Summer 2023

Features

132 Nip & Tuck

A Cape Cod vacation home goes from chalet to seashore thanks to an all-star team’s deft design.

148 Hue School

Nods to nature and to the past combine with fearless colors for a Cape Cod home that’s a lesson in layers.

164 Fore the Family

A couple infuses an Osterville property with new life—and an office that takes its color cue from the putting green.

180 Island Idyll

A Nantucket house gets a stylish refresh at the hands of designer Gary McBournie.

47 Special Spaces

Thoughtful details allow this Cape home to make maximum use of minimal space.

60 Things We Love

Stylist extraordinaire Karin Lidbeck

Brent shares some of her favorite tablescapes and offers tips for creating your own.

70

Outside Interest

A clever landscaping plan brings two parcels together to create one glorious whole.

80 Things We Love

Designer Gary McBournie’s debut line of fabrics and wallcoverings is an instant classic.

84 Good B ones

A design team prioritizes fun and function in a Nantucket home that went from tired to terrific.

96 Artistry

Jessica Pisano marries the representational with the abstract in her luminous paintings of birds, trees, and the sea.

104 Inspired

Interiors

An Orleans getaway strikes the right balance between coastal elegance and family friendly.

118 Style Scene

Mark your calendars for the best design-related events of the summer.

122 On the Market

In

34 gray day on the water still holds a certain magic. I’m fortunate to live year-round in a home with “peek-a-views”—a clever phrase coined by architect Mark Hutker—of the ocean. I take full advantage of my proximity with daily beach walks. Just as I sat down to write this letter in early spring, temperatures soared to ninety degrees in the Boston area, only to quickly plummet back down to a seasonal fifty. As the thermometer dropped, a thick fog rolled in, and I couldn’t wait to get out into the damp salty air. After the sudden bout of summer heat, it was positively thirst quenching.

I may have just admitted I’m a cold-weather junkie, but the truth is, I love being oceanside any day, and if it’s oceanside on Cape Cod or the surrounding islands, even better. Once I cross the canal or hop on the ferry, simply submitting to the tides steadies my pulse. And as spring unfurls into summer and colors brighten to their full spectrum, the ever-changing sea provides an exquisite backdrop for everything from those daily beach walks to deck-side cocktails.

All of the featured homes in this annual issue claim a unique piece of coastline. Whether they offer a peek-a-view of blue or face the waves head on, the homes emphasize the ocean through orientation, palette, and purpose. And I say without hesitation, be it a day drenched in rain or sun, or one that’s shrouded in an impermeable layer of fog, if you’re near the water, it’s magic.

JENNA TALBOTT @jennatalbott

High Performance

Our oceans have a plastic problem. In response, luxury home furnishings company Kravet has announced a new performance fabric made from plastic waste collected from the sea. InsideOut Sustainable Textures Seaqual Collection is the result of a partnership with Valdese Weavers, which has been turning water bottles into textiles for more than twenty years. kravet.com

Faraway Mv

Blue Flag Partners, the team that brought us Faraway Nantucket, has added another destination property to its roster. A vibrant reimagining of Edgartown’s historic Kelley House, Faraway Martha’s Vineyard features an expanded campus with two restaurants, a pool, and a fitness center. Lush gardens round out the experience with an outdoor bar that is the perfect place to toast the setting sun. farawaymarthasvineyard.com

THE ONLY THING THAT HAS MORE INTEGRITY THAN THE HOMES WE BUILD ARE THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD THEM.

This is Kenneth. He’s been building extraordinary homes for the past 35 years. They’re not just built with the finest craftsmanship, or the best materials available, they’re built with values, by a team who respects everyone they work with, who never takes a shortcut, who gives 100%, 100% of the time. Because that’s as important to Ken as the shingles, the foundation, and the plumbing. In fact, it’s why he built a whole new company — to go back to the values he began his career with. He wouldn’t have it any other way, and neither should you.