AFTER A COUPLE IN NORTH ANDOVER renovated their traditional-style house, transforming it into a contemporary Colonial that lives comfortably in the 21st century, they turned their attention to the backyard.
They didn't like what they saw.
The space, nothing more than a plot of overgrown grass dotted with some trees and shrubs that were anything but artfully arranged, was most uninviting, especially to their two preteens, who enjoyed staying indoors and playing video games.
To entice the kids and their friends to come outdoors, they commissioned Cibele Flamurtari, the interior designer and CEO of North Reading-based Kite Interior Design, to create a comprehensive landscape that has many of the amenities of a high-end vacation resort.
Flamurtari, who had also done the home's interior renovations, collaborated with Smart Choice Services of North Andover on the poolscape, which features a swimming pool and hot tub, a pool house with a bath, an in-ground trampoline and an outdoor kitchen.
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Dreamscape
Dan Gordon Landscape Architects designs an idyllic outdoor setting for a young family.
REIMAGINING the Past
Patrick Ahearn brings 19th-century character back to an 1850s farmhouse.
Storybook Ending
A collaboration between Found Design Studio and Carpenter & MacNeille transforms this 19th-century cottage into a gracious family home.
CONCRETE COASTAL
SASHYA THIND WARMS CONCRETE WITH WOOD, CREATING CONTEMPORARY INTERIORS THAT FEEL PERFECTLY AT HOME ON THE WATER.
RESORT LIFE
AN ANDOVER BACKYARD IS TRANSFORMED INTO A STAYCATION HAVEN
ALFRESCO LIVING
WILMINGTON-BASED REFINED RENOVATIONS AND ANDOVER-BASED ANDOVER LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BLUR THE LINES IN THIS ANDOVER RENOVATION.
THE ART OF CREATING HOUSES
AUTHOR JOHN R. DASILVA, FAIA OFFERS A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PSD'S SHINGLE-STYLE HOUSES.
ORGANIC MODERN
KASIE DINELLA OF MEND INTERIORS INJECTS A NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME WITH WOOD TONES, ALONG WITH BLUES AND GREENS, TO GIVE IT A FRESH, CLEAN FEEL.
SLUMBER STYLE
INTERIOR DESIGNER BARI LIEBERMAN INTRODUCES COLOR, TEXTURE, AND PATTERN IN THIS BOLD BEDROOM
SUMMER HOUSE
KENNERKNECHT DESIGN GROUP CREATES A TIMELESS NEW ENGLAND AESTHETIC ON THIS SMALL ISLAND 30 MILES OUT TO SEA.