Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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75 the original third-floor dormers—and their distinct silhouette along the roofline—were retained. The kitchen is a design standout, with gleaming light-colored cabinetry by David Hayes of DRH Custom Woodworking in Salem, and a backsplash of natural stone with a printed Moorish pattern. The kitchen is designed on an axis, with doors that lead to other rooms, presenting options for privacy or openness. A sliding glass door offers access to a wide deck. "It's easy to move around and to see great views," O'Hare says. One of O'Hare's favorite restoration details was repurposing the home's original kitchen sink for use as a potting sink on the deck. Landscape designer Matthew Ulrich created exterior spaces on the five-acre property that extend the options for gathering with family and friends. Ulrich, the LEED-accredited principal of Ulrich Landscape Collaborative in Beverly, designed an idyllic exterior destination, centered on a circular bluestone patio and fire pit. The area, lush with native plants, gently segues to a deck, the lower yard, and the covered porch, an original beauty and emblem of the summer home's 1930s spirit. Other reminders of the past remain: The original carriage doors of the former stable were restored and incorporated into the exterior design. A separate 200-square-foot cabin, affectionately called The Schoolhouse—where decades ago children of summer residents were tutored—was updated to become a recreational billiards room. It's easy to picture a century's worth of homeowners sitting on the porch and weaving their own experiences into the tapestry that is the house's colorful history, imbued with a sophisticated yet simple charm. As O'Hare says, "The classic beauty of the original house remains, but now includes modern flow and amenities making it an inviting 'forever home,' no longer just a summerhouse." mmoharedesigns.com; windhillbuilders.com; drhcustom.com; ulrichlandscape.com " T H E C L A S S I C B E A U T Y O F T H E O R I G I N A L H O U S E R E M A I N S , B U T N O W I N C L U D E S M O D E R N F L O W A N D A M E N I T I E S M A K I N G I T A N I N V I T I N G ' F O R E V E R H O M E , ' N O L O N G E R J U S T A S U M M E R H O U S E . "