Beach Chic, Autumn-style
More from the annals of local pride… Newburyport eco-chic boutique The Studio—Best of Boston winner for shopping on the North Shore—has introduced an exclusive hoodie coat from Prairie Underground....
View ArticleBostonista Sweats It
EquiFit owner Alexandra Cherubini has fused two of her passions—riding and yoga—with the AgSilver CleanMat, a yoga mat that incorporates AgSilver, a powerful antimicrobial ingredient used on horses...
View ArticleYour Tuesday To-Do List
If you only do two things tomorrow, that’s fine. Just make them count. We’ll make it easy for you: 1. Vote for Barack! Unless you’d be happy to see Bostonista move to Switzerland, and you very well may...
View ArticleMore From the Annals of Recession Chic…
Turns out you don’t have to be up to your pocket-scarf in old money to dress like a classy WASP. The enduringly dapper Joe Ferrarro, once named by the Globe as one of Boston’s best dressed, dishes out...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Ideas, Part 1: The Cat
As the hassles of the holidays begin to bear down, it’s important to plan your season wisely. And so this weekend, before the travel and relatives and debilitating amounts of food began, I set out...
View ArticleFound: The Perfect Corduroys
I’ve been looking for a pair of corduroys for years. Corduroys are inherently unflattering: a little bulky, saggy-seeming in all the wrong places. Sort of like sweatpants made to look like regular...
View ArticleFifty Shades of White
A vintage standing lamp and white side table create a peaceful vibe in the master bedroom of this New Hampshire cottage. (Photos by Nat Rea) As an interior designer and the creator of a furniture,...
View ArticleMixed Media
Lady in Red: Kristina Lyons, wearing a Nicole Miller dress, Blur leather jacket, and Bittersweet Designs necklace, kicks back at home. (Photos by Jesse Burke) Kristina Lyons has always been drawn to...
View ArticleFresh Take
Gray Lady: Roytberg favors neutrals in both her wardrobe and her home (though lately she’s started to add patterns). (Photos by Jesse Burke / Styling by Chrissy Beale) Alina Roytberg, cofounder of the...
View ArticleBlack & Blue
Photo by Scott M. Lacey He began to walk the moment he got to town, in the morning, at night, when he was anxious or bored or simply awake, through the rain and later the snow, when the city felt still...
View ArticleBottled Up
Photographs by Jesse Burke. Styling by Chrissy Beale. TJ and Hadley Douglas had one important requirement when searching for their South End home almost seven years ago: It had to have enough space for...
View ArticleHouse of Curiosities
The exposed wooden beams and painted floor in the open dining and kitchen area came with the house, but the Clapps brought the flamed birch dining table (custom-made by Staples Cabinetmakers),...
View ArticlePregnant Pause?
All photos by Jana Leon For most of my life, I believed that my mother, who smoked until I was in my teens, had at least quit during the months she was pregnant with me, her only child. It wasn’t until...
View ArticleUp in the Air
The living room, overlooking Tremont Street, features sofas by B & B Italia, a rug by the London-based designer Luke Irwin, a vintage Kalmar “Tulipan” chandelier, and, above the working fireplace,...
View ArticleSelling God
Photograph by Toan Trinh David Ruffin, coordinator of the Sanctuary Boston, a “small group worship” aimed at attracting younger members to Unitarian Universalism. At the beginning of 2012, in a...
View ArticleVintage Beauty
photograph by jesse burke / styling by chrissy beale Elitis wallpaper along one wall sets the mood in the master bedroom, which features a European art deco bed, salvaged lamps, and vintage side...
View ArticleHouse of Stone
Photograph by Chuck Choi In 2004, architect Peter Rose and his team were working on a project in Chilmark—a new contemporary house at the end of one of those long and winding Martha’s Vineyard roads...
View ArticleHigh Style in the North End
Photograph by Sean Litchfield Over the course of Acquire’s seven-year run, owner Nikki Dalrymple became known for her eclectic eye, stocking the North End accessories boutique with new and vintage...
View ArticleJamaica Plain No More
Two Barbara Barry chairs found on eBay serve as the focal points of the living room. / Photograph by Bob O’Connor, Styling by Chrissy Beale A side job turned serendipitous for interior planner Louis...
View ArticleMake a Night of It
Harpoon Brewery | photograph courtesy of John Horner Photography For the craft-beer aficionado… Brew-Touring Through Boston Your ideal Saturday involves a pint of locally brewed IPA and good...
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