Spaces: New England Style

There's something special about a classic white farmhouse. This one has been lovingly restored in Kennebunkport, Maine. Take a look!

Emily loves 1940s design, so she spent 3 years planning a charming -- and affordable -- 1940s style kitchen for her and husband Drew's old farmhouse.

Welcome to Foster House, a “New England-style property in the heart of the Kent countryside,” which is available for film and photo shoots. What kinds of movies can you imagine being made here? With a setting like this, I’d watch any of them!The property has multiple buildings on 3 acres, including a pavilion, a garden …

Chemistry or chance—does it matter? Whatever the reason, a good relationship is gold. In romance or otherwise, when it clicks there’s nothing better. This project was, according to architect Patrick Hickox, “a veritable love fest.” All the parts fit: enthusiastic owners respectful of their home’s past, accomplished architects, an astute interior designer and a dedicated builder. The seamless collaboration (read: a simpatico team of people who, months later, still speak glowingly of one…

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I admit there’s a romantic side in me that pops its head whenever I see houses like these; homes that are full of character, oozing with old-fashion historical charm; houses that have a story to tell… These gorgeous abodes are fashioned after authentic 18th Century homes found along the Connecticut countryside, reflecting a periodic style …

Cleaning out a closet—shedding the gaudy Hawaiian shirt you never wore and those outdated shoes—is one thing. Editing years of acquired furniture and keepsakes is quite another. A silver tray can transport us back in time as readily as a photograph. Memories of people and places we love lodge themselves inside books and cupboards, only waiting for us to turn a page or open a door. So Greenwich-based interior designer Amy ­Aidinis Hirsch faced a monumental challenge. Over time, her clients’…

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New houses that are being built with classic New England style, including the Emmeline Gabrielle Farmhouse.

There's something special about a classic white farmhouse. This one has been lovingly restored in Kennebunkport, Maine. Take a look!