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A bold fabric pattern transforms the sliding patio doors with rich dimension using large panels that slide across to keep the home warm in winter.
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Location: Hingham, MA, United States This family had just moved back to the states from Paris and wanted their landscape to be an evocative blend of France and Nantucket. The front had to be low and open to the view of Hingham Harbor, yet full of color and a touch of beach grasses. Rounding the corner toward the back yard is a dramatic hedge of Miscanthus gracilimus and PG Hydrangea, with a touch of Calamgrostis to caress your arm as you pass through the gate. The pool area in back is a cool blue slice of paradise, surrounded by borders bursting with bloom.

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Photographer: Ryan Gamma
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Custom-designed fountain made from recycled glass appear like stained glass with the evening lighting.
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This custom lake home was designed for a challenging building lot on the lake, with fantastic views of the water, the sunrise and the sunsets, as well. The client desired lake views from all rooms possible, lots of natural light, while also incorporating a 3-car Garage and a ‘Surf Shop’ for all of their lake toys. Given that the lot is surrounded by water on 3 sides, it had 50’ deep lake side setbacks surrounding it and the septic field took up half the remaining site, as well, so there was a small, odd shaped building envelop left to design the house within. We were certainly up for the challenge, as many clients hire us because of our ability to creatively design on challenging building sites, and this client is a repeat client for us, as well, after having seen what we were able to create for them with their last home renovation. The goal within the restrictions of all the lot setbacks was to achieve a reasonable size family home with an open layout for the main living spaces maximizing lake views, with 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms, a small Home Office, a Bonus Room, and lots of indoor-outdoor connectivity from the main living spaces to the ample outdoor Covered Porches for entertaining, and these Porches provide shading from the late afternoon sun. The wife loves the bi-folding window at the Kitchen sink so she can still have a conversation with her husband as he is grilling just outside the Kitchen on the Porch. The Master Bedroom and Bathroom both have great lake views, as well as a large slider to access the Covered Porch, and there is a Storage Closet on the Porch just outside the Bedroom for storing porch furniture cushions when storms roll through. The biggest challenge was orienting the Great Room to have both a sunrise and a sunset view and this was accomplished by angling the main living space to be oriented with one large wall of glass facing NE and another large wall of glass facing NW, along with the Kitchen and Dining Room, as well. The lake views are spectacular from these rooms year round, no matter where the sun rises and sets on the lake, and the Master Bedroom and Bathroom both have a great sunset view. They also desired a Front Porch (street side) that would be protected by the wind, and have Southern sun on it, so they could sit outside in the winter and enjoy the sun, without the cold winter winds blowing through, so we created a recessed Porch on this side ample enough for two chairs, The 3-car Garage became a tandem Garage and Workshop with a lake view, and the ‘Surf Shop’ has easy access to the dock side at the lake. The Laundry Room is the only room in the home that doesn’t have a lake view, yet it has natural light from the south.

the bamboo is a clumping variety called Bambusa eutuldoides viridi-vittata , Asian lemon bamboo. This variety is a clumper and you do not need to contain it, however, do allow an 8'by 10' area for its ultimate growth. Bamboo does require constant maintenance and you will need to do some research for the specific variety you choose. Once planted, it will become a beautiful focal point and add a stunning tropical accent. Photo Credit: Sherwood Cox

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Request Free Quote If you live in the Chicagoland area and want to swim year-round, you require an indoor swimming pool. This indoor paradise has all of the amenities that an outdoor swimming pool would have and more. Automatic swimming pool covers on both the pool and hot tub keep moisture down in the room, and laminar flow fountain jets around the perimeter give a measure of visual excitement and elegance. The slide gives kids a fun activity in the winter that they otherwise wouldn't have, along with a diving board to faciliate winter dive practice. Photos by Linda Oyama Bryan

The Upper Garden with 'Ha-Ha' wall: One side of the sinuous retaining stone wall is faced with stone, the other face sloped and turfed, forms a green pool for the upper garden. The ha-ha wall backed by Annabelle Hydrangeas conceals the driveway from sight and extends the view to the lower garden as one looks out from the house through the Zelkovas.They are planted between the hydrangeas and act as a first buffer to the busy street set behind the Lower Garden. Photo credit: ROGER FOLEY

Interior Design: By Michel Boyd of Smith Boyd Interiors Photography: Allen Cooley
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Photo by Tina Witherspoon. Metal art screens by Pepperbox.
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Gazebo, Covered Wood Structure, Outdoor Fireplace, Outdoor Living Space, Concrete Paver Hardscape, Ambient Lighting, Landscape Lighting, Outdoor Lighting,

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