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48 A New Classic with Style

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From the Editor

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Home Cooking

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Special Advertising Section: Faces of New Hampshire’s Design Community

By Mary Ann Esposito

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Home Resources

An award-winning design team creates a stellar all-season beach house on the Seacoast that honors the home’s history while reimagining the space.

By Carrie Sherman | Photography by Eric Roth

60 A Lakeside Haven

A couple built a retreat where they can enjoy views of Lake Winnipesaukee and comfortably accommodate their large family.

By Barbara Coles | Photography by John W. Hession

70 Settling in to Lakefront Living

The early-twentieth-century style of Prentice Sanger inspired architect Jeremy Bonin’s design of this welcoming home on Lake Sunapee.

By Debbie Kane | Photography by John W. Hession

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Letters from Our Readers On the Town Favorite Finds

Ice Cream—A Cool Treat For the Hot Summer Garden Rx

Daylily Devotion

By Design

Energy Efficiency for An Artists’ Colony

Master of His Craft

Forging Ahead

By Andi Axman

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For Outdoor Living

By Robin Sweetser

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Architectural Icon

Beyond Simplicity

By Rose Z. King

100 Mark Your Calendar!

104 At Home in New Hampshire Reflecting on Water

By Katherine Towler Illustration by Carolyn Vibbert

By Jenny Donelan

ON THE COVER AND PAGE 60: Carla Goodknight of CJ Architects in Portsmouth, designed this pool house as an addition to an oceanfront home she renovated.

Other members of the design team included Terrence Parker, of Terra Firma Landscape Architecture in Portsmouth, and Paula Daher, of Daher Interior Design in Boston. The pool house’s great room won an honorable mention for Excellence in Specialty Room Design at the 2017 NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME Design Awards.

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

PR ESI DENT/PU B LISH ER

Barbara Coles has long reported on life in New Hampshire, first at Nashua radio station WOTW, then at New Hampshire Public Television and most recently at New Hampshire Magazine. She’s now a contributing editor for the magazine and editor of its Bride issues as well as a freelance writer for other publications. She can be reached at barbaracoles@comcast.net.

Jenny Donelan is an editor and writer with a wide variety of interests, and has covered areas that include computer technology, best business practices, pets, skiing and home design. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and numerous other publications.

Mary Ann Esposito is the host of the public television series Ciao Italia, now in its twenty-seventh season, and the author of twelve cookbooks, including her most recent, Ciao Italia Family Classics. She lives in New Hampshire. Visit her website at www.ciaoitalia.com.

Debbie Kane is a writer and editor based on the New Hampshire Seacoast. She writes about home, design, food, spirits and a variety of other subjects for regional publications and clients across New England. She may be reached at www.debbiekanewriter.com.

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Morgan Karanasios is both NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME’s photo assistant and a contributing photographer. While she was a student in Dijon, France, she took photographs throughout Europe and continues to develop her passion for photography.

Rose Zevos King is NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME’s editorial assistant. She recently received her master’s degree in history of art from the University of Glasgow. She will pursue a PhD later this year, specializing in Venetian Renaissance art.

Eric Roth specializes in interior, architectural and landscape photography, with an emphasis on the feeling of a place and the beauty of living there. He travels worldwide to capture images for designers, architects, manufacturers, retailers and artisans, and lives in the Boston area. See his work at www.ericrothphoto.com.

Carrie Sherman works as a freelance writer/editor. She also writes fiction, and her short stories have been published in the Saint Katherine Review and Yankee magazine. She lives in Kittery Point, Maine, with her husband, Terry, and their dog. She can be reached at carrie.sherman7@gmail.com.

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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.

Katherine Towler is author of the memoir The Penny Poet of Portsmouth as well as the novels Snow Island, Evening Ferry and Island Light; she is the co-editor of A God in the House: Poets Talk About Faith. She teaches in the master of fine arts program in writing at Southern New Hampshire University and lives in Portsmouth.

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.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Easy Summertime Living

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ll year, I yearn for the long, languid days of summer. If my longing had a theme song, it would have to be “Summertime,” that evocative piece composed by George Gershwin for his 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. (“Summertime” is one of the most

covered songs ever, with recordings by Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke and Janis Joplin, among many others.) And what a treat to discover “Summertime”’s New Hampshire connection.

Its lyrics were written by DuBose Heyward, who authored the novel Porgy in 1925. In 1927, he and his wife, Dorothy Heyward, adapted the novel as a play with the same name, and in 1934, they worked with Gershwin to adapt the play to opera. How sweet that the Heywards met when they were fellows at the MacDowell Colony in 1922!

Summertime is the time to visit the MacDowell Colony for its annual Medal Day celebration—on August 13, the fifty-eighth medal will be presented to filmmaker David Lynch. After lunch, you can tour artists’ studios, three of which are featured on page 40 because of their energy-efficient renovations by Concord architect Sheldon Pennoyer.

Learn more about a dedicated couple’s efforts to save a turn-of-the-century Victorian house on the ocean, thanks to help from Portsmouth architect Carla Goodknight (cover and page 48). The old house was reimagined, and a pool house was built. (Earlier this year, the pool house’s great room won an honorable mention for Excellence in Specialty Room Design at the NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME Design Awards.)

Life is good on the water, as two families can attest. The early-twentieth-century style of Prentice Sanger inspired New London architect Jeremy Bonin’s design of a welcoming home on Lake Sunapee (page 70), while Ashland architects Mark Hall and Tom Samyn helped a couple build a retreat on Lake Winnipesaukee (page 60) where they can drink in the views and comfortably accommodate their large family, which includes ten grandchildren.

Summer excursions are always fun, so make sure to visit the annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen fair, which runs from August 5 through August 13. If you go, say hello to David H. Little, the talented blacksmith we profile on page 78—he’s in tent 6, booth 630.

Another stop is Canterbury Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark that’s one of the most intact Shaker villages in America. In the Dwelling House (page 84), you can see the evolution of Shaker architecture and what clever housekeepers the Shakers were.

Here’s to a relaxing, fun and wonderful summer!

Editor

Movin’ on Up

Over the years, we’ve had the pleasure of working with many young and talented assistants during their summers off from school. I have great news to share about two.

Kris LaRosa, just graduated summa cum laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. This summer she’ll intern at the prestigious Aperture Foundation in New York City, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting photography.

Anna Ravenelle just graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and will attend Columbia University School of Journalism’s Publishing Course in New York City this summer. Her goal is to pursue a career in book publishing.

Three cheers to these two stars—we are very proud of your accomplishments and wish you all the very best!

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LETTERS FROM OUR READERS And thank you for that gorgeous portrait of Sue Howard and me. That’s a keepsake.

—Bill Noble of Bill Noble Gardens in Norwich, Vermont

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—Gordon and Mary Hayward in Westminster, Vermont

Stephen Parrish’s early-twentieth-century gardens in Cornish were revived with help from the painter’s detailed journals.

The May/June 2017 issue has many excellent articles and photographs about New Hampshire farms, gardens, people, projects, recipes and ideas—it’s my favorite edition so far! And I’m delighted to see that the Mountain Garden Club’s Art in Bloom event in Jackson is highlighted so beautifully [Creativity in Bloom]. Thank you for showing this great state with such colorful flair. No surprise: I immediately renewed my subscription!

I enjoyed tremendously seeing and reading the story on Northcote [An Artist’s Oasis, May/June 2017].

It was an extra special surprise to see the article about Gordon and Mary Hayward’s garden in the same issue. I received a congratulatory phone call from Gordon yesterday—it was nice pairing.

Homeowners Bob Gordon and Marjorie Mann must be pleased, as the thrust of the article about the history and their ——Betsey Harding in Jackson stewardship of the garden is exactly right.

We love hearing your thoughts about the stories we’ve published, and we’re always on the lookout for homes and gardens that might interest our readers. Write to us at Editor; NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME; 150 Dow Street; Manchester, NH 03101; or e-mail editor@NHHomeMagazine.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY WENDY WOOD

PHOTOGRAPHY BY GORDON HAYWARD

I picked up a copy of the May/June 2017 issue of NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME yesterday; what a terrific job Robin Sweetser did with the article about the Haywards’ garden!

Given how shallow and free of substance I find much of today’s garden writing, it was a delightful surprise to discover such richly detailed descriptions of individual plantings, contextualized by their location in the carefully designed structure of paths and man-made elements. The article manThe two long borders in Gordon and May Hayward’s ages to capture the garden as intrinsic to, garden were inspired by gardens at Hidcote in England. not artificially imposed upon, the natural Grateful gardeners landscape that surrounds it, and is beautiMary and I are so very pleased and honored fully complemented by Gordon’s phototo receive such a fine presentation of graphs. I’m glad Ms. Sweetser included our garden in your May/June 2017 issue both the history and evolution of the gar[A Garden Where Old England Meets New den as a prelude to the Haywards’ plans to England]. Robin’s article is an articulate ensure the design “blueprint” is preserved tour of our garden, and is an unselfconfor perpetuity in the garden archives at scious and honest piece of writing filled the Smithsonian. with detail. John W. Hession’s work with —Cindy Amidon in Hancock my photos (and his portrait of us) makes our garden shine. And to have pride of place on the cover was wholly unexpected.

In many ways, this piece is the summation and celebration of work Mary and I started here thirty-three years ago. You make us proud of what we have accomplished.

This article will accompany our submission to the Smithsonian Archive of American Gardens. Thank you.

Keira Masella and Tyler Krajcik show off the eggplants they harvested with Derry Garden Club member Carroll McCartin.

We were so pleased to see your wonderful article on the Youth Garden at the Greater Derry Boys and Girls Club [Planting Seeds for Children, May/June 2017]. Robin Sweetser’s writing really captured the spirit of the garden and Wendy Wood’s photos were beautiful. Thank you for doing the story.

This garden is a shining star among the many activities of our club. We hope it will inspire other clubs to start a garden project in their communities. It has been a pleasure working with all of you. You have gone above and beyond what we expected to see in the magazine, and you were always so ready to answer any and all questions we may have had. Thank you for making this such a pleasant experience.

—Barbara Fox of the Derry Garden Club

A New Hampshire legacy

Thank you so much for your beautiful coverage of my mother and stepdad’s, Duffy and Rick Monahon’s, property, Four Winds Farm in Peterborough [A Farm Carries On, May/June 2017]. I couldn’t be more pleased with Nancy Belluscio’s photos, which are some of the best I’ve seen of that house.

And I know from trying—it’s not easy to take pictures of interiors.

I was also surprised and delighted to see how much of the historical aspect writer Jenny Donelan included her article. Often times, it’s hard to get other people’s histories right, but you were spot on. Thanks so much.

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ON THE TOWN

Milestones for the arts community

Celebrating Portsmouth furniture

Lainey McCartney, Hollis Brodrick and Gerald W. R. Ward—who curated the exhibit Four Centuries of Furniture in Portsmouth at the Discover Portsmouth Center—meet guests at the May book signing for the exhibition catalogue. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF DAVID J. MURRAY

Supporting land conservation

More than eighty people joined BearPaw Regional Greenways Executive Director Daniel Kern (left) and board chair Al Jaeger for the second annual Breakfast in the Barn fundraiser in April. The event was held at the Kitz Farm in Strafford, one of the eleven towns where the nonprofit land trust has helped permanently protect more than eight thousand acres. Other towns in the greenway are Allenstown, Barnstead, Candia, Deerfield, Epsom, Hooksett, Northwood, Nottingham, Pittsfield and Raymond.

Sculptor Gary Haven Smith (center) and glass artist Susan Pratt Smith (right) helped celebrate Twenty Years of a Singular Vision with gallery owner Sarah Chaffee at McGowan Fine Art in Concord in April. Sadly for the arts community in Concord and beyond, Chaffee will close the gallery in July.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

The energy outlook

At the symposium on New England’s energy future in April, attendees included, from left, John W. Hession, NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME’s photo editor and honorary member of the American Institute of Architects New Hampshire chapter (AIANH); Dr. Cameron Wake of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space; and Dan Weeks, director of market development at Revision Energy.

The event was held at Alnoba in Kensington.

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Kitchen envy

Nearly 1,100 people turned out to take the Music Hall’s twenty-sixth annual Kitchen Tour in May, which featured twelve kitchens in Portsmouth. This one was designed by homeowner Debbie Purtell, with help from Cabinet Concepts in Portsmouth.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF DAVID J. MURRAY

Bidding for the arts

More than 170 people turned out in April for the Currier Museum of Art’s Heart of the Arts gala and auction in Manchester. The event benefitted community outreach and art education. Joining museum Director and CEO Alan Chong (right) were trustee Ben Kelley and gala committee chair Karina Kelley.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF ALANA JOHANSON AND THE CURRIER MUSEUM OF ART

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Advocates for preservation

Thirteen projects were recognized at the New Hamphshire Preservation Alliance’s (NHPA’s) annual Preservation Achievement Awards in May, including the Manchester Historical Association (MHA) for its outstanding efforts in historic preservation education. Accepting the award were, from left, above, Jeff Barraclough, Ed Brouder, Patricia Meyers, MHA Executive Director John Clayton, Michael Duffy and Jeff Myrdek.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF STEVE BOOTH

Attending the NHPA’s biennial conference in April were, from left, above, alliance Executive Director Jennifer Goodman; board member Frank Lemay; Dr. Cristina Ashjian; and Max Page, a University of Massachusetts professor who was the keynote speaker.

Conference participants learned about important issues and opportunities in the field of historic preservation.

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is America’s most popular treat.

No one really knows who invented

ice cream, but the first advertisement for it appeared in the New York Gazette in 1777. We know from historical records that our first president, George Washington, spent about $200 for ice cream during the summer of 1790 and records at Mount Vernon show that he had “two pewter ice cream pots.” Thomas Jefferson’s records preserve an eighteen-step recipe for making vanilla ice cream, and PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF PAUL LALLY

Dolly Madison served strawberry ice cream for her husband’s inauguration banquet. So ice cream has been in our patriotic conscience.

In the mid-eighteenth-century in Baltimore, Maryland, making ice cream became an industry created by a milk dealer, Jacob Fussell. That revolution spawned an industry that now tops 1.6

seller ran out of plates on which to serve

ated all the time—from wedding cake

billion gallons of ice cream annually!

ice cream, borrowed a fellow vendor’s

ice cream to moose tracks. The creamy

After technology advanced in making

waffles and rolled them up to form a

texture of ice cream is now accompanied

the cool confection, the soda fountain

kind of cornucopia.

by nuts, dried fruits, herbs, candy bits

appeared along with the soda “jerk”

Ice cream is made from milk, and it

and—yes, for the health conscious—

who gladly took your order for ice cream

should be of very high quality. By law,

broccoli (which seems counterproduc-

sodas and sundaes while you sat at the

ice cream must contain 10 percent milk

tive to me).

counter on rotating bar stools listening

fat, although higher-end gourmet prod-

to juke-box music.

ucts contain even more. Cane sugar, egg

mer, an American outing on a Sunday

yolks, stabilizers and emulsifiers are also

afternoon, a treat after a day at the

in New York City by Italo Marchiony,

used to create the smooth and creamy

beach or just a tasty way to cool off on

an Italian immigrant, who was given

texture of ice cream.

a hot, steamy day. A world without ice

The first ice cream cone was invented

a patent in 1903. At the Saint Louis

Vanilla-flavored ice cream is still

Ice cream is a right of passage for sum-

cream is unthinkable. Make mine two

World’s Fair in 1904, a crispy waffle type

America’s favorite flavor, although there

scoops of chocolate and one of almond

cone was introduced by accident when a

are hundreds of new flavors being cre-

joy in a sugar cone.

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Sicilian Brioche Buns

SER V ES / M A K ES 1 6 –1 8

This sweet brioche-type dough is rich and makes a lot; the baked brioche and cones can be frozen unfilled for future use.

ICE CREAM COURTESY OF BLOOMIN’ COW IN NEWMARKET

1 package active dry yeast ¼ cup warm (110°F) filtered or bottled noncarbonated water ½ cup warm (110°F) milk 3 large eggs, at room temperature 4½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour ½ cup sugar 1½ teaspoons salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 large egg, slightly beaten for egg wash Ice cream, approximately one scoop per brioche or one per cone, in any flavor you like

1. In a medium bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the water and mix with a spoon until the yeast dissolves. Let the mixture ferment for about 5 minutes. Small clusters of chalky-looking bubbles should appear on the surface. Stir in the milk. With a fork, beat in eggs one at a time. Set the mixture aside.

2. In another bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt. Break up the butter over the dry ingredients and work it in with your hands until a crumbly mixture is obtained.

3. Add the yeast mixture and mix with your hands until a ball of dough is formed. Add additional flour if necessary to obtain a dough that is soft but not too sticky.

4. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead it for 3–4 minutes, until a smooth ball of dough forms. Let the dough rest on the work surface for 10 minutes, covered with a towel or inverted bowl.

Knead the dough again for 5 minutes, until smooth and no longer sticky.

5. Lightly spray a large bowl with cooking oil spray or lightly coat with butter. Gather up the dough, place it in the bowl and turn to coat. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until about www.NHHomeMagazine.com

doubled in size, about 2–2½ hours. Use two fingers to make two indentations into the center of the dough. If the indentations do not close up, the dough is sufficiently risen and ready to use.

6. Divide the dough in half and use half to form small balls of about 3½ ounces each. Use scissors to make a deep “X” in the center of each one and tuck in a tiny, marble size piece of dough. Place the brioche in small, cupcake-size brioche pans or aluminum tins, and place them on a baking sheet. Cover and let rise until double.

7. Divide the second half of dough into small egg-size pieces and roll each one into a strip that is 6-inches long and 1-inch wide. Wrap the strips around lightly sprayed metal, cone-shaped forms. Place the cones on parchment paper-covered baking trays and cover; allow to rise until double in size.

8. Preheat oven to 375°F. Brush the tops of the brioche with the egg wash and brush the cones on all sides. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to wire racks. When cool, remove the brioche from their tins. To remove the cones, twist them gently away from the forms.

Top with ice cream.

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My Favorite Chocolate Frappe

M A K ES 1

It’s so confusing: frappe, milkshake, cabinet. All I wanted was a thick, ice cream concoction that is sipped through a straw. Not so simple if you live in New England, where a frappe is a combination of lots of ice cream, a spot of milk and a dash of syrup that is all blended until smooth, thick and creamy. Ask for this outside of New England, and it is a milkshake. It gets more confusing if you are in Rhode Island where the aforesaid described is called a cabinet and is usually made with coffee ice cream. Why the name cabinet? That is where the glasses and blender were stored. And a milkshake is just that, milk with syrup all shook up. Know you know.

3 scoops chocolate ice cream 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup

ICE CREAM COURTESY OF BLOOMIN’ COW IN NEWMARKET

1. Place everything in a blender (or use an immersion blender) and process until well combined and thick. Scoop into tall glass or jelly jar. Add a wide mouth straw. Now we’re talking.

Recipe courtesy of Mary Ann Esposito

Not Ice Cream but Delizioso Gelato!

Fortunately, we don’t have to travel to Italy to enjoy gelato that’s as fresh and delicious as what you’d get there. Thanks to Morgan Morano, founder of Morano Gelato, the yummy treat is available in Hanover and in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Morano Gelato was founded in 2010, after Morano spent six years living for periods of time in Florence and Perugia in Italy.

What makes gelato so tasty?

Compared to American ice cream, Morano says gelato is: Lower in butterfat, more flavorful.

American ice cream has a butterfat content of between 14 percent and 25 percent, while gelato is between 4 percent and 9 percent.

More dense, more smooth. Only between 20 percent and 30 percent of air is churned into gelato, while ice cream can have 50 percent or more.

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Served at a warmer temperature.

Gelato is served between 10 degrees and 15 degrees warmer than ice cream, which accounts for its creamier texture.

Fresh ingredients are key. At the Hanover location, diary products come from the nearby McNamara Dairy in Plainfield—the farm produces high-quality milk and cream, delivered in glass bottles.

Morano Gelato makes between twelve and sixteen flavors of gelato from scratch every morning. “We aim to sell out every evening to ensure the highest quality and freshness of our gelato for each customer,” Morano says. Flavors change seasonally—this summer, look for black raspberry or watermelon gelato. On July 4, try once-a-year favorites such as root beer float, old-fashioned vanilla and s’mores. Yum! —Andi Axman

Morgan Morano, founder of Morano Gelato

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Ice Cream Sandwiches

M A K ES A B O U T 1 1/2 D OZEN

Use a pizzelle maker to create these delicious ice cream sandwiches. Not in the mood to bake? Use store-bought pizzelle or plain chocolate wafer cookies.

ICE CREAM COURTESY OF BLOOMIN’ COW IN NEWMARKET

3½ cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1⁄8 teaspoon salt 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1¼ cups sugar 5 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 3 cups multicolored sugar sprinkles 1 quart ice cream, slightly softened; Mary Ann prefers vanilla or strawberry, but use any flavor you like

1. In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt.

2. In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer. Beat in the eggs, one at a time until well blended. Add the vanilla extract. On low speed, blend in the flour mixture a little at a time until well blended. The dough will be soft. Cover the bowl and chill the dough for at least 2 hours. (Note: You can make the dough in a food processor, combining the butter and sugar first, then eggs and vanilla, adding the flour mixture last.)

3. Heat a pizzelle maker according to the manufacturer’s directions. If it is nonstick, spray it with a baking spray or lightly brush with vegetable oil.

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sprinkles, coating it well. Place the dough in the center of the pizzelle form; if you have a two-form maker or four-form maker, roll the balls first before putting them on the form.

5. Close the lid and latch it for a count to 30. Lift the lid, remove the pizzelle with the edge of a fork, and place on a cooling rack in single layers to cool completely.

For darker-colored pizzelle, hold for a longer count. The pizzelle should be thin and have a crisp texture. Continue making pizzelle until all the dough is used. Pizzelle can be made ahead and frozen for up to 3 months.

Variation: When just removed from the pizzelle form, the waffles can be rolled around cannoli forms or pressed between two small custard cups to form shapes that can be filled with ice cream, custard or fruit.

6. When completely cool, spread a thick layer of ice cream on one of the pizzelles and top with another.

Wrap the sandwiches individually in plastic wrap and freeze flat until needed. As an added accent, roll the edges of the filled pizzelles in colored sugar after freezing them.

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1. Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap, and leave at least 2 inches of overhang.

2. Place a layer of cookies in the base of the pan. Don’t worry if they do not fill in the entire area. Spread a layer of ice cream over the cookies. Repeat, making as many layers of cookies and ice cream that your pan can accommodate. Make the top layers cookies.

3. Bring the overhanging edges of plastic wrap over the top of the pan to cover, and press on pan with your hands to compact the layers. Wrap the pan tightly in aluminum foil and freeze until ready to serve.

4. To serve: Remove the foil and invert the loaf onto a serving platter or rectangular dish.

Remove and discard the plastic wrap. Cut the cake into slices, and serve with warm hot fudge sauce, or whipped cream and nuts.

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Daylily Devotion Thanks to some great growers, this beloved and beautiful mainstay of the summer garden is available in thousands of forms, colors and sizes.

Lisha Kimball, of Milkcan Corner Farm in Webster, and her grandson Ripken Kimball load up the wagon with daylilies they have divided for a customer.

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t is not hard to understand why many gardeners have

Fortunately, each stalk—called a scape—has between twelve

become infatuated with daylilies. These gorgeous plants are

and fifteen buds or more that open during the next two to

sensational performers, asking little and giving lots in return.

six weeks, giving a long season of bloom.

Although daylilies are originally from Asia, European gar-

Unlike true lilies, daylilies grow from fleshy roots instead

deners adored them; and when Europeans sailed to the New

of bulbs, and the clumps daylilies form increase in size each

World, their beloved daylilies went too. The plants adapted

year. There are thousands of daylily cultivars with different

so well that many people think they are North American

flower forms, color patterns, bloom times and sizes. Luckily

natives. Their botanical name—Hemerocallis—means “beauty

for New Hampshire gardeners, we have some outstanding

for a day” because each blossom lasts for only one day.

daylily growers and hybridizers who have lots to offer.

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q ‘Tasheena Warrior Princess’—along with the others on this page—is one of the four hundred registered varieties of daylilies available at Milkcan Corner Farm in Webster. w ‘Ocean Rain’ e ‘Buttered Popcorn’ is a later blooming variety. r ‘Jean Swan’ t Three generations help out at Milkcan Corner Farm. Lisha Kimball poses proudly with her son Page (left) and her grandchildren Ripken (center), Jade (second from the right) and Pierce, along with the family dog, Judge.

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A dream come true

at Milkcan Corner Farm in Webster as

plants, surviving drought, husbands

While in the hospital recovering from

well as has an ever-enlarging vegetable

mowing them down, or being eaten by

surgery in 2005, Lisha Kimball had

garden and runs a pick-your-own op-

cows, sheep and deer. “They just keep

recurring dreams of a field of lilies.

eration of blueberries, raspberries, red

coming back and multiplying even

She finally went home in the spring,

and black currants, cherries, kiwis and

more,” she says.

promising to rest and take it easy, but

mulberries.

her garden was calling to her. “It was

“Every spring is like Christmas for

e

As newlyweds, the Kimballs bought one hundred acres of rough land on

time to get off the couch and get busy,”

me, waiting for my lilies to break

Mutton Road in Webster in the 1960s.

says the energetic mother of three and

ground,” Kimball says. “I love it when

With the help of her uncle Gair Chase,

grandmother of six. A lifelong, avid gar-

a customer says they are only going

Kimball and her husband bought their

dener, Kimball remembers selling plants

to buy one lily and then they end up

first tractor, spent many years clear-

door-to-door at age ten. With the help

choosing ten. Or when a lady driving a

ing the land, and raised sheep, horses

of her whole family, she now sells four

small car comes back with a pickup!”

and cows. She is often asked where the

hundred registered varieties of daylilies

Kimball says daylilies are rugged

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timers told me stories of how the corner

Farm. “I knew I wanted to be a gentle-

of our road was the dropping-off place

man farmer of some sort someday but

for milk cans from surrounding farms

just could not figure out what direc-

to be picked up for delivery to Concord

tion to go in,” Carl says. “There were

for processing,” Kimball says. “All those

thoughts of a Christmas tree farm;

farms are just about gone now but Milk-

beefalos and even cranberry bogs were

can Corner Farm is still here.”

considered. The daylilies came about

While many farms have trouble finding willing workers to help during

more by accident.”

It all started in 1998 with a visit to

the busy season, Kimball has a built-

Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sand-

in workforce. “The most enjoyment

wich, Massachusetts. “This was the first

is when my kids and grandchildren

time I had ever seen a mass planting of

come to help me in the field,” she says.

daylilies or even seen a modern daylily

“I couldn’t do it without them.” They

for that matter,” he says. “Our daylily

start working in the spring as soon as

addiction hit hard and fast.”

the garden thaws, and finish in the fall

q ‘Crimson Ninja’ is one of the more than four thousand named varieties of daylilies Marlene and Carl Harmon grow at Harmon Hill Farm in Hudson. w ‘B.J. McMillan’ e ‘Dream Sequence’

After noticing the ardent approach

after seven months of weeding, fertil-

that the visitors at Heritage Museums

izing, digging new beds and tending

& Gardens displayed in buying non-

to customers.

blooming, cut back, potted daylilies

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If you're looking for a reliable, care-free, beautiful plant to fill your garden with colorful blossoms this summer, look no further than the daylily.

“Working together as a family each

and then seeing the same thing at

day has kept us close,” she says. Kim-

another nursery a few weeks later, the

ball has been able to share memories of

Harmons felt it was clear there was

her own childhood, of working in the

something to this passion for daylilies.

garden with her father and grandfather

To learn more, they joined the New

when she was a little girl, with her chil-

England Daylily Society and met many

dren and grandchildren.

like-minded growers who soon became

Her infectious enthusiasm for daylil-

their friends and mentors. Through

ies has spread to the younger genera-

this group, the Harmons were able to

tions in her family. “My children and

buy and trade high-quality plants. “We

grandchildren have developed the same

very quickly had hundreds and then

love for the garden as I have,” she says.

thousands of named varieties,” Carl

“It is a great way of life!”

says. “After only a few years, we had

Full circle Carl Harmon grew up in Hudson, where his first full-time summer job—at age

a surplus of plants and needed to do something with them. So in 2001, we started our first sales bed.”

That fall, a premier grower was clos-

thirteen—was working on a farm. After

ing and offered the Harmons many

several years in the military, he found

of his plants. “With no place to plant

himself back in Hudson on a twelve-

these hundred or so clumps, it was time

acre piece of land that he and his wife

to start building what has now turned

Marlene, with the help of family and

into our main sales and display area,”

friends, have developed into a thriving

Carl says. “A great many of these plants

daylily operation called Harmon Hill

were the forerunners of our sales opera-

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q The Harmons do their best American Gothic pose in their garden. w ‘King of the Ages’ e This is an

as yet unregistered tetraploid daylily the Harmons are testing in their garden. It gets high marks for beauty! r ‘Pink Suede Hues’ t ‘I’m Gonna Love You Through It’

tion, and many are still strong sellers to this day.”

The Harmons currently grow more than four thousand named varieties of daylilies and have around two thousand varieties out for sale. The Harmons also grow about 1,500 seedlings that hybridizers are evaluating. “We are the garden that first releases or ‘introduces’ new daylily creations to the market for five local hybridizers,” Carl says. The Harmons feel it is part of their mission to display and help distribute the work of these hard-working hybridizers.

“We have about two-acres-plus of intense daylily production,” Carl says.

“We also sell several varieties of iris and about twenty varieties of hostas. In

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2017, we are adding sixty new varieties of Asiatic, Oriental and Orienpet (crosses between Oriental and trumpet) lilies on display and for sale. All these true lilies will make a big change to the garden display beds. We also added about thirty new varieties of iris last year, which will bloom here for the first time in 2017.”

Since a large part of their business is online sales, photos of these beautiful blossoms are a must. Marlene handles the computer listings, website creation and management, and photography for their farm business. More than 1,500

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of her photos are in the picture gallery section of their website. Her dad was a part-time professional photographer, and Marlene followed in his footsteps. She has won awards in multiple categories at the New England Daylily Society’s annual photo contests, and her photographs have been published in regional, national and international magazines and journals. She will humbly tell folks that her main secret is just taking hundreds—if not thousands— of photos a year.

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q Les Turner’s Merrymeeting Daylilies in New Durham includes 350 varieties, such as ‘Zelazny’. w ‘Fooled Me’ gives to a plant if he is unsure of its registered name. Often he gives them away as a bonus. t ‘Highland Lord’

e ‘Out East’ r ‘Merrymeeting Mystery’ is a name Turner y Turner is ready to dig up daylilies for his customers.

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Harmons say, “Grow them well!” Just

my plant preferences, and I started

family members and bear the prefix

beware the spell these flowers cast.

collecting.”

‘Merrymeeting’. These hybrids have

You may become obsessed with them as well.

Turner has been offering daylilies

proven to be not only beautiful but

for sale since 1992, but has cut back

dependable. “Hybridizing is fascinating

in recent years from more than 700 to

and very consuming, but the process is

around 350 varieties in all colors except

remarkably simple,” Turner says. “Pol-

For Les Turner, of Merrymeeting Day-

blue. Most of his plants are registered

len from one daylily is applied to the

lilies in New Durham, it all started in-

hybrids from northern growers and

female part (stigma) of another daylily,

nocently enough about forty years ago

some from Florida that have proven to

the cross is tagged, the seeds collected

with two daylily plants he received as

be hardy in his zone 4 location. To keep

when ripe and planted. Wait a few years

gifts. “They became the most depend-

his collection current, he adds new

for them to blossom, destroy all but

able, durable and beautiful perennial of

introductions every year.

the occasional seedling with the best

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sell at no cost to them. “They sold almost five hundred daylilies, raising $2,400 for their travel and special events,” he says proudly.

Turner grows on a challenging site: a former gravel pit. He has built up the soil by composting over the thirty years he has lived there. “I grow atop gravel by cooperating with Mother Nature. I collected tons of leaves and composted leaves from our town landfill, allowed time for Mother Nature to do her thing and there you have it: a rich few inches of soil growing atop what the glacier left behind a gazillion years ago,” he says.

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Strawberybanke.org 14 Hancock Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 603.433.1100

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Interdisciplinary artist Pat Badani from Illinois, recipient of a 2016 MacDowell fellowship, used the recently renovated Eastman Studio.

Energy Efficiency For an Artists’ Colony As part of an

ongoing effort

T

he MacDowell Colony, celebrating

efficiency in addition to functionality,

its 110th anniversary this year, has

comfort, aesthetics and history.

been working toward a greener and

“MacDowell needs to be preserved not

to increase its

more efficient physical plant for more than

only as a gorgeous natural setting but also

twenty years. The historic artists’ colony in

by reducing our carbon footprint,” says

Peterborough provides fellowships for ap-

Cheryl Young, executive director for the

MacDowell Colony

proximately three hundred artists per year,

MacDowell Colony. “At 110 years old, we

each using one of the thirty-two studios on

need to make these investments to be here

the property, as well as the larger communal

for future artists.”

sustainability, the in Peterborough

recently renovated several of its studios.

buildings, during a stay of a month or two.

The recent availability of new technology

Updating the property’s many buildings

for efficient heating, insulation and energy

has been an ongoing necessity since the

generation, Young says, has made it possible

colony’s earliest days, but in recent years,

for MacDowell to become more energy

MacDowell’s leadership has become eager

efficient than might have been imagined

to make those updates with an eye to

just a few years ago.

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Variations on a theme The greening of MacDowell comes with certain challenges. The studios that grace the 450-acre landscape vary in size, style and materials. Most were built between 1907 and 1937, when the colony was a summer-only operation— studios weren’t intended to provide winter housing. In the 1950s, when the colony began receiving artists yearround, the studios were, in the words of MacDowell’s Resident Director David Macy, “hastily insulated.” In many cases, this meant dropping the ceilings and installing insulation overhead.

The studios were also outfitted with

Top: Eastman Studio, a centuryold former farm building, is now one of the most energy-efficient studios on the property.

Above: Colony Hall, the social and administrative hub of the MacDowell Colony, now uses an efficient wood-pellet boiler for heat and hot water.

Left: Last year, the MacDowell Colony installed a half-acre array of solar panels that now offsets about 74 percent of the colony’s electrical needs on an annual basis.

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oil-fired furnaces and boilers that were inefficient by today’s standards. By the early 1990s, it was clear to MacDowell’s administrators that these legacy heating and insulation systems should be upgraded. However, because every studio at MacDowell is unique—ranging from camp-like to whimsical and beyond— there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

“I call them little follies in the landscape,” says Sheldon Pennoyer of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord, who was first hired by MacDowell back in 2003 to renovate a studio. Since then, he has worked on several—including, most recently, the studios called Delta-Omicron, Schelling, Garland (formerly Baetz) and Eastman (formerly Shop). Pennoyer’s other projects at MacDowell include a new maintenance building and a redesign of Colony Hall, which houses MacDowell’s administrative offices, kitchen and dining hall, as well as common areas for the artists.

In a related upgrade last year (orchestrated in part by MacDowell board member Bob Larsen), MacDowell installed a half-acre array of solar panels that now offsets about 74 percent of the colony’s electrical needs on an annual basis. The panels—installed by ReVision Energy, in Concord, in cooperation with IGS Solar, in Dublin, Ohio—supply about 186,000 kWh each year. This is more than enough to offset the power of most of MacDowell’s communal buildings. The largest of these, Colony Hall, now uses an efficient wood-pellet boiler for heat and hot water.

Studio spaces While energy efficiency was a primary goal for recent studio renovations, other goals included retaining the buildings’ original look and feel while Top: Inside, Garland Studio has been transformed from a dark and cramped space to one that is bright, comfortable and graced by natural light.

Above: Outside, Garland retains its “fairy tale cottage” look and appears very much the same as it did prior to renovations.

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“The challenge was to expand but not detract from the architectural integrity of each building,” Pennoyer says. “While we were respecting the original structures, we were also trying to intelligently add on to them, to enhance them as architectural gems.” He and builder Tim Groesbeck, of Groesbeck Construction in Sharon, have worked together on many projects. They found that the most efficient way to tackle each studio was first to determine the best method of insulating the building envelope. Different situations called for different solutions.

In most cases, Pennoyer and Groesbeck decided to take down the structures to the studs, wrap them in a large layer of foam, and replace the interior wall surface and/or exterior cladding.

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For Schelling—an Adirondack-style camp structure—the team retained the building’s signature bark siding.

In order to replace that material, the team harvested hemlock trees from the woods near the studio, peeled the bark and flattened it into three-inch square sections. “It’s almost like big

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Deb Shelley, of D. Shelley Masonry in Jaffrey, replaced Garland’s stucco exterior and modified the stone chimney at the Delta-Omicron studio. “On any studio that needed changes or

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Garland’s subtle transformation The Garland Studio—used by authors James Baldwin, Spalding Gray and Alice Sebold—was recently renamed in honor of the Mary and Peter Garland family, who funded the renovation.

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Prior to renovation, the studio was dark, cramped and drafty. The renovation team removed the dropped ceiling, reclaiming the building’s cathedral ceiling and letting in natural light from gable end windows.

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the space, and a small reading loft was added over the bathroom. The renovat-

Delta-Omicron Studio was stripped to its bare bones (above left) before being restored to its current state (above right). Inside, the studio retains its fireplace amid a fresh new look (below).

ed building has retained its diamondpane French casement windows.

“If you compare old and new photos of Garland,” Pennoyer says, “you really have to look to see the difference, despite the fact that we increased its footprint by 15 percent.”

Eastman makes a big transition Eastman, formerly known as Shop, began as a farm building one hundred years ago. It was converted to a studio in 1956, but with a concrete slab just below its pine floor, it was anything but energy efficient. Now, with funding from visual artist and MacDowell board member Louise Eastman, the structure has been transformed into one of the most efficient studios on the property.

It is a live-in studio with a small bedroom and bath, four hundred square feet of work space and a cathedral ceiling. Plentiful, state-of-the-art insulation, energy-efficient windows, and a heat pump and energy-recovery ventilator keep it comfortable and lean.

According to Macy, the annual cost of heating was around $2,000 and is now less than $400.

Two of the studios—Delta-Omicron and Eastman—now use heat pumps.

nization), the studios will continue to

As the years go by, the artists

be renovated slowly but steadily. “We

arriving at MacDowell will discover

try to fully renovate one per year,”

an ever-greener artists’ colony, designed

says Macy, who has also stated that the

to last in harmony with its natural

Due to finances as much as anything

colony is on the path toward using no

surroundings.

else (MacDowell is a nonprofit orga-

more electricity than it produces.

A greener path

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MacDowell Colony Hosts Medal Day on August 13

Filmmaker David Lynch

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF DEAN HURLEY

Every year since 1960, the MacDowell Colony has hosted Medal Day, a unique event honoring a particularly accomplished artist. The first Edward MacDowell Medal was given to author and MacDowell fellow Thornton Wilder.

This year, the fifty-eighth medal will go to filmmaker David Lynch. Lynch is well known as the maker of such films as Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire.

Medal Day is the one time each year that the grounds and studios of the MacDowell Colony are open to members of the public. Last year—when the medal recipient was author Toni Morrison—a record nearly 2,400 people came to hear her speak before receiving her medal.

After a brief presentation ceremony under a large tent, visitors may enjoy a picnic lunch on the grounds (ordered in advance or brought from home).

After lunch, there is time to tour the thirty-two artist studios—including the ones discussed in this article—while meeting the artists currently in residence and discovering their work. Learn more at www.macdowellcolony.org/events/ medal-day.

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A New Classic WITH STYLE

Skillful engineering, spearheaded by Carla Goodknight of CJ Architects in Portsmouth, added just the right amount of fill to make this long view along a southern axis possible.

The pool house’s open yet sheltered space includes motorized screens and Kolbe lift and slide doors. The space received an honorable mention for Excellence in Specialty Room Design at the NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME Design Awards earlier this year.

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A ‘DREAM TEAM’ CREATES A STELLAR ALL-SEASON BEACH HOUSE ON THE SEACOAST.

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WHEN THE HOMEOW HOMEOWNERS HOMEO WNERS NERS BOUGHT the turn-of-the-century

the ocean’s long horizon, waves curling and breaking, the

Victorian house on Straw’s Point, they had to make a critical

gentle arc of the sandy beach—all bathed in a brilliant play of

decision about its fate. The most efficient solution would be to

light. It is glorious.

tear it down.

During that December though, the homeowners could

It was late fall, and despite a brisk breeze off the ocean,

only imagine the home’s renovation—how that would be-

they sensed something joyous about the old house with its

come a reality was an unknown. First, the homeowners assem-

bold mansard roof and waterfront porch bordered by a deter deter-

bled their core team: Goodknight; Paul Kerrigan, of Chinburg

mined row of beach roses. Here was a place where generations

Properties in Newmarket; Paula Daher, of Daher Interior

of families had boiled lobsters, toasted their reunions, and

Design in Boston; and Terrence Parker, of Terra Firma Land-

monitored their kids and grandkids. After some debate, the

scape Architecture in Portsmouth.

homeowners, who have strong New Hampshire roots, decided

Second, the homeowners began meeting semimonthly to

to save the house, honor its spirit and continue those tradi tradi-

plan and strategize. These meetings were supremely efficient:

tions in their own way.

Everyone took notes. Action steps were set. And, the team

Now, when Carla Goodknight, principal architect of CJ Ar-

chitects in Portsmouth, enters the completed home at Straw’s Point, her eyes light up. Straight ahead is that timeless view—

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stayed flexible. Soon this group of professionals became, by all accounts, the “dream team.”

“My wife and I wanted a big, open-concept home,” the july/august 2017

Above: The brilliant blues of summer shimmer and glow, accentuated by an assortment of pillows and soft blankets.

The gray pebble surface softens the pool’s reflective properties. A hot tub is built into one corner.

Left: The home’s original curved mansard roof connects sky to garden, a cultivated tapestry that includes grasses, lavender and wild geraniums all framed by a lush green lawn. Terra Firma Landscape Architecture in Portsmouth did the design.

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The curve of these cabinets, built

by Salmon Falls Woodworks in Dover, and counter echoes the crescent beach just outside.

Building fine cabinets on a curve is a woodworking feat, and this installation incorporates a wellcamouflaged dishwasher.

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homeowner says. “And a kitchen that would be inclusive. We both like modern houses, but we wanted to preserve that history. There’s no such thing as perfection, but you can always try. We also wanted to begin using the house immediately, so summer vacations were built into the schedule.”

Phase one was to spiff up the house so the homeowners could live there for most of the summer. Phase two was to reimagine the old house, with some additions and a pool house. Construction began in earnest on August 1 and continued until the following summer. Phase three was to build an auxiliary garage. All told, it took about two and half years.

The design team’s efforts did not go unrec-

erty and grading the lot to make it more level for the pool house.

ognized. Earlier this year, the pool house’s great

Goodknight’s blueprints traced elegant lines

room won an honorable mention for Excellence

that ran the glass windows up to where the origi-

in Specialty Room Design at the NEW HAMPSHIRE

nal walls meet the ceiling to encompass the view.

HOME Design Awards.

The feel is lofty; with modern mullions, transoms

The transformation Eric Weinrieb, of Altus Engineering in Ports-

and a central arc, the view is framed comfortably.

Hidden motorized screens and shades make adjusting for light and dark easy.

mouth, began the site work immediately. This in-

To open up the great room, Goodknight moved

cluded rebuilding the seawall to secure the prop-

the central staircase and added a cozy den. Other

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Top: This elegant, casual breezeway connects the property: house to pool house, back yard to front.

It has become the homeowners’ favorite summer place.

Above: For cooler days and seasons, a cozy den is a refuge while still open to the larger living room.

Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the view proportionally with transom windows and a bold mullion.

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additions included a guest suite and media room,

while never losing her New England touch and

a master bedroom, and the renovation of three

emphasis on casual comfort. “I began by designing

upstairs bedrooms, providing each with its own

the kitchen,” Daher says, “because that’s always the

bath. In the three-bedroom suite, newly vaulted

heart of the home. I wanted the materials to feel

ceilings covered with white v-board offer an up-

light and airy, but not be your typical white kitch-

dated cottage look. One of the mansard dormers

en. So, I looked for colors with a driftwood feel that

is retrofitted with a miniature door to an outside

would be soft and not take away from the view.”

deck. The basement was renovated and opened

Fred Loucks, of Salmon Falls Woodworks in

up to create a complete fitness/entertainment area

Dover, built the cabinetry from alder. After consult-

with outdoor access.

ing with Daher, they stained and color-matched

As part of her architectural education, Good-

all the wood. “I’d never installed a dishwasher

knight studied in Venice, Italy. Perhaps it was there

with a custom door to fit a curve before,” Loucks

that she fell in love with incorporating curves in

says. “That was a new challenge.” Salmon Falls

the spare, contemporary designs she is known for.

also made all the home’s cabinets and vanities, as

In the great room, one hardly thinks about it, but

well as fitted the stairways with custom railings,

the wall of kitchen cabinets sweeps around in a

variegated balusters and decorative arches.

gentle curve, as does the central island. The curve makes the kitchen central to the whole room.

Above: The tub, which is original to the house, tucks into a curved wall in the updated master bath.

Textures in wall décor, the shower’s subtle tile pattern and a translucent marble doorframe create a soft effect throughout the room.

For the den, adjacent to the great room, Daher specified fumed oak, and Salmon Falls created

Kerrigan, of Chinburg Properties, who man-

it. “To transform the color of the oak, we put the

aged the construction, says: “Once we secured

wood in a tent with cans of ammonia for about six

the foundation and added steel beams to get the

hours,” Loucks says. “Because it’s not stained, the

open look that Carla wanted, it was all very man-

wood is still nice and open and has an iridescent

ageable. Fortunately, the house, which had been

quality. When it’s fumed, the wood has a dark,

renovated in the 1980s, had good bones.”

shimmery quality.”

Boston-based interior designer Daher’s taste re-

Daher is a master at picking beautiful, un-

flects the sleek sophistication of European design

derstated stones. For example, she picked black,

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Facing page: A built-in window bed defines a coveted vantage point.

White v-board—perfectly fitted to the ceiling— contrasts with a curved window and built-in cabinets with rounded tops.

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Above: Woven side tables, lighthearted décor and colorful artwork set the tone. The stairwell’s dark wood and custom balustrades in a staggered pattern evoke the Mission Style, anchoring the turn-of-the century cottage feel.

Right: Are those my sunglasses? Is that my book? Here is an airy spot to relax.

leathered granite for the kitchen, creating contrast while keeping the textures and tones soft. The marble tile featured in each bathroom has unique qualities such as translucence, veining or specks of mica. For the den’s gas fireplace, the stone surround is gray soapstone with an exceptional wavy diagonal pattern. The minimalist fire ribbon provides both warmth and flame, but dispenses with faux logs.

For rugs, Daher chose 100 percent wool in flat weaves. “Wool is warm underfoot, and flat weave has a casual feel. It’s very livable,” Daher says. “We didn’t want this house to be pretentious in any way, shape or form.” All the fabrics have subtle contrasting textures and colors. Now just add a gaggle of family and friends with sandy feet.

Goodknight characterizes the project as a design-build that evolved. “Every challenge that arose turned into some sort of unique feature,” she says. For example, she recalls the porch that wrapped around the main building. “We removed

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“When we’re here, there’s no set schedule,” the

homeowner says. “It’s always wonderful to hear

the sounds of kids playing on the beach. Our kids are happy here, and we love a full house.”

the porch to have it structurally rebuilt. I was

the coast opened up,” Parker says. “Only a few

on site and it was a beautiful summer day, so I

properties have that south-by-southwest light

walked out to look at the new seawall. Terrence

here on the East Coast.”

was out there, and we were looking at the place-

Parker incorporated two existing big juniper

ment of the stone seating. Then I looked back at

colonies to create frames in much the same way

the house. Suddenly, I thought we cannot put

that Goodknight did with the big windows. He

that porch back on.”

designed a meadow perimeter to form a wild edge

As a result, a small balcony was designed for

to the lawn. A long serpentine stone wall provides

the front. Surprisingly, the porch—now just on

an informal structure around the pool, creating a

the western and eastern sides of the main house—

low backdrop for drifts of asters, lupine, ox eye

maintains the language of a wraparound porch.

daisies, coreopsis, liatris, lavender, salvias, blue-

“It’s an informal symmetry,” Goodknight says.

berries, grasses and dwarf conifers. Parker’s voice

“It’s harder to do, but it’s definitely more livable,

trails off as the list gets longer. “Honestly,” he

and we needed to capture that light.”

says, “I work with hundreds of plants.”

Outside changes

transitional with its more traditional furnishings,

Landscape architect Parker, like Goodknight and

the pool house is modern. With sparkling white

Daher, worked with curves, subtle textures and

Caesar stone counters (curved of course) and

colors to create a resilient, complementary land-

baton chandeliers, the pool house is truly the

scape. “When the site was graded, a long view of

inside/outside house. The doors slide open on all

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Work seems to trundle along on everyone’s vacation compressed into compact laptops.

Here there’s the big view and the mansard roof from one’s own garret dormer. The small balcony beckons and inspires a speedy escape.

While the main house might be considered

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sides and pocket doors disappear behind the fireplace to allow this central feature to become freestanding to the exterior. The floors are polished cement, and the fireplace surround is brushed Labrador stone.

Bold walnut woodwork, which matches the flooring in the main house, is a warm accent. A barrel-vaulted ceiling enhanced at night with cove lighting creates an airy atmosphere.

Meanwhile, following Goodknight’s lead, the construction crew transformed the old mansard dormers from peaked roofs to curved, copper-clad roofs that coordinate with the arch on the pool house. Kerrigan, always pragmatic, says, “Once we made a template for that first dormer, the others were much easier.”

As for the big arch: “That was made off-site,” Kerrigan says. “They shipped it to us in pieces in a giant cradle. Then we coordinated with people who could unload it and put it together.”

Environmentally friendly touches Of course, it almost goes without saying that the systems here are environmentally friendly with the LED lights and a full array of solar panels. An energyrecovery system (ERV) keeps air in the house fresh

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

Members of the design team include, from the left, Paul Kerrigan, of Chinburg Properties in Newmarket; Paula Daher, of Daher Interior Design in Boston; Carla Goodknight, of CJ Architects in Portsmouth; and Terrence Parker, of Terra Firma Landscape Architecture in Portsmouth.

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and pleasant. A Nest remote-control system en-

“The screened porch that connects the main house

ables the house operating systems to be moni-

to the pool house is special for me,” she says. “I

tored and changed from anywhere in the world.

hate when people leave, and on that porch with the

(Nest, an innovative tech company, delivers hard-

breeze on a warm day, it’s a perfect place to re-live

ware, software and services to ensure home safety,

the memories of their visit. I know it sounds corny,

energy savings and security.)

but it has become a bit of a tradition for me.”

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During one particularly cold winter day, the homeowner called Goodknight to share some good news. Thanks to the spray foam insulation, the monitoring system reported heat in the master bedroom only came on for six hours during the month of January.

Embracing life and memories Contemporary art throughout the house underscores the homeowners’ laid-back sensibility. “The Beach House Rules” are to “Rest, Relax, Renew.”

“When we’re here, there’s no set schedule,” the homeowner says. “We might ramble into Portsmouth a bit. It’s always wonderful to hear the sounds of kids playing on the beach. When the surfers are out, they’re just amazing to watch.

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Eschewing the standard wraparound porch fills the house with light. Side porches and balconies read like historic style while amplifying views from sunrise to sunset. A front entry topped with a dramatic “Juliet” balcony welcomes guests from near and far.

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Surrounded by water on three sides, the house has lake views from most of its thirteen rooms.

A notable architectural feature included by Mark Hall and Tom Samyn, of Samyn-D’Elia Architects of Ashland, is the Federalist eyebrow arch that frames some of the windows.

A COUPLE BUILD A RETREAT WHERE THEY CAN ENJOY VIEWS OF LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE AND COMFORTABLY ACCOMMODATE THEIR LARGE FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDES TEN GRANDCHILDREN.

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THE CANVAS IS A CRISP WHI WHITE. The palette, the

back of the original house. Windowed walls (there

blues of lake water on a sunny summer day. “They

are forty-six windows in all) provide unobstructed

are colors that really suit our eye,” says the owner of

views.

the recently built “point” house that sits on one of Lake Winnipesaukee’s protected coves.

outside in, but not so many that the exterior gets

That blue-and-white palette is part of the

too busy and overdone,” says the homeowner,

“beach cottage” look that the homeowner and his

who is a real estate developer. “We were looking

wife had wanted for their summer home. They

for architectural balance in both form and func-

also wanted the comfort and informality a beach

tion.”

cottage offers. “We live in a pretty formal house

One of those functions was to accommodate

in the Washington, D.C., area, where everything

the couple’s large family, which includes ten

is so fast-paced,” he says. “It’s a nice change from

grandchildren. For the architects, Mark Hall and

living there.”

Tom Samyn, of Samyn-D’Elia Architects of Ash-

Another must-have: lake views, as many as

possible. Because the property is on a point, sur-

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“We wanted just enough windows to bring the

land, the size of the family was the biggest design challenge.

rounded by water on three sides, most of the

Samyn says their work to “create an elegant

rooms face the lake. And the lake is close—just

house with a sufficient number of bedrooms for

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The blue-and-white palette is part of the

“beach cottage” look that the homeowners wanted for their summer home.

Members of the design team include, from left, Tom Samyn, of Samyn-D’Elia Architects in Ashland; Kevin Beland, of Wood & Clay, Inc. in Gilford; Elise Schroeder and Marika Olson, both of Brooke Wagner Design in Corona del Mar, California; and Eric Buck, of Terrain Planning & Design LLC in Bedford.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREG PREMRU

The biggest design challenge was to comfortably accommodate the large family. In the living room (near left and top left), two sofas, armchairs and ottomans provide ample seating. There are also two loveseats in a nearby alcove. The extensive woodworking— including a box beam ceiling—was built in place.

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area, too,” was constrained by a New Hampshire law that requires the new house to fit in the exact footprint of the house that had been torn down.

The solution is a 4,400-square-foot, thirteen-room home that has a large bunk room for the grandchildren.

Creating the indoor look “The bunk room was designed to be fun, whimsical and gender-neutral, and to sleep a large number of children comfortably,” says Brooke Wagner, the California-based interior designer who worked on the project. Its nautical theme (note the porthole-like windows in the photo on page 68) is continued in the bunk bathroom, white with accents in navy and red, and towels that are monogrammed with anchors, sailboats or life preservers.

Elsewhere upstairs are junior masterbedroom suites for the homeowners’ adult children. Wagner says the blue-and-white striped bedding of both those bedrooms and the bunk room is meant to bring inside the

material in a high kid-traffic area,” Wagner

“cool and calming vibe” of the outdoors.

says. The lighting is a modern take on a clas-

The master suite is on the first floor, its

sic lantern.

ledgestone-faced fireplace providing warmth

The French blue appears again on the

for cool summer nights. The bedroom’s high

kitchen’s center island cabinets—a contrast

paneled walls, an element repeated in various

to the bright white of the other cabinets,

forms throughout the house, complement

including the one that conceals the refrig-

the intricate box beam ceiling. “It was all built

erator. The counters are topped with a honed

in place,” says the project’s builder, Kevin Be-

Calcutta gold marble; the backsplash is the

land, of Wood & Clay, Inc. in Gilford.

same marble in a herringbone pattern. The

Ditto for the woodworking in the great room. There, artwork is hung high to accom-

pendant lighting is a polished nickel with a white enamel shade.

modate the height of the paneling. Two sofas

Throughout the downstairs are wide-

upholstered in a Rose Tarlow blue-and-white

plank, white oak floors, which were stained

herringbone

two

black to set off the lightness of the décor. But

armchairs in deep navy, two ottomans in a

it’s not a solid black. “There is beauty in the

micro stripe and the bold, wide-stripe carpet

stain’s subtlety,” Beland says. “It allows the

accomplish Wagner’s design goal of making

honey brown grain to come through.”

indoor/outdoor

fabric,

the open-concept room “welcoming, comfortable and livable for a large family—the

Building styles

opposite of stuffy and pretentious.”

The architectural feature that Beland feels is

In a nearby alcove, the striped pattern

“very center stage, very noticeable” in the

repeats on two loveseats, which offer a cozy,

house is the eyebrow dormer. It’s used above

out-of-the-way place to read a book or play a

the front door in the entryway to great effect,

game.

he says: “It really gives the stairwell a differ-

The dining area has a large antique oak

ent look. It’s pretty stunning.”

farm table with chairs in a French blue linen.

The eyebrow dormer in the entryway is

“The linen has been laminated to preserve the

mirrored by an arch on the exterior. Two

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Above left and right: An eyebrow arch window is the focal point of the kitchen, which was designed by Philip Hunter, of Fred Varney Company in Wolfeboro. “This kitchen design needed to handle multiple young families at the same time,� he says.

The French blue of the stools and center island accents the white cabinets and countertops.

Left: In the adjacent dining room, the chairs at the antique oak farm table are covered in French blue linen. The lighting is a modern take on a classic lantern.

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Left: Blue-and-white striped bedding provides a soft contrast to the neutral walls and draperies in the junior master bedroom.

Below: In the spacious en suite bathroom, a window seat separates the two vanity sinks.

adjacent windows also have the arch. “The arches were originated by Federalist builders during the 1800s,” Samyn says.

Federalist is just one of the architectural styles used in the design of the house. “The ‘style,’” Samyn says, “is a combination of New England styles, which are known as Victorian, including the curves and arches at the windows, an octagon-shaped cupola, and many porches.” He adds that there are also Georgian and Greek Revival elements in the design.

Whatever the element, it is maintenancefree. The Marvin windows are aluminum-clad, and the surrounds are a PVC synthetic wood made by Azek. The exterior trim and the white boards that side the lower floor of the ell are also Azek. The siding is NuCedar, which is also made from PVC resin.

“It’s as close to maintenance-free as you can get, but it doesn’t look that way,” Beland says.

“There’s great variation in color; it looks like Left: The first-floor master bedroom has stunning views of the lake, which is just twenty feet away.

Above: In the all-white en suite master bathroom, Edison lighting above the vanity provides a warm vintage touch. www.NHHomeMagazine.com

beautiful stained cedar. But, it doesn’t rot.”

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A large bunk room (right) helps to accommodate the ten grandchildren. Its nautical theme is repeated in the bathroom (below) with towels monogrammed with anchors, sailboats or life preservers. An eyebrow arch dormer in both the bunk room and over the staircase (facing page, bottom) in the entryway add architectural interest.

in building the point house was storm-water management. The flat ground around the house couldn’t be graded to provide drainage because the house was too close to the lake. Complicating the situation was a high water table.

The team created a three-foot-high concrete crawl space beneath the house to provide a place for a waterproof tank where storm water can drain. From the tank, it gets pumped into an uphill filtration field. During seasonal high water, Robinson says, “the water is running into the tank all the time.”

The crawl space also contains the mechanics of the house—heating system, hot-water tank and so on. In such a small space, compact equipment is needed. Much of what was used is “made to lay on its side,” Robinson says. “The boiler is the size of a carry-on suitcase.”

Construction didn’t stop at the house—the boathouse was replaced as well. Beland says the foundation was strengthened and stabilized by pouring concrete into forms placed on the inside of the existing boulder foundation. “We built up from there,” he says.

Creating the outdoor look It was up to Eric Buck, the principal landscape architect and owner of Terrain Planning & Design LLC of Bedford, to put the finishing touches on what he calls “the outdoor living environment.”

Starting on the perimeter, Buck planted groves of blueberries and elderberries to integrate the house into the wooded area.

A narrow perimeter lawn stretches into a substantial lakeside yard next to the great room. There, Buck created an “outdoor room” with a bluestone patio and nearby fire pit. The patio’s zero-step clearance to the lawn makes it “more user-friendly for younger and older folks,”Buck says.

The surrounding shrubbery is native—much of it low bush blueberries, dogwood and sheep laurel.

And, because the homeowners enjoy gardening, Buck used ornamental plants—such as daylilies, hydrangeas and beach roses—to give pops of color throughout the property.

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A neutral palette allows the focus to be on the blue of the lake. A porthole-like element above the French doors carries on the nautical theme.

Buck also used an ornamental palette around the bluestone pathway that goes to the front door. “The homeowners wanted things in bloom when they were there in the summer,” Buck says. To span the season, he planted perennials, flowering deciduous shrubs and ornamental trees.

The plantings also act as what Buck calls an “entry sequence” that draws visitors to the front door from the driveway. “You don’t see the front door very well when you come down the driveway,” he says. “I wanted to make sure visitors understood where to go. The bluestone path leads graciously from the driveway.”

“A wonderful, fabulous, beautiful place” All the design elements of the house came together in a way that pleases the homeowner. “We love it, absolutely love it,” he says. “It was a great team, very collaborative.”

Now, he says, the grandchildren can enjoy the special experiences he remembers from his visits to the lake as a child.

“It is a wonderful, fabulous, beautiful place,” he says.

“We’re happy campers up there.”

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RESOURCES

Azek Building Products • www.azek.com

Brooke Wagner Design (949) 612-2716 • www.brookewagnerdesign.com Fred Varney Company (603) 569-3565 • www.fredvarneycompany.com Marvin Windows • www.marvin.com

Samyn-D’Elia Architects (603) 968-7133 • www.sdarchitects.com

Terrain Planning & Design LLC (603) 488-2458 • www.terrainplanning.com Wood & Clay, Inc. (603) 524-3128 • www.woodandclay.com www.NHHomeMagazine.com

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Interior designer Mary Ann Coffey, of Mary Ann Coffey Interiors, Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island, organized furnishings in the great room to take advantage of the home’s captivating views of Lake Sunapee.

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SETTLING IN TO

Lakeside Living THE EARLY-TWENTIETH-CENTURY STYLE OF PRENTICE SANGER INSPIRED ARCHITECT JEREMY BONIN’S DESIGN OF THIS WELCOMING HOME ON LAKE SUNAPEE.

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BY DEBBIE KANE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN W. HESSION

TIMELESS DESIGN, with a few personal touches,

Designs of New London—but didn’t have to

helps a house feel like home. For Lisa and David

look far for an architect. “We literally discovered

Andrews, their home on Lake Sunapee is all that

Bonin Architects while walking down Main Street

and more: warm, welcoming, and just the right

(in New London),” Lisa says. Architect Jeremy

size for themselves, their adult daughters, and ex ex-

Bonin already had a good working relationship

tended family and friends. “We wanted a house

with Old Hampshire Builders and understood the

that didn’t feel overwhelming but could accom accom-

couple’s goals.

modate visitors,” Lisa says.

The couple vacationed in Lake Sunapee for

Inspired design

many years. When they decided to move to the

David, Lisa and Bonin have a shared interest in

area permanently, they chose a site in Fernwood

the early-twentieth-century architectural style of

Point, overlooking the lake. They already had a

Prentice Sanger, a local architect who designed

builder in mind for the project—Old Hampshire

the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club and many original

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The great room’s soaring Douglas fir ceilings and large stone fireplace is complemented by a neutral color palette.

The rug is from Stark Carpet and the chairs are from A. Rudin.

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Left: The home’s ground floor is designed for easy entertaining and single-floor living. A second-floor landing acts as a gathering area for guests or a great place to read, with its floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.

Below: The kitchen is all about ease, with comfortable seating at the center island and plenty of granitetopped counter space for food prep.

The counter stools are from Century Furniture; the pendant lights are from Simon Pearce; and the tile is by Pratt & Larsen.

lakefront homes (Sanger also renovated The Fells, a historic

The design and building teams had another poten-

estate in nearby Newbury). “The Sunapee Yacht Club is in-

tial challenge: an enormous cherry tree on the property.

teresting because it combines stone with brickwork,” Bonin

Thought to be at least one hundred years old, the tree was

says. “Stone and brick convey groundedness and perma-

at least three feet in diameter. “It was the biggest cherry

nency, qualities the Andrews family wanted for their home.”

tree I’d ever seen, but there was no way to build around

Bonin’s original plans featured a main house with a sep-

it,” Tucker says. After an arborist determined the tree was

arate in-law apartment; that design was changed to accom-

unhealthy, David and Lisa hired furniture maker and designer

modate lot restrictions prohibiting a second building on the

Charles Shackelton, of Shackleton Thomas in Bridgewater,

property. The changes led to a creative solution: connecting

Vermont, to create custom furnishings for their new home

the three-bedroom guest quarters to the main house via a stair

from the harvested cherry wood. The magnificent pieces he

tower and hallway. “It’s a great solution,” says builder Jay Tuck-

built include a massive dining room table and chairs (enough

er, owner of Old Hampshire Designs. “It’s airy and bright.”

to seat twenty); the queen-sized bed frame and headboard in

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the couple’s master bedroom; a powder room vanity; two fireplace mantels; and two small tables.

The 8,800-square-foot, timber-framed home is set back from the lake, looking toward Mount Sunapee and a nearby lighthouse. Bonin sited the two-story home so it doesn’t overpower views from the lake. “We wanted it to feel settled in the landscape,” he says.

With its gabled roof and red-cedar-shingled exterior, accented by stone and brick veneer, the house evokes a New England lake cottage updated for modern living.

On approach, the front entry feels like a courtyard, with native flowers and trees, a design mapped out by Bonin Architects’ landscape architect Greg Rusnica. The circular drive is constructed of pervious pavers, allowing water to infiltrate into the ground rather than run off into the lake; water off the roof is collected and piped into a rainwater garden in the back yard.

A beautifully strong interior Inside, an open-concept layout unites first-floor living spaces. Mary Ann Coffey, of Mary Ann Coffey Interiors, Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island, created a natural palette combining wood and neutral colors. Wall colors, as well as the kitchen cabinets, are by Farrow & Ball. “They provide subtlety and depth, complementing the home’s architecture and materials,” Coffey says. “The colors don’t interfere with the home’s stunning views.”

The spacious, light-filled great room has cathedral ceilings as well as exposed beams and trusses, all of Douglas fir. A floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace—with custom-crafted cherry mantel—anchors one side of the room. Three seating areas provide opportunities for intimate socializing and different sized gatherings. A grand piano, played by one of David and Lisa’s daughters, separates the great room from the informal dining space, with its sturdy cherry dining table and chairs.

The kitchen is the hub of the home (and one of the family’s favorite gathering spots). Crown Point Cabinetry, of Claremont, designed and built the maple cabinets and granite-topped center island. The room is perfect for cooking and casual entertaining with ample storage for cookware and accessories as well as an easy-care tile floor. The space includes two full sinks—one in the island, the other under a window facing the lake—as well as two dishwashers and top-of-the-line appliances. In good weather, the couple utilizes the screened porch, right off the kitchen, for meals.

David and Lisa made a conscious decision to have smaller bedrooms in the home. The first-floor master bedroom suite has water views as well as access to the outdoor deck and patio. An adjacent office, lined with bookcases, is also easily accessible. “I love having the bedroom and 74 | New Hampshire Home

The project team included (left to right) general contractor Jay Tucker, of Old Hampshire Homes in New London; landscape architect Greg Rusnica, architect Jeremy Bonin and project manager Christopher Timberlake, all of Bonin Architects and Associates, LLC in New London; and landscape contractor Peter Schiess, of Landforms in Bow. july/august 2017

Left: The screened porch is the Andrews family’s favorite summer dining spot. The table and chairs are from All Decked Out. Below: A series of stone and brick terraces, designed by landscape architect Greg Rusnica, creates small gathering spaces on the home’s waterfront side.

Plantings include hydrangeas, echinacea, Bar Harbor junipers and perennial geraniums.

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A dramatic stairway tower connects the main living spaces of the home to the guest quarters.

The chandelier is from Hammerton and the wall sconces are by Hubbardton Forge.

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The powder room features a custom cherry vanity by furniture maker Charles Shackleton of Shackleton Thomas in Bridgewater, Vermont.

The ceramic vessel sink is handcrafted by Shackleton’s wife, potter Miranda Thomas. The stone tile is from Tile Showcase and the sconces are from Hubbardton Forge.

office on the first floor,” Lisa says. “As we age, we won’t have to walk up and down stairs.”

A second-floor loft space, with built-in bookcases and additional seating areas for gathering or reading, links the three upstairs bedrooms. Family and friends can relax in a large hot tub, accessed through the loft and an exterior hallway. The space also connects to the guest quarters via the stairway tower.

The home is heated by an energy-efficient geothermal heating and cooling system (there is radiant floor heating in the basement, where there’s a media center). High-energy windows and tight insulation help keep the home comfortable year-round.

Outside Behind the house, a series of stone and brick terraces leads down to a small dock and boathouse. Outdoor dining takes place on the flagstone patio, directly off the back of the house, or on a smaller brick patio, connected via a stone walkway. Plantings include a mixture of hearty perennials and native trees as well as a Siberian crabapple tree (transplanted from New Jersey) that David has maintained since childhood.

David and Lisa have enjoyed their Lake Sunapee home for several years. Everyone involved in the project agrees it was a great project. “I feel like the home really reflects the couple’s personality and taste,” Coffey says. “It’s a project that came from the heart.”

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RESOURCES

All Decked Out • www.alldeckedoutcasualfurniture.com A. Rudin • www.arudin.com

Bonin Architects and Associates, LLC (603) 526-6200 www.boninarchitects.com Century Furniture • www.centuryfurniture.com

Crown Point Cabinetry (800) 999-4944 • www.crown-point.com Farrow & Ball • www.us.farrow-ball.com Hammerton • www.hammerton.com

Hubberton Forge • www.hubbertonforge.com

Landforms (603) 228-2858 • www.landformsltd.com Mary Ann Coffey Interiors, Inc. (401) 456-1551 coffeyinteriors@aol.com Old Hampshire Designs (603) 526-6945 www.oldhampshiredesignsnh.com

Pratt & Larsen • www.prattandlarsen.com Simon Pearce • www.simonpearce.com

ShackletonThomas (802) 672-5175 • www.shackletonthomas.com The cozy book-lined office—with its lake view—is on the first floor, part of the Andrewses’ efforts to maintain one-floor living. www.NHHomeMagazine.com

Stark Carpet • www.starkcarpet.com

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MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

In his Meredith studio called Winnipesaukee Forge, blacksmith David H. Little takes a red-hot oak leaf from the forge and shapes it on his anvil.

This leaf will go on a fireplace screen in a home on Lake Winnipesaukee (see the finished installation on page 80).

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Forging Ahead Inspired by the natural world, blacksmith David H. Little creates exquisite furnishings and decorative items from his shop in Meredith.

F

or more than three thousand

home in Essex, called Cogswell’s Grant,

NHH: How did you wind up in

years, blacksmiths around the

is now part of Historic New England

New Hampshire?

world have been producing

and one of the few places where you

DL: My great-grandfather, David M.

functional work—making and repairing

can visit such a collection of decora-

Little, was a silversmith who built a

iron tools, hardware and other objects.

tive arts in the home for which it was

camp on Lake Winnipesaukee. My

But interest in the aesthetic possibilities

assembled. Visitors can see the prop-

family summered there and, when I

of the craft has been growing since the

erty, which is now a working farm and

was a boy, I went to Camp Deerwood

early 1970s. In 1973, the Artist Black-

house museum, through October 15.

on Squam Lake. The camp had a

smith’s Association of North America was formed with twenty-seven members.

By 2013, it had ballooned to nearly four thousand members.

One of those members is David H. Little. He first fell in love with metalsmithing when he was nine years old at Camp Deerwood, a summer camp for boys on Squam Lake. After that, he learned more about working with metal at Marlborough College in Vermont and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine. Since 1982, Little has been making signature pieces at his Meredith studio called Winnipesaukee Forge. You can see more of his work at the upcoming League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair in Newbury, where he’ll have a booth as well as a piece in the Living with Craft exhibit— see the sidebar on page 82 for more information.

NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME [NHH]: What drew you

to blacksmithing?

David H. Little [DL]: My first exposure to

old ironwork was at my grandparents’, Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little’s, homes in Massachusetts. They were well-known collectors of American folk art and decorative arts. Their summer

In addition to tables, fireplace screens and drapery hardware, Little makes lamps— this one with his signature oak leaves and acorns.

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MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

In the studio, blacksmith David H. Little (left) and his assistant Brian Custance put finishing touches on the fireplace screen seen below.

blacksmith and forge, and I was soon hooked. I discovered my great-grandfather’s forge and anvil at the Meredith property, as he also did boatbuilding and repair, and began to use those tools.

When I was in my early twenties, my grandfather passed on his father’s trademark silversmithing stamp with which he signed his work. It says ”Little” in an oval line. I also inherited some of my great-grandfather’s tools.

NHH: When did you begin doing

blacksmithing full time?

DL: I opened my studio in 1982 and

began making pieces for smaller shows and also doing reproduction work. That This is the finished installation for homeowners on Lake Winnipesaukee. Little made the fireplace screen and frames for the benches. Derek Marshall, of Derek Marshall Sculptural Lighting in Sandwich, made the glass sunset in the fireplace screen, and Steve Hayden, of Hayden Arts in Meredith, made the walnut seats for the benches.

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Handmade, where it matters most.

Custom spaces, carefully crafted for almost 30 years.

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MASTER OF HIS CRAFT

piece for these doors—this is the first

Meet David H. Little and Other Fine Craftspeople

If you’d like to see work by some of the best craftspeople in the country, then mark your calendar for Saturday, August 5, through Sunday, August 13. That’s when the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen holds its eighty-fourth annual juried fair at the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury.

Head over to booth 630 in tent 6 and you’ll find David H. Little.

You can also see his work in the Living with Craft exhibit, where he has a folding screen with panels made by fiber artist Michele O’Neil Kinkaid from Strafford.

Highlights of the fair include daily craft demonstrations; workshops and all-day classes for children; the CraftWear Exhibition; the Sculpture Garden; and performances by musicians.

Friday, August 10, is Steampunk Day at the fair and Peppersass, the locomotive steam engine that originally built The Mount Washington Cog Railway, will be on display. The Mount Washington Cog Railway is the lead sponsor for the fair.

The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Annual Fair Saturday, August 5–Sunday, August 13 Mount Sunapee State Park in Newbury • 10 a.m. –5 p.m. daily, rain or shine • www.nhcrafts.com

time I’ve collaborated with two artists on one project.

I’ve also worked with Peter Bloch in New London, who makes turned wood lamps and custom light fixtures. Some of our pieces are contemporary in style, while others are more organic.

I really enjoyed working with builder Liam Cargill of Cargill Construction in Campton, who’s a great detail guy.

I made a railing system in a rustic twig design for a home he built on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Another project that really excites me is a sideline business I began with Steve in 2000 called Donor Arts Design

the fair in Newbury. I sold nearly every-

Last year at the League of New Hamp-

Group. It all started when I was doing

thing I had brought with me! The next

shire Craftsmen Fair, a couple asked if

a show in Rhinebeck, New York, and

year, I did the full nine days at the fair

I could adapt my round cocktail table

a woman asked me if I could make a

and have been doing that ever since.

design. Instead of including a pinecone

big wall piece of a tree with leaves that

or oak leaf as the design element, they

could be engraved. I’ve since made

NHH: What has influenced your

wanted a table with a tulip tree leaf and

donor recognition trees for hospitals,

aesthetic?

dragonfly. Of course I said, “Yes!” This

universities, hospices, schools and other

DL: I studied art history, and was influ-

person brought me tulip tree leaves,

nonprofits; and love being able to help

enced by the American Arts and Crafts

which look like a cross between maple

organizations recognize the people

and Art Nouveau movements. The

and grape leaves.

who’ve helped them.

ironwork at the Metro and Notre Dame

The League of New Hampshire

One of the more unusual commis-

in Paris as well as the gates you see at

Craftsmen Fair offers a great symbiotic

sions I’ve gotten is from the Ford’s The-

homes in the Back Bay of Boston—

relationship for artists and prospective

atre in Washington, D.C. I worked with

these are all places that influenced me.

clients. The fair has a tremendous repu-

Steve to make a piece that recognizes

I grew up in old houses in Wellesley,

tation as one of the best shows in the

corporate donors—it looks like a theater

Massachusetts, and my grandparents

country, and also allows me to touch

seating chart and the little plaques look

collected American decorative arts,

base with fellow artists.

like tickets. What fun!

NHH

so I’ve always been interested in door latches, hardware, fireplace andirons and other pieces. I also love old tools.

NHH: What most excites you

about your work?

DL: I love collaborating with other

NHH: What inspires your work?

artists—it’s always more fun to push

DL: I have been—and continue to be—

boundaries, and make new and differ-

inspired by the natural world, and I

ent things. I always have projects going

love bringing a little bit of the out-

with [furniture maker] Steve Hayden,

doors inside. When I make a site visit

who has a studio nearby. He made

to a client’s, I draw a lot of inspiration

the walnut bench that surrounds the

from their landscape, from views of

fireplace doors we recently installed for

where they will put my work as well as

a homeowner on Lake Winnipesaukee

from the surrounding trees. If there’s a

(see photo on page 80). Glass artist

white pine tree outside of a living room

Derek Marshall in Sandwich [see Lighten

window, for example, I try to make my

Up!, NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME, January/

design harmonize with what’s there.

February 2017] made the stained-glass

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Artist–Blacksmith’s Association of North America www.abana.org Cargill Construction (603) 726-3939 www.cargillconstruction.com Derek Marshall Sculptural Lighting (603) 284-7000 www.derekmarshall.com Donor Arts Design Group (603) 279-5492 www.donorarts.com Hayden Arts • www.haydenarts.com Historic New England, Cogswell’s Grant www.historicnewengland.org/property/cogswells-grant League of New Hampshire Craftsmen www.nhcrafts.org Michele O’Neil Kincaid Designs www.fiberartdesigns.com Winnipesaukee Forge (David H. Little) (603) 279-5492 www.irontable.com WoodGlow (Peter Bloch) (603) 526-6152 www.woodshades.com july/august 2017

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ARCHITECTURAL ICON

Esteemed for its architectural integrity and significance, the Dwelling House at Canterbury Shaker Village is one of New Hampshire’s most important historic buildings.

It preserves the two-hundred-year-old legacy of the Canterbury Shakers and best reveals their approach to design: a style and practice that was never archaic or fixed, but rather organic, extremely skillful and responsive to the pace of their communal life.

Beyond Simplicity The distinct design and structural

evolution of the historic

Canterbury

Shaker Village

Dwelling House is anything but ordinary.

“’T

is a gift to be simple…” pro-

prominent communities; their last member

claims a popular Shaker song.

passed away in 1992. Since then, Canterbury

This reverence for simplicity—

Shaker Village—a National Historic Landmark

to live simply—is just one of the many defin-

and one of the most intact Shaker villages in

ing characteristics ascribed to the Shakers,

America—now operates as a museum.

a Christian communal society founded in

The Canterbury Shakers were very in-

eighteenth-century England that valued

dustrious. They developed and adopted

equality between the sexes, celibacy, order-

new technologies as well as manufactured

liness, and communal living and ownership.

many important and practical items, such as

This distinct religious group, one of the

clothespins, flat brooms and packaged garden

most successful communitarian societies in

seeds. Most notably, the Canterbury Shakers

history, emigrated to the United States in

built beautiful buildings and pieces of furni-

1774. Over time, nineteen self-contained

ture, highly collectible and revered today for

communities were established from Maine

fine craftsmanship and simplicity of form.

to Kentucky—including one in Canterbury,

Even so, “We often oversimplify the Shak-

founded in 1792 on the vast farmland of

er’s love of simplicity,” says Rebecca Soules,

Benjamin Whitcher, a convert. The Canter-

daily visitor and youth programs manager

bury Shakers thrived for two hundred years,

at Canterbury Shaker Village.

and were one of the most long-lived and

Indeed, when it comes to Shaker design,

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The Chapel, a multipurpose meeting space, was built in 1837 to accommodate the growing size of the community and provide a space for worship in the winter as well as an area for musical and theatrical performances.

there is more than meets the eye. The

and extremely thoughtful approach

of the most complete Shaker dwell-

extant architecture at Canterbury, in

toward construction and design.

ing houses anywhere,” says James L.

particular, serves as one of the best

The Dwelling House is one of its

Garvin, a graduate teaching lecturer in

expressions of all things Shaker; it is

most important buildings, and it speaks

historic preservation at Plymouth State

a striking artifact that allows visitors

vividly of this enduring style. “The

University and former state architec-

today to acknowledge a more intricate

Canterbury Dwelling House is one

tural historian for the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. “It displays the most thorough evolution of Shaker architecture. Here we have a building that embodies some of the old and some of the new. This building continued to grow and develop in a way that reflected the changing needs, growth and prosperity of the Canterbury Shakers.”

A communal house Built in 1793, the Dwelling House was the Shakers’ primary residence. It was central to their daily routines: a shared place where they slept, ate, worked and prayed. Every Shaker community had Food preparation and storage was a major endeavor in the Shaker community. The Dwelling House’s Bake Room contains a revolving bake oven patented by a Shaker sister. Its four shelves could cook as many as sixty loaves of bread at one time. www.NHHomeMagazine.com

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ARCHITECTURAL ICON

existing Dwelling House that retains portions of its original structure and much of its first-generation, eighteenthcentury detailing, including raisedpanel doors, hand-forged hardware, and yellow and red washed rooms.

“When many Shaker communities grew in population in the nineteenth century, they knocked down many of their original buildings and often rebuilt spacious and grandiose dwelling houses made of brick or granite,” Soules says. “At Canterbury, they never did that.”

Instead, the Canterbury Shakers gradually expanded their building in order to accommodate their burgeoning community. They transformed a 2½-story building with a gambrel roof into a 3½-story T-shaped structure,

The Sister’s Attic is one of the building’s most unique and best-preserved spaces. The built-ins—made of pine and basswood, and varnished with a pale yellow wash—were used to store seasonal clothing and items. The attic is fitted with six closets, fourteen cupboards and 101 drawers.

containing fifty-six rooms, built by the

specific doorways, staircases and

added on the north side; the roofline

Shakers themselves with locally sourced

storage facilities, but shared some

was modified; a belfry (used to call

materials, such as Eastern white pine.

communal areas, such as the chapel

members to meals and work) was af-

The first floor was primarily dedicated

and dining room. The architecture,

fixed; and new rooms were designed,

to preparing and eating food, equipped

therefore, was designed specifically to

including a fifty-two-by-forty-three-

with a large kitchen, bake room, meat

accommodate the Shakers’ fundamen-

foot chapel and an extensive attic

cellar and pantry. The second and third

tal principles—most of all, the desire

space for the storage of out-of-season

floors provided sleeping chambers and

to live celibate and harmonious lives

clothing.

common areas.

together.

Throughout the building, members

The Dwelling House received its

This attic, in particular, is one of best-preserved Shaker storage areas

were both joined and divided. There

greatest modifications throughout the

in existence and best exemplifies the

were designated rooms for men on one

nineteenth century: eighteen-foot-long

Shakers’ love of order. It is fitted with

side of the building and women on the

wings were added to the east and west

six closets, fourteen cupboards and

other. The Shakers also used gender-

ends; a twenty-foot-square wing was

101 drawers, ordered in a symmetrical arrangement like the general layout of the building itself: women on one side, men on the other. “Your average New England attic is a cluttered mess,”

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE

Garvin says, “but this was an attic that was governed by rational thought, efficiency and the equality of the sexes.”

The building also underwent major technological and stylistic evolutions.

Unlike the Amish, the Shakers embraced technology, and were often the first of that period in New Hampshire to install and use cast-iron stoves for heat, electricity, telephones and indoor An exterior view of the Dwelling House circa 1900. The domed cupola’s five-hundred-pound bell was cast for the Shakers by Paul Revere & Sons of Boston in 1832 and was installed in 1837; it still functions today.

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old-fashioned either. They preserved the austere and unornamented spaces

Visiting Canterbury Shaker Village

from the original building, but also redecorated rooms with Victorian wallpaper and furnishings as well as twentieth-century linoleum. “The Shakers loved linoleum because it was easily cleaned,” Soules says. “So in a sense, it effectively contributed to their love of neat spaces and order.”

Unassuming details Overall, the Dwelling House does embody a simplified architectural form—one that refrains from ornamentation and extraneous detailing—yet there does exist an often-overlooked complexity to this seemingly simple design aesthetic, an inconspicuous intricacy that speaks volumes of Shaker craftsmanship.

“The Shakers thought carefully and rationally about the essence of what they were trying to build,” Garvin says.

“They were much less influenced by the changing architectural styles of the time. Instead, they looked at something

Several rooms throughout the Dwelling House now serve as gallery spaces where visitors can learn more about Shaker life and admire the fine craftsmanship of their furniture (many original pieces are on display) and the building’s distinct architectural details, such as the pegrails.

Canterbury Shaker Village is open daily through October and on weekends in November (check the website for seasonal hours). Admission fees support the preservation of the village, its collections and visitor programs. General admission includes all guided tours, exhibits and self-guided areas. Admission is $19 ($10 in November); $9 for children ages six through seventeen; and children younger than age five are admitted free of charge.

like a staircase and reduced it to a great simplicity—to the essence of what it

ship. They saw God in the details—

a sense of order and harmony, but as

needed to be.”

unseen or unassuming features were

the Dwelling House reveals, its archi-

just as important as those that were

tecture is just as complex. Its refine-

case, one of the building’s standout

more prominent. “Everything they

ment and evolution speak of clever

features, is an example of this practice.

did—cook, clean or build—they saw as

designers informed by faith, hard work

Its sinuous, hard maple handrail fitted

part of their devotion,” Garvin says.

and community.

with interesting newel posts, rhythmi-

“Therefore, they did everything to the

cally winds its way up through the

best of their abilities. They invested so

endeavors to reassess these details.

entire building. Garvin sees this feature

much time in what they did to make it

“A part of our mission is to rethink

as an “independent invention,” one of

perfect and pure. The idea that ‘work

tradition, and to figure out how Shaker

the highest workmanship.

is worship,’ I think, accounts for the

beliefs, traditions, even their archi-

beauty and fine craftsmanship we ad-

tectural practices are relevant to the

mire so much today.”

twenty-first-century lived experience,”

The Dwelling House’s double stair-

“It’s very difficult to make a handrail like that because you need a big piece of wood to carve away at in order to

Today, Canterbury Shaker Village

Soules says. “Hopefully, every visitor

get that winding curve,” he says.

Rethinking tradition

“That is something you can easily

Although the Canterbury Shakers may

within the village that resonates with

overlook. It looks simple and is pretty,

be gone, their architecture serves as an

them, something that has an impact

but you might not realize how much

enduring and telling manifestation of

on their daily lives.”

effort and knowledge of wood and the

their approach to design.

use of wood was invested in such a simple feature.”

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U NTI L JULY 9

George Marshall Store Gallery Exhibit This show features:

JU LY 7

Seacoast Sculpture, from Material to Masterwork

This exhibit focuses on works by three renowned local artists in three different media—ceramics

by Jane Kaufmann, metal sculpture by Sumner Winebaum and woodworks by Michael Stasiuk.

The companion exhibition in the balcony features the works of two dozen ceramic sculptors, all members of the New Hampshire Potters Guild.

On view through October 1.

Discover Portsmouth • 10 Middle Street in Portsmouth • (603) 436-8433 http://portsmouthhistory.org JU LY 14 –16

Killington Wine Festival

This weekend tasting pairs fine wines with Killington Peak and the Green Mountains of Vermont as a scenic backdrop. Expected are more than four hundred wines from around the world represented by more than forty wineries and distributors. Weekend events include gondola rides, a grand tasting, wine dinners and the Wine & Nine golf outing. http://killingtonpico.org/page/wine_festival

Brian Chu: Curious Vision.

Rooted in observation, Chu’s work maintains a dialogue between objectivity and subjectivity in all subjects: landscape, figure and still life.

Anna Dibble: Confluence.

Dibble’s work is driven by the confluence of her recent recovery from a series of deaths, and her interest in the losses and changes in ecological biodiversity due to human activity.

Paul Heroux: Ceramics. A maker

Kate Emlen: Paintings. Emlen’s

command of composition and color are the foundation of her paintings. Tilted horizons, tree trunks and skies laden with weather conspire to draw in the viewer.

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JU LY 22–23

Garden Conservancy Open Days

Tour three Merrimack Valley gardens as part of Open Days.

JU LY 15

Step-by-Step Profile: 1882 Timber Frame Restoration at Prescott Farm

Ian Blackman, of Blackman Restoration and Preservation, discusses and demonstrates the repair and restoration of the timber frame of the Prescott Farm 1882 barn. Blackman will replace sills and some first-floor framing, and repair some posts during the project. Restoration of the exterior surface will also be covered. Registration required.

9 a.m.–noon.

New Hampshire Preservation Alliance White Oaks Road in Laconia • (603) 224-2281 www.nhpreservation.org JU LY 16

Vermont Cheese Festival

With more than fifty cheesemakers, the highest number per capita in the country, Vermont is the premier artisan cheese state. Visitors can meet cheesemakers and purchase their cheeses. Events include seminars and cheese demonstrations. http://vtcheesefest.com/the-event JU LY 20

Camden Garden Club Annual House and Garden Tour

At more than one-hundred-years old, the Camden Garden Club is the oldest garden club in Maine.

Planned for the tour are an exhibit of the club’s history, artisans crafting and selling their wares, and vintage automobiles. Historic inns will serve light refreshments. www.camdengardenclub.com 100 | New Hampshire Home

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Wells Corner in Epsom is one of three New Hampshire gardens open to the public.

Danielle’s Garden in Windham: This garden began eighteen years ago as a clean slate. Over the years, the expanding collection of unique perennials needed more beds quickly so the owner worked with a landscaper to design and incorporate natural stone walls, a multi-tiered pond, and a patio constructed of native fieldstone and hand-cut granite.

Evergreen in Goffstown: Created by landscape designer Robert Gillmore, Evergreen is an “idealized” woodland comprised of mature white pines, broadleaf evergreen shrubs—including sweeps of 175 Rhododendron maximums and 220 Catawba rhododendrons—plus colorful evergreen groundcovers and other low-maintenance, shade-tolerant plants.

Wells Corner in Epsom: This garden in the dooryard of an eighteenth-century farmhouse began

as a narrow border of Vinca minor (now covered by a widened porch), large clumps of orange Hemerocallis and an old grape arbor. Instead—on glacial sandy moraine—are deep mixed borders, low dry-laid stone walls, a koi pond, a small woodland and a small ornamental potager.

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission to each garden is $7 • www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days july/august 2017

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New Castle Juried Arts and Crafts Fair

Nearly fifty artists and craftsmen will be showing their oils, watercolors, photographs, jewelry, pottery and other items at the New Castle Congregational Church Guild’s Arts and Crafts Fair. Have a serving of homemade strawberry shortcake at the Strawberry Social. 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; Strawberry Social 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

65 Main Street, Route 1-B in New Castle (603) 436-5071 JU LY 22–23

Sixteenth Annual Garden Tour

Four gardens—including those of Gordon and Mary Hayward—are open to the public in a benefit tour for Westminster Cares, a group that works with seniors and disabled adults.

(802) 722-3607 • www.westminstercares.org

august AUGUST 5

Shaker Inspirations: A Day of Music and Dance

A day devoted to cultivating personal inspiration, events include a picnic on the village grounds while expanding your thinking, discovering something new and enjoying the beautiful scenery. Shaker Inspirations feature special dance and music programs, demonstrations and more. The evening features a performance of the Shaker-inspired dance collaboration, The Zealous Laborers. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and 5:30–8 p.m.

Canterbury Shaker Village • 288 Shaker Road in Canterbury • (603) 783-9511 • www.shakers.org

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AUGUST 5 –13

League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair

The eighty-fourth annual fair features select, handmade crafts by 350 craftspeople. The fair also includes daily craft demonstrations; specialized workshops, including all-day pottery classes and “Tools for Kids”; an outdoor sculpture garden; and the Living with Craft exhibition, where the crafts are styled in home vignettes.

10 a.m.–5 p.m., daily.

Mount Sunapee Resort • 1398 Route 103 in Newbury • (603) 224-3375 • www.nhcrafts.org AUGUST 13

MacDowell Colony Medal Day

The fifty-eighth Edward MacDowell medal will be awarded to filmmaker David Lynch. The award is presented as a part of the Medal Day Celebrations in a public ceremony. Visitors can enjoy a picnic lunch, music and open tours of studios. Ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Tours 2–5 p.m.

MacDowell Colony Grounds • 100 High Street in Peterborough • (603) 924-3886 www.macdowellcolony.org

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Mushroom Walk

Join clinical herbalist and wild forager Sara Woods Kender for a gentle jaunt through the forests and fields of Canterbury Shaker Village in search of medicinal and edible mushrooms. Woods Kender discusses mushrooms’ medicinal values and how to prepare them for use as medicine. 10 a.m.–noon.

Admission is $25; $20 for Canterbury Shaker Village members.

Canterbury Shaker Village • 288 Shaker Road in Canterbury • (603) 783-9511 • www.shakers.org

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Albert Duvall Quigley, 1891–1961: Artist, Musician, Framemaker

See paintings of artist, musician and framemaker Albert D. Quigley, who lived in Nelson, in this exhibit, which also includes photographs, his handmade fiddle and recordings of his music. A committee has been working on the exhibit since 2014, and the paintings have come from dozens of collections throughout Cheshire County and beyond. On view until September 8.

The Historical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street in Keene • http://hsccnh.org

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This collage called Above and Below was made by Varujan Boghosian in 2011.

The Curious Magic of Varujan Boghosian

New Hampshire’s Varujan Boghosian challenges viewers to look at common objects in new ways by presenting them in unique contexts. A master draftsman, watercolorist and sculptor of found objects, he creates works of art that are often thought-provoking or subtly humorous. This exhibition draws primarily from the artist’s collection, presenting sixty works of art that range from early abstract prints to the present day. On view through September 4.

The Currier Museum of Art • 150 Ash Street in Manchester • (603) 669-6144 • www.currier.org

Walking Tours of Portsmouth

Portsmouth Historical Society offers four walking tours through October: Daily Tour; Portsmouth History & Homes Tour; Historic Preservation Tour with local historian Richard M. Candee, author of

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New Hampshire Antiques Show Sponsored by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association

Building Portsmouth; new this season, Portsmouth Women, featuring the untold stories of navigators, preachers, artists, authors, tavern keepers and madams who defied stereotypes and shaped Portsmouth. The season also includes the following Historic Preservation Tours: • August 12: Federal West End • September 2: Victorian West End • September 16: Industrial Portsmouth • October 14: Piscataqua Waterfront Discover Portsmouth • 10 Middle Street in Portsmouth • (603) 436-8433 www.portsmouthhistory.org

Sea to Shore: Sculpture Inspired By the New England Seacoast

See sculptures created by members of the New England Sculptors Association, both inside the museum and on the grounds. On view through October 15.

The Governor John Langdon House • 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth • (603) 436-3205 www.HistoricNewEngland.org

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ADVERTISERS’ INDEX 3W Design, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Frank Webb’s Bath Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PRG Rugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Artistic Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Fred E. Varney Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Rockingham Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Belknap Landscape Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Hayward & Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Rolling Green Nursery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Belletetes Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Jancewicz & Son. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rumford Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Bonin Architects & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,98

Lakeport Landing Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Samyn-D’Elia Architects, PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Boston Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

League of NH Craftsmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Seasonal Specialty Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,101

California Closets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Liberty Hill Construction, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Secondwind Water Systems Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Catlin + Petrovick Architects PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Lighting by the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Sheldon Pennoyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Cedar Mill Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Linda Cloutier Kitchens & Baths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Soake Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Carey & Giampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Little River Oriental Rugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Southwick Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Christopher P. Williams, Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McGray & Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Standard of New England, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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McLaughlin Transportation Systems, Inc. . . . . . . .98

Strawbery Banke Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Clearwater Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

New Hampshire Home Builders Association . . . .44

Tailored Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Company C, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

New Hampshire Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

The Carriage Shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Creative Ventures Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

New Hampshire Food Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

The Petersons, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Crown Point Cabinetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC

New Hampshire Public Television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

TMS Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

CRT Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Northcape Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Tom Murdough Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Derek Marshall Sculptural Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Not Just Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Triad Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

DeStefano Architects . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover

Old Hampshire Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, 93

Vintage Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Dream Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Our Town Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Watermark Marine Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Eport Wood Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Pella Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Winchendon Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Ethan Allen Home Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Piscataqua Landscaping Company . . . . . . . . . .47, 98

Winnipesaukee Forge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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AT HOME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Reflecting on Water THERE IS NOTHING THAT STILLS THE MIND like looking out

ing the tooting horns of the boats out on the river made the

over a body of water. Living on a tidal pond, I have come to

walled canyons of the city bearable.

depend on this experience on a daily basis—that is, when the

During college and for a few years afterward, I lived in the

tide is high. When the tide is low, I gaze out at mudflats scored

Midwest. Life there was more relaxed, the people less con-

by rivulets of receding water. Even the sight of that cratered

cerned with appearances of all sorts, the community stronger,

sea of mud is restoring, though.

but I could not escape an oppressive sense of confinement.

A friend from Kansas who came to stay with me woke up

There were no bodies of water at the edge of land, no calming

in the morning and, when

vistas where I could lose

she looked out the win-

myself.

dow, asked in alarm, “What

When I returned to New

happened to the pond?” I

England, I went straight to

explained that it was just

the coast, as close to the

low tide. The water would be

ocean as I could get. New

back in a few hours. “How do

Hampshire has only thir-

you get anything done?” my

teen miles of seacoast (or

friend asked. “If I lived here,

eighteen miles, depending

I would sit and watch the

how you calculate it), mak-

water go in and out all day.”

ing it the state with the

I do watch the water go

shortest coastline, but that

in and out, although most

is enough. When I need

of the time I am barely con-

to look at more than the

scious I am doing so. When I

small bowl of the pond, I

make a cup of tea for break-

make the short drive over

fast, I take note of the pond’s

to the ocean. There, I am

state (full). A few hours later,

inspired by a truly vast

I look up from my work and

expanse. Stretching away,

check again (empty). I watch

the water is a reminder of

for the great blue heron who

forces larger and more last-

forages when the tide is out,

ing than myself that puts

and the buffleheads that bob

my life and its small con-

on the surface of the water

cerns in perspective.

in winter. Constantly chang-

In recent years, a resto-

ing, the pond is at the same

ration of the pond by my

time unchanging—its natu-

house has brought it back

ral rhythms more predictable

to better health. In mid-to-

than anything in human life and often more comforting.

late summer, I see shorebirds out on the mudflats and rejoice

For most of my life, I have lived near water. The apart-

at their return. How precious these bodies of water and the life

ment where I grew up in New York City was a few blocks from

they support are. The view of the pond at the foot of my lawn

the Hudson River. The river was only visible from a couple of

asks me each day to slow down, to pause and consider the rich

our windows, and all we could see was a slice of gray water

world of nature, and to be still as the water is still. There isn’t

beyond the warehouses on 10th and 11th Avenues, but I loved

much in twenty-first-century life that urges us to be still. Find

that glimpse of open space. Having the water nearby and hear-

a patch of water and make it your own.

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