Signature Rooms
Notable Island designers and builders identify the rooms that best express their aesthetic.
In the Gardens of Edgartown
A rose is not just a rose, and other surprises.
A Garden (Barely) Grows in Katama
A gardener finds that the land at Katama giveth, but mostly it taketh away.
Gotta Have Art?
Just stay away from the big yellow chicken.
Sometimes a House Makes Two Homes
Two generations of Taylors have lived in the same family home on a hilltop in Aquinnah. But only for nine months out of the year.
The South Mountain Conspiracy
South Mountain Company of West Tisbury builds some of the most expensive homes on Martha’s Vineyard. It also builds more affordable housing than any other design and construction firm on the Island. The funny thing is, South Mountain builds both types of house in much the same way.
Biography of a Vineyard House
The writer uncovers the 193-year history of his family’s Edgartown home.
Meditations on a Trophy House
A lifelong resident of Chappaquiddick watched a big, new house rise up where scrub and trees once grew. At first glance, it looked like just another out-of-place manor imposing itself on the wilderness. Then she met the family who owned it.
Ask the Experts
Ask the experts your toughest home-owning questions.
John Abrams’s Favorite Buildings
When John Abrams takes you on a tour of his five favorite buildings on Martha’s Vineyard, he doesn’t talk much about architecture. To Abrams – the president and co-founder of South Mountain Company, the innovative design and construction firm in West Tisbury – a building is defined by the way it connects to the community…
A Room of Her Own
If the heart of a house is its kitchen, our house used to be almost all heart.
On the Moon
“I suppose we should not have been surprised to find only one-quarter of the house covered in new shingles. I sat on the front steps and felt the tears welling up in my eyes. What was going on? I felt betrayed.”
