A Garden of One’s Own
Not only has Bill Noble preserved significant public and private gardens around the country—he has created an extraordinary garden at home.
Author: Andi Axman
Carrying on Traditions
Alice Ogden has a national following for the baskets she makes from black-ash trees harvested near her Salisbury home.
At Home in the Treetops
A family didn’t have to move far to design the perfect house for retirement and a new generation of family members.
A Labor of Love
Concord architect Sheldon Pennoyer took on a new client—three generations of family members—to design an addition to his in-laws’ mid-century modern home on Squam Lake.
In Touch with Wood
New Hampshire Furniture Master Ted Blachly takes cues from individual pieces of wood for his graceful designs.
Working Magic with Clay
Sheilagh Flynn’s richly textured and colorful ceramic wall art symbolizes her view of the world: a unified whole of many pieces.
A Home Meant To Be Theirs
After looking at more than twenty houses for sale in one month, James Aponovich and Elizabeth Johansson found the perfect home whose architectural style evoked that of their beloved Italy.
A Concord Church Converts to Luxury Homes
Thanks to a creative team—lead by developer Jon Chorlian and architect John Jordan—a Concord house of worship gets rave reviews for its second act as home to ten families.
Connecting Past and Present
Thanks to Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord, homeowners were able to marry a historic home to a new building and create a modern-style, award-winning New England farmhouse.
Carving a New Niche
Accomplished furniture maker David Lamb was commissioned to make a frieze from local wood.
Perfection in Porcelain
Hideaki Miyamura creates elegant forms with unique, iridescent glazes.
Smitten with Follies
A Francestown plantsman falls for these ornamental garden buildings.
Creating Art with Artists
The works of fine-art printmaker Peter Pettengill are part of many prominent collections, including those at the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
A Fresh Take on Traditional Style
Earlier this year, New Hampshire Furniture Master Jeffrey S. Roberts received the Society of American Period Furniture Makers’ Cartouche Award, which brought national recognition to his work.
Forging Ahead
Inspired by the natural world, blacksmith David H. Little creates exquisite furnishings and decorative items from his shop in Meredith.
An Artist's Oasis in Cornish
Noted for their beauty, Stephen Parrish’s early twentieth-century gardens in Cornish have been revived—thanks, in part, to the painter’s detailed journals.
A New Library with a New Purpose
Famed architect Robert A. M. Stern designed Ohrstrom Library at St. Paul’s School in Concord to be more than just a place to read.
Cooking to Perfection
Thanks to its talented executive chef Justin Dain, Pine Restaurant is outstanding in its farm-to-table field.
Carving a Path
New Hampshire Furniture Master Greg Brown has received national recognition for his extraordinary work.
A library designed by artists, for artists
Renowned architects help connect an historic library to the future
The evolution of a notable landscape
A grandson and his wife brought new life to the turn-of-the-twentieth-century landscape of Charles Adams Platt, who designed many of the Cornish Colony’s most distinguished homes and gardens, among other notable commissions throughout the country.
Poetry in design
The library at Phillips Exeter Academy is a masterpiece that stands out as one of architect Louis Kahn’s finest buildings.
Peterborough's jewel: All Saints’ Church
A New Hampshire-born architect designed many major churches and other buildings, including this small-town work of art.
Dr. Bob Wilson has furniture fever
Blending New England antiques with pieces by the New Hampshire Furniture Masters has resulted in a unique and exquisite collection.
Teresa Taylor is in love with clay, forever
An artist’s key to creativity, success and sustainability is adoring the material he or she works with.
A perfect home for New Hampshire Chronicle's history buff
Fritz Wetherbee’s Acworth house complements his passion and his work.
Mary Ann Esposito remembers her roots and celebrates 25 years on TV
Mary Ann Esposito marks Ciao Italia’s twenty-fifth anniversary by celebrating the series’ hallmarks: sharing traditions and using the best, freshest ingredients.
Architect Dennis Mires creates high design in a country setting
Architect Dennis Mires blended contemporary and traditional New England elements for this award-winning house.
Tomie dePaola’s magical New Hampshire home
Tomie dePaola gets inspiration for his award-winning children’s books from the place where he lives and works.
Making downsizing from a house to a condo easy
Downsizing was easier than a Seacoast homeowner had imagined, thanks to finding the perfect new home and working with professionals who made her transition trouble-free.
Squam Lake guesthouse has room for everyone
A Boston architect designs a handsome guesthouse to accommodate a growing fourth generation at his family’s Squam Lake home.
The Windsor chair: the king of American chairs
Windsor chairs pre-date the American Revolution, and a New Hampshire furniture maker explains why the design has never gone out of fashion.
A peek inside writer P.J. O'Rourke's home
Despite all the work it needed, an eighteenth-century house won author P.J. O’Rourke’s heart from the get-go.
A Look at Some Really Cool Kitchens
Designers from around the state dish about what’s new and trending when it comes to kitchens.
More than Just a House for Boats
Now that it’s redesigned, a boathouse on Lake Sunapee is where guests—and even family members—love to stay.
An Architectural Work of Art
The Zimmerman House in Manchester is the only Frank Lloyd Wright home open to the public in New England. It’s also the largest entity in the Currier Museum of Art’s collection.
Noteworthy Then, Noteworthy Now
A twenty-three-room home designed by renowned Boston architects Peabody & Stearns in 1891 now produces nearly all the energy it uses.
Outstanding in the field
Thanks to a creative architect, a new building that looks like a barn provides spaces for a husband and wife to pursue their post-retirement passions.
A Passion for Fine Furniture
At their homes in Boston and in New Hampshire, one couple has built an impressive collection of works by many of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters.
A Lake House That Celebrates Nature
A Lakes Region retreat pays homage to the architectural style of the great camps of the Adirondack region of New York.
Falling for a house
Built in 1812, a stately brick Federal in Walpole proves irresistible to a woman and her family from Manhattan.
The Joys of Downsizing to a Harborside Apartment
After living for twenty-five years in a big house near the beach, a homeowner enjoys the new experiences and numerous amenities of a brand-new, stylish, downtown Portsmouth apartment.
Not Your Typical Boathouse
Homeowners and their architect launch a new style on a Granite State lake
A Lakes Region collector fills his home with White Mountain School paintings, which remind him of the countryside dear to his heart
New Hampshire's White Mountains have long been a magnet for tourists, sports enthusiasts and artists who are taken with the area's unspoiled natural beauty. For more than two hundred years, many of the country's most talented artists have worked here,…
