Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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44 SPRING 2018 E VERY HOME HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN AWKWARD space, that one area that never looks quite right no matter the artwork placement or furniture arrangement. For a couple who upsized from a condo in downtown Boston to a larger residence in the suburbs in 2011, their awkward space was unfortunately the place where they ended up spending most of their time. The design nemesis in question was their expansive great room, stretching the entire length of the house, front to back, it's also open to the kitchen, a staircase, and the back porch. "We really didn't know how to make it work," admits the wife. "After trying a few approaches over the years, I decided it was time to bring in professional help." As she was already familiar with the Boston Design Center, she discovered Barbara Elza Hirsch of Concord-based Elza B. Design, Inc., through the center's elite designer-on-call program. The couple enlisted Hirsch's help, not just with the tricky great room but in morphing the entire first floor into a more cohesive, sophisticated whole. One caveat was that, in case they decided to sell down the road—they tastemaker nshoremag.com/nshorehome/ Two major sources of inspiration for the interior redo included the couple's preference for blues and greens and the wife's Scandinavian heritage and resulting fondness for midcentury modern design.