A West Tisbury couple rebounds and rebuilds after fire destroys their retirement home.
By Anne McCarthy Strauss
Four different settings show this architectural interface between the wide, grubby world and the civility of the home.
By Shelley Christiansen
A couple heading toward retirement nestles into a renovated home on the Lagoon in Oak Bluffs.
By Susan Catling
A small two-bedroom in Edgartown features a half-bath inspired by all things Ernest Hemingway – especially the famed author’s fishing boat.
By Jim Miller
“If you change an island, and you make a big difference, it’s easy to see the difference,” says Sharon Strimling Florio, proprietress of Vineyard Alternative Heating in Vineyard Haven.
By Joyce Wagner
A new building on Anna Edey’s West Tisbury farm sounds more like a spa with its pool and sauna, but she calls it a lab for sustainable design as it integrates many of her environmentally friendly innovations, including solar panels for heat, hot water, and electricity – and chickens for eggs, meat, and heat.
By Richard C. Skidmore
Greenhouses bring color and life to many homes during the off-season.
By Elaine Pace
The terms “green” or “sustainable” applied to residential architecture tend to conjure images of primitive or alternative homes of modest size and funky feel, rather than the high-end, luxurious houses that often grace the pages of magazines. The Davis house in Chilmark is a stunning rebuke to that fallacy.
By Jim Miller
When the new hospital opens its doors early next year, there will be countless people to thank. Among those at the top of the list will be John P. Ferguson, chairman of the board.
By Anne McCarthy Strauss
Beaches are a harsh environment for plants, but some bask in the habitat.
By Matt Pelikan
Built on a cove of Edgartown Great Pond, “Forever Wild” is a standing tribute to the three generations of Wilds who have owned the property since 1941.
By Harriet Bernstein
Time has come around again. The clothesline is back.
By Linda Black
