Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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44 SPRING 2019 vignettes nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ Fir and maple built-ins throughout the main living spaces match the kitchen cabinets and provide storage, minimizing clutter. Simple roller shades block out sun- light as needed here, while soft window treatments were chosen for the bedrooms and bathrooms. The owners' preference for minimalism continues in the master bedroom, where the bed, headboard, side tables, and sconces are all part of one elaborate custom piece, a collaborative effort by Treehouse Design and Stefura Associates. "We recommended leather for the headboard and designed the custom stitching detail," says Vivilecchia, who kept the bedroom quiet and con- templative yet decidedly coastal with a blue-gray color palette and subtle texture interplay. Carefully planned landscaping, masterminded by landscape design firm ZEN Associates of Woburn ncludes both dramatic and subtle features. A walking bridge, made from rot-resistant ipe and galvanized structural steel, connects the garage with the second- floor entry. Underneath are a sunken grotto and garden patio with an outdoor shower. Two decks, one on each level, extend the living spaces on the home's water side. From all corners, the residence interacts with the ocean tableau, embracing and celebrating the rawness of Gloucester's famed coast. Inside, the home's sleek refine- ment is like a bubble of calm, but outside, nature prevails. For Resources, see page 106. A walking bridge, made from rot-resistant ipe and galvanized structural steel, connects the garage with the second-floor entry. Underneath are a sunken grotto and garden patio with an outdoor shower. Below, The owners' preference for minimalism continues in the master bedroom, where the bed, headboard, side tables, and sconces are all part of one elaborate custom piece—a collaborative effort by Treehouse Design and Stefura Associates. P H O T O G R A P H S B Y S A M G R A Y ( T O P ) , B Y E R I C R O T H ( B O T T O M )