Architecture

A Shingle-Style House on Cape Cod with Aqua Shutters

I've been a fan of the work that architecture firm Polhemus Savery DaSilva does for a long time. I have their book Shingled Houses in the Summer Sun and have featured some of their other houses before (one of my favorite remodels was an ... Keep Reading

Restoring an Italianate-Style House in Cape Cod

This beautiful Italianate-style house with the bright yellow door is known as "The Moorings." It was built in 1864 and sits on Main Street near downtown Chatham in Cape Cod. The current owners hired the architecture and construction firm ... Keep Reading

Champlain’s Bluff: A Cape Cod Summer House on the Water

Marcia wrote me, saying, "I thought you'd like to see the work of the company I work for. We are a design-build firm on Cape Cod in Massachusetts." I went to their site and this gorgeous summer house on the water in Cape Cod immediately ... Keep Reading

Inside the Lautner House Where “A Single Man” Was Filmed

Tom Ford's award-winning 2009 film A Single Man featured Colin Firth as George, a gay man who is grieving the death of his partner Jim (Matthew Goode) in 1962. Every scene was so beautifully filmed that I was kind of mesmerized by it. It ... Keep Reading

A New House Built with Gothic Revival Style

Remember the Practical Magic-inspired kitchen I showed you last week? I thought you might like to see the rest of this newly built home in Huntsville, Utah, which caught my attention because it looks like it's been there a lot longer than ... Keep Reading