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70 features 50 Ready for a New Century

An architect updates her own classic ShingleStyle house with bold romantic details and modern lines that had been blurred by time into a home for the long term. By Carrie Sherman | Photography by Greg West

60 A Family Retreat in Touch with Its Surroundings

Energy-efficient construction, forest management and repurposed materials help create a lovely— and green—second home in the Monadnock Region. The home won NEW H AMPSHIRE HOME’s Excellence in Green Design award in 2016. By Jenny Donelan | Photography by John W. Hession

70 All in the Details

In staying true to a historic home’s original design, the resulting work received the 2016 NEW H AMPSHIRE HOME Design Award for Excellence in Renovation. By Debbie Kane | Photography by Rob Karosis

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HOME COOKING

In a Rainbow of Colors Pizza with Pizzazz By Mary Ann Esposito

Living Color BY DESIGN

MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

Lighten Up!

By Carrie Sherman

GARDEN R X

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ARCHITECTURAL ICON

A New Library with a New Purpose By Andi Axman

AT HOME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

A House Becomes Home By Katrina Kenison Illustration by Sue Callihan

A Celebration of Architecture By Bonnie Kastel

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ON THE COVER AND PAGE 50: Working with Cicely Markoff of Cicely Markoff Interior Design in New London, Lisa DeStefano of DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth used a soft color palette, as seen in the master bedroom, in the grand Single-Style home she renovated for herself and her family. Photography by Greg West

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CONTRIBUTORS

JA N UA RY/ FEB RUA RY 2017 | VO L . 11, NO. 1

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Sharron R. McCarthy Andi Axman ART DI R E CTOR John R. Goodwin PHOTO EDITOR John W. Hession ASSO C IATE EDITOR Kara Steere EDITOR IAL ASSISTANT Rose Zevos King PHOTO ASSISTANT Morgan Karanasios

PR ESI DENT/PU B LISH ER

Sue Callihan has been painting in her studio on Cunningham Pond in Peterborough for the last twenty years. She works primarily in oil, and the focus of her work has been interpreting the rural landscape of southern New Hampshire. She is also drawn to the beauty and simplicity of everyday objects. 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-seventh season, and the author of twelve cookbooks, including her most recent, Ciao Italia Family Classics. She lives in New Hampshire. Visit her website at www.ciaoitalia.com. 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 www.debbiekanewriter.com.

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Morgan Karanasios is both NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME’s photo assistant and a contributing photographer; she graduated in 2015 from the University of New Hampshire. While she was a student in Dijon, France, she took photographs throughout Europe and continues to develop her passion for photography. Rob Karosis has been taking photographs of people, places and things for more than thirty years. His primary focus is architecture, and he is the principal photographer for some of the country’s premier architects and designers. He lives in South Berwick, Maine, with his wife and three children. Bonnie Kastel joined the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects as executive director in October. Kastel brings many years as an independent consultant working on branding, marketing and communications projects for a range of nonprofit and corporate clients, with a focus on online media assets. Katrina Kenison’s most recent book, Moments of Seeing: Reflections from an Ordinary Life, gives voice to the simple joys and private longings of women everywhere. Her other works include The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother’s Memoir, a YouTube video of which has been viewed more than 2 million times. She also co-edited, with John Updike, The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Learn more at www.katrinakenison.com.

Rose Zevos King is NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME’s editorial assistant. She recently received her master’s degree in history of art from the University of Glasgow. She will pursue a PhD later this year, specializing in Venetian Renaissance art. 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. Robin Sweetser writes a gardening column for the Sunday Concord Monitor and is a contributor to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, among other publications. A former Seacoast resident, she now lives and gardens in Hillsborough. Greg West is a photographer who believes that “in every room, in every building, there is a visual character that makes the space unique and worth a second glance.” He may be reached at www.gregwestphotography.com.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Hats Off to Talented Designers!

ood design is no accident. It’s creative problem solving that takes time, energy and talent. Good designers are not only adept at what they do (designing buildings, building buildings, fashioning interiors and creating landscapes), but they

are also good listeners—they get to know their clients, understanding their likes and dislikes to help achieve their goals. Being able to visualize a client’s dreams is a special gift, something that doesn’t come easy for everyone. “If I had asked people what they wanted,” Henry Ford once said, “they would have said faster horses.” I never cease to be amazed by the wonderful ideas that talented designers come up with. For example, when a couple from Maryland found an exquisite site with a farmhouse they thought needed only minor changes, the couple instead uncovered problems whose resolution showed that new construction would ultimately be less costly than renovation. Thanks to a team headed by Sheldon Pennoyer of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord, the couple now has a new, energy-efficient home that won NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOME’s Excellence in Green Design award for 2016 (page 60).

Good designers are not only adept at what they do—

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listeners who help clients achieve their goals.

John Merkle of TMS Architects in Portsmouth helped a Seacoast couple stay true to the Italianate-style of their 1860 home while making it family friendly (page 70). Merkle and his team did such a good job that the home received the 2016 NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME Design Award for Excellence in Renovation. It’s always a treat seeing designers’ own homes, and Lisa DeStefano of DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth has one that’s very special (page 50). She knew the house well in its previous incarnation as the parsonage for her church. Thanks to good timing and DeStefano’s magic touches, this classic Shingle-Style home is still graceful and elegant, but also accommodates the architect and her family’s twenty-first-century lifestyle. On January 20, we’ll find out which one of the residential projects submitted to the American Institute of Architects New Hampshire (AIANH) chapter’s annual competition is deemed best by the judges—take a look at the contenders on page 40. The following week, on January 25, features our own 2017 Design Awards, and we’ll give you the scoop on our winners in our next issue. We also tip our hat to design in this issue with stories on the marvelous and awardwinning Ohrstrom Library by New York City “starchitect” Robert A. M. Stern at St. Paul’s School in Concord (page 82) as well as Derek Marshall, an award-winning maker of elegant glass lights who lives and works in Sandwich (page 76). Because we’re spending more time indoors this time of year, we invite you to brighten your spaces with plants (page 34) and have fun in the kitchen by making pizzas (page 26). Mary Ann Esposito shares some of her favorite recipes, including the beautiful two-crusted Pizza Rustica and the always-delicious Pizza Margherita. Stay warm, and have a good winter!

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Left: Emily Shakra (left) of Emily Shakra Home Staging & Design in Bedford with her client Diane Dunkle. Right: A kitchen transformation by David Annand of Expert Design Solutions, LLC in Nashua.

A fresh start

You made me famous overnight—thank you! Thank you! Thank you! What more can I say? Many thanks to writer Barbara Coles for making me sound good [Downsizing with Style, November/December 2016] and photographer John W. Hession for making me look good. And thank you for giving me the opportunity to shine.

—Emily Shakra of Emily Shakra Home Staging & Design in Bedford

Creative types

We got the best surprise yesterday in the mail—the article you did on our client’s home in Nashua is just wonderful [A Striking Makeover, November/December 2016]! We are honored that you found our efforts at a high enough standard to be featured in your pages, and thank you again for giving us the opportunity to shine brightly to other potential clients through your wonderful magazine.

Thank you for joining us as a media sponsor and judge for our Tablescapes Around the World event in October 2016. We really appreciate your support of Arts in Reach’s biggest fundraiser! The judges made many designers happy with their awards and shoutouts, and we appreciate NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME’s sponsorship with promotion, beautiful editorial coverage in the magazine, copies of the magazine to give out at the event and your friendship. We are so lucky to have you, photographer John W. Hession and writer Debbie Kane among our group of fans! Your help and expertise guarantees our success for the girls. Thank you, thank you—I personally look forward to AIR’s future with NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME by our side!

I love your magazine and just sent in for a new subscription! We are on Newfound Lake in Hebron in a house we bought in 2001—we’re deciding whether to rebuild or restore what’s here, and hoping to build our forever home here on the lake. Your magazine will come in handy not only for tips and decorating, but also the vendors we might use. We just purchased an absolute charming one-room 1888 schoolhouse that was used until 1942, and still has the original chalkboards, wood floors, some wooden desks and the attached outhouse. I’ve heard from local residents who attended school here (or their parents did)—they have some amazing stories of what life —Glicka Kaplan, co-chair of Tablescapes, and learning were like in the one-room in Portsmouth schoolhouse. It needs water and septic, and I look forward to the fun “stuff” of dressing the schoolhouse as my New England office. —Tracy Tilson of Tilson PR in Boca Raton, Florida

—David Annand of Expert Design Solutions, LLC in Nashua

Your September 2016 issue put me over the top—the kitchens are gorgeous. Terribly inspiring. Thank you for them—you’ve done a public service.

Such a lovely surprise to discover that my work was featured in Favorite Finds for Renovations and in Downsizing with Style in the November/December 2016 issue. Wow! Thank you for including my business—I appreciate this.

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Renowned children’s book author Tomie dePaola (center) helped dedicate the Bridges House Library with a reading and signing of Strega Nona’s Gift in October. Joining him at the New Hampshire governor’s residence in Concord were Governor, now U.S. Senator-elect, Maggie Hassan (left) and former first lady Dr. Susan Lynch.

Seventeen designers created Tablescapes Around the World at the Discover Portsmouth Center in October. Best in show and the peoples’ choice awards were both awarded to Lisa Teague Design Studios and Wanderbird Floral’s table representing East Africa [tabletop in left photo; right photo, from left, designers Susan Durling and Lisa Teague, and florist Kristen Ward]. NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME was one of the event’s sponsors, and editor Andi Axman helped judge the competition. Proceeds from the event benefitted Arts in Reach, a Portsmouth nonprofit with programs for at-risk teen girls.

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Outstanding in their field

Among the artists at the fourteenth annual White Mountain art sale in Jackson were, from left, Lauren Sansaricq and Erik Koeppel. Also flanking Koeppel’s painting are Warren Schumacher, who curated the exhibit, and his wife Leslie, who designed the catalog. The October show, called The Jackson Five, featured works by both contemporary and nineteenth-century painters from Jackson. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

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What’s cooking?

At the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New Hampshire and Vermont chapters’ third annual Archtoberfest at Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, Vermont, were incoming AIANH Executive Director Bonnie Kastel and new AIANH board member Mark Goldstein of Milestone Engineering and Construction in Concord.

Ciao Italia host and NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME contributor Mary Ann Esposito (front) joined award-winning chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and other food and beverage professionals in September at the WGBH Food & Wine Festival in Boston, where Esposito and her husband Guy Esposito (left) met fans Caroline (center) and Chris Walters of Arlington, Massachusetts. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF MARY ANN ESPOSITO

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Preserving a star

More than 175 people toured Star Island in the Isles of Shoals in September. Organized by the New Hampshire Historical Society and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, the program included a lecture by historian Ann Beattie; tours of the historic Oceanic Hotel, one of the ten Victorian-era hotels left on the New England coast; and presentations about preservation efforts, such as those by Portsmouth architect Bob Cooks, pictured here at the stone village. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CRISTINA ASHJIAN

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You only need four ingredients to make

buffalo mozzarella cheese for white. The

slightly charred. The ratio of topping to

the dough: warm water (about 110ºF);

other classic is Pizza Marinara, which

crust is very important. A Neapolitan

dry packaged yeast; a high-gluten, all-

combines tomatoes, oregano, olive oil

pizza is never piled high with ingre-

purpose flour, such as King Arthur; and

and garlic.

dients, and is either eaten with a fork

salt. Once combined and allowed to rise,

and knife, or folded in half and called a

these ingredients work their magic. I

libretto (little book).

use very little yeast (1/4 teaspoon) when

Pizza is a universal and very old food. It started out in ancient times as nothing

making the dough because this controls

more than flour and water mixed into a

Oh, and one more thing to know; if

flat disk of unleavened dough that was

you order a “peperoni“ pizza in Naples,

how fast the dough rises; a slow rise

baked on hot stones. In some regions of

don’t expect some sort of hot dry sau-

gives a tangier, almost sourdough-like

Italy, such as Umbria, unleavened dough

sage. Peperoni means peppers in Italian.

taste. However, if you are in a hurry and

is still made but baked on a hot clay tile

You have been warned.

want a more rapid rise, go ahead and use

called a testo. Neapolitan pizza has character. Never more than dinner-dish size in diameter,

Of course, you can buy pizza, but it is so much fun to make your own.

the whole package of yeast—but don’t expect the same flavor.

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Basic Pizza Dough

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There is no question that the right flour makes the best pizza. Caputo flour—the very same flour used in Naples to make their famous pizzas—is a high-gluten flour, and has between 11 percent and 12 percent protein. This is a perfect ratio for making a dough that is not too heavy or too chewy. The characteristic look of pizza Napoletana has a thinner, soft middle and a crust rim that balloons up in the oven. You can find this flour online or substitute 00 flour, which is Italian all-purpose flour and readily available from King Arthur Flour. Unbleached, all-purpose flour also gives good results. This dough is made very quickly in a food processor. Note that only 1 teaspoon of dried active yeast is used; that results in a slow rise, giving a much better flavor to the dough. Use this dough to make Pizza Margherita and any pizza of your choosing.

1½ cups warm (110°F) water, preferably filtered 1 teaspoon active dry yeast 3–3¼ cups Caputo or King Arthur unbleached, all-purpose flour or 00 flour, divided 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons (or more, if needed) extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1. Pour the water into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the yeast and whirl to blend. Let stand 10 minutes until chalky and bubbles begin to appear. Add 2½ cups of the flour and the salt; whirl to combine until a ball of dough forms that moves away from the sides of the bowl and is not tacky to the touch. Add additional flour if the dough is very wet, but adding too much flour results in a dry, hard texture. The dough should be soft but not gooey. 2. Lightly grease a large bowl with olive oil and coat the dough in the remaining oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise until doubled in size. (The dough can be made a day ahead, and after the rising step, punched down and placed in a plastic bag in the refrigerator until needed. If you do this, place the dough in a large bowl on baking day and allow to stand several hours at room temperature before forming the pizza.)

Topping for Pizza Margherita 1 cup tomato sauce or 12 thin slices of fresh plum tomatoes 2 cups fresh mozzarella cheese, chopped 8 fresh basil leaves Extra-virgin olive oil to drizzle over baked pizza (optional)

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1. Divide the toppings in half. Spread half of the tomato sauce or tomatoes over each crust. Scatter the mozzarella over the sauce. 2. Preheat oven to 450°F at least 30 minutes before baking. Heating a baking stone in the oven is ideal for a great crust, but lacking that, place the pizza on parchment paper on a rimless baking sheet.

3. When ready to form the pizza, preheat the oven to 500°F. Punch down the dough, divide it in half and stretch each half out with your hands to a 12-inch diameter. Place each piece on a lightly oiled sheet of parchment paper. Bake until the edges and bottom are nicely browned, about 30 minutes depending on the thickness of the dough. Recipe courtesy of www.ciaoitalia.com

3. Bake the pizza until the edges are slightly charred; remove from oven and scatter the basil leaves over both pizzas. Drizzle with oil if desired. New Hampshire Home | 27

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Two-Crusted Pizza / Pizza Rustica

M A K ES T WO 12- I N CH P IZ Z A CRUS T S

Two-crusted pizzas are found all over southern Italy and can contain a variety of ingredients from Swiss chard to spinach to broccoli rabe. 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 onion, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cups cooked, drained, squeezed dry and finely chopped spinach (about 2 pounds fresh) 1 cup well-drained ricotta cheese ½ cup chopped raisins 1⁄3 cup pine nuts Zest 1 large orange ½ teaspoon salt Grating of nutmeg Grinding of black pepper 1 recipe Basic Pizza Dough (see page 27) 1 egg, slightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a sauté pan. When it is hot, stir in the onions and cook until soft. Stir in the garlic and cook until it softens. Stir in the spinach and cook for a few minutes. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and cool slightly. Mix in the ricotta cheese, raisins, pine nuts and zest. Add the salt, nutmeg and pepper. Set aside. 2. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease or spray a baking sheet with olive oil and set aside. 3. Divide the Basic Pizza Dough in half and work with one piece at a time. Roll each piece into a 12-inch round. Transfer one round to the baking sheet and lightly brush it with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Spread the filling mixture evenly over the dough to within ½ inch of the edges. 4. Top the filling with second piece of dough. Seal the dough by folding the edges of the top dough over the edges of the bottom dough. Brush the top of the dough with the beaten egg. Sprinkle the sesame seeds evenly over the top. Make an X in the center of the top with a scissors, or roll out extra dough to make and X. 5. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the dough is nicely browned on the top and bottom. Remove the pizza with a wide metal spatula to a cooling rack. Cut into wedges while warm and serve. Recipe courtesy of www.ciaoitalia.com 28 | New Hampshire Home

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Pizza Palermo Style

M A K ES T WO, T H I CK 9 - I N CH P IZ Z A S

Sfincione, Sicilian pizza, is found in the province of Palermo and is thicker than pizza found in Naples or other regions. 1 3½ 5½ 2 5 1 1½ 8 1 2 ½

teaspoon active dry yeast cups warm water (110°F), divided cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, divided teaspoons sea salt, plus more to taste tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided large onion, peeled and thinly sliced cups tomato sauce Grinding coarse black pepper, to taste anchovy fillets in oil, drained and cut into small pieces (optional) cup toasted breadcrumbs tablespoons dried oregano pound provolone or fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into small pieces

1. In a medium-size bowl, dissolve the yeast in ½ cup of the warm water; stir in ¾ cup of the flour and mix well to form a ball. Cover and allow to rest for 30 minutes. 2. Place the remaining flour on a work surface and make a hole in the center. Add the yeast mixture and work the flour and 2 teaspoons of salt. Add as much of 2 cups of warm water as needed to make a dough that is soft, elastic and not sticking to your hands. Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil and work it in with your hands until it is completely absorbed. Cover and allow the dough to rise until double in size. 3. Meanwhile, simmer the onions in 1 cup of water until they are soft. Drain and blot the onions dry. Sauté the onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil until golden brown. Stir in the tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 4. Liberally oil two 9-inch cake pans with the remaining oil. After the dough rises, punch it down divide it in half. Spread each half in a cake pan, stretching it out with your fingers so it covers the bottom in an even layer. Sprinkle the anchovies (if using them) over each half, pushing them down into the dough as far as they will go. Spread the tomato and onion sauce evenly over the dough. 5. Mix the breadcrumbs and oregano, and sprinkle them in an even layer over the sauce. Sprinkle the cheese over the breadcrumbs. Cover the pans and allow to rise for 2 hours. 6. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Bake the pizzas for 30–35 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Drizzle the tops with olive oil and cut into pieces. Serve hot.

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Nutella Pizza

M A K ES 2 P IZ Z A S

A blank pizza dough has many possibilities, such as for this typical Italian school “snack” for children. The topping is simply a jar of Nutella, a hazelnut and chocolate spread made famous in the Piedmont region of Italy and enjoyed worldwide. The dough is blind baked (without any topping) and the Nutella spread on it when baked. 1 1 2 2

recipe Basic Pizza Dough (see page 27) tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil cups Nutella bananas sliced into ¼-inch thick rounds Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. After the dough rises, divide it in half and spread each half out into a 12-inch diameter. Place each half on a lightly oiled sheet of parchment paper. Bake just until the dough begins to brown. 2. Remove the crust from the oven and cool slightly. Divide and spread the Nutella evenly over each crust. Divide and top with banana slices, and garnish with fresh mint leaves. 3. Cut the pizza into wedges to serve. Another option is to make personal-size pizza by dividing the dough into 4 pieces and stretching each into a 6-inch diameter. Bake as above.

Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito

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Sweet Pizza with Fruit Topping

M A K ES 8 SER V I N GS

My good friend, chef Lynn Mansel, created this sweet dessert pizza on one of my programs, and it was a show stopper! I have adjusted his recipe using fruits in season during the winter months, but be imaginative—during summer fruit season, try this recipe with fresh apricots, peaches or nectarines.

The Dough

2¼ teaspoons (1 package) dry active yeast 2½ cups warm milk 2 tablespoons honey ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon salt About 8 cups bread flour

The Cream Filling ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 6 tablespoons cornstarch 1 large egg 4 large egg yolks 2¼ cups milk, divided 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped 4 tablespoons unsalted butter ¼ teaspoon salt 1¾ cups well-drained ricotta cheese 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar

The Fruit Topping ¼ 4 ¼ 3

cup sugar tablespoons butter cup sweet white wine cups diced fresh pineapple, diced pears, apples, or a combination

The Sauce 10 dried figs (soaked in warm water for 30 minutes, then drained) ¼ cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter ¼ cup balsamic glaze* Fresh mint leaves and confectioners’ sugar, for garnish

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk and let stand a couple of minutes in a large bowl. Stir in the honey and olive oil. Combine salt and flour, and fold in until it forms a soft ball (additional flour might be needed). 2. Transfer the dough to a clean bowl and cover; let stand until double. 3. When the dough is ready, punch it down and divide it into 8 individual dough balls; rest on a floured surface and cover. 1. Place the sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl and mix to combine. Add the egg, egg yolks, and 1/4 cup of the milk. Mix until a smooth paste forms. 2. Place 2 cups of the milk and the vanilla bean in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove the bean. 3. Pour the boiled milk over the yolk mixture, while whisking. Strain the mixture through a sieve back into a clean pot, taking care to scrape the mixing bowl well. Bring back to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly; cook until the mixture thickens the back of a spoon. 4. Transfer to a clean bowl. Stir in the butter and salt; cover and chill. 5. Fold in the cheese and confectioners’ sugar just before using. 1. Place the sugar and butter in a shallow pan, and cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and it turns a light golden color. Add the wine and reduce slightly. 2. Remove from the heat and stir in the fruit. Set aside to cool.

1. Cut the figs into quarters. Place the sugar, butter and glaze in a shallow pan, and bring to a boil. 2. Add the figs and cook for 5 minutes. Strain and cool. *Note: You can buy balsamic glaze or make your own by heating one bottle of balsamic vinegar until it’s reduced to half its volume and then adding 2 tablespoons of honey.

Prepare the Pizza

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Flatten each dough ball with your hands and shape into a 6-inch diameter round. Transfer each onto parchment-lined sheet pans. Place 4 rounds on each pan, spacing them about 2 inches apart. 2. Divide and spread about ¼ cup of the Cream Filling on each of the dough circles, leaving ½ inch of uncovered dough around the edge. Place the Fruit Topping in a decorative fashion on each pizza; bake for 15–20 minutes or until the pizza is a golden color. 3. Remove from the oven; place each pizza on its own plate and drizzle with the Sauce. Garnish each plate with a drop of Cream Filling, and a fresh mint leaf. Finish with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar. Recipe from Ciao Italia and Lynn Mansel NHHomeMagazine.com

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GARDEN Rx

Donna Aron (left) and Kim Carrier (right) of Organic Plant Care in Keene keep plants pest-free and happily growing for a wide range of clients.

Living Color Houseplants

not only add

pleasing and

vibrant touches to any room in

the house, they’re also good for you!

dd some greenery to your life this winter with a houseplant or two. Not only will the dreary dark days seem

businesses for more than twenty-five years. “Plants are living breathing things that grow, change and adapt to their environment,”

brighter, but the air in your home will be

she says. “Adding even one plant will have a

cleaner and you will feel better, too!

positive effect on your psyche. Studies have

Businesses have long known that plants

shown that plants affect us by making us feel

in the workplace enhance productivity, but

better, improving our productivity and offer-

did you know that plants can absorb toxic

ing a feeling of relaxation.”

chemicals from the air; lower blood pressure

Terry Lannan is the chief executive

and stress levels; as well as reduce tension,

officer of EnviroGreenery, a plant-scaping

anxiety, fatigue, depression, anger and hostil-

company with locations in Nashua and

ity? You have to marvel at the hidden power

Burlington, Massachusetts. “Human beings

of plants!

weren’t meant to spend their lives indoors,

Nancy Carlisle of Nancy Carlisle Interior

surrounded by carpet and drywall,” Lannan

Plantings in Concord has been designing and

says. “There’s a certain ambience that indoor

installing interior plantscapes in homes and

plants bring. Some people would call it relax-

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ing, others would say soothing, but it is always positive. Rarely do I run into someone who ‘hates plants.’ They may not understand how to take care of them, but that is a learned skill like anything else.” It is a skill that Laura Trowbridge of Peterborough has mastered. In summer, she grows a multitude of tropical plants outside on her patio. When frost approaches, she’s not ready to give up the plants that have delighted her all summer, so she brings them inside for the winter. “I like to create a tropical look in the sunniest corner so I can enjoy the lushness all winter long,” she says. She has had some of these plants for years. “I have become attached to them and they feel like old friends,” she says. “Just about every plant has a

Recommended Plants for Air Cleaning NASA studies have shown that some common houseplants have the ability to remove toxins and carbon dioxide from the air while adding oxygen. Only one or two plants per one hundred square feet of floor space are necessary for maximum benefit. Some of the best plants for air cleaning are: • Philodendrons, especially heart-leaf, selloum and elephant-ear philodendrons • Warneck, Janet Craig, red-edged and cornstalk dracenas • English ivy • Spider plant • Ficus benjamin or weeping fig • Golden pothos • Peace lily • Chinese evergreen or Aglaonema • Bamboo palms • Sansevieria or snake plant (also called mother-in-law’s tongue) • Boston fern, rubber plant, bromeliads, aloe vera or bird of paradise • Chrysanthemums or gerbera daisies “Adding a selection of small and larger houseplants will be visually pleasing and help to clean the air in your home,” says Nancy Carlisle of Nancy Carlisle Interior Plantings in Concord. NHHomeMagazine.com

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your space? • Does the plant look healthy? Other things to consider are: • How much time do you have to spend

under control, Aron has some tips for

on plant care? If you are a busy

prevention. “Clean your plants’ leaves

person with little time to spare,

every other week with a solution made

don’t buy plants that need daily

by diluting 1 teaspoon of a non-deter-

watering. Look at low-maintenance

gent soap—such as Dr. Bronner’s liq-

succulents, sempervivums, cacti or

uid lavender—in a quart spray bottle

the so-called air plant tillandsia.

of water. Spray the leaves, top and bot-

Aron recommends the ZZ plant. “It

tom, and wipe them off. A clean plant

is from Africa and grows from a large

is a pest-free plant,” she says. “Plants

bulb. If you forget to water, the bulb

get dirty just like furniture.”

holds enough moisture to keep the

If you are paying close attention

plant going.” Lannan recommends

to your plants, you notice problems

aglaonema, sansevieria and dracae-

while they are still small and easily

na. “They are staples in the interior

addressed.

landscaping industry and used in

Choosing your plant Not sure what to grow? There is a plant for every situation, and the right

corporate offices for a reason,” Lannan says. “They are attractive, inexpensive and easy to care for.” • How much space is available? Low-

plant varies from room to room. “Do

light plants—such as Boston fern

your research ahead of time,” Lannan

and pothos —don’t have to be as

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• How family-friendly is the plant? “A number of plants do not have user-friendly leaves,” Carlisle says. “They can have points and sharp edges. Avoid those if you have kids or if the plants are going to be in a high traffic area.” A number of indoor plants are poisonous to pets and children. Carlisle advises checking the Northern New England Poison Control or ASPCA websites (see Resources below) for information. • What direction do the windows in

your home face, and how much light

does each room receive? Carlisle says lighting is probably the most critical factor. “Sometimes winter is the brightest time of year because the snow reflects sunlight into the house, the leaves are off the trees, and the sun is lower on the horizon and pours in the windows,” she says.

Laura Trowbridge farms out her biggest plants to friends Beth and Swift Corwin for the winter. Melianthus major, Euphorbia ‘Sticks on Fire’, alocasia, colocasia, Agave americana and a bowl of succulents lend a tropical look to their bright, west-facing sunroom.

tropical plants. “Getting the textures,

Carlisle says, “The biggest factor

scale and contrasting foliage arranged

for plant care is the balance of light,

great room is large and has lots of sun

just right to form a tropical collage is a

temperature and water. More light,

streaming in.” Many of her plants—

challenge,” she says.

more water; less light, less water. Add

Trowbridge says, “My kitchen/

including clivia, begonias and Brazil-

The containers you choose reflect

temperature into that equation: hotter

ian edelweiss—blossom inside over

your decorating style—traditional,

and drier, more water; cool and damp,

the winter. “I crave the fragrance of

contemporary, vintage or ethnic—and

less water. A universal rule of thumb

these plants. They make the kitchen

give new life to a Grandma plant.

for plants: let them dry down halfway

smell earthy, lush and alive even though it is below zero and white

Other factors

outside.”

Know the plant you are bringing home.

in the pot before you water again. Just because the top inch of soil is dry, it doesn’t mean the root ball is dry.”

• How warm is your home? When trying

Is it easy care or a difficult diva? Is it

to match a plant to your indoor en-

poisonous to pets or children? Does

into a home by breathing life into a

vironment, keep in mind the plant’s

it need special care, such as pruning,

room. They can enhance your décor,

natural habitat. A heat-loving tropical

fertilizing, a rest period or frequent

serve as a focal point, connect the in-

plant will sulk in a cold room. “We

repotting? How much water does it

side world with the out-of-doors, make

heat with a woodstove in the other

require? Does it need misting or bottom

a statement, create a mood and act as

end of the kitchen so it tends to be

watering?

living sculpture while having a positive

quite dry,” Trowbridge says. “The

“Most people overwater their plants.

plants seem to add moisture and a

As a rule of thumb, the bigger the plant,

feeling of tropical air even though it

the longer you can go between water-

is freezing out.”

ings,” Lannan says. “Of course there are

Plants as your decoration choice

exceptions to every rule. If root-bound or in a terra cotta pot, the plant won’t

Plants can be an integral part of your

retain water as long. If the soil is damp

indoor décor. Carlisle says, unlike

when you go to water, it is likely fine.

anything else, plants add a texture to

When we are training new horticultural

an indoor space. Trowbridge likes the

technicians, we tell them ‘If it’s wet,

creativity involved in displaying her

just forget.’”

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Indoor plants can turn your house

effect on your disposition.

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RESOURCES

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Hampshire.

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This year, twelve residential projects were submitted. Winners are scheduled to be announced at the AIANH Awards Banquet on

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HAMPSHIRE HOME. Award winners will also be

year of honoring outstanding architecture.

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architects who select the winning projects

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functionality, sustainability, building perfor-

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client’s vision. AIANH member architects are

submissions will be part of a statewide

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traveling exhibition.

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This Shingle-Style home is located at the edge of the Dartmouth College campus and has views into Vermont through a screen of mature trees. The design, massing and detailing allow the house to fit into the context of early-twentieth-century buildings and break down the scale of the structure. The garage doors and drive court are hidden behind the ell to minimize the impact of cars. The columned porch is a welcoming gesture to neighbors and a response to the pedestrian character of the neighborhood. The primary rooms are organized on an east/west axis that leads from public to private rooms and to outdoor spaces that overlook the river. These spaces flow together in an open plan where south-facing windows maximize solar gain and sunlight as well as provide views into the gardens.

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Birch Bay House

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Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC, in New London (603) 526-6200, www.boninarchitects.com • Architect: Jeremy Bonin, AIA NCARB LEED AP Landscape Architect: Greg Grigsby, Pellettieri Associates, Inc. in Warner • Builder: Jay Tucker, Old Hampshire Designs in New London Interior Designer: Christine Kelly, Christine Kelly Interiors in Darien, Connecticut

For this property—located in a sheltered cove with a sloping lawn to the water and mature trees affording views into the cove—the clients wanted to maintain the natural privacy, while connecting to the outdoors with a comfortable patio for family and friends, stone walls, as well as intimate plantings and gardens. The design is a balance of an exterior that addresses the context of the New Hampshire Lakes Region, and an interior with a calm and sophisticated feel. Both the exterior and interior have

a consistent fit and finish that contribute to the peaceful and enjoyable qualities of this lake home. The first floor incorporates ten-foot ceilings with tall windows and transoms to allow ample light into the house on its northern and lake-view facade. For accessibility during retirement, the master suite and laundry are on the first floor. The second floor includes guest bedrooms, a family room and office above the garage.

Stella Maris

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DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth (603) 431-8701, www.destefanoarchitects.com Architect: Lisa DeStefano, AIA Landscape Architect: Robbi Woburn, Woodburn & Company in Newmarket General Contractor: Daryl Kent, K&S Contracting in Portsmouth Interior Designer: Cicely Markoff, Cicely Markoff Interior Designs, Inc. in New London

Lakeside Maine Cottage

TMS Architects in Portsmouth (603) 436-4274, www.tmsarchitects.com Architect: William Soupcoff, AIA Landscape Contractor: Snow’s Excavation in Bridgton, Maine Interior Design: Michael Cebula, Cebula Design in Newburyport, Massachusetts General Contractor: Phil A. Douglass Inc., in Bridgton, Maine

This home’s meticulous renovation restored the exterior and breathed new life into the interior. Dark, small interior spaces were re-imagined to accommodate a brighter, active lifestyle with frequent gatherings. The homeowners can now accommodate overnight visitors, and created space allows flow for frequent entertaining. The main hall was restored with traditional detailing and bright colors. The existing kitchen was relocated to the front of the house to create connectivity between bustling kitchen activity and the front porch with street views. Upstairs spaces were modernized and enlivened to accommodate visiting family members and friends of various age groups. The home’s exterior shingles were given a wash of a unique, bright color unlike any other in the neighborhood. See more about this home, Ready for a New Century, on page 50.

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This newly constructed cottage was built within the confines of a previously razed camp, which was located within close proximity to the water’s edge on a lake in southern Maine. The architectural detailing of the home replicates the historic architectural elements found in turn-of-the century cottages of the region. The exterior of the house is a playful combination of sage green metal hip and gable roofs to blend into the site’s forest setting. The stone chimney grows out of the fieldstone-veneered foundation and becomes a focal point for the living room along with the panoramic view seen through the picture windows. The cottage’s interior is intentionally simple, with the living room, kitchen and dining room becoming contiguous spaces with fir beamed ceilings and cabinets left with a natural wood finish. january/february 2017

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Bristol Woods

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Fiorentino Group Architects in Portsmouth (603) 373-8562, www.fiorentinogroup.com • Architect: Scott Fiorentino, AIA Landscape Architect: Terra Firma Landscape Architecture in Portsmouth • General Contractor: Howarth Builders, Inc. in South Berwick, Maine

After years of living on the active and noisy waterway of the Piscataqua River, the clients wanted their new home to be a quiet, relaxing retreat from their thriving retail business. The home is nestled within a secluded wooded lot, taking advantage of the existing site features and natural topography to make the home and site feel as one. An open-concept floor plan, sloped ceilings, abundant natural light and walls of glass provide the spatial quality the clients desired. Exposed structural and build-

ing materials, industrial in feel, define the character as well as provide the ornamentation of the interior spaces and backdrop for the clients’ art collection. The clients wanted to minimize the use of fossil fuels by incorporating a highly insulated building envelope as well as integrating geothermal and solar building components, while maintaining an aesthetically intriguing design.

Oyster River TechBuilt

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CHERYLE ST. ONGE

The Oyster River TechBuilt is a modest house originally constructed from a kit designed by post-war architect Karl Koch. The challenges were to accommodate twenty-first-century living while preserving the mid-century aesthetic, maximize connection to the exterior and create a high-performance thermal envelope. The new design extended the original footprint and roofline to accommodate more living space, opened the plan of the first floor as well as added a new entrance and screened porch. Designed with the goal of achieving Energy Star certification, energy-efficient features include new continuous roof and wall insulation; radiant heat; triple-glazed windows; and use of natural ventilation. The original cedar shakes and interior clapboard finishes were preserved and restored. The new contemporary kitchen takes its cues from the TechBuilt language. The owners’ vision, the architects’ creative interpretations of the aesthetic intent and the builders’ craftsmanship exemplify commitment to the high standard of the original design.

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Manypenny|Murphy Architecture in Portsmouth (603) 319-8199, www.manypennymurphy.com Architect: Alyssa Murphy, AIA General Contractor: Andrew Gault, Gault Builders, LLC in Madbury

Fernwood Landing

Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC in New London (603) 526-6200, www.boninarchitects.com • Architect: Jeremy Bonin, AIA, LEED AP Landscape Architect: Greg Rusnica of Bonin Architects & Associates General Contractor: Jay Tucker, Old Hampshire Designs in New London Interior Designer: Mary Ann Coffey Interiors, Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island

Inspiration for this project stemmed from a shared interest in the history of Lake Sunapee and its architecture from the grand hotel era to the beginning of the cottage era in the 1920s. Local architect Prentice Sanger designed many such cottages and the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club. The heavy amounts of stone with integrated brick used in conjunction with other vernacular lakefront architectural precedents give this home’s design a unique aesthetic with strong historic roots and pay respect to many of Sanger’s lost works in the region. The landscape ties home and site seamlessly while addressing the needs of construction near sensitive lakefront resources. The entry court uses modern construction techniques to capture stormwater while maintaining an aesthetic true to the character of the home. Intimate outdoor spaces draw inspiration from the architecture and materials of the home, maximizing the long, southerly views toward Mount Sunapee. january/february 2017

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Mid-Century Modern Remodel

The goal of this project was to bring a mid-century modern house into the twenty-first century as well as provide a comfortable and inviting home for an emptynester couple. The existing balcony was extended to provide a cozy reading nook, and the hard edges were softened with custom stainless-steel stanchions and a curved glass guardrail that extend to the reconstructed stair. A peaked ceiling and small return walls transformed the existing dining area into a more intimate and inviting space. A total kitchen remodel was implemented and features an island countertop of black granite and a “swoosh” of Tineo (Indian Applewood), which is also used at the pass-through to the living space and display shelf in the entry. Glare and solar heat gain from the west-facing window wall are controlled by a series of motorized roller shades. With only 5 percent transparency, distant views can still be seen when the shades are deployed.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CHERYLE ST. ONGE

Cormack Construction Management, Inc. in Madison (603) 367-8272, www.cormackconstructionmanagement.com • Architect of Record: Richard G Holt, AIA

Hawkins Pond Residence

Samyn-D’Elia Architects, P.A. in Ashland (603) 968-7133, www.sdarchitects.com Architect: Ward D’Elia, AIA General Contractor: Sharpe Construction in Holderness

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Lakeside Residence

This Craftsman-style home is tucked into the raised, south-facing corner of an existing meadow on what was once a small farm with sheltering trees on three sides and sweeping mountain views. A great effort was made to cut as few trees as possible during the course of the project, as the privacy they provide allowed the owners to forgo window treatments and enjoy panoramic splendor through large, floor-to-ceiling window walls, glass doors and a window-lined eating nook. The home opens to the out-of-doors with a screened porch at the west, a wide slate patio spanning its south side and an outdoor shower. Carpentry details include custom, cherry kitchen cabinets; a hand-hewn fireplace mantel; an exterior banded with 1-inch-by-10-inch cedar clapboards mitered for a slight flare; and decorative details at the stair and exterior rafters. The home features granite steps and terrace wall lengths built from the original farmhouse foundation stones.

Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC, in New London (603) 526-6200, www.boninarchitects.com Architect: Jeremy Bonin, AIA NCARB LEED AP Landscape Installation: Peter Schiess, Landforms Ltd. in Bow General Contractor: Jay Tucker, Old Hampshire Designs in New London

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Building a lakefront home inherently addresses one of the principles of sustainable design: connecting with nature. The home is designed to maximize multiuse spaces, creating a compact and efficient design, while providing views through the home on approach, encouraging both visual and physical movement toward the lake. Goals such as minimizing the footprint, reducing site impact, crafting spaces to draw one outdoors and reducing dependence on fossil fuels logically follow this principle. A superior envelope, a high-efficiency geothermal heat pump, on-demand hot water heaters, LED lighting, stormwater management, a charging station for the homeowner’s electric car and rooftop photovoltaic panels are examples of addressing these goals. The result is a project that reduces negative impacts on the environment as well as promotes the health, wellness and enjoyment of nature for this family and future generations. january/february 2017

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The project was an extensive remodel and addition to an existing house located on a narrow point of land on a lake in New Hampshire. The site constraints were challenging, and took some finesse to fit a building containing 5,330 square feet of livable space and an attached two-car garage. To take advantage of the views, a large amount of glass was used to capture the nearly 330-degree panorama. The clients were looking for a home with a high level of energy efficiency and all the modern amenities. The kitchen is well appointed with culinary equipment along with a pass-through window to the sunroom. The clients used a wood carver to create the mantels of both fireplaces. The five-piece bath connected to the master bedroom has a steam shower and an air massage tub. The building was designed to look smaller than it actually is and blend in to its surroundings as much as possible, while taking advantage of its exceptional location.

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River House

Haynes & Garthwaite Architects in Norwich, Vermont (802) 649-3606, www.hgarchitects.com Architect: Byron Haynes, AIA Landscape Architect: Janet Cavanagh Landscape Architect in South Strafford, Vermont Interior Design: Redmond Interior Design in Burlington, Vermont General Contractor: Naylor and Breen Builders, Inc. in Brandon, Vermont

Located on the banks of the Connecticut River, this four-bedroom home was designed to capture the character of a New England farmhouse, and sited to preserve as much farmland as possible while providing views up and down the river from the principal rooms. The house and barn define an outdoor room that frames a visitor’s view across the river to Vermont. The barn contains a studio apartment, office, workshop, boat room and equipment storage. The rooms in the house are modest in scale and the layout is informal. The energy performance of the house approaches net zero.

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READY FOR A

New Century

Architect Lisa DeStefano (center right) of DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth and her family enjoy their front porch. Newly restored and delicately renovated, the house is an original early-twentieth-century Shingle-Style design. 50 | New Hampshire Home

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WHEN THE HOUSE ON MIDDLE STREET STREET came on the market,

Where the house began

Portsmouth architect Lisa DeStefano knew it was something

Built in 1902 as the summer home for stockbroker Cyril E.

special. She knew of the house, having visited when it was the

Jackson, the house was designed by Fred. Crowell Watson,

parsonage for her church. She had entered via the wide porch to

whose credits included several summer homes in York, Maine.

the home’s dark-paneled interior, and seen its brick fireplaces,

Plans for the house, published in 1907, listed it as “A Shingled

stained-glass windows, broad stairwell and formal dining room.

House at Portsmouth, N.H.” Indeed the house was a “grand

Firsthand, she had experienced its old-fashioned graciousness.

old lady” whose bold romantic details and modern lines had

Even casual observers were apt to stop and study the large,

been blurred by time. However, the home’s interior preserved

shingled house with its gambrel roof and wide porch glimpsed

a more formal era with stunning clarity.

through the shrubbery. On the south side, a two-story tower

“The kitchen was in the back ell—not our lifestyle,”

with a modest finial signaled a bit of style; a quick glance

DeStefano says. “It was designed to accommodate a household

down the driveway seemed to indicate a back porch as well.

cook. The old dining room even had a little round button to

“When my husband, Richard, and I visited the house

press with your foot to call for the next courses.

as potential buyers, I knew immediately that we could do

“The house was very dark inside due to its woodwork and

something,” DeStefano says. “My husband’s primary concern

trim. One of the things both my husband and I gravitate to is

was that it function for our lifestyle.”

sunlight,” DeStefano continues. “Yet, it was important to us to

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Far left: “We have an amazing quality of life thanks to this screened-in porch. We’ve spent many afternoons and evenings here with friends and family,” says architect and homeowner Lisa DeStefano. The home’s name, Stella Maris, means star of the sea. It references a star found in the home’s stained glass window located above the stairwell (see top photo on page 55).

Above, right: Marble tile for the kitchen’s back splash and island is used in just the right proportion for this central hub. Decanter-style pendant lamps by Lee Broom, an English designer, are functional and elegant. Right: Restored faceted windows sparkle as sunlight fills the breakfast nook in the left of the photo. An oval-shaped chandelier complements the windows and defines the space. In the sitting area to the right, two pale-blue chairs create space for intimate conversation. Beautiful, original heart pine flooring underscores the home’s old-fashioned solid construction. nhhomemagazine.com

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keep the home’s character. We decided to paint the detailing

designer Cicely Markoff of Cicely Markoff Interior Design

a light color.”

in New London and landscape architect Robbi Woodburn of

After having their exterior plans approved by Portsmouth’s Historical Commission, one more hurdle remained before

Woodburn and Associates in Newmarket. Construction began in mid-October with a move-in date of early April.

work began in earnest in the fall of 2015. “We had to preselect

Kent chuckles when asked what he did on the house.

a paint color for the exterior,” DeStefano says, “because all the

Even though the footprint didn’t change, inside and out

construction would be done in the winter.”

the whole house was “delicately renovated,” from top to

Traditionally, Shingle-Style homes by the ocean are dark

bottom. As for the timeframe, Kent responds, “It’s all a

brown or light gray. The original plans for this house recom-

matter of orchestration,” expedited, of course, by DeStefano’s

mended two shades of green. “We thought brown would be

meticulous plans. “It was a seamless renovation.”

too scary for grandchildren,” DeStefano says. Taking their cue

The back stairs to the cook’s quarters were removed along

from the home’s stained-glass window, they chose a deep blue-

with the back chimney. With this additional space on the

violet. “As it turned out, we’ve loved how the color looked in

second floor, a little bedroom was created, complete with built-

the winter and spring,” she says. That window also has a small

ins and extra outlets for electronics. In the master bedroom,

white star, which inspired the home’s name, “Stella Maris,” or

a walk-in dressing room and master bathroom were added. A

star of the sea.

second-floor laundry was added as well. On the first floor, the kitchen was moved to the front of the

Making changes

house. In the location of the old kitchen, a butler’s pantry and

In short order, DeStefano enlisted a trusted team of pro-

powder room were added. Tucked under the central stairwell

fessionals she’s worked with for many years: contractor

in place of the old butler’s pantry, an office for DeStefano’s

Daryl Kent of K&S Contracting in Portsmouth, interior

husband was created.

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Far left: A regency chandelier highlights the restored brick fireplace and formal table in the dining room. Designer Cicely Markoff prefers a grayed tone for ceilings and created one for this room by combining 50 percent of the wall color with the ceiling color. Then the ceiling and wall colors reflect off one another and the room feels more enveloping. A discreet pocket door reveals a cozy den. Left: Early morning sunlight creates a beautiful rainbow on the walls of the stairwell. This original stained-glass window gave the home its name, Stella Maris, or star of the sea.

Left: A small home office with built-in file cabinets and generous windows makes work pleasant and convenient. Tawny colored walls extend the play of yellow tones throughout the house.

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Facing page: The master bedroom suite has its own fireplace. Painting the bricks white keeps the look light and updated. Above, left: The master bathroom’s tile floor is warmed by an electronic heating system. Above, top right: A guest room echoes the serene colors found in the master suite. Above, lower right: This cheery guest bedroom for kids also has the necessary outlets to charge their phones and computers.

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The third floor accommodated storage space,

The team kept the old flooring, stacking it

all new insulation, air conditioning and ductwork.

up as built-ins and new walls were installed. “It’s

A wider, friendlier staircase to the basement

heart pine flooring,” Kent says. “Our guys said,

provided access to newly functional space. There,

‘We can’t get this stuff.’ So, we tripped over it for

the team poured a concrete floor, reworked a lot

months before reusing, and it’s beautiful.”

of the old framing and finished it off to conceal

Outside, the siding, roofing, moldings and

the pipes. A home office for DeStefano was add-

copper finial balls were replaced. The cupola on

ed along with a walk-in mudroom, closets and a

the garage was restored. Porches front and back

small room with a large sink for bathing the dog.

were rebuilt and restored. New columns were add-

Then, because the driveway was re-graded, the

ed, and custom rails duplicated.

foundation’s stonework was reworked. These were the big moves. The smaller de-

Slowly, the house became whole again. Seamless.

tails could be just as time-consuming, Kent says,

For DeStefano, the kitchen is the heart of a

but maintained the home’s integrity. “We reused

home. Now when she stands at her kitchen sink,

doors and trim. Now, when you look at it, you

she looks past her front porch to Middle Street to

think, ‘This has been here for years,’” he says.

see people walking by. “It’s a lovely connection to

“We also reused the old hardware and reworked

the community,” she says.

the pocket door on the first floor. Everyone on our

With the creation of a more open floor plan,

team has special skills, and some of our carpenters

she also feels connected to the central part of the

have the patience to work on those details.”

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as to the little breakfast nook with its restored faceted windows. The house is sunny and has a flow to it. Family and friends can move easily from one room to another and, in warm weather, meander out to the porch.

Interior touches Working with interior designer Markoff, DeStefano established a soft color palette. As for painting the woodwork, Markoff says, “We definitely had to do it to bring this beautiful old lady into the twenty-first century. It’s still just as graceful and elegant, but it’s bright, cheerful and livable.” Throughout the downstairs, Markoff referenced the main brick fireplace with subtle touches, such as a bit of cinnamon color in the chair fabric. “It gives cohesiveness to the home,” she says. “By dialing it back, these colors actually speak more clearly.” Markoff’s skills as a colorist accommodated the whole family. “DeStefano’s husband loves blue, so we incorporated blue touches for him. In his den, we painted the walls with Benjamin Moore’s Copper Mountain,” Markoff says. “It’s mostly white woodwork but ‘reads’ like a gentleman’s library. We also installed a motorized shade that drops over the bay window to reduce glare

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on the television screen. Plus, the restored pocket doors accommodate everyone’s audio privacy.” In keeping with the home’s vernacular,

Outdoor living became a breeze with two porches positioned to catch the light, overlooking a fragrant garden.

Markoff recommended marble tile throughout

Having lived in their new home for several

and polished nickel finishes for the faucetry.

months, DeStefano says Stella Maris has launched

Chandeliers add sparkle and feminine elegance

once more, ready for a new century. She and her

over the dining table, breakfast nook and stairwell.

husband plan to live there forever.

In the kitchen, crystal pendant lamps provide task lighting.

Landscape work Landscape architect Woodburn recalls the initial work on the home’s grounds: “We pruned and pruned in order to reveal the architectural proportions of the house, especially those of that wonderful front porch.” Woodburn’s team was able to preserve many of the existing plants, which included hydrangeas, hollies, a mugo pine and a tall privacy hedge of arborvitae. They also added hostas and ferns. In the back of the house, Woodburn’s team preserved the large private oval yard, enhancing its structure with plantings that would bloom throughout the season. These included two blue rose of Sharon shrubs, a Japanese maple and a Japanese stewartia. NHHomeMagazine.com

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A Family Retreat IN TOUCH WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS

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Stone walls embrace a modern interpretation of a New England farmhouse on a hill in Cheshire County. The house was designed by Sheldon Pennoyer of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord. Gordon Hayward of Hayward Gardens in Putney, Vermont, did the landscape design while Deb Shelley of Shelley Landscaping and Masonry in Jaffrey built the walls from stones on the property.

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FOUR YEARS AGO, a couple from Maryland found the second-

property had been a poultry farm in the 1820s. Back then, it

home site in New Hampshire they’d been looking for: 250

had been surrounded by open pastures. Over the years, those

acres in Cheshire County, complete with a 1930s farmhouse on

pastures had been largely overtaken by trees.

a hilltop. The couple’s first plan was to tidy up the property a

The couple’s original desire to make as few changes as pos-

bit, renovate the house and move in without making too many

sible to the house, which they found charming, was eventu-

changes. However, the home turned out to be less than suitable

ally overridden. “After looking at several different renovation

for a number of reasons, and the renovation turned into a

schemes,” Pennoyer says, “it was determined that any reno-

replacement. The result: a new and energy-efficient home.

vation would be costly and, in some cases, costlier than new

The shingled, one-and-a-half-story, modern interpretation

construction.”

of a New England farmhouse—which has four bedrooms

The architects—including Jasmine Pinto, an AIA associate

(plus a bunk room over the garage) in a fairly modest 3,200

with Pennoyer’s firm, who was a key member of the project

square feet—now occupies roughly the same footprint as its

team—built several cardboard models of different designs to

predecessor. It sits amid hay fields, gardens and stone walls,

achieve the right combination of volumes for the site. The

and is surrounded by woods and views on all sides (especially

plan that was chosen included retaining a few features of the

Mount Monadnock to the south and Vermont’s Green

original house, including the existing foundation. However,

Mountains to the west). The house also looks across a valley to

initial excavations determined that the foundation lacked

another farmhouse—a vista that architect Sheldon Pennoyer,

a footing.

of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord, describes as “very European.”

“We decided in about a day that the existing foundation had to be rebuilt,” says builder Tim Groesbeck of Groesbeck

The homeowners had vacationed for about sixteen years

Construction in Sharon. Luckily, both clients and architect

in New Hampshire before discovering the site. The hilltop

took the situation in stride. “There really wasn’t a hiccup,”

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An important element of the property’s overall design is a connector between the house and the garage. The connector serves dual purposes: as a covered pathway between the structures (top right) and as a reference to the entrance courtyard of a typical New England farm (lower right).

Groesbeck says, adding that the whole team worked well to-

homeowners also wanted an unpretentious, easy-to-maintain

gether throughout the entire project.

home with both public and private spaces—areas for large as

The surrounding property also offered both challenge and

well as intimate gatherings. And the couple wanted the entire

opportunity. Although the homeowners had initially planned

project to be as green as possible. All this was in accordance

to remove some trees to replace the failed septic system, the

with Pennoyer’s approach. “I’ve always tried to simplify a

couple hadn’t expected to find a stand of rotted pines that had

building’s expression to achieve a calmness in architectural

to be taken out.

resolution. There is too much complexity to everything

Meanwhile, Pennoyer (who has experience in forestry

today,” he says. “Philosophically, I believe that we need to

management) noted a possible resource. “I told them there’s

make our buildings as efficient as we can. The less energy we

a beautiful stand of oak out there, and that we could get all

use to heat and cool our buildings, the better.”

the flooring for the house from it,” Pennoyer says. And so,

Pennoyer began by designing from “the outside in,” he

according to the wife, “We started the adventure of logging.”

says. He wanted to maximize the views from the house and

As trees came down, views appeared—in some cases,

for the house to take advantage of its setting. He also needed

surprising ones. The homeowners hadn’t expected to see

to design the structure so it was strong enough and insulated

Vermont.

enough to withstand the high, exposed location.

Designing from the outside in

a large kitchen, living room, dining room, screened-in porch

Among the homeowners’ major goals for the property was

and patio. A separate garage, joined to the main house by a

that it respect the land and history. The new house should

connector, has additional sleeping quarters on the top floor.

still look like a farmhouse and integrate with the surrounding

All the major living spaces allow for views of Monadnock to

countryside—its eventual hayfields, stone walls and views. The

the south. The screen porch has mountain views to the south

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Right: Rustic rockers on the covered porch offer a comfortable way to take in the views. Below: A fireplace helps keep the screen porch cozy even as the weather turns crisp in fall.

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The screen porch is ideal for dining in fine weather.

and sunsets to the west, and is situated to stay out of the line

new pieces to create a lived-in, cozy feel. “We definitely want-

of sight from the rest of the house so it won’t be visible in

ed something that was comfortable and timeless, but fresh,”

colder months when it’s not used. The connector that joins

Schwabenton says.

the house to the garage creates an entrance courtyard that echoes a traditional New England farmyard, Pennoyer says.

Inside the house

One of the most striking uses of the clients’ artwork is a set of dark wooden carvings from Kerala, India, that are mounted over the couch in the living room, where they provide a graphic counterpoint to the soft, easy blue and off-white

Almost every room is designed with, as Pennoyer describes it,

fabrics in the room. For these and other fabrics, Schwabenton

“spaces within spaces,” such as a window seat in a bedroom

used materials and textures that would wear well and allow for

that you can curl up in and read a book. The living room,

relaxed living.

kitchen and dining room are spacious enough to accommodate

Among the most appealing aspects of her design for this

guests while providing a scale that feels intimate. The rooms

house are the soft, flowing, lined curtains in many of the

are connected but shaped to provide separation for gatherings

rooms. These are decorated with a simple block-printed look

of family groups. This is not an open-concept house. “Spaces

that is a nod to the homeowners’ past travels in India. “The

within spaces” help achieve the owners’ goals of public and

fabrics aren’t formal. They have scale and charm to them,”

private space.

Schwabenton says.

The clients enlisted Cameron Schwabenton, of Cameron

As sources, Schwabenton used many local antique stores

Stewart Design in Charleston, South Carolina, with whom

and providers (such as Cider Press Tile Co. in Keene). All

they had worked previously, to coordinate the interior design.

new furniture pieces were custom created for the client using

Like Pennoyer, Schwabenton took her focus from the house’s

American fabricators. The clients were particularly pleased by

surroundings, which she described as “calm and serene.” Ac-

the lighting design executed by Carol Crampton of Crampton

cordingly, her palette incorporated neutrals—soft beiges and

Lighting Design in Baltimore, Maryland, and the light fixtures

grays—punctuated by pops of color. “Blue in particular is a

made by John Ramsey of Deep Landing Workshop in Chester-

favorite of my clients,” she says.

ton, Maryland.

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Elements of green The house was designed with a high-performance building envelope, including double-wall construction in a twelveinch-thick wall. The team achieved an R-value (a measurement of thermal resistance) of 41 in the walls and 60 in the roof—well above even above-average R-values. An efficiently built and insulated house was a must, given the house’s exposed position on the hill. “I don’t think we appreciated how windy it was,” says the wife. A 5.5 kilowatt PV solar system was installed on the southfacing roof, and LED lighting was used to reduce electrical consumption. Another green aspect to the house was the reuse of some of the materials from the original property. A number of the light fixtures and sinks are original, as are some of the granite slabs used outside the property. Oak trees on the property were used for flooring. This may not always be the most economical route, according to Groesbeck, but is nice to do if there is sufficient time and wood for the project. The harvesting process takes about four months from forest to floor, including two months in the kiln. “There’s something about using your own materials,” he says. This property won NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME’s Excellence in Green Design award for 2016, with the judges writing, “Pennoyer worked with the homeowners to develop a forestry management plan to enhance wildlife habitat, provide all the interior hardwood flooring for the new house and open views by creating additional meadows that had been lost through the years.”

Designing from the inside out To integrate the house, land and views, and to create a pleasing outdoor setting, the clients hired Gordon Hayward of Hayward Gardens in Putney, Vermont. Hayward is known for his holistic approach: “I see garden design as integrating the people, the house and the land,” he says. He starts by talking with the owners, and by looking out from every major door and window to determine paths and view lines. “My job is to integrate the outside with the inside,” Hayward says. In order to reference and respect the property’s past as New England farmland, he used straight stone walls (built with stone from the property by Deb Shelley of Shelley Landscaping and Masonry in Jaffrey) to frame views near the house as well as enclose the gardens and spaces near it. One such space on the east side is the blue flagstone patio. “This side of the house is about breakfast, coffee and morning gatherings in sunlight,” Hayward says. Here he used a lot of annuals, in colors that would complement the colors in the house. On the west side of the house, Hayward created a complex shade garden. “It’s the opposite of the east garden,” he says, “a little wild and all perennials. It’s designed to enliven the views 66 | New Hampshire Home

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The kitchen has a large center island for socializing and food preparation.

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An inviting window seat in a bedroom is an example of the kind of “space within a space” to be found throughout the house.

and to introduce fragrance.” For the latter, he used

inclination, Snow says, animals such as sheep are

purple-leaved snakeroot.

unwilling to scale a wall that looks unstable at the

For the path to the front door, which also

top (although this one is very stable). The spaces

frames a view to a walled vegetable garden on

between the rocks at the top also serve the func-

the other side of the house, Hayward focused on

tion of buffering and slowing the wind as it moves

the invitational aspects of design: “Entry gardens

through the garden.

should say, ‘Welcome to my home,’” Hayward says.

The garden has a cozy, almost hobbit-like seat-

For this, he used evergreens—including box-

ing area, with an organically curved roof that is a

wood hedges and Stewartia pseudocamellia. The

“sandwich” of materials, Snow says. A series of flag-

stewartia blooms in mid-summer, when the clients

stones is laid over a wood support system; then,

are most likely to be home. “Plants have roles in

rubber sheeting is placed for waterproofing. Finally

making and enlivening spaces for people,” he says.

cobblestones are put down to protect the sheeting

Pumpkin-shaped garden

from the heat of the sun and harmonize the roof with the rest of the enclosure.

Another, very different landscaping feature on the

Although Snow has made an enclosed garden

property that Pennoyer describes as a “folly” is a

before (in fact, the homeowners saw a rectilinear

walled garden designed and built by stone artisan

one he had built in Vermont, which gave them the

Dan Snow of Dummerston, Vermont. If you looked

idea), Snow hadn’t made one in the shape of a seed.

down on the space from above, you would see that

“It was almost an accident that the idea popped up,”

the garden is shaped like a pumpkin seed. The walls

he says. “We were talking about whether animals

help keep animals out and provide shelter from the

would be able to get in the garden and someone

wind. The construction is “doubled” at the base

said, ‘If you just planted pumpkins, no animals

(meaning there are two wall faces with fill) and

would bother,’ and the idea went from there.” The

graduates to a single layer that, at the top of the

garden was a success in its first year, producing a

wall, has open spaces between the rocks.

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Snow noted that all the stones used for the wall are from the property—remnants from the fields that were reconstituted from rough pasture to mowable ground.

The draw of New Hampshire

both in materials and attitude. Siting is sensitive and very successful.” “The center of New Hampshire design is sim-

The blue flagstone patio is designed to be enjoyed on sunny days.

plicity,” Hayward says, “the simplicity that draws people from the city.” Whether by simplicity or scenery, this couple

Although the project had its challenges (morphing

continues to be drawn to the Granite State. “I grew

from a renovation to new construction and the

up going to camp in Vermont,” says the wife.

exposed nature of the site), it was made easier

Her husband grew up in the mountains of North

because everyone clicked. “The whole team worked

Carolina. For these reasons, the mountains of New

well together,” Groesbeck says. “It was cohesive,

Hampshire feel like home to this couple.

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and the clients really appreciated everybody.” The last sentiment is certainly true. “One of the best things about this project,” says the wife, “is how everyone made a project of this size work so well. We think about all those people whenever we are in the house.” All that teamwork, and the attention to detail and place, paid off. In addition to the NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME award, the project won the 2016 Honor Award at the American Institute of Architects New Hampshire (AIANH) chapter’s Excellence in Architecture Design Awards. The jury commented: “Careful attention to massing and carved forms was thoughtful and rigorous, and allowed for ‘more’ by doing less. We appreciate the restraint NHHomeMagazine.com

RESOURCES

Cameron Stewart Design (843) 352-2532 www.cameronstewartdesign.com

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Deep Landing Workshop (410) 778-4042 www.deeplandingworkshop.com Groesbeck Construction (603) 924-7962 timothygroesbeck@yahoo.com

Hayward Gardens (802) 387-4766 • www.haywardgardens.com Sheldon Pennoyer Architects (603) 856-8994 www.spennoyerarchitects.com

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ALL IN THE

Details

WHEN THEY BEGAN RENOVATIONS, A SEACOAST COUPLE DECIDED TO STAY TRUE TO THEIR HISTORIC HOMEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ORIGINAL DESIGN. THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB THAT THE HOME RECEIVED THE 2016 NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME DESIGN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RENOVATION. BY DEBBIE KANE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB KAROSIS 70 | New Hampshire Home

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WHEN IT COMES TO HOME DESIGN, sometimes the difference—and delight—is in the details. That’s what a Seacoast family discovered during renovations of their elegant home. Built in 1860, the five-bedroom home is set back on a shady street in a small Seacoast community. The in-town location, Italianate-style charm and large yard appealed to the homeowners (a husband and wife with two young daughters) when they were house-hunting several years ago. “We loved the house,” the wife says. “We wanted to make it a space we could really enjoy.” They moved into the home in 2013.

Originally from England, the homeowners want-

ed a roomy, contemporary living space that accommodated their busy lives. Also important was having a large yard, visible from the house, where their children could play. Outdoors, the yard needed a few tweaks to make it family friendly. The garage and a row of trees bisected the property, cutting off access to an in-ground pool. Through friends, the couple connected with TMS Architects of Portsmouth and Glen Farrell of YFI Custom Homes in Cape Neddick, Maine, to make their vision reality. John Merkle, lead architect on the project, has renovated many historic homes with an eye toward creating livable spaces while staying true to a building’s original design. “We wanted to maintain the historic integrity of the building while incorporating the family’s contemporary tastes,” Merkle says. The greatest design challenge was changing the orientation of the garage so it was better sited on the lot. “The property is unusual,” he says. “It’s L-shaped. The old garage cut off the house from the yard and a row of trees separated the house from the pool.” Merkle

designed

new

three-car

garage,

relocating it behind the house on the northwest side of the property. Siting the garage at a slight angle opened up access to the back yard; the row of trees was removed so the family has direct access to the pool. The driveway was redesigned, allowing visitors to pull up in front of the house or drive straight back to a new rear entry. Keeping the character of this charming 1860 home—from its high ceilings and crown moldings to its expansive yard—was the focus of this light-filled home renovation by John Merkle of TMS Architects in Portsmouth. An open seating plan enables the homeowners to work in the kitchen while keeping an eye on their young daughters, whether they’re in the family room or playing outdoors. A row of tall windows and doors leads to a deck and large back yard. NHHomeMagazine.com

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Above: The curved walls found on the first floor are echoed in the second-floor hallway, which connects the master bedroom with the main house. The peacock-feather-patterned wallpaper is by Osborne & Little and the paint by Farrow & Ball. The chandelier is from Restoration Hardware. Facing page: A crystal chandelier from Restoration Hardware and gecko print wallpaper by Osborne & Little add whimsy to the master bedroom.

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Moving the garage presented an opportunity

erator and dishwasher are camouflaged by cabi-

to open and enlarge rooms in back of the home,

nets. Round oak drawer pulls and cabinet knobs

on both the first and second floors. “We had

add a contemporary touch, as do the sleek black

strong ideas about what we wanted,” the wife

granite countertops and backsplash behind the

says. “Everything that didn’t date back to the

stove.

nineteenth century was taken down, including the back of the house.”

Other clever elements in the kitchen are curved edges and walls. Merkle and project man-

The new addition includes a back porch and

ager Nicole Martineau incorporated the smooth

garage entrance; a sunny family room; a reno-

curves throughout the home. “All the wood-

vated kitchen; and a new master bedroom suite.

work and cabinetry in the kitchen are curved,”

Curves in all the right places

Merkle says. “The curves soften the lines and spaces inside the house.”

The homeowners wanted a kitchen that not only

The curves are even found on the multi-

met their cooking and storage needs, but also

functional, oak-topped island, which provides

accommodated their children’s activities.

practical storage for cookware as well as seating

The kitchen was gutted. Installed were new

for the girls and large drawers to store their toys

windows; white oak floors (also featured in the

and supplies. A new walk-in pantry is easily ac-

family room and upstairs); and beautiful custom

cessible to cooking and prep areas.

cabinetry, created by YFI Millworks, YFI’s wood-

Directly off the kitchen is the light-filled

working shop. Every shelf and drawer serves a

family room. Full-length glass windows and

specific purpose, from built-in shelves (adjacent

doors ring the space, which opens to the back

to the professional-grade stove) that pop out

yard and a new bluestone terrace, designed by

when pushed, to recessed wine shelving on

Merkle. A fieldstone firepit is a warm spot to

either side of the sink. Even the built-in refrig-

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Above: Once hidden from view by a row of trees, the family swimming pool is now linked visually to the house. An outdoor patio off the back of the house provides extra entertaining space. Right: The Italianate-style home has Sandstone siding by James Hardie.

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A reconfigured upstairs space The home’s earlier upstairs configuration around the bedrooms was “convoluted,” Merkle says. The original master bedroom was accessed through another bedroom. Merkle designed a new master suite, incorporating space from the former bedroom to create a new, larger master bath, dressing room, hallway and laundry room. Lined with windows on three sides, the new master bedroom is comfortable and light, with a high, arched ceiling as well as a window seat along one wall. Decorated in calming shades of gray, the space also has touches of whimsy: a crystal chandelier as well as purple-gray Osborne & Little wallpaper with a silver gecko print by (a similar wallpaper with silver peacock feathers is used on the back stairs leading up to the second floor). The modern master bath is a contrast of textures, with limestone tile and flooring as well as a sleek vanity. The curved edges from downstairs are echoed in the bathroom design. “We designed one wall to curve, following the radius of the elliptical bathtub,” Martineau says. The white, high-gloss vanity is mounted on the wall, making for easier cleaning, and the storage in the vanity drawers is “astounding,” she says. “They’re functional and glide smoothly.”

Enjoying each space Now, two years after renovations were completed, the family is still delighted with their home’s architectural and decorative details, enjoying all that the home has to offer. “It came out well integrated,” Martineau says. “All the new elements fit consistently with the historic nature of the house.” The homeowners agree. “We worked well together as a team,” the wife says. “Everyone did a fantastic job.” Their efforts were acknowledged when the home won the 2016 NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME Design Award for Excellance in Renovation.

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Restoration Hardware www.restorationhardware.com

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MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

Lighten Up! A skilled artisan perfects his techniques and creates award-winning designs.

ighting sets the tone for the space— whether you’re buying for the cruise ship Queen Victoria or your

own little cabin in the woods. And one New Hampshire artist has delivered for both. Derek Marshall sculpts and handcrafts affordable, elegant glass lighting in Sandwich and sells his work online. There’s no charge for shipping, and customers can order free glass samples to try out for color and light. That a single craftsman could run such a comprehensive and productive business while also producing original, award-winning designs is impressive. But, then Derek and his wife, Linda, have always followed their own unique, disciplined and daring path.

Creative craftsmanship The road to Derek’s Sandwich studio leads deep into old settled farmland and woods. On a dirt road, after going up a substantial hill, on the right is a rough barnlike structure with a low porch surrounded by gardens. Within moments, Derek and Linda emerge to welcome their visitor into their studio and home. Derek’s glass studio is a tidy, highly functional space, and he is a thoughtful teacher. He provides patient explanations of the complex processes he has refined over years of manufacturing, and makes everything sound deceptively simple. “Here’s a pattern for our Trillium pendant lights,” Derek says, referring

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MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

A trio of Lilia pendant lights fabricated in a brilliant glass aptly named Autumn Flame creates a gentle glow. Lilia won Design Journal’s ADEX award for outstanding design.

the mold in the kiln. With heat, the

too fast, the glass cracks. If it heats too

nect the molded glass pieces with a bit

glass slumps over the mold, creating

slowly, it’s costly. If the temperature is

of flexibility and an adjustable metal

the shape.”

too high, the glass liquefies and runs off

“spider” holds each electrical fixture

the mold.

in place. These lighting fixtures can be

The electric kiln, which is temperature controlled by a small computer,

Once the glass has cooled, Derek

fitted to a variety of mounts to create

can fire up to seventeen or eighteen

assembles lighting fixtures by attach-

chandeliers, pendants or sconces. The

pieces at a time. Each mold has its own

ing hardware according to precisely

names are fun: Andromeda, Wave, and

firing temperature. If the kiln heats

calculated measurements. Springs con-

Juneau chandeliers; Mini Sushi and Django pendants to mention just a few. Derek has refined his techniques to the point where he can turn around an order in two days.

Japanese roots Derek also designs and manufactures elegant ceramic sconces. As he describes these lamps, the larger history of his evolution as a craftsman begins to emerge. It began in Japan with pottery. While he was in the navy in the mid-1960s, Derek and Linda were stationed in Japan. Linda learned to speak Japanese, and they were able to travel a bit. They made good friends, learned The Wave chandelier comprises four Mini Sushi lights on a double-curved armature. The soft candlelike glass color is Ivory Opal. 78 | New Hampshire Home

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MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

Porcelain molds line shelves in Derek Marshall’s kiln room. Here he carefully removes glass pieces that have been fired and shaped by molds in the kiln.

revered craft. Soon, they were making

a wonderful home in the mountains

Evolution continues

pottery themselves. Derek made the

that included a teahouse,” Derek says.

When the Marshalls moved back to

pots, and Linda did all the decorative

“Close by were his two enormous,

the United States in 1971, they soon

painting. They returned to Kyoto in

five-chambered, wood-fired kilns. He

bought an old farm in Sandwich. “We

1970. Marshall studied pottery at Kyoto

thought about it and agreed to teach

wanted to live in the country,” Derek

City University of Fine Arts, and Linda

me his craft if we would teach him

says. “And Sandwich was a crafts com-

studied painting with noted artist Tomi-

English.”

munity. There was the League of New

kichiro Tokuriki while caring for their

And so Derek’s apprenticeship began.

Hampshire Craftsmen’s shop, and

baby daughter Amy. They began to look

It took four men several days to load

many other craftsmen lived and worked

for a teacher.

a kiln, three or four days to fire it, and

in the town.”

“We visited several potters. Then we

then over a week to cool it down. To

The evolution from clay to glass was

met this potter who lived with his wife

appease the gods before lighting the

gradual for Derek. He progressed from

in an old Zen temple,” Derek says. “He

initial fire, Kawamura’s wife would

ceramic sconces to glass sconces and

had long white hair, and his wife would

make a shallow hole by the mouth of

then to more glass lighting—all the

run the potter’s wheel for him by pull-

the kiln, crack an egg in the hole and

while accruing significant numerous

ing on a rope loop. He told us that he

cover it. Then she’d place two bowls,

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couldn’t take on an apprentice. He was

one filled with salt, the other with sake,

from Design Journal and being named as

in his eighties and didn’t have much

on top of the kiln. “Those rituals were

one of the top 100 lighting manufactur-

time left. But, he could introduce us to

fun,” Derek says. “We also baked sweet

ers by Residential Lighting magazine.

someone.

potatoes in the fire-mouth of the red-

“So we took a long walk through these mountain paths, which are

hot kiln. “Mr. Kawamura made a lot of tea

now probably highways, and went to

ceremony ware that he sold at shows,”

visit the well-known potter Matajiro

Derek says. “The colors were shibui,

Kawamura. He was in his forties, and

very restrained, nothing flashy about

lived with his wife and two children in

them.”

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Be it glass or clay, the signature of all Derek’s work is his complete dedication to craftsmanship.

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ARCHITECTURAL ICON

Built near the shore of the Lower School Pond at St. Paul’s School, the 32,000-square-foot Ohrstrom Library can accommodate 250 students and contains more than 75,000 print volumes in open stacks. Designed by architect Robert A. M. Stern, the building was awarded a citation for distinguished architecture from the American Institute of Architects New York chapter in 1992.

A New Library with a New Purpose Famed architect Robert A. M.

here are times when renovating or

blending modern with traditional elements

adding on to a building isn’t the

in his designs, Stern’s noteworthy buildings

best solution, and that is the long

include the Norman Rockwell Museum in

Stern designed

story short of the original library at St. Paul’s

Stockbridge, Massachusetts; the George W.

School in Concord.

Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas;

Library at St.

style, the classically beautiful Sheldon

Central Park West in New York City; along

Library was overflowing with books and

with numerous residential, commercial and

students eighty years later. Its climate

institutional buildings for an array of clients

control system was antiquated, and it

around the world.

Ohrstrom

Paul’s School in Concord to be