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Nancy Belluscio is a photographer specializing in architectural and environmental images. Originally from the White Mountains, she and her family now live and work in the Monadnock Region. She may be reached at nancyonsite.com. 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-sixth 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. Carolyn Isaak has served as executive director of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects since 1999. Through her work there, she has helped promote sustainable design practices to building-industry professionals and the public. A New Hampshire native, Isaak lives in Keene. She can be reached at office@aianh.org. 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.
Sharron R. McCarthy Andi Axman Art D irector John R. Goodwin Photo E ditor John W. Hession Asso c iate E ditor Kara Steere editorial Assistant Rose Zevos King photo Assistant Morgan Karanasios
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Morgan Karanasios is New Hampshire Home’s photo assistant. She graduated in 2015 from the University of New Hampshire. Karanasios took photographs throughout Europe while a student in Dijon, France, 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. Rose Zevos King is New Hampshire Home’s editorial assistant. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in art history at the University of Glasgow. Larissa Mulkern writes news and feature articles for numerous publications and clients, including the New Hampshire Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News, Salmon Press as well as Seacoast Media Group. She lives in Wakefield with her husband, Michael, and two cats. She can be reached at lmulkern@roadrunner.com. Greg Premru has been photographing fine homes for more than twenty years. His work is widely published in both local and national magazines, and clients include New England’s top architects and designers.
Rebecca Rule has lived and gardened in Northwood for more than thirty years. Her books include The Best Revenge (named one of five essential New Hampshire books by New Hampshire Magazine); Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to NH; and Headin’ for the Rhubarb: A New Hampshire Dictionary (well, kinda). 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. Carolyn Vibbert is a Portsmouth illustrator whose work also appears on packaging for food and wine brands such as Barbara’s, Stone Cellars and Williams Sonoma. She is represented by Freda Scott, and you can see more of her work at www.fredascottcreative.com. 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. 10 | New Hampshire Home
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features 52 A Retreat for Skiers, by Skiers
A second home just off the ski trails in Lincoln is custombuilt by a talented team for lovers of snow sports with details that make getting on and off the mountain easy. By Jenny Donelan | Photography by Rob Karosis
60 Bold Colors for an Historic Home
Built in the 1880s, this elegant residence in downtown Portsmouth once again has passers-by tipping their hats to a restored exterior and touches of playful color. By Carrie Sherman | Photography by Greg West
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60 departments 16 18 20 22
From the Editor Letters from Our Readers On the Town Favorite Finds
66 Garden Rx
Plots for Collaboration By Robin Sweetser
74 Architectural Icon Poetry in Design
Designed with Flair
26 Home Cooking
For Your Valentine By Mary Ann Esposito
By Andi Axman
78 special advertising section
32 Inspiration
Profiles of Architects and Designers
A Haven for the Long Haul 82 Home Resources By Larissa Mulkern
83 Making Over A Guest Suite 86 By Debbie Kane 88
38 Transformation 44 By Design
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Architects’ Best Residential Work
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Caring for Loved Ones
By Rebecca Rule Illustration by Carolyn Vibbert
By Carolyn Isaak
On the cover: A design team of skiers based in the North Country created this retreat near Loon Mountain in Lincoln: architect Tom Samyn of Samyn-D’Elia Architects in Ashland; builder Shad Lawton of The Lawton Company in Littleton; interior designer Randy Trainor of C. Randolph Trainor Interiors in Franconia; and millwork specialist Mitch Greaves of Littleton Millwork,Inc. in Littleton. Photography by Rob Karosis Visit us online at www.nhhomeMagazine.com to read our digital edition, learn about events and use our resource guide. As part of our ongoing effort to support sound environmental practices and preserve our forests for future generations, New Hampshire Home is printed locally by Cummings Printing, a Forest Stewardship Council printer. 14 | New Hampshire Home
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from the editor
An Eye for Design
O
ne of the more noteworthy phrases in the history of the Supreme Court helps me answer a question about the core of our mission at New Hampshire Home. I’ve been
asked many times how we choose projects that eventually get published. While
there are some objective parameters (Is the project finished and furnished? Has it been previously published?), the most important one is subjective: The projects we publish are all well designed. Then comes the next question: How do you define “good design?” My answer reminds me of what Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said in a 1964 landmark case when he was asked to describe pornography: we know good design when we see it. Good design comes in a variety of styles, sizes and colors, with many gradations in in each category. Take, for instance, the traditional home in downtown Portsmouth [page 60]—thanks to an inspired homeowner and a talented architect (Lisa DeStefano of DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth), the character of this elegant and charming historic residence has been rejuvenated.
How do we choose projects that
eventually get published?
Another talented architect, Tom Samyn of Samyn-D’Elia Architects in Ashland, worked with a team of skiers, including Randy Trainor of C. Randolph Trainor Interiors in Franconia, to design a traditional-looking home so close to Loon Mountain that the family can ski in and out, to and from the slopes [page 52]. Other skiers on the design team are builder (and former racing coach) Shad Lawton of The Lawton Company and Mitch Greaves of Littleton Millwork Inc., both in Littleton. In southern New Hampshire, a homeowner we met built a house to retire in, with all the comforts to accommodate his active lifestyle now as well as in the future [page 32], thanks to help from Phil LoChiatto of White Water Mountain Design and Development in Windham. In Durham, we discovered a remarkable makeover, where homeowners transformed a guest suite into a stylish space for entertaining [page 38] with guidance from interior designer Jeannie R. Poore, also of Durham. Down the road in Exeter, we visited a building that’s one of the most significant architectural icons in the country: architect Louis Kahn’s library at Phillips Exeter Academy [page 74]. Completed in 1971, the library has been called a “cultural center and modern architectural masterpiece” by the American Institute of Architects, which conferred its Twenty-Five Year Award on the building in 1997 for “its outstanding collaboration of design and technology.” If you haven’t seen the library, you must go visit! We also give you a peek at architects’ best work in the state [page 44] with the residential submissions in the American Institute of Architects New Hampshire chapter’s annual competition; awards will be announced January 22. And to shake off winter’s doldrums, we look back at last summer’s visit to the beautiful Boccelli Garden in Peterborough [page 66], an outstanding example of the extraordinary design that can result when a supportive town and dedicated (and talented!) group of volunteers work together. Here’s hoping your new year is designed to bring you the very best!
Andi Axman Editor
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letters from our readers A heavenly story
I love your article on All Saints’ Church in Peterborough [A Jewel of a Building, November/December 2015]! So many things about the building are unique, amazing and ahead of their time. The church is a beautiful work of architecture. And it’s so cool that everything was sourced locally—we should all follow [architect Ralph Adams] Cram’s example in that respect!
—Anjie Cho via the Internet
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Holiday inspiration
I love my fall mantel colors—its décor was inspired by Matthew Mead’s story, Deck the Halls [November/December 2015].
—Wendy Wood in Chester
Thank you for including us in your Favorite Finds: Holiday Gifts in the November/ December 2015 issue. We always enjoy the magazine and appreciate your featuring our Vacheron & Constantin pocket watch as a perfect gift idea! The piece about All Saints’ Church was really nicely done. We do have an architectural gem as well as beautiful sacred space.
—Sally Steere in Greenfield
Getting the word out
Boy, are we grateful that New Hampshire Home is our sponsor for the Exeter Area Holiday House Tour on December 6! You have been so kind and attentive to us. You will be happy to know that without ticket sales, we have already surpassed the $12,000 we raised last year, which will benefit Womenade of Greater Squamscott, an organization that helps area families in need. And that is just in advertising donations. We know that part of that is due to you and the kind support of the magazine, and we are so very thankful for that!
—Renee Carman of Mandeville Canyon Designs in Exeter
Faraway fans
Just wanted to let you know about New Hampshire Home‘s wide reach. Some people who live in Philadelphia and Chicago contacted me because they’d seen my work in your March/April 2015 issue [Favorite Finds: Locally Made Décor]. Your magazine is very informative and a pleasing read—I’ve been a subscriber ever since I moved to New Hampshire.
—Greg Brown, cabinetmaker and carver in Deerfield
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—Jason S. Hackler of New Hampshire Antique Co-op in Milford
I’d love to get more information on the décor shown on your November/December cover. I have subscribed to New Hampshire Home for years, and I love this magazine. I enjoy your contributors and plan to make Mary Ann Esposito’s Butternut Squash Mash with Cranberries, Pears and Pecans [Home Cooking, November/December 2015] for Thanksgiving dinner. I am quite sure you get many compliments on New Hampshire Home. It is and has always been one of my favorites. This year I cancelled many other subscriptions as they were just getting too expensive and I did not have time to read many of them. Your magazine has content, useful ideas for decorating and the best recipes!
I live in Massachusetts and would love to buy a copy of the November/December 2015 issue. Can you tell me where I could purchase one or if I can order it online? The house featured in A Magnificent Home in a Majestic Setting is owned by friends of mine. From what I have seen online, your magazine looks wonderful and filled with other great articles.
—Susan Foster in North Andover, Massachusetts
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A renovation success
Your story on the Huff home [Opening Up a Seacoast Cottage, November/December 2015] was wonderful! It was absolutely gorgeous, and everyone who saw it was absolutely delighted.
—Buffi Robbins of TMS Architects in Portsmouth
—Genie Wallace in Woburn, Massachusetts
Editor’s note: Thank you so much for your kind words about our November/December cover and New Hampshire Home in general— I’m so glad you’re a fan and get so much out of the magazine! The home we featured on the cover belongs to David Cleveland and Robert Jensen. Robert did all the styling for our shoot, and we didn’t have to lift a finger! He has such great taste and a wonderful eye, and is one of the owners of Jensen & Yurich Home in New London—a lovely shop (www.jensenandyurichhome.com).
We love hearing your thoughts about the stories we’ve published, and we’re always on the lookout for homes and gardens that might interest our readers. Write to us at Editor; New Hampshire Home; 150 Dow Street; Manchester, NH 03101; or e-mail editor@nhhomemagazine.com. We look forward to hearing from you! january/february 2016
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Saluting Maxfield Parrish
Among those who turned out for the opening reception of a show featuring vintage prints and several oil paintings by the popular New Hampshire artist in October at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester were Meredith Bohn, of Meredith Bohn Interior Design in Hollis, and her husband, Richard. Photography by Wendy Wood
Endangered Buildings
Just before the ceremony announcing this year’s Seven to Save by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance in Concord, attendees visited the Concord Gas Holder, a 2013 listee currently threatened with demolition. It was built in 1888 and has all of its original parts; it is the last intact structure of its kind in the country. Among other 2015 Seven to Save buildings are St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts in Berlin, the Hall of Flags in Concord, the Lane Homestead in Stratham and Pickering House in Wolfeboro. Photography courtesy of Steve Booth
White Mountain Landscapes
More than one hundred landscape paintings of the White Mountains were offered for sale at the Jackson Historical Society’s art sale in October (left photo). Both nineteenth-century and contemporary works were included. Enjoying the festivities were (right photo, from left) collector Michael Mooney; Warren Schomaker, president of the Jackson Historical Society; collector Robert Cram; and husband-and-wife artists Erik Koeppel and Lauren Sansaricq of Jackson, whose works were available for sale that night. Photography by John W. Hession
A Milestone Anniversary
Beer Here!
The New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIANH) held its second annual ARCHtoberfest at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, where beer is now made in the renovated barn of the former Hobbs farm. Speaking about their roles in the project were (from left) Annette Lee and Nicole Carrier, owners of Throwback Brewery; David Baer of Milestone Engineering and Construction in Concord; and Alyssa Manypenny Murphy and Brian Murphy of Manypenny Murphy Architecture in Portsmouth. Photography courtesy of John Benford 20 | New Hampshire Home
The New Hampshire Furniture Masters celebrated their twentieth anniversary with a gala in Portsmouth in October. Among those attending were (top photo) New Hampshire Furniture Master David Lamb of Canterbury and his wife Janet, along with (bottom photo) Penny and Jeff Gilbert of Rye, on either side of Andi Axman, editor of New Hampshire Home, one of the event’s sponsors. Photography by John W. Hession
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E
But Valentine ignored this edict and
ancient Romans celebrated with
secretly performed many Christian mar-
a raucous pagan party known as
riage ceremonies—acts for which he was
Lupercalia that remained popular well into the fifth century AD, according to
tossed into prison and martyred on February 14. Legend says that one of his last
historians. Lupercalia takes its name
written messages sent to young couples
from the word for wolf (lupus). The
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annual festivities included fertility rites
Valentine.” He is remembered on Febru-
where intoxicated, party-going men
ary 14 when people all over the world
swung ropes at women made from ani-
wear their hearts on their sleeves, and
mal skins and swabbed in blood as
give gifts of cards, flowers and chocolate
a display of love!
to those they love.
I like the more benign story that
Photography courtesy of Paul Lally
very year on February 14, the
Deciding what to do in observance of
places a Roman priest by the name of
Valentine’s Day seems like a heavy-duty
Valentine at the origins of the holiday.
dilemma for many. Make reservations?
candles, some nice placemats, mood
But who was he? History tells us he
That is so predictable. Why not sur-
music and a bottle of wine. Your menu
lived during the reign of the Roman
prise your sweetie and have a cook-in.
could include something red and some-
Emperor Claudius, a brutal ruler who
Think about how much more roman-
thing chocolate—two iconic symbols of
persecuted many young people for their
tic, personal and meaningful this will
Valentine’s Day.
heartfelt affections and forbid them to
be—instead of dinner out in a crowded
get married. The rationale was based on
room packed with other diners who
tine’s Day, the way to a man or woman’s
the notion that if soldiers married, they
had the same idea as you and the same
heart is truly through a meal lovingly
would be so distracted worrying about
Valentine’s Day menu to choose from.
prepared that says “I love you” in more
their wives and children that the men’s
Instead, have fun designing a surprise
ways than a box of bonbons or red roses
warrior skills would be seriously lacking.
dinner at home. Set the table; add a few
ever could.
Raw Beet and Kale Salad
One thing is for certain: on Valen-
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Your heart will skip a beat when you take your first forkful of this beautiful-to-look-at and equally delicious-to-eat beet salad. 1 cup shredded kale, well rinsed and dried very well with paper towels 2 medium red beets, peeled and thinly shredded on a box grater or in a food processor 1 medium carrot, peeled and thinly shredded 1 avocado, cubed ¼ cup chopped walnuts 1. Combine vegetables, avocado, walnuts 2 tablespoons dried currants and currants in a salad bowl and set aside. 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon honey mustard Juice and zest of 1 orange ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar or rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoons minced shallots or onion ½ teaspoon salt
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients until a smooth emulsion is obtained. Correct for seasoning. 3. Pour dressing over beet salad and toss well. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito
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Sweet, red bell-pepper boats are the perfect little starter for Valentine’s Day. The mix of flavors in the filling is an explosion in your mouth that tempts you to have more than one or two or... 6 sweet red bell peppers 1/3 pound Genoa salami with black peppercorns, diced 10 black oil-cured olives, pitted and chopped 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Salt, to taste Freshly ground black pepper 1 cup grated Asiago cheese
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Oil a 13-inch-by9-inch baking dish. 2. Cut away the stem tops of the peppers. Then cut the peppers in half length-wise and then into quarters; remove the seeds and white membranes. Arrange the quarters cut side up in the prepared dish. 3. In a food processor, pulse together the salami, olives and thyme to create a paste-like consistency. Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Stir in the olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread the paste evenly on the pepper quarters. 4. Bake for 45 minutes or until the peppers are tender when pierced with a fork. Sprinkle the cheese over the top and continue cooking until the cheese is melted. Serve warm. Recipe from Ciao Italia Family Classics
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with mary ann esposito
Fusilli alla Vodka Sauce
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Photography by greg west
Rich and decadent, this pasta with vodka sauce puts a little spark in Valentine’s Day!
2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 clove garlic, minced ½ teaspoon hot red pepper paste (or more if you wish) 1 cup puréed fresh or canned plum tomatoes ¼ cup vodka ½ cup heavy cream ½ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, divided ½ pound penne rigate (penne with lines) or rigatoni Fine sea salt, to taste 2 tablespoons reserved cooking water from the pasta
Steak Neapolitan Style
1. Melt the butter in a large sauté pan. Add the garlic and cook until soft. Stir in the red pepper paste and cook about 1 minute over medium heat. 2. Add the tomatoes and vodka; cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Lower the heat, slowly pour in the cream and cook over low heat for an additional 5 minutes. Add half the cheese, cover and keep the sauce warm. 4. Cook the penne in 4–6 quarts of rapidly boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain the penne, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water. 5. Transfer the penne and reserved cooking water to the sauce; stir well over medium heat until hot. Sprinkle on the remaining cheese and stir to blend. Transfer to a serving platter and serve hot. Recipe courtesy of www.ciaoitalia.com
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Your valentine will love every bite of this elegant and easy-to-prepare beef fillet. Don’t be surprised when he/she asks for seconds! 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided ½ cup chopped boiled ham or prosciutto di Parma 2½ cups fresh button or crimini mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 /3 cup freshly minced parsley Salt and pepper, to taste 8 slices beef fillet (each weighing 2 ounces) Juice of 1 large lemon 28 | New Hampshire Home
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in an ovenproof sauté pan. Cook the ham and mushrooms until the mushrooms have given off their liquid. Stir in the parsley, and add salt and pepper. 2. S alt and pepper the beef slices and arrange them in a single layer on top of the mushroom mixture. 3. D rizzle the remaining olive oil over the meat and sprinkle the lemon juice over as well. 4. B ake for 15 minutes; then turn the meat and continue cooking for 5 minutes (for medium), basting the meat with the juices in the pan. Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito january/february 2016
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Chocolate Olive-Oil Cake
Photography by greg west
This super-moist chocolate cake made with olive oil and frosted with a cinnamon-flavored topping makes a perfect ending to a Valentine’s Day dinner. Be creative, and make it in a heart-shaped pan or in cupcake form.
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar 6 tablespoons baking cocoa 2 teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 3 /4 cup extra-light olive oil 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 cups cold water 2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, at room temperature 3½ cups confectioners’ sugar 1 /4 teaspoon cinnamon oil or 1 tablespoon almond extract Crystallized white sugar for sprinkling on top
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1. Lightly oil a 9-inch-by-2-inch cake pan and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 2. Mix the flour, white sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. With a hand mixer on low speed, beat in the olive oil, vinegar, vanilla and water until smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. 3. Bake for 30 minutes or until a cake skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Do not over-bake. The cake should be firm to the touch. 4. Place the cake pan on a cooling rack, and allow it to come to room temperature before removing the cake from the pan to cool completely. 5. For the frosting, beat the cream cheese in a bowl until smooth; gradually add in enough of the confectioners’ sugar to make a smooth frosting that is not runny. Stir in the cinnamon oil or the almond extract. 6. W hen the cake is cool, frost it and sprinkle the crystallized sugar over the top. (Or if you are making cupcakes, frost them and sprinkle the tops with the crystallized sugar.) Cut the cake into wedges to serve. Recipe from Ciao Italia in Umbria
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Well-designed lighting lends a warm glow at dusk to this New Hampshire home. The gables, round windows, roofline and chimney make this 2,400-square-foot, single-story home appear as if it has a second level.
A Haven for the Long Haul This comfortable
and stylish home’s design can
accommodate
its homeowner now and as he ages.
T
he best vacations must end, but one
the homeowner to purchase this gem of a lot
southern New Hampshire homeowner,
and then build a home to accommodate his
his builder and design team figured
active lifestyle and retirement years.
out how to re-create a relaxed, spa-like setting at home. The home is a custom brick-and-stone
Windham-based builder Phil LoChiatto, owner of White Water Mountain Design and Development, worked with the homeowner
ranch reminiscent of a European villa,
to modify plans he had previously purchased.
with 2,400 square feet of living space on
The homeowner’s friend, professional space
one level (plus a finished basement) and
planner and architectural designer Jacqualine
spectacular mountain views on a four-acre
Kendrick, of Jacqualine J. Kendrick Designs
lot with plenty of birds and wildlife. The
in Rockland, Massachusetts, offered to take
180-degree views and an opportunity to
a look at the blueprints and make some
acquire the land near his existing home led
suggestions.
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january/february 2016
“Jacqualine said, ‘You’ve always
homeowner says. “There’s not one mis-
all the cabinetry, built-ins and dressers
helped my husband and me, and now
take in the house and not one regret in
throughout—this type of work is one of
I want to help you build your home,’”
any of the choices.”
her specialties. Other luxurious features
the homeowner says. “It was like a gift from God.”
Unique touches
include a hot tub outside the mastersuite deck, a three-car garage with direct
Kendrick says the homeowner wanted
access to the basement and an outdoor
born. Kendrick says the three worked
a space that fit his lifestyle and per-
stone patio for entertaining.
so well together that they were able to
sonal preferences: a home with form,
Thus, a design dream team trio was
LoChiatto says the objective for this
make decisions on all the finish materi-
function and comfort. And within six
home was to maximize ease of living.
als for the project, from conception to
months—on time and on budget—that
The homeowner—an avid golfer, bird-
completion. “It saved valuable time and
is what he got.
watcher and fitness buff with a hectic
avoided costly mistakes,” she says.
The home includes a master bedroom
business schedule—wanted a place he
No detail was overlooked. With his
suite; a spa-inspired bathroom and a
could come home to and decompress.
team, the homeowner chose the stone,
thirty-six-square-foot steam shower;
“He wants to come home and feel like
bricks and limestone for the exterior.
built-in dressers and closets for shoe
he’s at a spa or a hotel,” LoChiatto says.
With LoChiatto’s help, the homeowner
and clothing storage; a guest bedroom
The views drove the layout of the
chose the right mortar color for the
and bath; and an open-concept kitchen
house. As a result, the landscape, sun-
task: a China rose that accentuates the
area that opens to a living room/den
sets and sunrises can be enjoyed from
tones in the stonework.
with a sixteen-foot cathedral ceiling
the large windows in every room. “The
and stone fireplace. Kendrick designed
house takes considerable advantage of
“Every detail was thought out,” the
The home is situated to provide views of its beautiful, natural surroundings and has large windows in almost every room. nhhomemagazine.com
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its location—there are incredible views to the west,” LoChiatto says. Kendrick says the project was exceptional due to its setting: stunning views and abundance of light from dawn to dusk. “We drove up in the snow to see the site,” she says about her first visit. “What a perfect location. The footprint of the house fit perfectly.”
Ease of living The homeowner credits Kendrick and LoChiatto for reconfiguring the interior layout from the original blueprints he had purchased separately. Modifications included relocating the master suite to the front of the home to capture the mountain views and aligning the front entry with the columned library and rear French door to frame views to the wooded back yard. The laundry room was also moved, so it wasn’t the first room seen when entering from the back door. The home is trussed—meaning all the weight is on the exterior walls with no interior load-bearing walls, LoChiatto says. This architectural style allows for open space in the kitchen and living room, and that “ease of living” connectivity that drove the design. The wide entrance to the library is flanked with columns, rather than doors. Custom, built-in cabinetry adds character and storage. Wide-planked Brazilian cherry was chosen for the flooring throughout most of the home.
“The truss construction allowed me the flexibility in the design phase to move interior walls,” Kendrick says. “And the one level, open-plan concept with the amazing amount of windows brought so much natural light into the home, which for a designer is a luxury.” With more and more homeowners building houses that can accommodate them as they age, Kendrick says features such as first-floor master suites; wide, accessible doorways; lever handles; raised power outlets; and other safety features allow people to stay in their homes longer. The few doorways in this home have either low or no thresholds, and are
The homeowner loves the kitchen that Jacqualine Kendrick, of Jacqualine J. Kendrick Designs in Rockland, Massachusetts, designed. “The kitchen works so incredibly well, it makes you want to cook!” he says. 34 | New Hampshire Home
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Above and inset: The large spa-like bathroom in the master suite connects to the dressing area. Custom, built-in mahogany cabinetry in an espresso tone offers plenty of storage. A door to the right opens to the deck with a hot tub.
Working outdoors Attention to detail didn’t end
made to look like an ancient stone
indoors. The exterior of the home
sundial, which actually doubles as a
at the front gable features a round
vent pipe cover. Its functional beau-
window, which is lit with fiber-
ty attracts all kinds of feathered
optic cables. The window gives the
friends.
appearance of the home having a
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The landscape features a birdbath
“The birds use it every day,” the
second level. The dormers to the
homeowner says. “They come in
attic are also illuminated at night.
and flutter, flash and drink right in
“The roof line is enormous,”
the middle of the yard where you
LoChiatto says. “Adding the dor-
can see them—it’s beautiful.” The
mers in front and illuminating
homeowner has worked for many
the round gable window bring the
years to rejuvenate the near-extinct
scale of the home down to a
Eastern bluebird population in
comfortable level.”
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The master bedroom offers serene views of the nearby hills.
built nesting boxes for the birds at his and friends’ homes.
Happy at home Now that the home is complete, LoChiatto looks back with pride and gratitude for the enduring friendship that resulted. “I’m very proud of the quality of the project,” he says. “I think what makes me happiest, though, is how much [the homeowner] loves it and how happy he is at home.”
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The home met—if not exceeded— the homeowner’s expectations. “Every day I wake up and feel like I’m on vacation,” he says. “It has been four years since the house was finished, and I’m just as enthused about my home today as the day I moved in.”
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Neighbors and friends enjoy the new wine room. From the left are interior designer Jeannie R. Poore with her husband Richard; homeowner Jackie Eastwood at the table with Mary Ann Esposito, New Hampshire Home contributor and host of Ciao Itallia on public television; and Jackie’s husband Mike McClurken with Guy Esposito.
Making Over A Guest Suite Oenophiles who
also love to travel create a stylish new space at home where
they enjoy wine.
A
floral sofa, black paint and thousands
After Eastwood’s mother—Peggy, who
of wine corks helped transform Jackie
lived with the couple—passed away, they
Eastwood and Mike McClurken’s guest
decided to renovate her suite of rooms.
suite into a chic space for entertaining. Retired business executives, Eastwood and
“We wanted a space for entertaining with a wine theme that incorporated many of the
McClurken enjoy traveling, entertaining and
things we’ve collected from our travels,”
all things wine. The couple often entertains
Eastwood says.
friends, family and business associates in
For help, she turned to designer, friend
their Durham home, which was completed
and neighbor Jeannie R. Poore. Eastwood and
in 1999. (The house was designed by Thane
Poore discussed different options and settled
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on a space that was friendly but elegant. “I
York, Maine, and built by Southwick
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with a table and some wine,” Poore says.
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Adding drama The suite—which includes a full
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kitchen, wine tasting area and sitting
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room—was originally off-white. Its
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new color palette—soft peach, greens,
color. Contrasted with the wall col-
blue and oatmeal—is inspired by a
ors—actual cork, sliced paper thin, in
sofa and ottoman, covered in floral
the wine-tasting area; a soft blue-green
print linen, that belonged to East-
in the sitting area and peach in the
wood’s mother.
kitchen—the andiron trim unites the
Playing off two black, anodized wine coolers that sit in the wine tasting room, Poore suggested painting all
spaces. “It’s dramatic and trendy,” Poore says. Another consideration was incor-
the woodwork a charcoal-like black,
porating Eastwood’s immense wine
called andiron. “Everyone thought
cork collection (approximately eight
I was crazy,” she says, “but I’ve used
thousand, collected over thirty years)
that color in other projects and it
into the room design. Poore’s solution:
works.”
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Woodwork throughout the suite— including a large bookcase and
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A portion of Jackie Eastwood’s extensive wine cork collection is showcased in a seven-foot-long table (the top was built by Douglas A. MacLennan of Durham, while Steve Hanson of Hanson Woodturning in Cape Porpoise, Maine, built the base). Jeannie R. Poore designed the cork mosaic; Eastwood helped glue the corks down; many are signed by friends and family.
international travels (Eastwood and
by Savann, a young Cambodian artist
McClurken are among the co-founders
and an art teacher at The Global Child.
Poore agrees: “When people come
of The Global Child, a school for street
Across the room from the fireplace is a
through the door, the first thing they
children in Cambodia). The room’s
large bookcase showcasing family photos
say is, ‘Wow.’ That’s exactly the reaction
focal point is over the fireplace: a large
as well as unusual accent pieces, such as
I wanted.”
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an antique rice cutter from Thailand and
in Wells, Maine. Gathered by the fire-
an antique Buddhist sculpture.
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Poore assembled many of the couple’s
hosted by Eastwood (she plans to honor
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her mother with a small plaque on one
throughout the room, including a large,
of the leather bar stools).
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Fernwood Landing in Lake Sunapee (facing page and below)
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: Old Hampshire Designs in New London Interior Designer: Mary Ann Coffey Interiors, Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island
Within the rugged exterior of the house lies an equally robust construction: a well-sealed and drained exterior behind the stone and shingles; spray-foam insulation; high-quality clad anodized windows; an HVAC system of low-velocity heating and cooling run by ground-source heat pumps with a balanced HRV system; hybrid domestic hot-water heaters; and locally sourced materials. The home is designed for single-story living, important as the clients’ plan to age in place and the family is accommodating a set of parents living in the home. 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.
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Family Retreat in Harrisville
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Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord (603) 856-8994 • www.spennoyerarchitects.com • Design Team: Sheldon Pennoyer, AIA, LEED AP, principal architect; Jasmine Pinto, project manager • Interior Designer: Cameron Schwabenton ASID, LEED AP, of Charleston, South Carolina • Contractor: Tim Groesbeck Builders in Sharon Landscape Garden Designer: Gordon Hayward of Putney, Vermont
Number Four Farm Hill was the site of a poultry farm in the 1820s, surrounded by rolling fields. The architects worked with their client to develop a forestry-management plan that would enhance the wildlife habitat, provide all the interior hardwood flooring for the new house and open up views by creating additional meadows that had been lost over the years. This project represents a high level of design while maintaining strict goals of energy efficiency. A 5.5 KW PV solar system was installed on the
south-facing roof, which drives the hot water system. LED lighting was used to reduce electrical consumption. The goal was to develop a design from the outside inward to create spaces that would successfully integrate architecture with the landscape. Outdoor gardens were designed to make transitions from views of Mount Monadnock to the south, the Green Mountains of Vermont to the west, and the foreground of existing and new meadows surrounding the house.
Private Residence in Lincoln
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Samyn–D’Elia Architects PA in Ashland (603) 968-7133 • www.sdarchitects.com Architect: Tom Samyn, AIA • Landscape Designer: Pollack Land Planning in Concord Interior Designer: C. Randolph Trainor, LLC in Franconia Contractor: The Lawton Company in Littleton
Lakeside Camp Makeover
Christopher P. Williams Architects in Meredith (603) 279-6513 • www.cpwarchitects.com Architects: Christopher P. Williams AIA, principal architect; Norman Larson, LEED AP, project architect Landscape Designer: Design Plus, Inc. in Plymouth General Contractor: White House Construction in Gilford
This mountain home shares a property line with Loon Mountain ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s sixty-one trails. The unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes and custom-made furniture. In formulating a design for the home, the architect, client and interior designer relied on their various personal backgrounds in skiing to aid in designing spaces that support and enhance the client’s ski experiences. In answer to the site’s steep grade, architect Tom Samyn designed a wide, circular stair enclosed in a turret, providing access from the garage to the main level and an upper-level round office. See more about this home, A Retreat for Skiers, by Skiers, on the cover and page 52.
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This circa 1900 Arts and Crafts home was beloved but didn’t meet modern needs. The original house was rebuilt with material upgrades and a focused reorganization of interior spaces to achieve something new that feels like it’s “always been there.” Changes include a new two-story living room under a west-facing gable; a south-facing screened porch that expands the dining room; upper-level two-bedroom suites with shared baths; a new second-floor bedroom; and a lower-level walk-out space above and below an early service wing of the building. Also re-constructed were the shop and garage, the boathouse and a tiny painting studio. january/february 2016
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The Lure of the Lake in New London
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Frank Anzalone Associates in New London (603) 526-8911 • www.faa-arch.com • Architect: Frank Anzalone, AIA • Contractor: Talbot Builders in New London
When the back yard has one of the most beautiful views in town, it is natural to want to extend the living space outdoors. This home’s exterior living space—multi-level stone patios, a cozy screened-in porch and French swinging doors—allows enjoyment of the outdoors through three New Hampshire seasons. Site construction was designed with minimal impact on the lake
and surrounding environment. All materials, siding and roofing were designed to have a long lifespan with little or no maintenance, and the home’s wall system has an insulation system that is 50 percent greater than code requires. In addition to providing space for a growing family, the home was designed for accessibility in order to welcome visiting guests of all ages.
Private Residence in Hanover
This Shingle-style home at the edge of the Dartmouth College campus is sited at the top of a hill that slopes down to the Connecticut River. 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. A columned porch is a welcoming gesture to neighbors and responds to the pedestrian character of the neighborhood. The interior spaces flow in an open plan in which south-facing windows maximize solar gain and sunlight as well as provide views into the gardens. Locally sourced stone and salvaged granite were used for landscaping and terraces; red birch, harvested in Vermont, was used for flooring throughout the house. Local artists were commissioned to build decorative steel balcony railings and garden gates.
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Haynes & Garthwaite Architects in Norwich, Vermont (802) 649-3606 • www.hgarchitects.com Architect: Byron Haynes, AIA Landscape Architect: Mary Zebell Garden Design & Site Planning in Ithaca, New York Interior Design: Redmond Interior Design in Burlington, Vermont
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Lakeside Family Retreat
Christopher P. Williams Architects in Meredith (603) 279-6513 â&#x20AC;˘ www.cpwarchitects.com Architect: Christopher P. Williams, AIA Landscape Designer: Pellettieri Associates, Inc. in Warner Interior Designer: Richard FitzGerald of Boston General Contractor: White House Construction in Gilford
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In 2008, the client bought a lot adjacent to the original home and tore down its existing house. The architect then designed an addition to the original house, taking advantage of two-hundred-plus degree lake views; adding a pavilion and boathouse; and making renovations to an original earlytwentieth-century camp on the property. The total site area is a few acres and has significant frontage on the lake. A screen of trees between the buildings and the lake frames views of the water from the house while hiding the buildings from the water.
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Summer Serenity in Wolfeboro
DeStefano | Architects in Portsmouth (603) 431-8701 • www.destefanoarchitects.com Architect: DeStefano | Architects Landscape Architect: HBLA Inc. in Portsmouth Interior Designer: Urban Dwellings in Portland, Maine Contractor: Lovering and Sons Builders in Wolfeboro
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Every room in this house was designed to have a view of the water. A custom folding window system tucks into wall pockets, and blurs the barrier between inside and out. The hot tub and lap pool serve as agreeable middle ground between nature and residence—no outdoor debris is brought in, thanks to an elegant outdoor shower. A state-of-the-art geothermal system keeps the home appropriately cool and warm. The entry and select bathrooms were also designed for potential retrofit for accessibility, and an elevator allows for the owner’s elderly father to stay in an upstairs suite. The back yard is a pleasantly uneven surface with slices of stone walls and landscape details anchoring the home to the hillside, gently giving way to the water.
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Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC, in New London (603) 526-6200 • www.boninarchitects.com Architect: Jeremy Bonin, AIA, LEED AP General Contractor: Old Hampshire Designs in New London
This home is designed to maximize multi-use spaces, creating a compact and efficient design, while providing views through the home upon 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. 50 | New Hampshire Home
Straws Point Residence in Rye
CJ Architects in Portsmouth (603) 431-2808 • www.cjarchitects.net Architect: CJ Architects General Contractor: Chinburg Properties in Newmarket • Landscape Architect: Terra Firma Landscape Architecture in Kittery, Maine
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Lakeside Residence in the Lakes Region
The design of this master bath suite allowed easy access and aging-inplace accommodations. The nautilus shell curve provides a doorless entry while capturing water inside the shower. Multiple grab bars are used as towel racks throughout the space to provide a stabilizing handhold within easy reach. The cork flooring is warm, soft on the feet and does not absorb water. Lever handles are used on the vanity sinks and shower controls, and one of the two showerheads is a handheld. One set of doors below the vanity can be removed for wheelchair accessibility, if needed. Photography courtesy of Duene Cowan
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Cowan | Goudreau Architects PLLC in Concord (603) 226-3900 • www.cgarchs.com Architect: Cowan | Goudreau Architects PLLC • Builder: Chris Hardy Builders in Webster
The restoration of this vintage waterfront home preserves the integrity of the original cottage while converting the interior into an open-concept space with a clean-line design in demand by current lifestyles. The contemporary pool house complements the main house and reinvents the original style. january/february 2016
21 Questions to Ask Your Architect If you’re thinking about building a new home or renovating an existing one, find an architect sooner rather than later. When deciding, ask these questions:
1. What does the architect see as important considerations in your project? What are the challenges of the project? 2. How will the architect approach your project? 3. How will the architect gather information about your needs, goals, etc.? 4. How will the architect establish priorities and make decisions? 5. Whom from the architecture firm will you be dealing with directly? The same person designing the project? If not, who will be designing it? 6. How interested is the architect in this project? 7. How busy is the architect? 8. What sets this architect apart from the rest? 9. How does the architect establish fees? When will fee payments be expected? How will you be able to relate fee payments to milestones in the architect’s scope of work? 10. What would the architect expect the fee to be for this project? 11. What are the steps in the design process? 12. How does the architect organize the process? 13. What does the architect expect you to provide? 14. What is the architect’s design philosophy? Does the architect have a specific design style? Can he/she show examples of past design work? 15. What is the architect’s experience/track record with cost estimating? 16. What does the architect know and say about sustainable and energy-efficient design options? 17. What will the architect show you along the way to explain the project? Will you see models, drawings or sketches? 18. If the scope of the project changes later in the project, will there be additional fees? How will these fees be justified? 19. What services does the architect provide during construction? How does the architect work with contractors on a project? ow disruptive will construction be? 20. H How long does the architect expect it to take to complete your project? 21. Can the architect provide a list of client references? nhhomemagazine.com
ARCHITECTURE Samyn-D’Elia Architects Ashland, NH 603.968.7133 sdarchitects.com
INTERIOR DESIGN C. Randolph Trainor Interiors Franconia & Portsmouth, NH 603.823.8133 crtinteriors.com
LIGHTING & ACCESSORIES Hammerton, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 801.973.8095 hammerton.com
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AforRetreat Skiers, by Skiers
A second home just off the ski trails in Lincoln is custom-designed for lovers of snow sports. By Jenny Donelan | Photography by Rob Karosis
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It would be difficult to find a more suitable crew for cre-
ating a ski vacation home than the one that came together for a project near Loon Mountain’s South Peak a few years ago. The architect, builder, interior designer and millwork specialist were all avid skiers. The owners of this second home and their children were all involved in ski racing at the local mountain. In short, everyone’s priorities were aligned to develop the perfect mountain retreat. The three-story, 7,535-square-foot, custom-designed Tim-
berpeg home stands next to the border of South Peak, one of the newer ski areas in the White Mountains. The home’s main entrance and garage are on the ground floor (the basement), where a circular entry tower helps transition visitors from the driveway to the mudroom. A spiral staircase in the tower leads to the second (or main) floor and also to the top. Ski-in/ski-out access is on the back side of the house via a covered bridge from the third floor. The home’s exterior is made from Douglas fir, and the roof is steeply pitched—which is both traditional and practical for a North Country home.
Above: It’s a short walk over the bridge from the house to the ski trails. Left: A rare, slope-side piece of property in Lincoln was a lucky find for the owners of this custom-designed Timberpeg home by Tom Samyn of Samyn-D’Elia Architects in Ashland. nhhomemagazine.com
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The great room (above), which is overlooked by a balcony, is the center for activity in the house. A two-story fireplace (right, top) made of native New Hampshire stone rises over the great room. The great room chandelier (right, below) arrived in a crate so large that it wouldn’t have fit through the doors, so the house was built around it.
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Inside, bold horizontal and vertical lines and
and hot tub—the latter protected by a wall on one
high ceilings—in one room’s case, two stories
side and a roof canopy—provide areas for fresh-air
high plus a peaked ceiling—convey a sense of, in
relaxation.
the architect’s description, “soaring spaces.” There
Throughout the house are references to the
is a multitude of views. But despite the size of the
ski life, whether by association (hide-on-hair easy
rooms, the house’s overall flow and its carefully
chairs and candelabra designed to look like ant-
scaled furnishings work together to create the feel-
lers) or by direct representation (with lights that
ing of a welcoming retreat.
mimic ski gondolas, and furniture that incorpo-
The centerpiece of the house is an openconcept great room that incorporates living areas,
rates design elements from skis and ski poles). There are practical elements for skiers as well.
a dining area, a kitchen and a bar. Upstairs, there
Built-in ski lockers and shelves in the tile-floored
are five bedrooms and an office, so the husband
mudroom are necessary for wet gear. There is also
can work from home. A family recreation room
an area for ski tuning near the garage. Perhaps
in the basement has a pool table, a wet bar, two
most important is that lovely access bridge that
TVs and a fireplace. There is also an exercise room,
leads out to the slopes, or back into the house for
and five and a half bathrooms. Outdoors, a patio
warming up and après ski entertainment. january/february 2016
Slopeside serendipity
in Ashland; builder Shad Lawton of The Lawton
Approximately ten years ago, the homeowners—
Company in Littleton, who skis and is a former
who had been considering an upgrade from a
racing coach (his father, Donald, who founded
smaller second home—were delighted to discover
the company, also handled this project); interior
this parcel of land with ski-in/ski-out potential. It
designer Randy Trainor of C. Randolph Trainor
was the last remaining such site in the area and
Interiors in Franconia, who has taught skiing and
was being looked at by several potential buyers,
racing all over the world; and millwork specialist
so the couple acted quickly. Their small children
Mitch Greaves of Littleton Millwork Inc. in Little-
had already become competitive skiers, and the
ton, who also skis. In fact, Trainor had previously
proximity of the spot to their local ski area made
coached Greaves’ sons in ski racing.
it ideal.
The homeowners wanted a second home that
It was perhaps not surprising that the team
served and reflected their love of skiing and enter-
the homeowners put together turned out to be
taining. In terms of aesthetics: “The homeowner
skiers, since all the team members were based in
[wife] wanted it to be sophisticated but comfort-
the North Country. Members included architect
able,” Trainor says. “She also didn’t want it to be
and skier Tom Samyn of Samyn-D’Elia Architects
too much of a cliché in terms of the skiing motif.”
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The Lawton Company came to the project with a lot of experience in building residential and commercial ski properties—the company built the base lodge at Bretton Woods and also the Golf and Nordic Center there. The biggest challenge for this house, says Janel Lawton, wife of Shad and coowner of the company, was the site work. “The lots are small and close to each other—and on a ledge, which required blasting,” she explains. Because of the proximity of neighboring houses, the blasting was “a delicate operation,” as she puts it. The Lawton Company served as a general contractor, performing all aspects of the building and supervising subcontractors as needed.
Above: A bank of windows at the top of the tower lets in plenty of natural light. Top: A steel light fixture from Hammerton descends from the very top of the tower.
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Out on a ledge
“High country” inside and out Trainor has worked on many North Country
The house was designed by Samyn, and the ex-
homes and brought her years of skiing on different
terior (the frame, insulation, windows, etc.) built
continents to the project. “I have been teaching ski
using Timberpeg materials. Samyn has designed
racing all over the world for more than forty years,”
many North Country homes, but considers this
she says. “That background was what I channeled
one special due to its verticality and unique lines,
when I put this together.”
including the tower and spiral staircase. “When
The house has walls of pine and Douglas fir,
you go into the house, you can’t stop looking at
and floors of dark-stained cherry throughout as
it,” he says. “It’s not like anything else. It’s almost
well as furniture in various types of wood, leather
a storybook kind of home.” There are quite a few
and metal. The two-story great room has a bal-
stairs, he notes, but also an elevator.
cony overlooking it from the second floor. This january/february 2016
Top left: Lights over the bed that are designed to resemble ski lift gondolas on a cable are some of the many ski-specific design touches throughout the house. The painting is by Molly Wensberg, who is presented by McGowan Fine Art in Concord.
entire space is topped by an enormous steel chan-
steel conveys a “high country” feel. Trainor says
delier. This piece, from the Salt Lake City-based
that while many of the fixtures were incorporated
Hammerton company, arrived in a crate so large
as part of the architectural plan, she worked with
that the crew determined it would not fit through
Hammerton to create additional ones, such as the
the door of the finished house. So the house was
bar stools with bases that look like old-time ski-
built around the chandelier. The steel light fix-
pole baskets and the “antler” candelabra on the
tures by Hammerton throughout most of the
dining room table.
rest of the house form one of its central design
The great room has a two-story fireplace in
elements. The juxtaposition of the woodwork and
New Hampshire granite and other native stones, a
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Top right: An antler-styled candelabrum references high-country homes in both the American West and the European Alps. Lower right: These bar stools have foot rests that resemble the baskets of old-style ski poles. Lower left: The basement family room provides space for playing games (note the pool table) and lounging in front of the fireplace. New Hampshire Home | 57
wet bar and a massive dining table approximately
the armoire in the master bedroom is massive. It
ten feet long. Comfortable, sturdy furniture in
took four guys to move it up the stairs. But it had
leather and hair on hide surround a coffee table
to be that big.”
in front of the fireplace. Although the prevail-
At the same time, Trainor needed to make sure
ing colors are those of natural materials—brown
the atmosphere and furniture were comfortable
wood and gray stone—there are highlights of red
for living, and that there was enough room for
(the wife’s favorite) throughout: in a plaid throw
occupants to move around freely. “It was a bal-
on the couch or the color of the candles in the
ance we had to strike,” she says.
candelabra. Hair-on-hide rugs and Southwestern
Above: Steeply pitched roof lines convey the idea of a chalet and are immensely practical in an area with heavy snow fall. Top: An inviting outdoor hot tub for après ski is protected from the elements by a roof and a wall on one side.
geometric designs on hassocks, throw pillows and
balance, Trainor recently won an ASID (Ameri-
bedcovers make reference to ski homes out West.
can Society of Interior Designers) award in the
Trainor has spent a great deal of time in Vail, Col-
residential public space category for the basement
orado, and her design sensibility for this project
family room, which incorporates a pool table
makes use of that background. Other details, such
(which needs to have ample room around it for
as a huge armoire in the master bedroom, refer-
players), fireplace, TVs, bar and more in a com-
ence the furniture of ski chalets in Austria.
fortable space. Trainor also counts herself pleased
Stone is another essential design element.
with her success in creating a variety of textures
There are the fireplaces of course, but also the
in the house, which served to add visual interest
kitchen, with its quartzite countertops and back-
in the house’s somewhat limited natural color pal-
splashes. Red onyx, travertine and marble are used
ette. She asked that a steel-topped pub table, for
in the bathrooms.
example, be hammered to make it more interest-
Among the greatest challenges for Trainor
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As evidence of her success in achieving that
ing than a completely smooth surface.
were issues of scale. “I wanted to make sure that
Trainor’s years of skiing also show in her practi-
the furniture was big enough and bold enough to
cal touches, such as a twelve-plate boot dryer, the
stand up to the home,” she says. “For example,
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Architect Tom Samyn considers this home
special due to its verticality, including the tower and spiral staircase. “It’s almost a
Photography by John W. Hession
storybook kind of home,” he says.
the outdoor entrances. She also made sure there is
team recalls any particular difficulties with the
plenty of room for standing and milling around,
project—on the contrary, they seem to remember
because she has noticed that “people don’t tend
how unusually cooperative everyone was. “I can’t
to sit after skiing; they stand.”
emphasize enough how great this team was and
Wooden curves
the homeowners, too,” Greaves says. “It was a fun house to do.”
A great deal of the interior woodwork incorporat-
Janel Lawton echoes that sentiment, adding
ed curves. That included the spiral staircase and
that the project involved a great deal of coopera-
tower, but also the office on the top floor, which
tion due to all the customization and that every-
is round and has two curved doors. Greaves of Lit-
one worked well together.
tleton Millwork Inc. created the curved surfaces
It’s also possible that the project kept all its
for both the tower and office. He also produced
constituents in a good mood because—from its lo-
the kitchen cabinets, the cabinets around the TVs
cation to its layout to its design elements—skiing
and bar, and much of the other fine millwork in
was never far from sight … and that is enough to
the house. He was pleased that, after seeing his
make a skier smile, even in the dead of summer.
Above: The ski-friendly team who put the house together includes, from left, architect Tom Samyn of Samyn-D’Elia Architects in Ashland; builder Shad Lawton of The Lawton Company in Littleton; designer Randy Trainor of C. Randolph Trainor Interiors in Franconia; and Mitch Greaves of Littleton Millwork Inc. in Littleton. Left: Outdoor seating is available in all seasons— even winter.
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company’s work on the cabinetry, the homeowners asked him to create bedroom furniture as well. A favorite spot for visitors is the upstairs bunkroom, with its six wooden beds that fit together, in Samyn’s description, “like the pieces of a puzzle.” Not surprisingly, it’s a very popular house for sleepovers. In fact, the whole house has become the “go-to” spot for parties, Trainor says. In all, the house took about a year and a half to build, and was finished in 2013. No one on the nhhomemagazine.com
Resources
C. Randolph Trainor Interiors (603) 823-8133 • www.crtinteriors.com
Hammerton (801) 994-7628 • www.hammerton.com Littleton Millwork Inc. (603) 444-2677 www.littletonmillwork.com
McGowan Fine Art (603) 225-2515 • www.mcgowanfineart.com
Samyn-D’Elia Architects (603) 968-7133 • www.sdarchitects.com The Lawton Company (603) 444-0900 www.thelawtoncompany.com
Timberpeg (800) 636-2424 • www.timberpeg.com New Hampshire Home | 59
bold colors for
An Historic Home Built in the 1880s, this elegant residence in downtown Portsmouth once again has passers-by tipping their hats. By Carrie Sherman | Photography by Greg West
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A blustery winter storm welcomed the homeowner and her husband to Portsmouth in 2011. Even so, the charms of the city were readily apparent: The downtown was lively. It had a very dense, small scale. Plus, “the colors of the city were so uplifting to me,” the homeowner says. “We just knew we wanted to live here.”
When they found their soon-to-be home, their sense of
recognition was immediate. “We loved the character of the house. It had a quiet authenticity about it,” the homeowner says. “It wasn’t overly grand. The house was strong and solid. I loved its scale and proportion. And, it had a garden entrance. Clearly, the house needed some major renovation, but it had good bones.”
As she dug into the history of their house, she
learned that it had originally been a warehouse and was converted to a home in the 1880s. Most recently, the house had been used as an office.
Inside, they discovered a graceful stairwell, a testament to Portsmouth’s renown for fine woodworking. The front parlor had its original, large casement windows, still glorious even though thickly coated with untold layers of paint. In general,
Above: The center stairwell was rebuilt to include bookcases. Heat-retaining stone on the first floor enhances radiant floor heat. Facing page: A garden entrance provides this downtown home with a spacious, protected entry. Raspberry pink, high-gloss Dutch paint gives the front door a sparkle, especially in winter light. nhhomemagazine.com
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Spare and elegant, the kitchen/dining room combines functionality with exuberant color. The backsplash is made from seventeenth-century Dutch tiles and the chandelier is eighteenthcentury French. The walls evoke old plaster walls found in Tuscan homes.
the rooms were pleasant and cozy. Off the parlor,
in the space, and this kept the project moving
a stairway led down to the basement; in the kitch-
forward.”
en, a back door opened to the street. The floors slanted a bit, and there were three old fireplaces.
Maine Coast Builders in York, Maine, the home-
The big question was: how might they trans-
owners had the exterior of the house restored. This
form this building back into a residence, and most
included repointing the brickwork as needed, de-
important, into their home? For these homeown-
signing the garden and installing period hardware.
ers that was simple: make a plan, build a great
Once again, pediments were placed over the win-
team and keep the communication going, right
dows, so the house no longer had that surprised
down to the last details.
“no-eyebrows” look. A small addition with a garage
“She has that wonderful New York energy,”
and master bedroom suite was built as well.
says architect Lisa DeStefano of the homeowner.
Inside, doorways to the kitchen and living
“They were very appreciative of the history of the
room were widened. The basement stair was re-
street and the town.”
located to a spot in the back of the house, which
Planning the changes
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Working with DeStefano and Jeff Jones of
created room to build a capacious kitchen pantry. “Because our front windows are very exposed,
Even when the homeowners were traveling,
we decided that the casual activity of the kitchen
DeStefano, of DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth,
would fit well there,” the homeowner says. “So,
found them very accessible. “Once we got the
we moved the kitchen into what had been the
building stabilized structurally, we did a lot of 3D
parlor and created quieter, more private spaces in
sketching,” DeStefano says. “They’re both very
the back.”
visual, and we could sketch side by side, working
To make room for the stove and a long coun-
remotely. They could easily imagine themselves
ter, a fireplace was removed. The casement winjanuary/february 2016
dows were stripped and, in some cases, rebuilt. For
hasn’t changed much since then. I just did what
privacy, Jones made Indian shutters.
the guy a couple of hundred years ago did.” In concert with rebuilding the stairwell, radi-
Adding the details
ant floor heating was installed, followed by lay-
For people who love their books, a home is bereft
ing down resourced French petit granite tile in
without them. “Culling our books was not at the
the kitchen and living room. Patterned cream and
top of our list,” the homeowner says. “We did do
gray cement tiles were installed in the back foyer.
some sorting and winnowing. It was a pleasure to
The combination of radiant floor heating with
realize that having them was an option.”
stone and concrete tiles creates steady, draft-free
Jones took the stairwell apart and rebuilt it.
warmth.
This time, built-in bookcases were included. “That
Mason Jim Leslie, of J. B. Leslie Co. Inc. in
was my favorite part of the job,” Jones says. Book-
South Berwick, Maine, rebuilt the fireboxes for
cases were also incorporated into the upstairs hall-
the remaining fireplaces in the living room and
ways and library.
library. He specializes in building a modified Rum-
The stairwell is built so precisely that the bot-
ford design to fit existing spaces. The library’s fire-
tom step is formed a bit irregularly so that one
place surround was built from local fieldstone. For
can step off it toward the kitchen as well as to
the downstairs living room, Leslie made the fire-
the front.
place’s limestone surround from scratch.
The banister already boasted one volute, the
The homeowner, whose taste favors European
turned mahogany curl that is its finishing touch.
antiques, notes that the design is from Norman-
But Michael V. Wise, a Portsmouth woodworker,
dy. Looking at the surround, she notes, “Jim did a
created a match for the other side. “The volute
beautiful job on that.”
was developed by the Greeks,” says Wise. “It nhhomemagazine.com
Above, right: Architect Lisa DeStefano, of DeStefano Architects in Portsmouth, and builder Jeff Jones, of Maine Coast Builders in York, Maine. Above, left: Comfortable reading chairs flank a rustic fieldstone fireplace with a raised hearth in the second-floor library. The walls are painted an orange-red and a blue-red, creating interplay of light.
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so did the buzz on the street. Someone might buy
The kitchen’s color scheme builds on the
a snack at a nearby shop and dally a bit. Or, when
homeowner’s cherished early eighteenth-century
the homeowner grabbed a morning coffee, some-
French chandelier and specifically on a pair of
one might ask, “How’s the house project?”
seventeenth-century Dutch tiles, featuring a very
Bringing in the color!
Above and top: Two views of the stairwell reveal sinuous lines that gracefully connect one floor to another, from top to bottom.
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regal cat and dog. And there lay the origins of the kitchen’s purple, citrus, blue, mauve and se-
When it came time to paint and plaster, the
pia hues. “Purple is a color that can really go bad
homeowner notes with real understatement, “I
when you’re decorating,” the homeowner says.
am not afraid of color.” Plus, she had a clear vision
“However, I had done this color scheme in New
of what she wanted. Luckily, she met her match
York, and I knew it would work. But the plastering
with painter Jeff Weyers of Weyers Painting LLC
was another matter. Chris Janes was so willing to
in Eliot, Maine, and then plaster craftsman Chris
experiment. I wanted the walls to resemble a very
Janes, of Janes Corp. in Portsmouth.
old plaster wall in a Tuscan home.
“I knew I wanted a red library,” the homeown-
“People were very tactful when I’d describe
er says. “And the crystal chandelier with the am-
these color schemes,” says the homeowner with a
ethyst drops would go in the kitchen along with
smile. “But Chris pulled it off.”
the Dutch and Portuguese tiles. I wasn’t going to
Upstairs the library is a brilliant red. Stand-
reupholster everything, so working with orange
ing in the room, the color is both enveloping and
and purple was a given.”
energizing. “It’s two reds,” the homeowner says.
Weyers learned his trade from his Dutch father
“Often historic colors can be dull and flat look-
who is also a fine arts painter. Collaborating with
ing. But here we juxtaposed an orange-red for
the homeowner, he mixed paints, added antique
the walls and a blue-red for the trim. Because of
glazes, and experimented with textures and tran-
the variation, the light dances and the room feels
sitions. The homeowner wanted a gray cream for
very alive.”
the woodwork, feeling that white for a house of
Downstairs, two eighteenth-century French
this vintage was not appropriate. Consequently,
sconces light the back foyer. This elegant, carefully
the woodwork is lightly streaked, adding a texture
designed space is paneled and painted mauve
that is more felt than seen.
accented with blue, complementing the rug, drapes january/february 2016
and upholstered chair. Concealed behind the
fortable furnishings, it inspires one to sit by the
panels are a large closet and small downstairs bath.
fire, have a glass of wine and talk about books.
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From the foyer, one passes through a comfy media room—painted a deep emerald green—and then into the downstairs living room painted in that deep shade of French revolutionary blue. And although these downstairs rooms are open, they are clearly separate rooms, defined by color rather than by walls. “I love decorating,” the homeowner says. “But by design, I want it to be durable. I don’t want to fuss with it.” Now, a few years later, their home feels very settled. With its conversational spaces and comnhhomemagazine.com
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Above, right: Irreverent and easy to spot, the back door is patterned after a modern painting. Above, left: The look of this living room is formal, but the feel is relaxed and comfortable. The limestone fireplace surround was custom made.
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Michael Gordon (fifth from the left) takes a break with his team of volunteer gardeners, from the left, Susannah Parish, Terry Reeves, Elizabeth Morison, Mollie Amies, Pam Brenner (in white), Laura Trowbridge (next to Gordon) and Maude Odgers. Together they plant and maintain the Boccelli Garden and four others in Peterborough.
Plots for Collaboration Public gardens
are the beautiful result from the
dedication and
efforts of many.
T
he public gardens in Peterborough are
Lynden B. Miller, who restored and designed
an excellent example of a public/private
many parks and public spaces around New
partnership. Town funds, grant money
York City. “I thought that it would be fun
and a private endowment provide the fund-
to do here,” Gordon says, “even though we
ing, while town workers and volunteers—led
are not urban. [Miller’s] message to me was
by Peterborough Parks Committee members
to take on only what you can maintain at
and accomplished gardeners Michael Gordon,
the highest level, make it gorgeous and
Maude Odgers and Terry Reeves—provide the
keep it that way. That is what we try to
manpower and expertise.
do here.”
Gordon says he was inspired back in 1997 by the work of public garden designer
Gordon, Odgers and Reeves started with Putnam Park, an existing park and the oldest
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one in town. It was deeded to the town for a park in 1862 and redesigned in the 1950s. Putnam Park had become neglected and overgrown, so the Parks Committee rejuvenated the space by cutting back and removing some trees and shrubs as well as adding new plantings and seating. Gordon designed a signature Adirondack chair, with the Peterborough town seal on the back, to be used in all the parks. “It has extra wide arms to hold your lunch and is very comfortable,” he says. The chairs were built specially for the town by Scott Masi of York, Maine. They are not chained down and people are free to move them around as they need for comfort, but every morning, the town crew puts the chairs back in their original locations.
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The old GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Hall, built on top of the hill in 1837 and now a teen center, provides a stately backdrop for the Boccelli Garden. Just a few of the interesting plants growing here are the Bed of Nails (Solanum quitoense), Castor bean, catalpa, purple Verbena bonariensis, white hydrangea, aralia and tall Miscanthus floridulus ‘Giganteus’. Neatly trimmed boxwood balls contrast with spiky variegated yucca.
Haime approached then Town Adminis-
gardening, and are willing to share that
The Boccelli Garden
trator Pam Brenner with their ideas for
love with us.
This garden is located on a triangular
an entry garden leading to the pavilion
“Our relationship has morphed into a
half-acre lot on Grove Street across
at Depot Park. “They had such great
public/private partnership that is work-
from Putnam Park. The town acquired
results with the other park that we were
ing very well,” Brenner continues, “and
the lot in 1983 and tore down the
all for it,” Brenner says. “The town is
the committee has gone on to build
dilapidated buildings that were there.
very fortunate to have people who are
several more parks in town.” One of
When Gordon proposed a garden for
so knowledgeable and passionate about
those is the Boccelli Garden.
the lot, the plans were accepted by the
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Michael Gordon and his crew assess the lower garden located below the new retaining wall. This garden shares many of the same plants that grow in the upper border, unifying the gardens as a whole.
town. Gordie Young of the Peterbor-
planted by the Parks Committee and
and texture, mixing grays, reds and
ough Public Works Department brought
their group of volunteers. “The garden
chartreuses with the greens for contrast,
in the backhoe to dig out two feet of
needed to look good in all four sea-
giving the garden rhythm. Tulips and
rubble from the area that was once one
sons,” Gordon says. “Since winters are
other bulbs, along with hellebores and
of the property’s driveways, replacing
so long here, we started with plants
epimediums, start the spring color pa-
it with loam and manure. Young used
that would be attractive even with no
rade. Flowering shrubs go in and out of
granite slabs from the foundation of the
leaves or flowers.”
bloom as the seasons change and make
old house to edge the front of garden
Three upright yews, balls of boxwood
the garden sing. Annuals and perenni-
and a dwarf blue spruce supply winter
als are planted between the shrubs and
the rear of the bed. The Parks Commit-
color. Several ornamental grasses and
along the front of the border as eye-
tee supplied two antique, granite posts,
a ‘Gold Sword’ yucca lend year-round
candy, adding season-long color.
which were placed at the front corners
interest. Shrubs and small trees such as
The garden was named in honor of
of the garden.
Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’ add more
Michael and Maria Boccelli, Italian im-
structure and unique foliage colors.
migrants who lived on the site and ran a
bed and built a granite retaining wall at
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Other Community Gardens in New Hampshire Many towns rely on volunteers to plant and maintain local parks and gardens. These collaborations build civic pride as well as foster teamwork between diverse groups and organizations as they beautify vacant lots and neglected public spaces. For example: • In the town of Bow, members of the Bow Garden Club plant and maintain many gardens around town, including Rotary Park, the municipal building, the Old Town Hall and Baker Free Library. • In Concord, members of the East Concord Garden Club and other volunteers maintain Pecker Park and are working to restore the landscaping around School House Hill. • The Friends of Meredith Library plant and maintain the garden in front of the library each year. It is an All-America Selections (AAS) display garden that features the year’s AAS awardwinning plants, and the garden itself has won awards for its design.
sion. The large apple tree on the property was planted by Michael Boccelli. It is a spectacular garden, but something was lacking. “People rarely walked along the whole length of it,” Odgers says. “They needed a reason to walk down to the end, a destination.” To create one, she proposed a bluestone terrace at the end of the border farthest from the street. Overlooking the river, it would offer a quiet place to sit amid the gardens. An expansion project was begun, and
• Canillas Community Garden in Lebanon has brought together many members of the community to build, plant and maintain spaces used by gardeners ranging in age from seniors to preschoolers.
the new terrace was built by Our Town
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opened up the view of the park from
Landscaping of Hancock. Removal of brush along the riverside town, and a rusty old chain-link fence along the river’s edge was replaced. The site was terraced, and the new garden area was planted with many of the same plants used in the border, tying the design together. A private donation paid for the new terrace and much of the plantings.
Funding “The Parks Committee gets some town funding,” Brenner says. “They also are free to apply for a Goyette grant from a trust fund left to the town for the benefit of nonprofit groups, and they get money from the downtown TIF fund. TIF stands for tax increment financing. As property downtown is improved, part of the increase in their taxes goes into a fund to benefit the downtown area. In recent years, an endowment was also set up to enhance the public parks in town.” As was the case with the addition to the Boccelli Garden, private donors also often contribute money.
Volunteers From April through October, Gordon’s volunteers meet every Wednesday morning at 7 to maintain the parks. He In the Boccelli Garden in Peterborough, bright peonies steal the show in June, along with their companion Nectaroscordum siculum, an allium also known as Mediterranean bells. 72 | New Hampshire Home
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“I have to be careful, if I say we are moving rocks, no one will come!” he laughs. “Planting at the beginning of the season and weekly dead-heading are the favorite jobs.” Each October, the volunteers have a celebratory lunch to talk about the
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Poetry in Design The library at Phillips Exeter Academy is a masterpiece that stands out as one of architect Louis Kahn’s finest buildings.
M
ost libraries I’ve worked in—with the exception of the magnificent Library of
Congress in Washington, D.C.—are practical buildings when it comes to their appearance. They all have books and other materials at the ready, and provide a quiet place to sit down and get to work. They’re functional spaces, not places in which to admire aesthetics. But that’s not the case with The Class of 1945 Library at Phillips Exeter Academy. Although the building is taller and has a more modern-looking façade than its neighbors (red-brick dorms and white clapboard houses along Front Street in Exeter), the real drama becomes apparent upon enter-
ing the building and ascending the curved, dual flight of travertine stairs to Rockefeller Hall at the main level. Looking up to the four levels above, you see each façade framed by a concrete plane out of which is cut an enormous circle. Each circle is transected by four courses of teak paneling, and high above floats a concrete cross brace illuminated by clerestory windows. Standing here, you realize what an awesome work of art this building is. Designed by Louis Kahn, one of the great architects of the twentieth century, and completed in 1971, the library has been called a “cultural center and modern architectural masterpiece” by
Louis Kahn’s dramatic design for each interior façade of the library includes a concrete plane out of which is cut an enormous circle. Each circle is transected by four courses of teak paneling and high above floats a concrete cross brace illuminated by clerestory windows.
the American Institute of Architects.
on to say that the library “is artistically
The organization conferred its Twenty-
ahead of its time and will continue
Exeter Academy commissioned Kahn
Five Year Award on the building in
to enlighten as a spiritual touchstone
to design a building whose emphasis
1997 for “its outstanding collaboration
of great design for generations of
was “not be on housing books but on
of design and technology” and went
architects.”
housing readers using books,” and
The building committee at Phillips
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Architect Louis Kahn (right) and his son, Nathaniel.
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where books are visible all around you through the big circular openings. So you feel the building has the invitation of books.” The magic of Kahn’s design is especially meaningful to Dan Scully of Daniel V. Scully Architects in nhhomemagazine.com
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Visiting the Library at Phillips Exeter Academy If you’re an aficionado of architecture, then you must see The Class of 1945 Library at Phillips Exeter Academy in person. The library is open Monday–Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors are asked to sign the register at the circulation desk on the main floor. To schedule a group visit, make arrangements with librarian Gail Scanlon (gscanlon@exeter.edu).
Keene. During his summers in college and graduate school, Scully worked in Kahn’s Philadelphia office; Scully received a master of arts from Yale University in 1967, where his father, Vincent Scully, was the renowned, beloved and award-winning professor of the history of art and architecture as well as author of many architectural books. “The greatness of the library at Phillips Exeter is in the pure poetic joy of its geometry,” Dan says. “Kahn was a poet. But the building’s design is entirely appropriate to the solemnity of a library.” While working for Kahn, Dan says he was immersed in making models of magnificent buildings. He saw how design refinements were made and buildings’ components kept evolving. “I saw how work gets better and better,” Dan says. “Kahn’s demand for excellence made him a profound artist. He was often the only one at the office at night, poring through books, and always learning and sketching from architecture and history.” Not only is the library a masterpiece of architectural design—it’s also an extraordinary resource for the Phillips Exeter Academy community. As the largest secondary school library in the world, the library provides access to 260,000 print and electronic volumes, including one of the most valuable collections of rare books and original manuscripts of any secondary-school library in this country. There are 210 study carrels, as well as numerous reading lounges and long tables at which students can work together. The seating capacity of the library can accommodate nearly half the academy’s student population, which numbers nearly eleven hundred.
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Since 1988 we have experienced many changes but our approach has remained the same. Interior designers typically focus on the aesthetics of a room, while good contractors will make sure everything works. At 3W design, inc. we bridge the gap between these two goals to create beautiful, functional spaces. Our 3,800-square-foot showroom has all of the latest products available for any style. Our clients inspire our designs. Through conversations and observations, we develop a relationship that helps to create a space that not only appeals to the client’s taste and preferences, but also serves the needs of their day-to-day life and maximizes the potential of their space.
Bryan Coulombe of Manchester, New Hampshire, grew up in Goffstown and was in the engineering industry for several years. In 2013 he started Tailored Living featuring Premier Garage serving New Hampshire, as part of the Home Franchise Concepts family of companies. With a focus on customer satisfaction, product quality and custom installations we constantly strive to help our clients achieve the perfect solution for all of their storage needs. Tailored Living featuring Premier Garage is the nation’s largest home organizational provider and specializes in the design and installation of custom closets, Murphy Beds, garage cabinets, pantries, laundry rooms, home offices, radiator covers and epoxy flooring. The company proudly serves homeowners and businesses in the Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, Laconia and surrounding areas offering complimentary in-home estimates and consultations, computer design, professional measuring and installation of quality storage solutions. To schedule an appointment in our showroom or an in-home consultation please call (603) 232-0117 or visit www.tailoredliving. com/manchester.
creating beautifully functional spaces
7 Henniker Street • Concord, NH 03301 (603) 226-3399 • www.3wdesigninc.com
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Christopher P. Williams Achitects, PLLC
Ellen’s Interiors
Craftsmanship in Design
Interior Design from Concept to Completion
Owner: Christopher P. Williams, AIA, NCARB Specialty: Custom Architecture, Additions
Owner, Principal Designer: Ellen Winkler, ASID, NCIDQ Specialty: Creating Exquisite, Functional Interiors
Since 1984, CPWA has been fulfilling architectural projects throughout New Hampshire and New England. Through our long and forward-thinking experience, we will assist you through all the phases of your project—obtaining permits; securing practical budgets; design, restoration, and interior planning; site analyses to determine survey requirements and feasibility options; and developing sustainable, environmentally-friendly building practices. Our staff includes LEED AP certified architects (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). It is our craftsmanship in design, unique use of local materials, understanding of client needs and a proven track record of guiding clients through every phase of the construction process. Our goal is your satisfaction. We specialize in sustainable building practices and offer expertise in incorporating solar, geothermal and other green/ sustainable systems into client projects that enhance and protect ecosystems and conserve natural resources. With sensitivity to landscape and building site requirements, we strive to bring together the beauty of the exterior surroundings with the warmth and comfort of your home. A home designed and built to suit your needs, everyday life and budget. We can help make your dream house a real home. When you need the best, most experienced, and progressively dedicated New Hampshire Architecture team, CPWA will make your building ambitions come to life.
Whether residential or light commercial projects, new construction or renovations, the first step of the design process is understanding our clients’ unique vision, goals and lifestyle. A close collaboration with the client, craftsman and the design team are the keystone to Ellen’s Interiors’ forty years of success and reputation for excellence. In addition to space planning, kitchen and bath design, lighting and plumbing specification, finishes and furnishings selection, the interior design services extend to project coordination and management. Our design studio and showroom, located on Main Street in New London, displays all the items needed to create interesting, inviting and efficient space. Samples of cabinetry, plumbing, whimsical hardware, tile and granite samples inspire the imagination for custom kitchen and bath design. The design studio houses thousands of fabric and rug samples, wallpaper and shades. Our multiple room settings in the showroom display comfortable, quality furniture, lighting, accessories, and rugs from all over the world. Recent design projects include a lake house residence, a design/build renovation in a historical building, design and build of an addition in collaboration with a talented builder, color analysis and space planning for a church, and the design of communal space for a school.
PO Box 703 • Meredith, NH 03253 (603) 279-6513 • www.cpwarchitects.com
12 Lovering Lane • New London, NH 03257 (603) 526-8662 • www.ellensinteriors.com
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Alice Williams Interiors
OVER 57 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE
R e f l e c t i n g yo u r s t y l e
President: Kenneth F. Holmes, Project Executive Specialty: Construction Manager, Design/Build, General Contractor
When it comes to residential construction, North Branch Construction’s attention to detail and quality of workmanship is unsurpassed. Using our own in-house carpentry team’s expertise in custom wood treatments, we provide top quality craftsmanship at a reasonable cost. More importantly, North Branch Construction offers a unique blend of commercial and residential experience that is unmatched in New Hampshire. We care deeply about quality, performance, and integrity. We offer a high level of business professionalism developed in the commercial end of construction and combine it with an understanding of the personal side of building a home. Along with the continuous attention of the owners of the company, North Branch Construction gives our clients the best value and highest quality. As the first and longest-standing Energy Star Builder in New Hampshire, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars in Energy Star rebates for our clients, as well as the first New Hampshire Certified Passive House Builder, North Branch Construction is a valuable member to any Design/Build team. As an experienced and successful Design/Builder, North Branch Construction will assemble a project team that will work together from project inception to project completion, with the common objective of best serving our clients’ interests.
Owner: Alice Williams, Interior Designer Specialty: Creating Spaces for the Way You Live
Alice Williams Interiors is a firm that provides services and products to suit a broad range of lifestyles. Our mission is to create beautiful interiors that fit and reflect each client’s style and how they live. Every project is a full collaboration with the client’s tastes, needs, and resources carefully considered and kept firmly in mind. Designing spaces that truly suit each customer and are the best expression of their style is our passion. Alice Williams Interiors provides a range of services, from choosing a new rug or reupholstering a favorite chair to complete new construction planning and renovation work. Our company sells a carefully considered, broad range of products that will appeal to a wide variety of styles and price points. Collaborating with Alice Williams Interiors allows our clients to avoid mistakes and save hours of precious time while ensuring a well-executed project. The outcome will be a home that you truly love and spaces that function for the way you live.
North Branch Construction, Inc.
76 Old Turnpike Road • Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-3233 • www.northbranch.net
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Bedford Fields Home and Garden Center Our Bedford location is open all year round. We offer a complete line of healthy pet food and backyard bird seed and supplies. Visit one of our winter farmers markets in our toasty warm greenhouse and stock up on local foods and crafts. Visit our website for more details. 331 Route 101 in Bedford • (603) 472-8880 • www.bedfordfields.com 42 Route 101-A in Amherst • (603) 673-0446 (seasonal garden mart)
Soake Pools
Discover Soake—elegant semi-custom concrete plunge pools for year-round use! Our luxury salt-water personal pools are warm in winter, cool in summer and small enough to fit almost any backyard space. Soake Pools are made in New Hampshire and delivered tiled, and ready for installation and finishing touches by your landscape designer. Visit our website and contact us for more information! In Madbury • (603) 749-0665 • www.soakepools.com
Derek Marshall Lighting, LLC lighting
The elegant Tigris Chandelier creates a swirl of light, featuring gently curving arms in a radial pattern. Using exquisite American art glass is an excellent choice for any interior setting. Derek Marshall’s creative lighting designs, hand-made in our NH studios, have been the choice for designers and architects around the world for more than 25 years. Full catalog with prices online. Call (800) 497-3891 for more information.
C. Randolph Trainor Interiors Your home should be as hard-working as you are, yet provide the sanctuary you need at the end of the day. C. Randolph Trainor Interiors will listen to your ideas, address your fears, and keep you from wasting precious time and money. We make sure that the end result is everything you want. Randy Trainor • (603) 823-8133 • www.crt@crtinteriors.com
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Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Burlington Signature Store – third New England location – features the company’s award-winning home furnishing products, quintessentially American design, and uncompromising customer service. The 26-year-old lifestyle brand brings its highly livable and value-conscious combination of comfort and style to savvy, sophisticated consumers. 22 Third Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 • (781) 552.5200 www.mgbwhome.com/burlington
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january Ja n ua ry 8
Artist Talk and Reception: Eric Aho on Ice Cuts
Vermont-based artist Eric Aho’s series of Ice Cuts paintings is inspired by the hole cut in the ice in front of a Finnish sauna, an aspect of Finnish culture that Aho’s family has maintained to this day. Intended for an icy immersion following the heat of the sauna, the avanto, as it is called in Finnish, underscores and personalizes the inherent contrasts in nature. Aho began the Ice Cuts series nine years ago, making one painting a year of the dark void produced by the act of sawing into the thick ice. Opening reception 5 p.m. On view through March 13. Hood Museum of Art • Dartmouth College East Wheelock Street in Hanover • (603) 646-2808 www.hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu Ja n ua ry 9 –1 0
Houseplant and Begonia Sale
This new exotic houseplant sale features begonias and gesneriads. This diverse group of flowering plants includes lipstick plants (Aeschynanthus), goldfish plants (Nemantanthus), flame violets (Episcia), along with Columnea, Streptocarpus, Sinningia and Kohleria. The selection of begonias can give you color all winter long. 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. Lyman Estate Greenhouses • 185 Lyman Street in Waltham, Massachusetts • (617) 994-5913 www.historicnewengland.org
Streptocarpus ‘Monarch’s Journey’ is a low-maintenance houseplant that blossoms ten months a year—see other colorful and exotic gesneriads, along with begonias, at Lyman Estate Greenhouse’s sale on January 9–10.
Ja nua ry 21 –23
Ja nua ry 25 – 31
The fourteenth annual Art and Bloom show, organized by the Concord Garden Club, features floral arrangements inspired by artwork. Arrangements—created by local florists as well as members of the Concord Garden Club—are paired with artwork. Reception Thursday, 5–7:30 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. McGowan Fine Art • 10 Hills Avenue in Concord (603) 225-2515 • www.mcgowanfineart.com
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission hosts its eleventh annual New Hampshire Wine Week celebration. Meet celebrity winemakers and enjoy special savings on a great selection of fine wines. The week includes statewide in-store events and tastings, educational seminars, wine dinners and more. www.nhwineweek.com
Art and Bloom 2016
Ja nua ry 22
AIANH Awards Banquet
For the thirty-second annual Excellence in Architecture Design Awards Program, out-of-state jurors select winners of the eleven New Hampshire residential projects and sixteen submissions for commercial, educational and municipal projects that represent outstanding architecture. LaBelle Winery • 345 Route 101 in Amherst (603) 357-2863 • www.aianh.org Ja nua ry 22– Feb rua ry 21
Winter Wine Festival
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2016 New Hampshire Home Design Awards
The Excellence in Design Awards is a program that honors and celebrates excellence in home design and the creative use of materials in new, remodeled and historic residences. Join this elegant soirée saluting New Hampshire’s most talented residential designers in our third annual design awards. The evening features hearty appetizers, scrumptious fare, delicious cocktails and live entertainment. Snow date of January 19. 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person (table discounts available). RSVP requested by January 7. Manchester Country Club • 180 South River Road (603) 413-5113 • www.nhhomemagazine.com nhhomemagazine.com
Events this year include A Big Tasting (choose from Horizon Beverage & M.S. Walker or Southern, Deageo, Winebow, MMD, & Ste. Mich); Grand Vintner’s Dinners (choose from Ferrari-Carano; Anthony’s Jam Wines & Geoff Witman; Kendall Jackson - Randy Ullom; Newton/Chandon hosted by Megan Libby; or Pedro Viero of Esporão Alentejo); Bubbles & Jazz Brunches (choose from Poema Cava, Maschio Prosecco, Sophia Sparkling Wine; or ChandonSparkling Wine); and Chandon Valentine’s Brunch. Wentworth by the Sea Hotel and Spa 588 Wentworth Road in New Castle • (603) 422-7322 www.winterwinefestival.com Ja nua ry 23 –24
Winter Work & Play
Visitors can discover what went into creating a year’s worth of candles; see how people kept warm in the early nineteenth century without insulation and fully heated homes; and learn about the lucrative business of ice harvesting. Also available are parlor games as well as, snow permitting, sledding on reproduction 1830s sleds, making snow statues in the pasture and taking a horse-drawn sleigh ride. Old Sturbridge Village • 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road in Sturbridge, Massachusetts • (800) 733-1830 www.osv.org
New Hampshire Wine Week
Ja nua ry 28
Thirteenth Annual Easter Seals Winter Wine Spectacular
Presented by the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets and sponsored by McLean Communications, the publisher of New Hampshire Home, this year’s event features more than 1,500 quality wines from across the world and fine food from the area’s best restaurants and chefs. The evening features the Grand Tasting and Bellman’s Cellar Select. And don’t forget to drop by our booth to say hello! 6–9 p.m. Tickets are $65 or $135. Center of NH Radisson Hotel • 700 Elm Street in Manchester • (603) 623-8863 www.eastersealsnh.org Ja nua ry 31
Annual Pies on Parade Tour
The Historic Inns of Rockland, Maine, and more than twenty participating “Pie Town” restaurants celebrate National Pie Day with the annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour. Recently dubbed “Pie Town USA” by The Food Network, the city’s popular pie event features samples of more than forty pies of all types made and presented by local inns and businesses. Common fruit pies, shepherd’s pie, pizza pies, Italian galettes, seafood pies, whoopie pies, quiches, and healthy gluten-free or sugar-free pies have been part of past pie tours. Walk to tour stops or take a free trolley. www.historicinnsofrockland.com/pies-on-parade
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JOIN FOOD NETWORK CELEBRITY
CHEF ROBERT IRVINE as he hosts the best chefs in the state in the ultimate cooking showdown – all to benefit New Hampshire Food Bank! MARCH 14, 2016 at NH FOOD BANK 700 EAST INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE, MANCHESTER, NH
T he New Hampshire Food Bank will be transformed into a grand dining room where you will enjoy a
fabulous dinner created by Chef Robert Irvine as you watch the competition heat up in front of your eyes! Special VIP tickets include a meet-and-greet with the chefs!
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2016
Whittemore Center Arena, UNH, Durham, NH
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Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe
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SUSTAINABLE homES
photography courtesy of Jay Zukerkorn for Christian Louboutin.
This exhibit presents a four-hundred-year history of fabulous footwear, revealing high heels as both stunning architectural creations and works of art in their own right. About one hundred contemporary and fifty historical high heels will be on
view, including shoes by noted designers Prada, Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Miu Miu, Christian Louboutin, Ferragamo, Manolo Blahnik and more. Drawn from the collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, the exhibition includes six films created specifically for the show by noted artists, each exploring the cultural, social and aesthetic qualities that make the high heel so fascinating. Through May 15. The Currier Museum of Art • 150 Ash Street in Manchester • (603) 669-6144 • www.currier.org Feb rua ry 11 –15
Portsmouth Fire & Ice
It’s winter fun for families and evening entertainment: ice bars, fire pits, hearth cooking/ wood-fire grilled food, dog sled rides, ice skating, ice sculpture demonstrations, winter movies and music. www.portsmouthchamber.org
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Annual Boston Wine Expo
This year’s expo features wineries from around the world as well as food from popular Boston restaurants and food vendors. Events include seminars and educational programs; vertical tastings featuring flights of the world’s most sought-after varietals; and demonstrations by chefs. Seaport World Trade Center • 1 Seaport Lane in Boston • wine-expos.com
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Me, Mona, and Mao: Art, Fame, and Visual Culture
Feb rua ry 13 –15
Orchid Fantasy Escape
The New Hampshire Orchid Society presents its twenty-fourth annual show and sale, which features more than two thousand unique orchids, educational talks and guided tours. Saturday, 1–7 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Monday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission is $10; $8 for those age sixty-five and older; children younger than age twelve admitted free of charge; and a three-day pass is $15. Radisson Hotel • 11 Tara Boulevard in Nashua www. nhorchids.org Feb rua ry 28
Sweetest Day on the Trails
Chocoholics cross-country ski or snowshoe the trails at the Mount Washington Valley Ski Touring & Snowshoe Foundation to enjoy chocolate prepared every way imaginable: chocolate-dipped strawberries; chocolate fountains and fondue; brownie sundaes; and chocolate cookies of all kinds are served at the trailside stops. Advance tickets are $30 per person, $35 day-of. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. www.mwvskitouring.org/Chocolate-Festival.html
The combination of Andy Warhol’s Mao, a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and contemporary Maine artist Aaron T. Stephan’s Girl with a Pearl Earring—Tangled in Process offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the historic relevance of famous artworks, while exploring their own perspectives of how popular images and original art are relevant today. The Portland Museum of Art • 7 Congress Square in Portland, Maine • (207) 775-6148 www.portlandmuseum.org
Discovering New Hampshire
The exhibition showcases objects, photographs and documents essential to understanding New Hampshire’s story. Visitors are encouraged to uncover more about the state and think about our collective history in new ways. Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is $7 per person; active duty military personnel, full-time students, children and New Hampshire Historical Society members are admitted free of charge. New Hampshire Historical Society 30 Park Street in Concord • (603) 228-6688 www.nhhistory.org
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3W Design, Inc......................................................37, 79 ABC Fine Rugs.............................................................75 Alice Williams Interiors.......................................... 81 Artistic Tile..................................................................40 B & G Cabinet.............................................................23 Bedford Fields.............................................................82 Behind Clothes Doors............................................49 Belknap Landscape Co., Inc....................................71 Belletetes, Inc...............................................................21 Bonin Architects & Associates............................78 California Closets......................................................25 Cedar Crest Cabinetry............................................86 Christopher P. Williams, Architects....................... ....................................................80, inside back cover Country Woods..........................................................27 Crown Point Cabinetry..........................back cover C. Randolph Trainer Interiors.........................51, 82 D. R. Dimes....................................................................43 db Landscaping...........................................................6 Derek Marshall Lighting........................................82 DeStefano Architects..............Inside front cover Dream Kitchens..........................................................13 Easter Seals..................................................................87 Ellen’s Interiors..........................................................80 Ethan Allen Home Interiors....................................9 Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty................................................ 29 Frank Webb’s Bath Center.......................................8 Fred E. Varney Company........................................35 Gary F. Yeaton Antiques...........................................31 Hayward & Company.............................................69 Landry & Arcari............................................................ 2 Liberty Hill Construction, LLC..............................45 Lighting by the Sea..................................................47 Linda Cloutier Kitchens & Baths........................19 McGray & Nichols.....................................................43 McLaughlin Transportation Systems, Inc.................................................................27 Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams.....................4-5,82 Mr. Appliance.............................................................40 Murdough Design.....................................................31 MVA Interior Design................................................ 41 NanaWall Systems..................................................... 7 New England Expos................................................ 84 NH Food Bank............................................................ 84 NH Home Design Awards......................................17 NH Public Television................................................87 North Branch Construction, Inc......................... 81 Northcape Designs..................................................67 Not Just Kitchens......................................................77 Parker Garden Design.............................................67 Peabody & Smith Realty.........................................71 Pella Windows and Doors......................................12 PRG................................................................................... 11 Ridgeview Construction........................................85 Rockingham Electric...................................................1 Samyn-D’Elia Architects, PA..................................75 Soake Pools..................................................................82 Southwick Construction, Inc................................77 Standard of New England, LLC............................73 T.R. Russell Builders, Inc.........................................69 Tailored Living.....................................................35, 79 The Carriage Shed................................................... 39 TIMBERPEG .................................................................47 TMS Architects............................................................15 Vintage Kitchens....................................................... 41 Winchendon Furniture Co., Inc............................. 3 january/february 2016
NEW HAMPSHIRE LIQUOR & WINE OUTLETS PRESENT...
Don’t miss the most spectacular wine event in the region! A night filled with over 1500 quality wines with winemakers from all over the world and fine food from the area’s best restaurants and chefs!
for Easter Seals NH
January 28, 2016
Explore the Grand Tasting, $65 per ticket, or heighten your wine experience with Full Access to include Bellman’s Cellar Select featuring our finest selections, $135 per ticket.
For event tickets:
Radisson Hotel Manchester Elm Street, Manchester, NH 6pm - 9pm
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Presented as part of
Corporate group rates available
Bellman Jewelers presents a Gabriel & Co. diamond icicle pendant valued at $1,300 as a special raffle.
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Raffle tickets may be purchased online or at the Bellman’s booth on January 28.
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Downton Abbey-inspired High Tea & Screening Enjoy the Downton Abbey series finale — before it airs – with a room full of fans!
Sunday, March 6, 2016
NHPTV Broadcast Center, Durham
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at home in new hampshire
Caring for Loved Ones Pawprints in a dusting of snow. A bowl of tuna on the
closer to the fireplace. But a wheelchair requires more room
steps. Gone the next morning. And the next. Until one eve-
to maneuver than you might think. The space between the
ning, at dusk, she revealed herself—a tabby we called Shadow.
Glenwood and the counter made for a tight squeeze. We call
She ate our offerings but kept her distance. My mom had just
it Crawford Notch. The lip—about an inch rise, between the
come home from two months in rehab for a broken pelvis,
dining room and the living room—is Mount Washington. She
adjusting to life in a wheelchair. The bone healed, but she
needs a push. Every time.
wasn’t walking. Her dementia got in the way. Watching for
Surprisingly, Ma didn’t mind the wheelchair. She’d made it
Shadow through our glass
home from rehab—some-
kitchen
her
thing, she confided, she
occupied as winter settled
didn’t think would ever
in. It was an epic winter—
happen. Yes, it was the
very cold, snowy and long.
dead of winter. But it was
Shadow
even
warm inside. She loves a
grew fat, but declined our
wood fire. And our dogs.
invitation to come inside.
Her cough bothered, but
door
kept
survived,
Before Ma returned
the special cough syrup
from rehab, we tried to
helped. The nebulizer
make way for the wheel-
helped. So did the mor-
chair. When she’d origi-
phine. The cat and its
nally moved in, we incor-
mysterious comings and
porated her things with
goings—each sighting a
ours. Familiar objects,
surprise and a relief—kept
we thought, would help
her distracted.
her feel comfortable in
We
tried
to
trap
her new digs. Her Gone
Shadow in a Havahart—
with the Wind lamp on
tempted her with tuna,
the marbletop. Her china
sardines, a hot dog trail
closet beside the TV cabi-
leading into the trap. We
net. Grampa John’s sea
caught two big male cats
shells on Aunt Molly’s
we’d never seen before,
bureau. The grandmother clock at the foot of the stairs chimes
and with the help of a feral rescue group, got them neutered
every fifteen minutes. At night, aware of the hum of the baby
and adopted. We caught three raccoons. Or one not-too-bright
monitor, I guessed the time and listened for chimes. If I missed
raccoon three times. But Shadow fell for none of it.
one, I knew I’d been asleep.
Then the cat stopped coming. Ma asked every day: “Where’s
She hadn’t wanted to leave the house on Corn Hill Road
my kitty?” About two weeks after Shadow’s disappearance, the
where she lived with my dad for sixty years and another three
sight of something small, bouncy and fuzz-furred on the steps
years after he died—but we forced the issue. “I’ll give you a
stopped us all in our tracks. It was a kitten. It was three kittens.
week,” she said of the move from Boscawen to Northwood.
It was six. Shadow had left them for us to care for. She knew
After a week, she decided to give us two. After a while, she
we needed them.
began to call this house home. She’d been with us nearly a
One of my favorite photographs and favorite memories is my mom in her wheelchair, six kittens curled in her lap
year when she fell. To prepare for the wheelchair, we removed leaves from the dining room table, pushed back chairs, inched the couch
on her favorite shawl, all purry, all content, and Ma just a-grinnin’.
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