Next month’s Home: A new, larger format
Next month’s Home will have a new format featuring bigger pages, new features and an upgraded online presence. The size will change from 10-7/8 inches by 11 inches to 11-3/8 inches by 17 inches, a 62% increase per page. New features will include a Do-it-Yourself and Don’t-Do-it-Yourself feature, a before and after renovation project, a...
Vintage dust
Our house on Rusty Hinge Road is nothing if not reliable for its creaky floors and arctic drafts, typical to a house of its vintage and locale. And we have spent years attending to the various weatherizing needs our New England environment requires. So, adjusting to our new life in the Arizona desert has been...
London Joiners of Pound Ridge
A meticulously restored 1882 French scrimshaw-ivory and ebony desk now on display at The Breakers in Newport, R. I. … a tortoise-shell quilted mahogany case-on-chest featuring the world’s rarest wood … a Burmese teak “America’s Table” inlaid with Nigerian ebony … a Chiquibul quilted mahogany table with tortoise shell veining and verdigris base. These are...
True North Cabinets
When it comes to kitchen renovation, the possibilities are endless. With such a vast array of choices available, making the right selections can be difficult. Ken and Louise Pascal, the owners of True North Cabinets, a boutique kitchen- design firm, spend lots of time with their clients, helping them narrow their choices. “We create highly...
Darien Design Center
Having grown up the child of a business owner (my father, now a retired pharmacist, owned a small drugstore that my brother and I worked in from the time we were about five years old), I can’t help but prefer family-owned establishments, particularly those with extensive histories. I love to hear the owners explain how...
No mess, no stress
Some people are naturally neat and organized. Their desks are spotless, closets are tidy and books are aligned perfectly on the shelves. For those who are challenged by clutter and chaos, though, help is available. Perhaps this is the year to commit to making changes that would positively impact the outward appearances of one’s home...
Stay Home With Your Kids
Twenty-five years ago, Lucille Saponare wanted to stay home with her children, so she started a daycare center in her home. Today she is as enthusiastic as when she began. Parents appreciate the warm and loving care their children receive at Little Angels, and, for the children, it’s their home away from. Finding things to...
Warm & Welcoming
Enhanced by stonewalls and mature plantings, two level acres provide an attractive setting for this spacious home, which also has beach rights.
A Wealth of Amenities
LOCATION: Situated in mid-country Greenwich, this home offers a diversity of settings on three levels. PROPERTY: Nicely landscaped on more than an acre, the house has a large deck and patio, with a bridge over Brother’s Brook. HOUSE: Dramatic windows are a signature of this home, which has a window wall in the living room...
A Vintage Home with Character
LOCATION: A quiet road in Redding is the site for this distinctive antique home, which was originally a toll house. PROPERTY: An acre and a half of land is attractively landscaped with a patio and an abundance of gardens, and there’s a greenhouse to keep those gardens flourishing. HOUSE: Built in 1800, this vintage home...
