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How to Live with History

In Downeast Maine, a rare 1960s home by local icon Emily Muir gets a shipshape renovation.

BUY, KEEP, TOSS, ENJOY

After years of Sunday-morning flea-market trips, a writer discovers her past in the things she decided to hold on to.

This Is thé Remix

Augusta Hoffman builds on good bones to create an idyllic Manhattan apartment for her most intimidating clients: herself and her husband.

Bring the Drama

Casey Kenyon reimagines a theater director's New York lair as a stage for living.

START 'EM YOUNG

Raising a decorating genius? A bold nursery is a good way to begin.

LET'S GET LOUD

Designer Leah Ring crafts an outré oasis in the Southern California desert.

Twist N Shout

The beauty and rarity of gems drive the decor of a classic Parisian apartment.

EQUAL FOOTING

Jean Lin, founder of the design co-op and showroom Colony, is taking the next step in her mission to foster emerging talent.

Next Up!

Introducing eight game-changing design studios pushing interiors into the future-and doing it with wit and originality.

RENAISSANCE ALFRESCO

An Italian brand's new outdoor collection is a breath of fresh air.

TAKE THE PLUNGE

ANDOVER LANDSCAPE DESIGN CREATES A BACKYARD OF FUN FOR A FAMILY IN READING.

SELF-CONTAINED

A YOUNG FAMILY IN MELROSE SACRIFICES A CLOSET AND WALK-IN PANTRY TO CREATE A COZY KITCHEN WHERE THEY CAN COOK, GATHER, AND EAT.

BEACHSIDE IN BEVERLY

A FULL RENOVATION ACHIEVED THIS LIGHT, BRIGHT, AND WELCOMING SHINGLED HOME BY THE SEA.

IN THE MIX

CORDELIA FASOLDT OF GRAY HOUSE ART & ANTIQUES IN MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA GREETS A CHIC, YOUNG, AUDIENCE WITH A FRESH CURATION OF ECLECTIC FURNISHINGS AND DÉCOR.

GOLDEN HOUR

DEEP YELLOW, HONEY, AND WHEAT TONES MERGE IN THE FABRIC WORLD THIS SPRING.

COLONIAL REVIVAL

A RENOVATED COLONIAL IN READING DELIVERS CLEAN LINES, SOOTHING NEUTRALS, AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY FEATURES.

PATIO TIME

LIVEN UP THE BACKYARD WITH FRESH OUTDOOR DECOR.

AN AERIAL ACT

AN IPSWICH GARDENER TAKES BUTTERFLIES UNDER HER WING.

BATH TIME

A CHILD’S CREATIVITY INSPIRES A DESIGN OF A NEWBURYPORT BATH.

LOW-KEY LIVING

Anna Orfanides creates a down-to-earth design that's warm and welcoming in Newburyport.

HOUSE RULES

CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE WITH THE LATEST FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES.

GLOUCESTER GETAWAY

DESIGNER KARIN HOWE TURNS A NEW-CONSTRUCTION CONDO INTO A FUN, FLIRTY RETREAT BY THE SEA.

WATERCOLOR DREAMS

A PAINTERLY FLORAL FABRIC INSPIRES A NEUTRAL PALETTE INFUSED WITH SOFT COLOR IN A READING TOWNHOUSE.

LAVENDER HAZE

KATIE BOUCHER WORKS WITH AN ARTIST IN BEVERLY TO FIND THE JUST-RIGHT SHADE FOR KITCHEN CABINETS.

Lighting Over Time

Illumination for interiors: 18th century to the present.

original period built-ins PERMANENT FURNITURE FOR EVERY ERA

Bookcases and buffets, inglenooks and china cabinets, window benches & more: original builtin furniture from any period inspires new work today.

A NEW KITCHEN WITH A PRESERVATION ETHIC

Before 1994, when she fell in love with and bought this house, Sarah Blank hadn't heard of Royal Barry Wills. Then she learned that the Cape, built in 1957, in New Canaan, Connecticut, was typical of the work of the famous Colonial Revival architect who was a prolific designer as well as America's best-selling architectural writer. A Massachusetts native who opened his Boston firm in 1925, Wills loved New England's small, historic houses and made a specialty of designing updated yet authentically proportioned versions of Capes, saltboxes, and garrison colonials. Hundreds of his houses stand, including the 1500-square-foot Cape that Blank proceeded to enlarge.

The House that APOTTERY BUILT

William Day Gates, founder of an important terra-cotta tile and pottery company, built his retirement home in 1927. Decades later, it would take a knowledgeable Arts & Crafts collector to save the abandoned house in Illinois. Chicago architect John Eifler helped guide the restoration: \"The house is a terra cotta and pottery catalog!\" he says.

at River Road Farm

Uncultivated land around an 18th-century farmhouse slowly became a series of garden rooms, formal but not overly structured.

Arts & Crafts Design, Built In

A modern kitchen has the appeal of an Arts & Crafts living room.