Summer 2006 Issue

Feature

One Last Thing: The Head of the Charles's Floating Traffic Cops

Even as the crush of its 300,000 cheering spectators ties up traffic on nearby roadways, the world-renowned Head of the Charles Regatta (10/18–10/19) transforms Boston’s […]

One Last Thing: The Head of the Charles’s Floating Traffic Cops

Even as the crush of its 300,000 cheering spectators ties up traffic on nearby roadways, the world-renowned Head of the Charles Regatta (10/18–10/19) transforms Boston’s […]

Flower Empowered

Flower Empowered

Beyond Swimmies

Splashy Gadgets

Natural Selection

Natural Selection

The modern wet bar shakes things up with sophisticated martini dens, juice bars, and showcases for wine.

Raising the Bar

Ornamental grass isn't just a fixture at the beach; sweeping blades add a fresh look to traditional gardens and modern landscaping alike.

Blades of Glory

Nothing says summer in New England like a traditional clambake.

Party on the Half Shell

A hotel penthouse on Boston Common is transformed into a graduate student’s elegant retreat.

The Educated Guest

Turn Up the Heat

Turn Up the Heat

This North Cape beauty has great views of the bay—and plenty of room for grandchildren.

Cape Crusader

Night Lights

Night Lights

Once practical instruments for predicting storms, weathervanes have become precious pieces of folk art.

Fair-Weather Report

Artists’ Association of Nantucket Gallery

Artists’ Association of Nantucket

New and Improved

Got a cupola crying out for a weathervane? You’ll likely want to outfit your home with a reproduction rather than a pricey antique. You can […]

Stocking a Wet Bar

• Stock your wet bar with handmade glassware from Ankara, Turkey. Defne KOZ’s Liquids Glass collection includes glassware for red wines, martinis, beer and other […]

Muralist John S. Coles creates wall-to-wall art.

A Room with a View

A Jamaica Plain couple rethink traditional bungalow living with a new, open-air renovation chock-full of color.

Home Profile: Modern Love

Summertime, and the lickin’ is easy, when you make ice cream with one of these ultracool machines.

Ice Cream Machines That Get It Down Cold

Homefront: Face Value

The Face of Home

Bold colors inspire the fun designs Amy Van Aarle creates in her Manchester-by-the-Sea studio.

Glow-To Girl

All Decked Out: Sidebar

Before you plunk down money on new outdoor furniture, first decide on how you’ll use it. If you do a lot of entertaining, you may […]

From sculpted seating to retro Adirondacks, look to local shops to spruce up your outdoors.

All Decked Out

Homefront: Provincetown

Commercial Appeal

Homefront: Shop Talk

Vessel offers futuristic finds, Circle expands its lines, and ML2, above, makes its Boston debut. Step into the future at Vessel, where “modern,” “light” and […]