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FROM THE EDITOR
Our little pandemic group—my husband, me, our two friends and their two kids—went out to celebrate our birthdays, as all four adults were born somewhere between mid-January and the end of February.

FAVORITE FINDS for the harmonious home
Brew a cup of specialty tea that sustains farmers and helps protect the environment with eco-friendly practices.

HOME COOKING With Mary Ann Esposito
Even though spring’s warmth is around the corner, we still have some chilly, blustery days to weather. These days always put me in the mood to bake. One of my favorite baking treats are quick breads,...

INSPIRATION
A Dublin home gets a second life as a Nordic retreat..

In the Land of Poets & Wildlife
A rural setting and modern design come together in perfect harmony..

NORTHEAST MEETS NORTHWEST
This Lake Sunapee house was designed with efficiency and an eye to honor the natural beauty that surrounds it..

Excellence in Architectural Design: Modern
This unique and multiple award-winning home in Center Harbor utilizes the stunning lake views and surrounding area to meld architecture with the landscape to create an idyllic setting. Built for a couple,...

Excellence in Architectural Design: Traditional
Creative and environmentally sensitive design solutions resulted in a cottage-style home that successfully blurs the line between inside and out.

Excellence in Green Design
From solar panels and oversized windows that bolster natural light to the timing of construction—during autumn to avoid disturbing wildlife—special...

Excellence in Kitchen Design: New Construction
As lifelong collectors of antiques, the homeowners wanted this space to have the feeling of old charm, which is achieved with the use of tranquil colors and natural materials.

Excellence in Interior Design
The homeowner’s goal was to extend the master closet and bath by taking over the space of a fourth bedroom. The overall color palette involved simple whites and grays to keep the spaces airy, modern and peaceful.

Excellence in Kitchen Design: Renovation
Although this condo overlooks Portsmouth Harbor, the original, small kitchen was walled off, blocking the view.

Excellence in Outdoor Design
Successfully combining practicality with aesthetics, this sunken fire pit offers uninterrupted views and helps reflect warmth,...

Excellence in Remodeling/Renovation Design
A number of challenges (wetland adjacency, quirky rooflines, living space limited to the second floor) needed to be overcome in this project,...

Excellence in Small Home Design
Each design element was carefully planned to transform an existing 340-square-foot condo into a one-of-a-kind retreat with outstanding ocean views.

Excellence in Specialty Design
Storage, style and functionality meld to create a sophisticated and practical space for a ski-loving family to change in and out of ski boots as well as to store their gear.

2019 HONORABLE MENTION FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Our award-winning team of Leed-certified architects has provided innovative and environmentally friendly design solutions to clients throughout New england since 1984.

2021 WINNER OF EXCELLENCE IN OUTDOOR DESIGN
Featuring a sunken fire pit as a point of interest and primary feature, this landscape is a great place to entertain, relax, and enjoy the Winnipesaukee views through three seasons.

2020 WINNER OF EXCELLENCE IN KITCHEN DESIGN: RENOVATION
Family owned and operated, Crown point Cabinetry handcrafts the finest quality custom cabinetry for your entire home. We are the only custom cabinetmaker in the country that sells direct to homeowners,...

2020 HONORABLE MENTION FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, 2019 WINNER FOR SMALL HOME DESIGN
Old Hampshire Designs, inc. has been designing and building homes since 1984. This quintessential lakeside cabin was designed to use timber harvested directly from the property on Blaisdell Lake.

2021 WINNER FOR HOME OF THE YEAR: SHORELAND OVERLOOK, 2021 WINNER FOR MODERN ARCHITECTURE
Architecture and landscape are intertwined, blurring distinctions between interior and exterior. This occurs especially at pivot points where geometries of adjacent buildings are connected,...

MASTER OF HER CRAFT
Lynn Szymanski is trained as a fine furniture maker, but her creations are often as poetic and beautiful as they are practical. An artist, designer and educator,...

GARDEN RX
Melissa Ayotte and her daughter Angie add fresh microgreen sprouts to their salad bowl. “They make the usual grocery store greens seem rather subpar,” says Melissa, who enjoys having salad every night..

Lawn of the Dead
The key phrase in the descriptive abstract was “to-be-built,” which means when we bought our home in the mid-’90s,...