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Learn more about this gorgeous backyard
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Landscape Creations on page 66.
For the way you live in Southern New England
Contents
DESIGN & DECOR
8 Five Ways to Add Personality to Your Home
12 An Ode to Ocean Meadow
14 Get to Know Brassworks
16 Three Questions with the Fish Guy
18
A Balanced Homelife
20 Inside and Out
21 Lighting Your Way
22 The Future (of Paint) is Female
23 Rooms to Love
34 Local Artisan: Anastasia Azure
KITCHEN & BATH
36 Kitchen Reno: What’s Worth the Splurge?
38 The Builder’s Connection
40 Water View for Two
42 Five Options for Open Floor Plan Designs
44 Time Will Tell
46 Kitchen Renaissance
47 A Clean Sweep
48 Bristol’s Best Kept Secret
51 Local Artisan: O and G Studio
BUILDING & RENOVATION
54 Renovating or Remodeling: What’s in a Word?
56 Coastal Collaboration
58 When the Water’s Running
60 Rewriting History
64 Architectural Rebirth
66 When Design Comes Naturally
68 Heritage in the Home
69 The Future of Hardwood Flooring
70 Built-in Trust
71 Classic, Custom, Creative
73 Local Artisan: Lutz Furniture
74 Local Artisan: Beehive Handmade
OUTDOOR LIVING
78 Take it Outside!
80 Five Ways to Elevate Your Outdoor Living
82 All Hands on Deck
83 Local Artisan: Munstre
HOME TECHNOLOGY
86 Home Tech: In Pursuit of a Smarter Home
88 Is Your Home Safe?
REAL ESTATE & LAND DEVELOPMENT
90 To Stage or Not to Stage?
92 Come for the Location, Stay for Your Custom Dream Home
94 Architecture Showcase
95 The Big Move
96 Local Artist: David Barnes
ON THE COVER: Site Specific revitalizes a turn-of-the-twentieth-century
home in northern Rhode Island. Read about the project and see more of the
stunning results on page 60. Photograph by Nat Rea.
To learn more about this award-
winning renovation by Sixteen On
Center, turn to page 64.
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