Beauty + Function: Sitting Room

The breakfast area became a sitting room where the homeowners can relax, watch television and entertain guests while preparing meals. The cocktail table rises and expands into a dining table […]

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The Ties that Bind – Front of House

The newly constructed shingle-style home has a “clean beach vernacular,” architect Michael Moritz says. The classic white trim and cedar shingles will age naturally. Kodi the family’s Labrador Retriever, watches […]

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Cultured Living-Drinking Cup

Made in 1629 by Nuremberg silversmith Georg Koler, this silver-gilt wager cup depicts Saint Margaret of Antioch. As she is the patron saint of newborns and women in childbirth, perhaps […]

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A House with a View – Exterior

The west side exterior of the house faces long-distance views. All of the home’s informal spaces (the family room, kitchen, kids’ great room and the office) are grouped on this […]

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A House with a View – Bedroom

The owners wanted something distinctive for each of their sons’ rooms. This bedroom has a stone wall that’s part of the home’s chimney, an antler-style chandelier and a natural-weave window […]

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A House with a View – Bedroom

This clean and simple bedroom has a ladder-like stairway up to a reading nook with a dormer window that looks out over the valley. Nightstands flank a four-poster bed.

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A House with a View – Master Bathroom

The gray blues and whites of the master bathroom were chosen to complement the master bedroom. His and hers dark wood vanities have mirrored fronts with inset curved wood detailing. […]

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