Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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78 as a true weekend retreat for their family. The estate came with seven bedrooms, five and a half baths, a billiard room, and a tennis court—perfect for a relaxing multigenerational getaway—but the décor of the home needed an update to set the perfect mood. The homeowners, who live in Newton with their two teenage children, turned to Jayme Kennerknecht and Courtney Dana at Kennerknecht Design Group to help them transform the 1902 home's interior into a fresh and welcoming space. "I was looking for it to be in keep- ing with the house, historically…not crazy-modern, but fun and relaxed and a little bit playful," recalls Clement. "To create a space where everyone could come together and be comfortable and have fun." To achieve this, Kennerknecht and Dana focused on incorporating ample seating areas and playing with patterns and color in surprising ways. They retained the existing lime-green patterned wallpaper in the dining Helen Clement and Guhan Subramanian wanted the sprawling lakeshore home they had purchased in Springfield, New Hampshire, to serve