Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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103 Above, The kitchen offers state-of-the-art appliances wrapped in a country aesthetic. (crowned with the original mantel) and nearby seating, has a graceful curved panel archway that frames a wa- ter view ahead. "Obviously the 'wow' factor walking in the door is the view, looking straight out at the ocean," Gray says. In the 19th century, the Living Hall set the tone for Shingle-style homes, Gray says. "People would make it the most elaborate room, because that was the first room guests would see," he says. "It's the first experi- ence of the house." Just beyond the archway is the library, a singular space. While an open floorplan is a hallmark of original Shingle Style—and radical for its time—the OakLedge layout is more modern, designed for good flow, pleasing sight lines, and plenty of sunshine and water views. Small rooms, including a study with a fireplace and paneled mahogany interior with hidden doors to house computer wiring, provide other modern touches. The interior designer, Ashley Scott of Niles-Scott Interiors in Manchester, injected shots of color and texture throughout the house with accent pieces, chunky sisal, and, as Scott says, "hints of surprise" in lamps and other pieces. Nooks and crannies are everywhere, and they are worth stopping for and admiring. A paneled stair hall and grand staircase leads to the second-floor landing nook, with a decorative stained-glass window by an Essex artist, offers another quiet space. The family also loves the new ocean-facing porch, outfitted with a pizza oven and fireplace of stacked granite. The interior's custom millwork—such as its beveled wall paneling, staircase, and balustrade—was made at Stephen Terhune Woodworking, Carpenter & Mac- Neille's own shop. Housed in a trolley car barn next to the architectural offices, the shop's craftsmen turn out custom millwork, furniture, and some of OakLedge's finest details, such as the wavy-patterned shingles over the portico. A majestic oak tree sweeps a leafy pattern across the shingles, standing in testament to OakLedge,