Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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6 WINTER 2020 Nancy E. Berry, Editor P.S. If you have a home design or landscape project that you would like to share, send me an email at nberry@nshoremag.com. H APPY NEW YEAR! THIS NEW YEAR AND A NEW decade bring a cascade of forecasted trends to the home design industry. Unique, hand-crafted home furnishings and accessories, timeless architecture that can evolve, carbon-neutral design, high-quality pieces, sustainable materials, sophisticated countryside chic, warm, saturated hues, and bold patterns are all projected for 2020. In this issue, we celebrate many of these trends. For instance, we feature the home of Bruce Eaton and Terri Teleen, a couple interested in minimizing their carbon footprint. In fact, that aspiration was the guiding prin- ciple that drove the design of their 1,500-square-foot, near net-zero Boxford home. They called on architec- tural firm GO Logic and Howell Custom Building Group to realize their vision. In terms of handcrafted home furnishings, we feature interior designer Joanne Hurd's tapestries, which come in an array of unique designs. Some are geometric and tribal, while others offer nautilus or fern shapes or even the patterns of aged Aubussons. To see another way of approaching sustainability, we visit Meg Erickson and Marie McInnes who specialize in rescuing antique carriage houses and turning them into homes—now, that is sustainable! They recently transformed a carriage house in Beverly Farms into a sophisticated home while paying homage to many of the original features of the carriage barn. Speaking of revamping historic structures, in Salem architect Helen Sides restores the Samuel McIntire– built Butman-Waters House (1806-07) and brings it into the 21st century. McIntire was a prolific carpenter and architect living in Salem between 1778 and 1811. If you have never visited the city's McIntire District in Salem, I highly recommend it, but perhaps wait until spring. As I write this note, a northeast wind is howling outside my ninth-floor office window, and I can't help but wish I were at home, curled up on my comfy sofa with a good book and a hot toddy in hand. I'm going to add one more trend in homes: comfort. The home is a place where we should find comfort and security, connect with our families, and disconnect from the demands of the world outside. This respite and belonging make up the true essence of home. FRESH START nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ from the editor // W I NTE R 2 0 2 0 P H O T O G R A P H B Y J O Y E L L E W E S T 64