a neutral
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Adding to the entertainment space is the
palette, enlivened by punches of color. Interior
screened porch, accessed through the living room
walls are painted a cool white. Colorful contem-
and dining room, where guests can enjoy the out-
porary textiles the family collected during trips to
doors during nice weather or warm up around the
Africa are integrated throughout the house as is
gas fireplace on cold days. january/february 2020
Above: The daughter’s secondfloor bedroom is airy and bright, with colorful accents and a multitude of textures. The wall decor is by Palecek. Far left: Contemporary art is found throughout the home. The artwork over the white Parsons desk is by Marc Mazzarelli of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Near left: The mudroom is a separate space near the home’s front entry that provides storage for sports and outdoor gear.
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Above: The bunkroom, on the lower level, sleeps eight. Two full-sized windows open up the space to the outdoors. The bunks were built by Gracehill Construction. Right: The design team included, from the left, interior designer Lindsay Vieira, of Renovation Planning & Interiors in Boston; landscape designer Terri Wilcox, of Terri Wilcox Garden Design in Wilmot; and Jeff Swanson, principal of Renovation Planning & Interiors. Missing from the photo is Maggie Booz, of Smart Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Dag Lidbeck, of Gracehill Construction in Wilmot.
The sleek kitchen and dining area are among the wife’s favorite spaces. “It’s changed the way I feel about hosting friends,” she says. “It’s very comfortable to have a number of people sitting at the island, and gathering in the space between the kitchen, dining and living areas. We can also seat fourteen people for dinner, which makes for great energy.” Open to the dining room—with views and access to an outdoor patio and the screened porch—the kitchen is designed to be a center of activity. A large, marine blue kitchen island, topped in deep blue-gray Pietra Cardosa stone, adds color to the room as well as extra cooking prep space (countertops are also Pietra Cardosa, as are the backsplash behind the stove and in the wet bar adjacent to the kitchen). Open shelving and minimalist white custom cabinetry—built by Detail Woodworking in Billerica, Massachusetts— provide ample storage options. The adjacent dining room features a large, walnut dining table from Design Within Reach and durable, easy-to-clean Eames chairs.
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The upstairs media room and bedrooms are
The homeowners agree; they’re thrilled with
accessed by a central staircase that Booz calls “a
the home. “The day we walked into the finished
real art piece. We wanted it to be a focus of the
house was among the top-five best moments of
home because everything circulates around it.”
my life,” the husband says. “It was so exciting
The minimalist staircase—built by Gracehill—
to see our vision made into reality, right there in
features mahogany stair treads and railings, with
front of us.”
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laminated white stringers and tapered iron balusters. “We had a metal worker custom-craft the
This corner of the master bedroom provides a space for reading and writing. The artwork is by Jess Franks Art.
balusters,” Lidbeck says. “That staircase is one of my favorite things about the house.” Another favorite space in the home—especially for the homeowners’ young-adult children—is a comfy bunkroom in the basement that sleeps eight. Designed by Vieira and built by Gracehill, the bunkroom was added after the homeowners had moved in. “They discovered, after a sleepover, that they needed a maximum amount of beds,” Vieira says. The room sleeps eight and is full of natural light from two full-sized windows. Located off a game room, the bunkroom is a comfortable retreat for the children and their friends.
Landscape design that complements nature The home’s landscaping was as important to the homeowners as the interiors. Wilcox kept the landscaping as natural as possible, creating a transition between the home and its wooded surroundings. In the side yard, a stone patio— accessed from the kitchen and screened porch— is a comfortable spot to relax, especially in summer when the space is surrounded by the homeowners’ pots of olive and citrus trees. There’s a pass-through from the area into what Wilcox calls “the secret garden”—a grassy berm ringed with plantings. The landscape dovetails with the property’s natural landscape and berms; evergreens and other foliage create privacy. Plantings include Japanese maples, birch trees, native holly, ferns, salvia, Russian sage and echinacea. “We created very simple combinations of contrasting foliage and greens that soften the house’s front façade,” Wilcox says.
Resources Decode • decode.london Design Within Reach • dwr.com
Marc Mazzarelli Associates (617) 227-2312 • marcmazzarelli.com NanaWall • nanawall.com
Memorable results
Detail Woodworking • (617) 323-8100 detailwoodworking.com
Everyone involved with designing and building
Gracehill Construction • (603) 748-2804 gracehillco.com
Renovation Planning & Interiors (617) 236-0044 • renovationplanning.com
Heller Furniture • hellerinc.com
Smart Architecture • (617) 576-2720 smartarchitecture.net
the home agrees that it offered countless opportunities for creativity. “It was a pleasure to work with such a productive team and appreciative
Jess Franks Art • jessfranksart.com K International Woodworking • kwoodart.com
clients,” Booz says. “We were all on the same
Kravet • kravet.com
wavelength.”
Malm • malmfireplaces.com
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At Home
in the Treetops By Andi Axman | Photography by John W. Hession
The four-season beauty of New Hampshire is easy to fall in love with, as a couple who raised their children in Massachusetts can attest to. For twenty-five years, the family spent long weekends, summers and holidays at their vacation home in New Hampshire. That home worked fine accommodating just the couple and their three children, who also loved the area and had summer jobs here when they were teenagers. “Although our children live outside New England now, they all still love coming to New Hampshire for vacations,” the wife says. “And they all love visiting at the same time.” When the three children married and the first grandchild was born, the couple knew they were going to need more room for their growing family. In 2014, the couple purchased a home on the same street in the New Hampshire town they’d always come to, as they love the neighborhood. And during the next two years, they
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A family didn’t have to move far to design the perfect house for retirement and a new generation of family members.
rebuilt that home thanks to help from Sheldon Pennoyer, of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord. It was a good thing they reached out to Pennoyer in 2014—“we had seen his work in New Hampshire Home and loved what he’d done,” the wife says. Since then, the couple has welcomed four more grandchildren to their family.
Articulating the design goals Renovating a home was not new for the couple—over the course of their marriage, the husband says, “We had done eight large-scale projects on our homes, including building additions, adding rooms and
Left: Architect Sheldon Pennoyer, of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord, came up with the idea of pyramid-shaped roofs “to reinforce the idea of a tree house with eaves close to the ground,” he says. Top right: The connector between the house and the garage provides a view of the landscape beyond the house. Pennoyer says the wood floor with granite edges gives the sense of a bridge. The cedar posts pick up the tree trunks’ hue while the turquoise green trim draws the eye to the canopy of trees. Above: Members of the design team include, from left, Sheldon Pennoyer and Renee Fair, of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord; Peter Schiess, of Landforms Ltd. s in Bow; Jay Tucker, owner of Old Hampshire Designs, Inc. in New London; and Sarah Chapin, of Sarah Chapin Interiors in Bronxville, New York.
other renovations.” Plus the husband worked in commercial real-estate development and says he “can look at blueprints and live in them.” He also knows well the financial and work-flow ins and outs of real estate and is “an admirer of architects with vision and talented managers.” nhhomemagazine.com
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To create a warm and inviting living room, interior designer Sarah Chapin used fabrics and furnishings that were comfortable to the touch and pleasing to the eye. The bleached wood beams keep light in the space, and the stone fireplace adds a traditional touch. Jay Hufault, of Lake Sunapee Masonry in Wilmot, built the fireplace. The rug is from Landry & Arcari in Salem, Massachusetts.
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As he looked ahead to retirement, both he
Creating the design
and his wife wanted a house that was comfort-
To capitalize on the site’s natural beauty, Pen-
able, with a master suite on the first floor, but
noyer placed a screened porch on the northwest
that could also accommodate their children and
side of the house so the homeowners could enjoy
grandchildren. Also on the couple’s wish list
outdoor living. “With the porch being a whole
were three additional bedrooms and a bunkroom
story above grade,” he says, “this gives the feeling
for the grandchildren when they got older. En-
of being in a tree house.”
ergy efficiency and sound insulation were top concerns, too. Pennoyer says although the nearby house that the couple ultimately purchased was a teardown,
“A big focus was on the way natural light and views entered each room,” project architect Renee Fair says. “This maximized the feeling of being part of nature, even from inside the house.”
it offered better views because of its location at
“To reinforce the idea of a tree house with
the top of the hill. “The site was a steep slope
eaves close to the ground,” Pennoyer says, “we
with granite outcroppings,” Pennoyer says, “but
came up with an idea of three distinct volumes
also gave us more natural features to work with.”
with deep overhangs.” The three pyramid-shaped
“We wanted lots of windows,” says the wife,
roofs of the house, garage and woodshed also an-
“and for the house to feel like it was a peaceful
chor the buildings to the hill. “I like the design a
home in the woods.” The husband says he want-
lot,” says the husband. “The buildings blend in
ed the house “to blend in with its surroundings
with their surroundings and remind me of the
and look like it had always been there.”
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“The screened porch being a whole story above grade gives the feeling of being in a tree house,” architect Sheldon Pennoyer says.
The house features a first-floor master suite as well as an open living and dining room just
over for dinner or cocktails to move to the living room to sit.”
off a roomy kitchen. Downstairs are three bed-
As far as style, Pennoyer says the couple want-
rooms—each with its own bathroom—and a
ed some traditional elements—such as the living
den/playroom with an office area. Behind the
room’s stone fireplace and wood beams—and
cars in the garage is another guest suite, which
some contemporary touches. “The stair to the
the homeowners plan to convert to a bunkroom
lower level is an abstraction of modern details,”
later.
Pennoyer says. “It looks like a waterfall and reads
The wife says she loves how the master suite is
as one piece of wood. It doesn’t have the typical
at the end of the house. “Our bedroom has three
nosing, and its steel rails with wood cap give it
walls of windows that make the room feel like a
the appearance of being thin and delicate.”
sleeping porch,” she says.
For interior design, the couple wanted to
The wife adds she loved working with Fair to
incorporate some furniture from their Massachu-
organize the interior spaces. “Renee would put
setts home with some new pieces. “Sheldon in-
herself in our position and made the project run
troduced us to [interior designer] Sarah [Chapin]
so much more smoothly,” the wife says.
and she became involved in the project early on,”
The wife, who loves to cook, says Fair was es-
the wife says. “We knew we had found the right
pecially helpful in designing the kitchen. “The
person because at one of the first design meet-
kitchen is a wonderful gathering space,” the hus-
ings, she suggested a way for the windows to be
band says. “It’s hard to get a group who has come
built so we could hide the motorized shades.”
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To capitalize on the site’s natural beauty, Sheldon Pennoyer placed a screened porch on the northwest side of the house so the homeowners could enjoy outdoor living. The double-sided fireplace provides warmth on cooler days.
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Above: The wife, who loves to cook and wanted a big island, says project manager Renee Fair was especially helpful in designing the kitchen. The Fantasy Brown honed quartzite countertop is from Shaker Hill Granite in Enfield. Right: “The stair to the lower level is an abstraction of modern details,” Sheldon Pennoyer says. “It doesn’t have the typical nosing, and its steel rails with wood cap give it the appearance of being thin and delicate.” Far right: The wife says Sarah Chapin suggested the terra-cotta colored wall so the Foscarini Rituals light fixture, which was made in Italy, was more visible.
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Sarah Chapin, of Sarah Chapin Interiors in
Designs, Inc. subcontractors,” the husband says.
Bronxville, New York, established her concept in
“Bill presented a vision of when and how he’d do
relation to the architecture and its connection
things, and was one of the best project managers
to the “woodsy, tree-top location” of the home.
I’ve ever met.”
“I wanted to create an environment that was
“For us, the most important aspect of Shel-
warm and inviting,” she says. “Bringing natural
don’s design was his attention to energy effi-
elements into the living space—along with fab-
ciency,” says Jay Tucker, owner of Old Hampshire
rics and furnishings that were comfortable to
Designs, Inc. “Through Sheldon and Renee, we
the touch and pleasing to the eye—helped me
were introduced to new products that we have
accomplish that.”
subsequently used on several other projects.”
Pennoyer says the house generates about
Energy efficiency
90 percent of its heat from a ground-well heat-
When it came time to hire a builder, both Pen-
pump system, with a propane boiler providing
noyer and the homeowners chose Old Hampshire
the other 10 percent. The two 250-foot geother-
Designs, Inc. in New London and were delight-
mal wells are spaced about 40 feet apart, thanks to
ed to work with project manager Bill Andrews.
what the husband says is the “aggressive water flow
“We were impressed with Bill and had a lot of
on site.” Seely Plumbing in Meredith designed
confidence in him and the Old Hampshire
the system.
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The dining room table can easily accommodate two more chairs to seat ten. The light fixture is a Currey and Company Metro chandelier that was purchased from Creative Lighting Designs & Décor in Lebanon.
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a toilet flush or wake up others when a child was crying,” the husband says. So the couple hired Cavanaugh Tocci Associates Inc. of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to create the acoustical standards for the home. The husband explains that the firm placed a corrugated rubber membrane below the concrete flooring in which the radiant heat tubes are laid. “This system works very well,” the husband says. “If someone is sleeping downstairs, they can’t hear footsteps above.” The couple also worked with Dave Pelletier of Acoustic Connection in Manchester, who did all the wiring and electronics for the televisions, WiFi and sound systems. “It was challenging to get signal through the concrete floor,” the husband says, “but worth the effort because both my The master suite (above) has three walls of windows that make the room feel like a sleeping porch, the wife says. The master bath (top) was designed around a needlepoint rug made by the wife’s mother.
The house also has a high-efficiency envelope, with 1-foot double-wall construction filled with cellulose instead of foam. For all these
Moving in
efforts, Pennoyer’s firm won the 2018 New
After a year of design work and another year
Hampshire Home Design Award for Excellence in
of construction, the home was completed in
Green Design.
November 2016. Three years later, when the
Less noise
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wife and I love listening to music.”
husband retired, the house became the couple’s year-round residence.
One of the couple’s other priorities was minimiz-
“The house is beautifully built,” Pennoyer
ing noise in the home. “We didn’t want to hear
says. “Old Hampshire Designs did a great job january/february 2020
Left: The guest room’s built-in cabinets, by D.S. Huntington Company LLC in Peterborough, provide lots of storage without taking up extra space like furniture would. Below: The pyramid-shaped roofs of the house, garage and woodshed anchor the buildings to their hilly site while the surrounding treetops give the buildings a tree-house feel.
with the construction and D.S. Huntington in Peterborough did handsome millwork. Both companies put so much into this project. And the homeowners were wonderful to work with— they understand the value of good design and going through the process of seeing the design evolve.” “We are so happy to now be full-time New Hampshire residents,” the wife says. “This is a great house and so very livable.” nhhomemagazine.com
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Resources Acoustic Connection • (603) 494-7333 dtpdw@aol.com
Landry & Arcari • (978) 744-5909 landryandarcari.com
Cavanaugh Tocci Associates Inc. (978) 443-7871 • cavtocci.com
Old Hampshire Designs, Inc. • (603) 526-6945 oldhampshiredesigns.com
Creative Lighting Designs & Décor (603) 448-2066 • creativelightingdesigns.com
Sarah Chapin Interiors • (914) 361-1157 chapininteriors.com
D.S. Huntington Company LLC (603) 784-5136 • dshuntingtoncompany.com
Seely Plumbing • (603) 279-6638 • seelynh.com
Lake Sunapee Masonry • (603) 526-4684
Shaker Hill Granite • (603) 632-9800 shakerhillgranite.com
Landforms Ltd. • (603) 228-2858 landformsltd.com
Sheldon Pennoyer Architects • (603) 856-8994 spennoyerarchitects.com New Hampshire Home | 67
A Dream Home for retirement
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A couple from out of state found the perfect site, with 270-degree views of Lake Sunapee and Mount Sunapee in the distance.
The goal of architect Jeremy Bonin’s design was to make the home “country estate comfortable.”
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W Above: Surrounding the main seating area in the spacious great room are conversation areas that take advantage of the three-sided lake views.
When this couple began to plan their retire-
view of the lake. To the right in the distance was
ment home a few years back, the first consider-
Mount Sunapee; to the left, through a wooded
ation was where it would be. Having traveled the
area, was a quiet cove; straight ahead was an open
world, the couple knew two things for sure: Their
expanse of lake with a lighthouse. “We looked at
Facing page, top: Granite flagging was used for the front walkway.
next home had to be on a lake in the mountains,
each other and said this is one-in-a-million piece
and those mountains had to have snow on them
of property,” the homeowner says. “We fell in
in the winter. From the couple’s then-home
love with it.”
Facing page, botton: The staircase offers an elegant sweep to the second floor.
base in Cincinnati, Ohio, they surveyed the possibilities—the Northeast among them.
The search for property had ended, but the house
says. “We had a lot of ties to it.” When their
itself was not what they wanted. In consulta-
daughter was a student at Dartmouth College,
tion with their builder, McGray & Nichols of
those ties grew stronger as they visited her over
New London, the decision was made to take the
the years. The couple often stayed with friends
building down and replace it with new construc-
on Lake Sunapee, who encouraged them to look
tion. “There was no question about it,” says Lou-
for property there.
ise Bonfiglio, owner of McGray & Nichols. Even
And so they did. One day, they found a house
on a point of land that had a rare 270-degree
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Starting anew
“We loved the Northeast,” the homeowner
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But state regulations for lakes require a new house be built on the footprint of the old one, and it has to be fifty feet from any shoreline. That, Bonfiglio knew, would be challenging: “It’s hard to stay within fifty feet and do that on three sides.” Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC of New London and Meredith was enlisted to make it happen. In concert with the builder and homeowners, the design challenge was met with an impressive eleven-thousand-square-foot home. And, not only did it fit the footprint, it checked the list of all the rooms the couple wanted—most of them with views of the lake. “What we love most,” says the homeowner, “is that (the building team was) able to use every square inch that we were allowed by law.” And, she adds, the results perfectly fit their vision for the home as “country estate comfortable.” nhhomemagazine.com
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Right: The neutral palette of the screen porch’s decor is given depth by the patterns of the woven rattan furniture and tribal pillows and rugs. Below: The kitchen’s large center island is topped with white marble, while the perimeter counters are a more durable quartz.
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Creating the vision The property certainly looks like a country estate as you approach the house at the end of a long driveway. There is the gabled roof with two, bold, English-inspired stone chimneys; an intimate en-
The craftsmanship is particularly
tryway framed in stone; and graceful arched door-
notable in
ways and windows. Most of all, though, there is
the elegant
the turret that encases a stunning stairway. “The stair turret is the third, grounding, verti-
woodworking.
cal feature of the home, in addition to the two chimneys,” says principal partner and lead architect Jeremy Bonin. He adds that the turret also provides a distinct division between the house and garage. There is craftsmanship throughout the home. It’s particularly notable in the elegant woodworking—the raised-panel columns, three-piece crown molding, baseboard curved molding, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. The whole house is geothermally heated, cooled, dehumidified and humidified. Bonfiglio says humidification is critical for a house with so much woodworking. “It’s particularly important in the winter, otherwise things would dry out and move.” The homeowner, who did her own interior design, says the extensive woodworking provides an aspect that’s important to her and her husband:
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In the dining room, the formality of the mirrored cabinetry provides a contrast with the informality of the chairs upholstered in a Ralph Lauren plaid.
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“We wanted to have a heavy architectural interest so, when you walked in the house, it felt substantial.” But, she adds, the white-painted formality has a counterpoint with the home’s casual furnishings and rustic appointments. In the great room, formal and casual mix to great effect. The main challenge in this room was its size. “We love big rooms, but you have to master two things,” the homeowner says. “First, you have to have different conversation areas so people don’t feel like they’re shouting across the room, and at the same time, the room has to look like it belongs together.” A dark-stained floor and white oak timber frame roof structure provide a warm contrast to the light color palette of the room. “The exposed structure leads the eye toward the fireplace and equally to the large, bowed windows to the eastern lake view and patio,” Bonin says.
Kitchen and dining space Up two steps from the great room on the east side are the kitchen and dining room—side by side, separated only by a low wall and column, and connected with an expanse of windows. “We love that it’s all open,” the homeowner says. “Even
With its dark-stained plantation blinds and strong color component, the study is a departure from the décor of the home’s other rooms.
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though the kitchen is not right on the water, you have complete views.” The focal point in the kitchen is the generous center island topped with Calacatta Gold marble that is pure white with streaks of gray and gold. The perimeter countertops, the main preparation areas, are a durable quartz in pure white. The woodworking of the custom-made raised-panel cabinetry hides all the appliances except the stove. Behind the kitchen is a large pantry, which accommodates all the servingware used for entertaining. It’s also one place in the home where there’s a departure from white cabinetry with a deep gray color. The abundance of cabinetry continues in the dining room, although cabinets there have mirrored doors with Gothic crossing-circle mullions. The homeowner felt the mirrors provided more warmth and interest than a wall of white cabinets. Plus, she says, the mirrors reflect the lake: “If you’re the guy at the end of the table, you can look in the mirrors and see the lake.” The dining room is open to the screen porch that sits two steps below to facilitate the view to the water. The two rooms are separated by a folding, glass NanaWall that can be open in warm weather and closed in cold weather. A large candelabra chandelier on the screen porch combines with other elegant elements, such as the floor-to-ceiling fireplace wall, to make the porch feel more like a living room. “I wanted it in keeping with the other rooms in the house,” the homeowner says. And she wanted it just as
Above: In the master bath, there is a freestanding tub as well as a large shower. Left: The Gothic panes of the mirrored bath cabinetry echo the glass doors of the dining room cabinets (see page 73).
comfortable, so she got furniture similar to the indoor furniture, but made of weather-resistant woven rattan with Sunbrella-covered cushions.
For the master In the master bedroom, there are Eastern influences—silk-upholstered chairs at a glass table that sits atop a carved foo dog and ceiling lighting made of latticework rice paper. The pebbletextured, silk Matouk coverlet is paired with a linen headboard and draperies, both with luxurious Scalamandré trim. “I wanted to go for a nice, calming, monochromatic look, but still have some texture and some interest so it wasn’t boring,” the homeowner says. A focal point is the fireplace, with raised-panel cabinetry set against a stone accent wall, one of four in the house. nhhomemagazine.com
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An unusual feature is a half-wall that opens the
wouldn’t become a focal point nor block the
bedroom to a hallway, an idea suggested by the
view. Kessler says, “We elected to incorporate a
architect. The couple resisted at first, but were fi-
large fieldstone veneer around the grills, further
nally convinced by the fact it allows people to see
reducing their visual impact and playing off the
the mountain views all the way down the hall-
aesthetic of the existing stone on the property.”
way—a hallway lit by a line of lanterns—without seeing into the bedroom.
one of them to a fire pit near the shoreline, look as if they’d always been there. Kessler says this
More to see
woodland effect was achieved, in areas disturbed
Plantation blinds in the study adjacent to the
by construction, by installing a geotextile fabric
bedroom are darkly stained, as they are in tropi-
on the ground and building it up with crushed
cal locations such as Singapore, one of the many
gravel to make the surface uniform. In places
places the couple has traveled to. “We wanted the
not disturbed by construction, woodchips were
study to hold memories of the exotic places we’ve
utilized as the base and to level the surface, then
been,” the homeowner says. “All our Hawaiian
The wide stone steps that transition along the
art is in there, as well arti-
paths from the house to the shoreline are made of irregular fieldstone, which Kessler says is aes-
collected over the years.”
thetically closer to the existing stone found on-
There are two desks: one
site. The plant material comprises native shrubs,
a 1700s Chippendale; the
ornamental shrubs, and a mix of native and orna-
a
Regency-style
desk that has an inlay of
mental perennials. Fern and low-bush blueberry are used as groundcovers.
a world map on its sur-
The homeowners have high praise for the land-
face. The study is the one
scape design, being especially happy there isn’t
of the few rooms in the
any grass to cut and little other maintenance.
house that has a strong
“(The landscape team) had a great eye for what fits
color component—here, a blue-and-white print
and what doesn’t. It all connects,” the wife says.
on the chair and coordinating throw pillows.
Praise for the end results
Landscape design
The homeowners are equally pleased with the
In the construction process, McGray & Nichols
others on the team who designed and built the
managed to retain many of the trees that were
house. “We loved them. They worked seamlessly
close to the house. It’s something landscape ar-
together and handled everything without any is-
chitect Chris Kessler, of Pellettieri Associates,
sues,” the wife says. “It’s difficult enough when
Inc. in Warner, gives them great credit for. This
you have someone like me who knows what she
allowed the heavily wooded property to be rela-
wants, but doing it remotely, with our living in
tively untouched, and Pellettieri’s design goal was
Cincinnati, plus dealing with a property that is
to do as little as possible to change that. “Most
difficult at best, they did all of that.” The same
of the property was and is a masterpiece on its
team is now back to build a barn.
own, with mature vegetation creating a beautiful shoreline environment,” Kessler says.
Now, after five years of planning and building, the couple can enjoy retirement at their beautiful
The landscape design begins at the front en-
home, whether with a house full of guests, skiing
try, where there is a granite flagging sourced from
the nearby slopes or just sitting on their Adiron-
Chester, Vermont, that creates the front walkway
dack chairs looking at the lake. It was, they say,
surfaces and the apron to the garage. “This stone is
“a labor of love.”
very dense,” Kessler says, “and can withstand the abuse of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, particularly in the winter.” Large bluestones are used for the path that circles the house and for the patio. The outdoor grill area was built below the main gathering area of the patio so the grill area 76 | New Hampshire Home
finished with mulch and pine needles.
facts from Asia that we’ve
other,
The design team included, from left, project manager Chris Timberlake and lead architect Jeremy Bonin, both of Bonin Architects & Associates in New London; Louise Bonfiglio, owner of McGray & Nichols in New London; George Pellettieri, president, and landscape architect Chris Kessler, both of Pellettieri Associates, Inc. in Warner. Missing from the photo is project manager Chris St. Onge, of McGray & Nichols.
The footpaths that lead away from the house,
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Profiles of Architects and Designers Meet some of New Hampshire’s talented architects and designers, and learn how they create the perfect spaces for their clients.
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We believe in a collaborative approach to every project, working collectively and bringing an array of personal strengths and professional experience ensuring exceptional quality throughout the design process. Whether your vision is a single decisive statement or broad list of desires, that idea is our guiding principle and the benchmark for the design. We help you develop and maintain this vision from the initial meeting throughout the construction of your home, bringing your vision to reality through the architectural process. Located in New London and Meredith, New Hampshire, we are in the heart of the Lakes Region and New England. With expertise in custom residential design and landscape architecture, we draw inspiration from the abundant lakefront,
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mountain and vernacular architecture of our region to deliver distinctive and timeless designs. Bonin Architects & Associates strives to continually enrich the lives of those we work with and to find satisfaction knowing the values of integrity, commitment, respect, service and hard work not only touch the lives of our clients but are also the difference between building a home and building a dream. If you’re considering new construction, renovation, family home or a getaway cottage, contact us to begin the process of bringing your dreams to life.
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Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC CRAFTSMANSHIP IN DESIGN
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Since 1984, CPWA has been fulfilling architectural projects throughout New Hampshire and New England. Through our long and forward-thinking experience, we will assist you through all the phases of your project—obtaining permits; securing practical budgets; design, restoration and interior planning; site analyses to determine survey requirements and feasibility options; and developing sustainable, environmentally-friendly building practices. Our staff includes LEED AP certified architects (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). It is our craftsmanship in design, unique use of local materials, understanding of client needs and a proven track record of guiding clients through every phase of the construction process. Our goal is your satisfaction. We specialize in sustainable building practices and offer expertise in incorporating solar, geothermal and other green/ sustainable systems into client projects that enhance and protect ecosystems and conserve natural resources. With sensitivity to landscape and building site requirements, we strive to bring together the beauty of the exterior surroundings with the warmth and comfort of your home. We design and build homes to suit your needs, everyday life and budget. We can help make your dream house a real home. When you need the best, most experienced and progressively dedicated New Hampshire architecture team, CPWA will make your building ambitions come to life.
Christopher P. Williams, Williams, AIS, AIA,NCARB NCARB
3W design, inc. C R E AT I N G B E AU T I F U L , F U N C T I O N A L S PAC E S Since 1988, 3W design, inc. has helped homeowners create beautiful, functional spaces. While styles may have changed, our focus has not. As a full-service design firm we are there every step of the way, helping take away the stress of a renovation and delivering spaces that work, look great and best meet the client’s needs. Come visit our 3,800-square-foot showroom to see the latest products and styles. We look forward to discussing your vision and working with you to make that dream a reality.
creating beautifully functional spaces
PO Box 703 Meredith, NH 03253 (603) 279-6513 cpwarchitects.com
Lea Kelsey, PRESIDENT
7 Henniker Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 226-3399 3wdesigninc.com PMS 194 MAROON & BLACK
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C. Randolph Trainor Interiors B e au t i f u l | S u s ta i n a b l e | c l a s s i c Collaboration with our clients to create comfortable, beautiful living spaces that meet their family’s needs is our focus. A recent client wrote this testimonial: “There are many ‘best parts’ in working with Randy. She is encouraging, gracious, thoughtful, non-judgmental and reassuring. Her questions helped me clarify my thoughts, and she had this great ability to move me from my preconceived ideas to a finished product that I thoroughly love!” Under the direction of principle designer Randy Trainor, C. Randolph Trainor Interiors listens thoughtfully to each client’s unique requirements. Our relationships are long-standing and meaningful. Services range from decorating inclusive of furniture, rugs and carpets, window treatments, colors, fabrics and accessories to large-scale planning and design of an entire home. Our firm’s remodeling and new construction work spans New England. C. Randolph Trainor Interiors is an award-winning, residential interior design firm. We’ve been featured in interior design books and a variety of regional and national home design magazines. Randy Trainor is an Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). She holds a B.A. in art history with an emphasis on architectural history, and has taught numerous classes to other design professionals on the process of working with an architect/interior designer/builder team from the blueprint stage through move-in.
Randy Trainor, Allied ASID, GREENLeader AP
651 Main Street Franconia, NH 03580 (603) 823-8133 Portsmouth, NH (603) 433-4485 crtinteriors.com
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Fiorentino Group Architects C r e at i n g E n v i r o n m e n t s f o r L i f e Fiorentino Group Architects is a full-service architectural firm specializing in the planning and design of waterfront residences and small commercial projects. We are dedicated to the quality of the built environment, creating unique, smart and sustainably conscious designs utilizing the most current innovative building systems and technologies. With more than thirty years of professional experience, principal Scott Fiorentino, AIA, established the firm in 2003 with the mission to create distinctive designs reflecting a client’s program and project vision. Through a combination of hand-sketching techniques and state-of-the-art computer technology, our design delivery process allows clients to be involved throughout all stages of a project. We pride ourselves on attention to detail, strong communication skills and establishing a strong relationship between the client and project team. We enjoy design creativity and are confident we have developed a technique that allows our clients to enjoy the process as much as we do. We endeavor to make each project a memorable experience!
Scott Fiorentino, AIA, LEED BD+C
500 Market Street, Suite 1E Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 373-8562 fiorentinogroup.com
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kcs Architects 310 Marlboro Street Keene, NH (603) 439-6648 www.kcs-architects.com Academic, Institutional , Commercial , Municipal & Residential Design, Big & Small
Vintage Kitchens I m ag i n e a k i t c h e n … Not just about old houses (although we do know old houses very well), Vintage Kitchens is really about creating state-of-theart kitchens and bathrooms that work exceptionally well—and look great—in the homes they are installed in. The styles may vary, but these projects share a record of long-lasting value, thanks to the quality of the cabinetry and the enduring nature of thoughtful design. “It takes a blend of professional guidance, good listening and cues picked up from the house itself to create a kitchen that is right for each client,” says Vintage Kitchens owner Susan Booth. “Together we look at different cabinetry options, and then put our design skills to work until we have a plan that feels right. When the finishing touches are in place, we want our clients to step back and take pride in the new kitchen they helped create.” We invite you to visit the Vintage Kitchens showroom, located in a comfortable 1850s brick house in Concord, NH.
Susan Booth, Designer
24 South Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-2854 vintagekitchens.com
The office of kcs ARCHITECTS was founded by Katie Sutherland in 2015. Katie Sutherland has twenty-five years of experience in the practice of architecture, the last fifteen years of which have been in New Hampshire. Prior to that, Katie worked extensively in New York City; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Osaka, Japan; and brings a world view to her work. Katie holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University and is a LEED-Accredited Professional. The office designs projects big and small. Katie has won numerous design awards throughout her career and specializes in thinking creatively and adaptively, architecturally responding to each project in its own right. Listening to our clients is a critical first step in our process, so that their vision and goals are always at the forefront of the design. We are dedicated to environmentally sustainable design in our work. We enthusiastically embrace these principles in our projects, implementing sustainable strategies, materials and methods in innovative ways and whenever possible. We are currently working on several lake-front homes and are well-versed in meeting the requirements specific to those projects. This featured lake-front home is currently in design and will feature photovoltaic panels and a green roof.
Katie Cassidy Sutherland, AIA/leed ap
310 Marlboro Street, 2nd Floor Keene, NH 03431 (603) 439-6648 kcs-architects.com
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db Landscaping LLC i n n o vat i v e a n d e n g ag i n g l a n d s c a p e s Whether your property boasts leafy woodlands, sweeping vistas or a beautiful waterfront, Mother Nature’s landscapes are guaranteed to impress—and db Landscaping LLC can enhance that natural wow factor for your residential or business property. In addition to designing the outdoor living space of your dreams, db Landscaping LLC takes care of the details, including permitting and adhering to regulations. Led by landscape architect Daniel Bruzga, our team has fifteen years of experience navigating the process from design and environmental permitting, to construction and long-term care. Our team works with you to select natural, local materials appropriate to your property’s surroundings. We happily provide services wherever our clients live and play—in New Hampshire, the greater Boston area, Cape Cod, the Caribbean and beyond.
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Samyn-D’Elia Architects, P.A. Awa r d - W i n n i n g , S u s ta i n a b l e R e s i d e n t i a l D e s i g n s i n c e 19 8 0
Studio Sage P r o v i d i n g c l i e n t s w i t h i n n o vat i v e d e s i g n Studio Sage is an intentionally small, full-service design firm, with a focus on specialty, individualized interior design. We strive to curate innovative design solutions tailored to our client’s specific lifestyle. We pride ourselves on a collaborative approach to projects, helping our clients discover, develop and execute their own unique aesthetic. Because no two projects are the same, we are equally challenged and inspired by the work that we do. From concept, completion and finishing with our white-glove art curation we are proud to serve clients all over New England.
Amanda Raymond, principAL designer
210 Main Street New London, NH 03257 (603) 526-2121 studiosageinteriors.com
Ward D’Elia’s first residential design commission, in 1980, was for a local family with strong conservation principles and deep historical ties to Squam Lake. The imprint of the lake’s history, the aesthetic of the local architecture, and the focus the client placed on preservation and respect for the natural setting have informed Samyn-D’Elia Architect’s (SDA) residential design work ever since. Ward and Cris approach design as a collaborative process focused on their client’s values and goals. They create exceptional spaces by being insightful observers, effective listeners and efficient communicators. Their designs embody and reflect their clients’ vision and core values, accomodate current and future needs, and meet budgets. SDA’s residential portfolio contains a rich assortment of projects including meticulous lakeside camp renovations, post-and-beam family homes tucked onto the landscape, and expansive, ski-out residences—each reflecting the unique and varied tastes, needs and dreams of our inspiring clients.
Ward D’Elia, AIA Cris Salomon, AIA
6 Central House Road Holderness, NH 03245 (603) 968-7133 sdarchitects.com
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by design
Peterborough’s “Clue House” is a Dutch Colonial with incredible views and ties to the famous Parker Brothers game company.
A House with Secrets Although it helped
provide inspiration
for a classic murdermystery game, the “Clue House” in
Peterborough is
bright, spacious
and welcoming.
T
he Peterborough property where
Given the association with a murder
Jim and Maryann Walsh live is a
mystery board game (“Colonel Mustard
stunner at first glance. The house—
did it in the library with the candlestick”),
a gracious, two-story Dutch Colonial—
you might expect the 5,900-square-foot
stands on 19.1 acres of forest, lawn and
house (plus guest house) to be gloomy
gardens, with spectacular views of the
and mysterious—but, in fact, it is cheerful
surrounding Monadnock Region. But
and generously illuminated with natural
there’s even more than meets the eye. To
light. Its twelve rooms even include a tile-
begin with, the house combines a Cape
floored solarium with windows on three
built on the property in 1790 with interior
sides that the Walshes call “the Mountain
architectural woodwork brought north
Room” because of its spectacular view of
from an even-older sea-captain’s home in
Mount Monadnock.
Salem, Massachusetts. Next, the house was formerly owned by George Parker, of the
Local inspiration
Parker Brothers game company, and pro-
In 1925, George Parker—who founded his
vided inspiration for the American version
highly successful game company in Mas-
of the classic board game Clue. (George and
sachusetts—bought the property on top
his wife Grace rescued the woodwork from
of a hill in Peterborough and enhanced
the sea-captain’s quarters, which had been
the existing house using the fine interior
the Parker family home.) Last but not least,
woodwork from his family home in Sa-
there are secret passageways!
lem, the 1700s Watson-Parker house. This
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historic house was torn down to make
North American version of the game,
Mystery and history
room for the parking lot of the Haw-
launched as Clue in 1949, featured
The Parkers lived in the house until the
thorne Hotel, which is still operating.
a gameboard inspired in part by the
early 1960s, after which it had several
A highlight of that transferred wood-
Peterborough estate where Parker was
owners. In 1991, Jim, a businessman
work is the house’s beautifully fluid
living. While the “floor plan” of the
from Ohio, bought the property. The
1769 carved wooden staircase, made by
game doesn’t follow that of the house
initial draws for him were the amaz-
Salem’s Samuel
(it has to function as a gameboard, after
ing views and the unique history. He
McIntire, a renowned master carpenter.
all), the details of the rooms—such as
was intrigued by the house’s storied
the bumped-out library windows, the
former occupant and its association
Peterborough for approximately
chandelier over the dining room table
with the Clue game. He learned more
three decades, during which time the
and especially the secret passageways—
when he was lucky enough to make
local children enjoyed some Parker
link the game to the house.
the acquaintance of the Parkers’ former
George and Grace lived in
Brothers largesse. “George Parker was
caretaker, Warren
a neighbor of ours when I was grow-
Craig. Craig, who has
ing up,” says Peterborough realtor
since passed away,
Andy Peterson, “and we used to get
shared many stories
games from him, with rubber bands
about the Parkers and
around them.” In fact a number of local
the property. Jim was
children received games from Parker
especially impressed
around Christmastime. “You’ll still find
when Craig was able
a number of old Parker Brothers games
to solve the mystery
at local yard sales,” Maryann says.
of how the property’s
It was while Parker was living in Pe-
numerous outdoor
terborough that his company acquired
spigots and fountains
the U.S. license for Cluedo, a murder-
could be turned on and
mystery game designed in England. The
controlled. Craig told
Maryann Walsh has collected examples of original and early-edition Clue games, including this framed game board (top) and the board that sits on the drafting table in the parlor (above). The table belonged to George Parker. nhhomemagazine.com
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Top: Many of the gardens, including fountains and statues, date back to when George and Grace Parker owned the property. Above: One of the landscaping highlights is the weeping ‘Sargentii’ hemlock (shown at left in an early photo), which was probably planted in the early 1900s. The giant tree flourishes today (right). Homeowners Jim and Maryann Walsh standing among its branches provide an idea of its scale.
him there was a junction box buried
Craig also gave the Walshes some
in a certain location on the grounds.
very special mementoes—an original
all the flooring, removing the existing
The family began digging with some
architect’s rendering of the house from
wall-to-wall carpet to reveal the original
dubiousness—until the shovel made
the 1920s and a small drafting table
quarter-sawn floorboards. Over time, he
contact. Having located the box, they
that Parker used to sit at when he
also painted and restored the interi-
were able to call in a plumber and get
worked on his games. That table stands
ors, while preserving details of the old
the whole system working again. With-
in the parlor; on it is one of the original
house—not only the fine woodwork,
out Craig’s memory and guidance, they
Clue boards, obtained by Maryann,
but the exposed beams and the horse-
never would have found that junction
who also shares Jim’s fascination with
hair plaster ceiling in the billiard room.
box, says Jim, noting that there were
the house’s history. She has collected
many other aspects of the property that
old versions of Clue and other classic
a library; a billiard room (Jim added
Craig was able to explain. “His contri-
Parker Brothers games (such as Monop-
the table because it was only fitting
butions were huge,” says Jim.
oly), both locally and via the Internet.
that the house, like the game, have
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After moving in, Jim redid virtually
The main floor holds a living room;
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a billiard room); an exercise room; a
outdoors while inside. “Especially in
parlor; a kitchen with dining alcove;
cold, dark New Hampshire winters, it’s
a pantry the Walshes like to call “the
a kind of ‘therapy’ room, because it’s
butler’s pantry,” after one of the murder
just so bright,” Jim says. His favorite
suspects in the game; a screened-in
room is the screened-in porch, where
front porch; a solarium (which, though
he likes to relax and watch nature.
added in the 1980s, could be consid-
The house is beautifully designed for
ered “the conservatory,” with all its
entertaining, the Walshes say. “There’s
windows); and a spacious dining room.
enough room for everyone to have
The dining room is particularly impres-
their own separate space,” Maryann
sive, with cream-painted Salem wood-
says. The outdoor setting—spacious
work, including windows with pocket
lawns surrounded by visual elements,
shutters. The center hall has the origi-
such as fountains, statues and gardens—
nal, massive wooden front door from
has made it ideal for family weddings
the Salem house.
over the years.
Upstairs, there are six bedrooms,
Now, about those secret passageways.
including a master with a deck that
They really do exist under the floors
has a view of Mount Monadnock and
between several of the rooms, and they
another with a sleeping porch. The
are big enough for an adult to pass
guesthouse has an additional four
through. When Jim’s children were
bedrooms.
young, they explored these passageways
Both Walshes have their favorite
under the house. Jim is not sure what
parts of the house. Maryann says hers
their purpose was, but they definitely
are the library, especially in winter
add an additional layer of fun and
when the fireplace is lit, and the Moun-
mystery to the house.
tain Room. This octagonal room was added in 1985 by a previous owner and
A mountain-view setting
includes a bar, tile floor and windows
When Jim bought the house in the
to spare, providing the feeling of being
early 1990s, he removed a great deal of
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by Design surrounding overgrowth. “There were hundreds of feet of rock walls that I didn’t even know existed because they were covered in bittersweet,” he says. He incorporated swathes of lawn that are pleasingly punctuated by boulders and rock ledges. Although the rock features look as if they were designed to be there, Jim says it’s more accurate to say they were designed around. In addition to the waterfalls and fountains on the grounds, there is a great deal of statuary dating back to the Parkers, providing visual interest and a sense of history. Maryann, initially overwhelmed by the sheer number of gardens on the property, eventually did some simplifying. Master gardener Maude Odgers, of The Artful Gardener in Peterborough— who was helping Maryann—suggested that the view should be the focus for the landscaping, allowing Maryann to
Like the Clue game board on page 85, the house has a dining room (above) and a billiard room (below). The dining room features more exquisite Colonial woodwork, including pocket shutters.
take a more holistic view of the overall setting and retain just those elements that supported the view. Among the current gardens are a rose garden with bushes dating from the 1930s; a vegetable garden with raised beds of rhubarb, tomatoes, nasturtiums, and other vegetables and flowers; a Japaneseinfluenced garden; and an impressive three-terrace installation. Plantings include irises, echinacea, astilbe, globe thistles and impatiens. Wisteria grows on a pergola in the terraced garden. One of the showpieces of the grounds is a weeping ‘Sargentii’ hemlock—quite large and quite symmetrical. “It was very common for people to plant these trees on estates in the early 1900s,” says Maryann, explaining that since most of these estates have since been developed, their specimen is a rare holdout
steeples from Dublin and Hancock—it
Games in the house
that has been permitted to expand
is actually less expansive now than
Peterson thinks the house and its his-
wonderfully.
when the Parkers lived there. This is be-
tory are a jewel in the crown for the
Although the view from the
cause many of the cleared fields in the
area. “Anywhere in the world, if you
property is outstanding—Mount
surrounding region have gone back to
mention Monopoly and Clue, and the
Monadnock, Mount Wachusett
forest. “Craig said that back in the ’30s
Parker Brothers, people know what
and Mount Skatutakee are among the
and ’40s, you could see Mount Wash-
you were talking about,” he says. “This
visible peaks, as well as the church
ington from here,” Jim says.
house ennobles Peterborough.”
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Art & Bloom
The Concord Garden Club announces the eighteenth annual Art & Bloom exhibit to be held at the headquarters of the League of NH Craftsmen. The exhibit features floral arrangements inspired by art pieces on display during the league’s Exhibition Gallery Winter Exhibit, Hidden Treasure. Art pieces are selected by the league, and translated into floral arrangements by garden club members and local floral professionals. Enjoy the floral-arranging talents of Opening recepConcord Garden Club members at tion is set for Art & Bloom from Janaury 16–18. Thursday, 5:30– 7:30 p.m. Exhibit is open Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. 49 South Main Street, Suite 100, in Concord • (603) 491-0437 facebook.com/concordgardenclubnh January 22 2020 New Hampshire Home
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The Excellence in Design Awards is a program that honors and celebrates excellence in home design and the creative use of materials in new, remodeled and historic residences. Join this elegant soirée saluting New Hampshire’s most talented residential designers in our eighth annual design awards. The evening features spirited cocktails, scrumptious appetizers, dinner and live entertainment, with author Rebecca Rule as the master of ceremonies. Snow date of January 27. 5–8 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person (table discounts available). Manchester Country Club • 180 South River Road in Bedford • (603) 413-5113 • nhhomemagazine.com January 24–26
Jackson Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition
At the twentieth annual snow-sculpting competition, teams from throughout the Northeast carve a masterpiece out of four-foot-by-eight-foot blocks of snow. Sculpting goes on all weekend, with the finished results ready on Sunday. In the evenings, the sculptures are lighted—as long as weather allows them to stand or for a week, whichever is longer. Black Mountain • Route 16B/Black Mountain Road in Jackson • jacksonnh.com 92 | New Hampshire Home
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Annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships
of Agriculture, Markets & Food; the NH Division of Forests & Lands; and the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. nhfarmandforestexpo.org
Most of the four-hundred-plus sledders who take part in the U.S. National Toboggan Championships will aim for the fastest time in their category. But some teams, like the trio who dress as the three little pigs each year, will be more interested in having a good time with friends. Two, three and four-person teams dressed in business suits, cow suits, clown suits and other creative costumes make watching the competition on the iced, wooden Jack Williams Toboggan Chute at Camden Snow Bowl all the more fun. Nearby, you’ll find The Center for Maine Contemporary Art. The Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center are due south in Rockland. Camden Snow Bowl • 20 Barnestown Road in Camden, Maine • camdensnowbowl.com/ toboggan-championships
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February 23
New Hampshire Farm, Forest & Garden Expo
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Open Quilting
This is an opportunity to work on your quilting project(s) in a creative and supportive setting. The small group size allows for plenty of space to work. Ironing boards, cutting tables and design boards will be provided. Come all five days, just one day, or anything in-between. Susan Damone Balch—an accomplished quilter who has been quilting since 1978 and has exhibited her work and won awards throughout the country—will be facilitating the group, but no instruction will be provided. There is no fee for this class, but a donation of $35 per day is suggested. Fletcher Farm School for the Arts & Crafts 611 Route 103 South in Ludlow, Vermont (802) 228-8770 • fletcherfarm.org
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Chocoholics cross-country ski or snowshoe the trails at the Mount Washington Valley Ski Touring & Snowshoe Foundation to enjoy chocolate prepared every way imaginable: chocolate-dipped strawberries, chocolate fountains and fondue, brownie sundaes, and chocolate cookies of all kinds are served at the trailside stops. Also included is a tasting of Tuckerman’s beer brewed in Conway. Running for more than three decades, the event has been chosen as one of the “11 delicious chocolate tours around the world.” Advance tickets are $30 per person, $35 day-of. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. mwvskitouring.org/Chocolate-Festival.html
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Accessibility in the Arts: Is Expression Really Free to All?
January 20 This town hall considers the varied forms that artistic expression can take with the goal of starting a deeper conversation about accessibility in the arts. This discussion will be led by artists and other creatives in the humanities and disability advocates. They share their experiences of barriers to free artistic expression, as well as how they have worked to overcome them. This event is part of a series of town hall discussions held in association with the exhibition We Are for Freedoms, and was funded by a New Hampshire Humanities Community Project Grant. Free, but seats are limited. 2–3:30 p.m. Currier Museum of Art • 150 Ash Street in Manchester • nhhumanities.org/events/ accessibility-arts-expression-really-free-all
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Beginning Weaving
Students can learn the essentials of this time-honored tradition in a five-day beginning weaving class. Each student works with an instructor to plan the project, typically a set of cotton dish towels or a wool throw inspired by a traditional Scottish wedding blanket. Students then learn how to make a warp using multiple ends (threads), beam it onto the loom, thread heddles, sley the reed and tie up the loom harness. In weaving, students are introduced to the finer points of shuttle handling, pirn winding and proper use of a tenterhook. Throughout January and February. The Marshfield School of Weaving • 589 Eaton Cemetery Road in Marshfield, Vermont (802) 426-3733 • marshfieldschoolofweaving.com
Advanced Beginner Rug Hooking
In the intermediate to advanced sessions, students work from designs of their choice for a unique one-ofa-kind hooked rug. A positive, fun and creative environment is shared where all students are encouraged to develop their own style, grow, be brave and discover their creative muse. Classes are offered in a series of six classes over twelve weeks, held every other week. The Woolen Pear & Red Horse Rug Design LLC 563 Route 106 in North Loudon • (603) 731-6787 redhorserugs.com
Expressive Harmonies: Art and Society
Art continues to serve a central purpose in our society and is integral to everyday life and education. From the process of creating to the experience of artworks, art is a universal language that expresses the needs of all ages. Living in rural New Hampshire can be isolating and arts experiences oftentimes are the pathways to creating community. This exhibition includes work from northern New Hampshire’s high school, college and community education students. Co-curated by Plymouth State University interdisciplinary studies student Sarah Connor ’20. Opening reception February 4, 5–6:30 p.m. On view February 4–29. Museum of the White Mountains • Plymouth State University • 17 High Street in Plymouth (603) 535-3210 • plymouth.edu/museum-of-thewhite-mountains
Signs of the Times
Signs are so commonplace that we often barely notice them beyond the information they provide when we need them. For centuries, people have depended upon both signs’ words and visual cues—symbols, images and colors—to guide them. Practical creations guiding us through life, they are also expressions of the values of the times and their makers. For more than a century, the New Hampshire Historical Society has collected signs that have marked the landscape and culture of the state of New Hampshire. The Society’s new
exhibition features an array of advertising, political, informational and directional signs. On display through February 29. New Hampshire Historical Society • 30 Park Street in Concord • (603) 228-6688 • nhhistory.org
The Shakers and the Modern World
The show is a collaborative effort between the Currier Museum of Art and Canterbury Shaker Village, which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as an incorporated museum this year. The Shakers and the Modern World shows how the Shakers, known for their simple lifestyle and manner of dress—and for their well-designed furniture—did not shut themselves off from the world at large, but rather connected with it, while still maintaining their religious principles and ways of life. On view through February 16. The Currier Museum of Art • 150 Ash Street in Manchester • (603) 669-6144 • currier.org
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Snug
ast fall, a band of nimble men
on the pantry shelf brings the tang
with winter whites and creams, furry
descended on our house. They
of summer to spaghetti noodles on a
blankets, thick socks, and candles. Few
chill winter evening. Tomato paste in
objects are more hygge than hand-knit
tore up rotten plywood and installed
a hearty stew makes it even heartier.
mittens. The feeling of well being lives
a new metal roof, guaranteed for fifty
Wrap your hands around the warm
in the knitting, the giving and the
years, considerably longer than I—
bowl. Let the steam fill your nostrils.
wearing.
ripped off crumbling shingles,
at age sixty-five—expect to
I asked friends, “How do
need it. Standing in the yard,
you stay warm in winter?”
surveying that smooth
Their responses had little to
expanse, I thought, “We’ll be
do with the temperature. An
snug as bugs come winter.” I
air-conditioned 68º indoors
pictured the snow sliding eas-
in steamy August is a relief.
ily from the roof and piling
In frozen February, we shiver
up around the foundation—
at 68º and consider clicking
natural insulation—to make
the thermostat up a notch
the house extra snug. No
or two, just for a little while.
more drafts, no more leaks,
Keep moving, some said. Ski
no more frozen pipes.
or snowshoe, with hot potatoes in your pockets. Layer
Of course, there’s more to snugging up for winter than
up with long underwear,
a slippery new roof. We all
leggings, scarfs, house hats,
have our rituals. I bag leaves
flannel, heavy wool sweaters.
and stuff them into crevices,
Wrap up in a quilt and think If it’s freezing outside, I want to
trim the evergreens in the front yard—
kind thoughts. Meditate. Practitioners
a buffer between house and road that
be warm, wrapped up and protected.
of Tibetan tummo control their body
grows thicker every year—then layer
Snug. When sailors “snug down” a
temperature with their minds! Snuggle
the clipped branches around the open-
ship, they fold the sails, secure the gear
with a spouse, a kitty, a dog or a rice
ing under the porch to discourage the
and batten the hatches.
baby—a knee sock stuffed with rice,
cold from seeping in and encourage
In Britain, a “snug” is a secluded
tied off at the top and heated in the
little animals to take shelter. Like many
alcove in a pub where friends can settle
in New Hampshire, my husband and
by the fire and sip hot port with lemon
I work up cordwood. By the time it’s
and cloves. Or enjoy a fortifying pint of
prepared for it. When the temperature
cut, split, stacked and lugged into the
Guinness.
drops, the wind howls and the snow
house, that wood has warmed us not
My cousin introduced me to hygge,
twice, but several times.
microwave. Winter is not so bad if you’re
blows, we curl inward—grateful for
a gift from the Danes—a way of living.
shelter, grateful for the warmth of even
The concept doesn’t translate into a
a single candle. And sometimes, as the
ing their garden’s bounty. As the saying
single English word. Roughly, it means
storm rages, if we’re very lucky, we
goes: We eat what we can, and what
the contentment that comes from
get to say: Nobody’s going anywhere
we can’t, we can. That bubbling vat of
appreciating simple things. To my
tonight. This little family is going to
tomatoes transformed into jars of sauce
cousin, it means cozying up her home
stay right here. All together. Snug.
Some prepare for winter by preserv-
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PO Box 703 • Meredith, NH 03253 • 603-279-6513 • www.cpwarchitects.com
ur award winning rm has provided innovative and environmentally responsible design solutions since 1984. We are dedicated to using green building techniques and offer expertise in incorporating solar, geothermal and other earth friendly systems into client projects to enhance and project the ecosystem and conserve natural resources. Whether your goal is a new home, an addition or renovations to existing space, our design team will guide you through the process to the realization of your dream home.
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A whole new line of custom built inset cabinetry with the impeccable Crown Point fit and finish. Handcrafted in New Hampshire and available direct, nationwide
www.crownselect.com 603 • 542 • 3399
Beautifully designed and engineered to be budget friendly
Available only from Crown Point Cabinetry