Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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THE GLOW OF A SINGLE 96 flaming-orange sugar maple tree, fluttering against Newbury's iconic lower town green, washed over Debbie Dimes like a silky summer rain. She wouldn't forget the memory. A year later, Dimes drove by the same spot and saw a "For Sale" sign on the land next door. This time she noticed the peach trees scattered around the property, a left over from its years as a fruit farm. Dimes and her husband, Frank Traniello, needed no more signs that the spacious property would be the site of their new house. As Dimes happily says, "The memory is very vivid; it was meant to be." Three years later, the couple's snug 2,600-square-foot home, in farmhouse style with a touch of sleek modernity, melds perfectly with the surrounding historic homes, includ- ing the 1715 Dole Little House. Set back from the country road on a softly rolling slope, the home has the simple, austere look of a classic farmhouse, but is imbued with subtle modern touches that put it squarely in the 21st century. This delicate, beautiful balance was delivered by architect Mathew