The architectural firm of Polhemus Savery DaSilva designs some beautiful shingled houses. This one in Massachusetts is called "The House at Cabots Corner," and it has me daydreaming about summer afternoons and sunshine. With all those ... Keep Reading
Beach Houses
A Rosemary Beach Living Room Gets a “Bright” Makeover
This living room belongs to a Rosemary Beach vacation rental in Florida called "Cottage on the Green." Christy, who writes the blog Beach Brights, took on the task of furnishing and decorating it. Now it looks lighter, brighter and, ... Keep Reading
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
The Inn from “Nights in Rodanthe:” Rescued and Renovated
This romantic inn with blue shutters from the Richard Gere-Diane Lane tear-jerker Nights in Rodanthe used to sit on the edge of the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Then it started to wash away. After I ... Keep Reading
A 1940s Bungalow on Folly Beach
The new issue of Architectural Digest features a 1940s bungalow on Folly Beach in South Carolina that caught my eye. A lot of times the houses they feature in that mag are a little too formal for me, but this is more my style. And ... Keep Reading