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features 50 More Than Just a House for BoatsOnce part of a property that included four buildings on five lots, this redesigned,casual and comfortable boathouse on Lake Sunapee is where guestsand even

family memberslove to stay.

By Andi Axman | Photography by John W. Hession

58 Updating a Classic 80s Home

Two dream-driven homeowners assembled a talented team to restore and update

a Bedford landmark property.

By Kara Steere | Daytime photography by Joseph St. Pierre

Nighttime photography by John W. Hession

68 Inspired by a Riverside Location

Eleven designers from New Hampshire and beyond updated the interiors of a

Shingle Style home for the twenty-third year of the Decorator Show House that

benefits the Museums of Old York, Maine.

By Debbie Kane | Photography by John W. Hession

on the cover and page 50

Homeowners enjoy views of the mountains

surrounding Lake Sunapee from the deck of

their boathouse, designed by architect Philip

Laird of ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge

in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and built by

McGray & Nichols in New London.

Photography by John W. Hession

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10 Contributors

12 fromtheeditor

The Great Outdoors

14 Lettersfromourreaders

16 onthetown

18 favoritefinds

for outdoor living

20 homeCooking

with mary ann esposito

Plum Dandy26 gardenrx

Beauty Beyond BlossomsBy Robin Sweetser

34 bydesign

Outdoor Spaces ThatWork and PlayBy Larissa Mulkern

42 insPiration

The Many Functions of WoodBy Sarah Pinneo

78 sPeCiaLadvertisingseCtion

Outdoor Living

85 markyourCaLendar

86 advertisersinde

88 athomeinnewhamPshire

Dreaming of Truff lesBy Hillary Nelson

Illustration by Catherine Raynes

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contributors

Nancy Belluscio is a photographer

specializing in architectural and

environmental images. Originally

from the White Mountains, she and

her family now live in the Monadnock

Region. She may be reached at

nancyonsite.com.

Stefan Cavezzali was born in Adelaide,

Australia, to an Australian mother and

a French-Canadian father, and has

traveled throughout the United States

and in other countries. After a semester

in Florence, Italy, he recently completed

his fourth year at Keene State College

studying architecture, and hopes to

one day blend his education with his

cultural and linguistic skills by working

for an international architecture rm.

Mary Ann Esposito is the host of the

public television series Ciao Italia, now

in its twenty-third season, and the

author of twelve cookbooks, including

her newest, Ciao Italio Family Classics.

She lives in New Hampshire. Visit her

website at ciaoitalia.com.

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Great Island Photography are based in

New London and provide wedding,

event and portrait photography, along

with videography services. Their

favorite commercial projects includearchitectural and product shoots, as

well as sporting events. See their work

at greatislandphotography.com.

Mikaela Hornung is a fourth-year

interior design student at Liberty

University in Lynchburg, Virginia. An

intern at Dream Kitchens in Nashua in

2011, Hornung has future aspirations to

work at a rm where she can bring her

sense of fun, versatility and style to

commercial and residential design.

Debbie Kane writes about home,

design, food, wine and spirits for a

variety of magazines. A resident of the

Seacoast, shes also a copywriter and

public relations consultant. She maybe reached at kanecomm@comcast.

net or through her website at

write2engage.net.

Rose Zevos King recently graduated

from the University of St Andrews in

Scotland, where she pursued a degree

in art history, and served as the creative

director and photo editor for two

university publications. Having traveled

throughout Europe, Asia and North

America, she hopes to pursue a career

that combines her passions for travel,

photography and architecture.

Heather Milliman spent several years

at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in San

Francisco, where she developed atangible enthusiasm for fresh,

handcrafted foods with unexpected

visual appeal. Some of her clients

include Northeast Flavormagazine,

General Mills and Mens Fitness, and

she is also an instructor at Stonewall

Kitchen Cooking School in York,

Maine. Milliman lives in Dover

with her family.

Larissa Mulkern writes news and

feature articles for numerous

publications and clients, including

the New HampshireUnion Leader

and New Hampshire Sunday News,

Salmon Press as well as Seacoast Media

Group. A former Seacoast resident, she

now lives in Wakeeld with her

husband, Michael, and two adopted

cats, Dusty and Roxie. She can be

reached at [email protected].

Hillary Nelson writes about food,

gardens and life from her farm in

Canterbury. Her essays, recipes and

photographs are published by the

Concord Monitorand can also be

found at coldgardenwarmkitchen.org.

Sarah Pinneo is the co-author ofThe Ski

House Cookbook and the author of the

novelJulias Child, published by Plume

in 2012. She can be reached through her

website SarahPinneo.com.

Joseph St. Pierre has photographed

architecture and interiors for thirty

years, and his work has appeared in

many national and regionalpublications. He lives in Concord.

Catherine Raynes is a landscape oil

painter whose work is shown at

galleries throughout New England,

has been published in several books

and has been displayed at the New

Hampshire Statehouse. She also has

been a guest artist on PBSs Windows

to the Wild. Raynes works from her

Portsmouth studio, and her work can

be viewed at catherineraynes.com.

Robin Sweetser writes a gardening

column for the Sunday Concord

Monitorand is a contributor to the

Old Farmers Almanac, among other

publications. A former Seacoast

resident, she now lives and gardens

in Hillsborough.

Kate Trombly, a graduate of the

University of New Hampshire in

Durham and a former NewHampsHire

Home intern, works as a program

coordinator at Boston Universitys

School of Management. She enjoys

writing, cooking and traveling

in her spare time, and can be reached

at [email protected].

Greg West is a photographer who

believes that in every room, in every

building, there is a visual character that

makes the space unique and worth a

second glance. He may be reached at

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In summer, I can think o no better place to be than outsidehere, at home in New

Hampshire. Our landscape is so beautiul and has so much to oer: beaches to laze on,

mountains to hike on, and lakes and rivers to boat on and swim in. And then there are

the glorious gardens to admire, a sweet treat I look orward to all year.

One o my great pleasures this time o year (or any time the mercury rises above 60

degrees) is having a meal outdoors on our patio. Theres nothing like eeling the sun on

my ace and listening to the birds sing while savoring good ood and drink with amily

and riends.

Without a doubt, our patio is my avorite room o the house in summer, and other

people we spoke to in this issue eel the same way (page 34). For ideas on how to urnish

and decorate these spaces, check out our Favorite Finds on page 18.

Also inspiring are our very dierent homes we share with you on the ollowing pages.

On Lake Sunapee, a boathouse (page 50) and the house attached to it not only mirror the

Adirondack-style architecture o the main house (designed by Prentice Sanger in 1927) but

also make an architectural statement, thanks to the vision o architect Philip Laird o ARC/

Architectural Resources Cambridge in Massachusetts. Although the boathouse is also a

guesthouse, its so comortable that amily members enjoy relaxing there, too.

In Bedord, Karen and Randy Shaw gave new lie to a 1980s dream house (page 58).

Inside, they restored its beautiul woodwork, updated ooring, installed new carpet-

ing, painted rooms and renovated the kitchen, thanks to help rom Cynthia Shreve o

Goedecke Flooring and Design Center in Bedord. Outside, Douglas R. Miller o Landesign,LLC in Harrisville, helped the Shaws revamp the landscape and reorient the pool.

A relatively new Shingle Style home in York, Maine, by Thane Pearson Design o York,

got a new look, thanks to the eleven designers who participated in the Museums o Old

Yorks 2012 Decorator Show House (page 68). The designers extraordinary eorts have set

the bar high or this years show house in Kittery Point, which is open July 13August 15.

A beautiul timber-rame lake house built by Bensonwood Homes in Walpole is not

only surrounded by woods, its also built rom wood (a birch oor and a shingled wall are

eatured inside the house) and heated by woodthanks to a three-ton masonry heater

thats the centerpiece o the homes design (page 42).

Aside rom lakes and gardens, other summer treats rom the outdoors are resh, locally

grown ruits and vegetables. So enjoy plums rom here, in season now, and try Mary

Ann Espositos yummy recipes (page 20). And keep an eye out when youre roaming the

woodsi youre an experienced mushroom hunter like Hillary Nelson (page 88), you, too,

may fnd those elusive pecan trues.

Editor

The Great Outdoors

from the edItor

In summer, I can

think of no better

place to be than

outsidehere,

at home in New

Hampshire.


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A work of art

On behalf of the Currier Museum of Artand the Zimmerman House, thank you for

the beautiful article on Manchesters Frank

Lloyd Wrightdesigned home [An Architec-

tural Work of Art, May/June 2013]. You did

a wonderful job capturing the house in

pictures and words, and Im sure you inspired

more than a few to come for a visit. Were so

thrilled with the article! One of my docents

whos been giving tours for more than a

decade said it is the best article on the house

shes ever seen.Jane Seney, educator for tour and docent programs

at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester

I was so happy to read your wonderful

article on the Zimmerman House. You wove

together so beautifully your own reactions

to the property with the thoughts of many

others who love and care for it! The result

is a denitive interpretation, which, I know,

the Currier will value and use in its future

interpretation of the site. Your investment of

thought, time and research is apparent, and

has created a valuable legacy for anyone who

admires this property and is interested in the

life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright.

This whole issue is very special to me. Ihave known Martha and Geoff Clark [Down-

town Chic] since the 1970s; have spent many

happy hours with Barbara Ward and others

examining and researching the Moffatt-Ladd

House [A Milestone Birthday for a Portsmouth

House]; and, of course, was a sort-of distant,

orbiting satellite of the Bridges House trans-

formation [A Stately Show House]. As a staff

member at Strawbery Banke, I was present

at the creation of todays Mombo restau-

rant [Renovating a Restaurant with History]

when it was built from barn timbers as the

Dunaway General Store, then the museumsgift shop.

Im astonished to nd so many familiar

and cherished things between the covers ofthis issue. I know its a sign of growing old to

have been involved with so many projects,

but your writing and editorship in this issue

seem to validate all these years of happy work.

James Garvin, architectural historian in Concord

An elegant renovationYour coverage of the Bridges House is

fantastic [A Stately Show House, May/June

2013]! I was honored to be a participant in

the project and so glad to see the house

restored so beautifully. I was also delighted

to see the story on the Zimmerman House[An Architectural Work of Art]. It is a property

I just love visiting and one that more New

Hampshire residents should see; this article

will denitely entice them to make the trip

this summer.

I want you to know how pleased I am with

our association with NewHampsHireHome. My

clients often bring in the magazine, cite an

article and show a photo. Many comment

that they dont subscribe to any other home

magazine but yours!

As an advertiser in NewHampsHireHome, I

couldnt be more pleased. Almost every week,a prospective client tells us that he/she is

in our showroom because of our ad in your

magazine; many clients have cut out the ad,

telling me they have been carrying it around

forever, until theyre ready to start their

kitchen project. Needless to say, I look at the

advertising dollars we spend in your maga-

zine as one of the best investments I make in

my business marketing.

As someone who is passionate about old

houses, colloquial architecture and the ar-

chitectural landmarks that shape our state, I

am particularly appreciative of the exposure

and attention you give to the buildings and

landscapes so important to New Hampshire.

You have a wonderful way of informingand educating your readership, making the

exploration of old houses/museums exciting,

creating curiosity and a desire to visit. Your

thoughtful and tasteful showcasing of home

renovations reinforces the importance of

preserving, reusing and revitalizing these

older structures, encouraging your readers

to look at their homes in a new light, con-

sider a project there or feel condent in the

decision to move forward with renovations

already planned.

Thank you for all you and your team do to

build such a beautiful magazine. You have, in

me, a fan forever!Sue Booth, designer and principal of

Vintage Kitchens in Concord

Editors note: In addition to the eighteen

interior designers whose volunteer efforts

helped transform the Bridges House, we want

to give a special shout-out for their labors of

love to the thirteen oral designers from the

New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs

who provided arrangements and centerpieces

for the show house. We also want to acknowl-

edge TMS Architects of Portsmouth and CobbHill Construction in Concord for their work

renovating the Bridges House.

We love to hear your thoughts about the

stories weve published, and were always on

the lookout for homes and gardens that might

interest our readers. Write to us at

Editor;NewHampsHire Home; 150 Dow Street;

Manchester, NH 03101; or e-mail editor@

NHHomeMagazine.com . We look forward tohearing from you!

letters from our readers

From left: The Currier Museum of Arts Zimmerman House in Manchester featured inAn Architectural Work of Art; the Bridges House Mount Washington Room in Concord,

designed by Julia Dias Interiors in Bedford and featured inA Stately Show House.



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Praising preservationTen projects from across the state were recognized for outstanding preservation ef-

forts at the New Hampshire Preservation Alliances annual Preservation Achievement

Awards in Concord in May. Accepting the award for the Portsmouth Historical Societys

work on the Discover Portsmouth

Center were, from left, Peter Middleton

of Martini Northern; Maryellen Burke,

executive director of the Portsmouth

Historical Society; Nichole Martineau,

AIA of TMS Architects; Richard Candee,

president of the Portsmouth Histori-

cal Society; and Senator Martha Fuller

Clark, vice president of the Portsmouth

Historical Society.PhotograPhy courtesy of steve Booth

on the town

All about chairsIn April, the New Hampshire Furniture

Masters (NHFM) displayed the extra-

ordinary fruits of their, as well as invited

guests, talents at their Concord gallery in

Just Chairs: A Survey of Side Chairs. Among

those masters attending were, from left,

Garrett Hack, Tom McLaughlin, David Leach,

NHFM Chair Richard Oedel, David Lamb

(who is also the New Hampshire artist

laureate) and Ted Blachly. Examples of

signicant chairs by renowned designers

George Nakashima, Duncan Phyfe

and Hans Wegner were also exhibited.

PhotograPhy By John W. hession

Celebrating artistsGuests at the April benet dinner for The

MacDowell Colony in Peterborough got a

preview of the new library designed by re-

nowned architects Tod Williams and Billie

Tsien. Guestsincluding, from left, Laura

Trowbridge, Laurie Appel and Mary Liz

Lewisalso enjoyed a performance by jazz

bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma; animations

by Mike Estabrook; and remarks by MichaelChabon, the board chair and Pulitzer

Prize-winning author.PhotograPhy courtesy of John Matthias

Recognizing futurearchitectsIn April, the New Hampshire

chapter of the American In-

stitute of Architects (AIANH)

announced the winners of

this years High School De-sign Competition at a joint

meeting with the Architec-

ture Department of Keene

State College. Guests included, from left, guest speaker and architect Peter Hedlund of

Sasaki Associates in Watertown, Massachusetts; Bruce Hamilton, AIA of Bruce R. Ham-

ilton Architects; Karolina Burtt, AIA of the Architectural Studio + LLC, who is the 2013

AIANH president; Bart Sapeta, Keene State College professor of architecture; and Patrick

Gordon of AW Hastings/Marvin Windows and Doors. PhotograPhy courtesy of carolyn isaak

Kitchens galoreAmong the eleven Portsmouth kitchens

showcased during The Music Halls twenty-

second annual Kitchen Tour in May was

one in this early-nineteenth-century home

near Strawbery Banke, where kitchen tour

committee member Philip Marcus pro-

vided information to visitors.

PhotograPhy courtesy of greg West

Continuing the traditionAmong those celebrating the work of

newly juried members at the League of

New Hampshire

Craftsmens gallery

in Concord in April

were, from left, Pam

Sullivan of Sullivan

Creative (who is also

a marketing consul-

tant to the league)

and Janine Lep, manager of the Concord

League of New Hampshire CraftsmenRetail Gallery. PhotograPhy By Wendy Wood

Bidding high for goodMore than three hundred people

attended an auction for the FriendsProgram in Concord in May, which

raised more than $90,000. Among the

items up for bid were ten cherry mir-

rors made by New Hampshire Guild

of Woodworkers President A. Robert

Couch and decorated with scenes

showing Reections of Concord by

artists including, from left, Melissa

Miller and Lisa Nellthropp.

PhotograPhy courtesy of geoff forester



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resh plums or making jams, pies and

Moms plum kuchen.

O course, as a teenager, I thought thiswas a waste o time, and I tried to hide

in my closet to escape the inevitable

plum-picking party, but my brothers

always knew where I was so my cover

was blown.

Well the plums dont all ar rom the

tree, as they say, and now I fnd mysel

marking my calendar every summer as a

reminder to not to orget to pick plums!

Plums are members o the rose amily,

and are related to peaches and nectarines,

all o which are stone ruits. There are

many varieties o plums, rom the com-

mon blue or purple plum o Europe to

the Santa Rosa plum grown in Caliornia

and introduced by the amous American

plant breeder, Luther Burbank. As a result

o his experiments with the plum trees

that he purchased in Japan, there are

now more than two hundred varieties

o plums grown in Caliornia. Plums are

also grown in Washington state, Oregon,

Idaho, Michigan and New York.

The season or plums is long, begin-

ning in May and lasting until Thanks-

giving, but the best picking period is

rom mid-June through mid-August.

Plums are usually harvested when they

are mature but not ully ripe. They

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Plums are a versatile

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should have a shiny color or their

variety. Choose plums that eel heavynot mushy, bruised or showing signs o

shriveled skin. Let the ruit ripen ully

at room temperature. You will know

when a plum is ready to eat when it

gives o its perumed aroma and is sot

to the touch.

The best way to enjoy resh plums is

eating them out o hand. They are so

versatile in cooking, too, rom making

plum sauces, to accompanying pork andpoultry, to poached plums or dessert.

A pound o resh plums yields about

2 cups sliced, 2 cups diced or 1 cups

pured ruit.

Mom and Dad were right: plums are

just dandy! NHH



Fresh Plum Tartmakes one 9-inch tart

My mother was partial to plums, canning them for winter use as well as turning them into tart/sweet plum sauce for vanilla

ice cream and this heavenly plum tart that I still make today. No one ever believes me when I say this unconventional crust

one of the best youll ever eatis hassle-free without the need to roll pastry dough.

2 cups unbleached all-purpose our

1 cup white sugar, divided

1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits

68 large, resh red or purple plums, halved,pitted and cut into -inch-thick slices

Juice o 1 lemon

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/3 cup sliced almonds

2 egg yolks

1 cup heavy cream

Recipe from Ciao Italia Family Classics

1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Butter a uted tart pan with a removable bottom andset aside. Combine the our, cup sugar, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Cut in

the butter with a pastry blender or ork until the mixture looks powdery.

2. Place the mixture into the tart pan and pat the crust evenly, making sure to fll inthe uted sides as well. Set aside.

3. Toss the plum slices with the lemon juice and cup sugar, and arrange the sliceson the crust in an overlapping pattern to fll the entire surace.

4. Combine the remaining cup sugar, cinnamon, cloves and almonds in a smallbowl and sprinkle evenly over the top o the plums.

5. Place the tart on a rimmed baking sheet and bake or 15 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks in a small bowl with the heavy cream. Slowly pourthe mixture evenly over the top o the tart (you may have a little cream mixture letover). Bake or 30 minutes more or until the top is golden brown.

7. Remove the tart rom the oven and cool on a rack or 10 minutes. Careully removethe sides. Cut the tart into wedges and serve warm.



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Plum Perfect Summer SaladServeS 4

Summertime plums are great in salads, and I love to experiment with them, adding fruit

to the fresh, crisp lettuces that come from my home garden. Add some toasted, sliced

almonds and feta cheese, and this breezy salad will become a favorite.

6 cups mixed salad greens

9 ripe red or purple plums: 6 large, cutin half, pitted and sliced into -inch-thick wedges; 3 peeled, pitted and sliced

1 small red onion, thinly sliced into rings

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds

4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

68 fresh mint leaves

3 tablespoons freshly squeezedlemon juice

1 tablespoon honey

Salt, to taste

1. Place the salad greens, 6 large plums,onion, feta cheese and almonds in asalad bowl.

2. Place the remaining ingredients, exceptthe salt, in a food processor and whirl tomake an emulsion.

3. Pour the dressing over the salad and tossgently. Add salt to taste and toss again.Serve immediately.

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Dry-Rub Grilled Pork Chops with Grilled PlumsServeS 4

There is a really great taste afnity in this dish between the pork chops and plums,

and it is a nice diversion rom the usual applesauce accompaniment. It is one o

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4 tablespoons resh rosemaryneedles, minced

2 cloves garlic, peeledand minced

1 teaspoon fne sea salt

1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper

1 teaspoon ennel powder orcrushed ennel seed

4 bone-in, loin-cut pork chops(about 6 ounces each)

4 large black plums, cut in hal,pit removed

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons honey

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. Combine the rosemary, garlic, salt, pepper and

ennel powder. Rub the mixture over both sides othe pork chops. Set aside.

2. In a bowl, combine the plum halves, olive oil,honey and cinnamon. Toss and place the plums andany collected juices on a sheet o aluminum oil.Crimp and close the oil. Set aside.

3. Preheat the grill on high or 10 minutes. Place thepork chops on the grill and cook to desired doneness(155F is medium).

4. While the pork chops are cooking, place thealuminum-oil package on the grill and cook orabout 45 minutes.

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and is working on a new bed with

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shaded by a newly planted bottlebrush

buckeye and a owering dogwood.

Gardening has always interested me,

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Bean grew up around great gardeners;

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As a young woman, she visited

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that they repeated throughout, and had

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Landscape designer Robert Gillmore

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or ocal points. It is a well-established

gardennot too new or too busy, he

says, and the large graceul sweeps are

the product o good planning.

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To even the casual observer, there is

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elements in the design, as they arerepeated across the landscape. The

This tall, metal tuteur is one o our placed in the vegetable garden, and adds height and ormality to a practical

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asks us to build a house on a property wherethey havent spent any time, says Walter,

o Bensonwood Homes in Walpole. But this

couple had a quaint little camper on the

property, and theyd watched the sun rise

and set there.

Quimby understood that in order to build

a proverbial dream house, one must invest in

the dreaming stage. The couple owned their

lakeront property or more than a decade

The Many Functions of Wood

inspiration

By Sarah Pinneo

Photography by Lindsay Holmes and Tom McHugh of Great Island Photography

Not only is this

lakehouse made

from wood and

surrounded by

woodsit also

has a wood-fired

masonry heater.

Slabs of Goshen stone from Western Massachusetts create a beautiful patio and outdoor dining area for this lakefront home designed and built by Bensonwood

Homes in Walpole. Landscape design was by db Landscaping in Sunapee.

beore breaking ground on the timber-rame

home in Hillsborough County. Not only did

they know the land well, but Quimby had

a thick fle bursting with ideas. The result

was a home with interesting details, insideand outside.

The centerpiece o the homes design is a

masonry heater. To the untrained eye, the

broad chimney may appear to be merely an

attractive use o brick. But Quimby ear-

marked the masonry heater early on in his

research, fnding it to be an innovative way

to heat the home with a renewable resource

in a uniquely nonpolluting way. The ma-



sonry heater is fred only once a day

during the coldest months, Quimby

says, but at a very high temperature.

The hot fre burns all o the particulates

and most o the gasses contained in the

wood. Temperatures inside may reach

nine hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

But those six thousand pounds o

brick and masonry amass the heat

gently, which means the temperature

inside the home doesnt vary as much

as a home heated by an ordinary wood-

stove. The masonry heater is a radiant

heat source, explains Erik Nilsen o

Thermal Mass Inc., the Dalton com-

pany that built the heater. The heat

distributes itsel more evenly. Its not

drying the air as much as a metal stove

would do. Nilsen has been building

masonry heaters around New Englandor thirty-fve years.

The central placement of the masonry heater assists with even heat convection. It also acts as a room divider between the kitchen and living spaces.

An arched, wood-storage compartment for the masonry heater complements the shape of the oven doors,

as well as lightens the effect of the brick mass on the room.



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The hot fre burns clean, reducing

emissions. Theres peace o mind with

a masonry heater, since you dont

have to worry about chimney fres.

In addition, the mass o the stove

and chimney stay comortable to

the touch. You can lean against the

surace, Nilsen says.

There are two arched doors in thestove. The larger one is the frebox,

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The house is set

on the property ina way that maximizes

views of the lake and

forest from this bedroom.

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and the upper door is an optional

baking oven. We had our rst brick-

oven pizza party in February, Sirois

says. At 550F degrees, pizzas cook

in minutes.

The rosy bricks that ace the

stove and chimney complement the

other natural materials in the home,

blending with the warm tones o the

birch fooring, cherry cabinetry and

soapstone countertops. An archway

built through the center o the mass

lightens the look and provides a con-

venient wood-storage area.Heating the Quimby-Sirois home



or an entire cold winter was accom-

plished with three cords o wood,

thanks in part to the buildings tight

envelope constructed by Bensonwood

Homes. The montage building system

the wall panels are abricated in the

Walpole shop, then assembled on siteand lited into place with a crane; a

process that takes much less time on

site than traditional stick-built con-

structioncreates a home with much

higher R-values than insulation with

standard construction. In addition, be-

cause segments are built at the actory,

the wiring and windows are already in

place. This means theres less waste at

the construction site, Walter says, and

less disruption to the community.

Refecting the woods

Another beautiul element o the lake-

ront home is the timber rame. At

Bensonwood, weve been designingthese timber-rame buildings or a long

inspiration

The interior shingled wall gives the upper oor the

feel of a separate, secluded cabin.

time, Walter says. And theres always

a moment when the rame stands there

alonea beautiul sculptural orm on

the site. And someone always says,

Its a shame we have to enclose it.

The Quimby house, with its outdoor

covered living areas, oered a unique

opportunity to show o more timber.

Wood grain is a design elementeverywhere in the home. In addition to

the timbers and birch ooring, Quimby

specifed a shingled wall inside the

house. Entering the home, there is a tall

interior wall adjacent to the stairway

to the second oor. Sheet rock would

have looked so plain, Quimby says.

The shingled wall makes the upstairs

eel like a separate cabin. And to add

his personal touch, he spent manyhours cutting a tree-o-lie design into

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one shingled section to greet visitors

as they step onto the porch.

For a foor plan that maximizes the

view, Walter designed a broad-aced

Cape-style home. The kitchen, dining

and living rooms all have lake views.

The width o the housethe long

aspectlooks at the lake, he says.With the ridge running perpen-

dicular to the lake, we allow a lot o

natural light deep into the building.

That natural light is achieved in

spite o a wooded setting. The result

is a home made rom wood, heated

by wood and respectul o the woods.

People always ask us, Sirois says,

Why dont you take those trees

down? But we love the setting o the

woods as well as the lake. NHH

Architect Randall Walter of Bensonwood Homes(left) visits with homeowners Forrest Quimby and

Julia Sirois in their kitchen.



more than just

aHouseforBoats



The homeowners envisioned a

boathouse that was comfortable

but also incorporated some of

the same design principles as the

main house (to the right), such

as the color schemes and

architectural elements.

By Andi AxmAn| PhotogrAPhyBy John W. hession

Now that its redesigNed, a boathouse oN Lake

suNapee is where guestsaNd eveN famiLy

membersLove to stay.



IIn archItecture, when orm and unction

enhance one another, the result can be spectacu-

lar. And that is the long story made short about

a boathouse with an attached guesthouse on

Lake Sunapee.

As part o a property that once included our

buildings on fve lotsoriginally they were part

o a amily compound but were sold to several

owners over the yearsthe boathouse and the

house attached to it were oered or sale in 1998.

The next owners werent ar awaythey were

next door, in the propertys main house, a large,

splendid lake house designed by Prentice Sanger

in 1927. (Sanger, a local architect, also renovat-ed The Fells in nearby Newbury or John Milton

Hays son, Clarence, and his wie, Alice, in 1915.)

The main house has a grand entry and great

room as well as spectacular views o the lake

and mountains.

Unlike the main house, the boathouse and

house attached to it were not designed by Sanger

but were built in the 1960s. The house portion

had been rented out and was part o a bed and

breakast at one time. It lacked the character and

charm o the main house, and once the new own-

ers purchased it, we wanted the design o the

boathouse to honor the Adirondack-style design

o the main house, says the homeowner.

To interpret their vision, the homeownersturned to the team they worked with when they

The main house had

turquoise trim when the

homeowners bought it,

and they used the same

color on the boathouse

trim. Nannette Lewis of

Nannette Lewis Interiors

in Chestnut Hill,

Massachusetts, pulled

the color inside as well,

into the fabrics.



did some renovations to their main house: archi-

tect Philip Laird o ARC/ Architectural Resources

Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts; builder

Louise Bonfglio o McGray & Nichols in New

London; and designer Nannette Lewis o Nan-

nette Lewis Interiors in Chestnut Hill, Massachu-

setts. They were our frst choice because they are

a great team, says the homeowner.

Making an architectural statement

The homeowners envisioned a boathouse that

was casual and comortable but that also made

an architectural statement. They wanted to in-

corporate some o the same design principlesas the main house when it came to the color

Architect Philip Laird

of ARC/ Architectural

Resources Cambridge

in Cambridge, Mas-

sachusetts, wanted the

boathouse to feel like

a summer cabin, so

he used straight-grain

Douglas r, naturalstone for the replace

and countertops, and

plenty of windows to

bring in natural light

(top). He also likes

expressing the struc-

ture of his buildings,

so he left the post-and-

beam structure open

and exposed (left).



schemes and architectural elements. We wanted

continuity when you walk rom the main house

to the boathouse, says the homeowner.

In keeping with New Hampshire state regu-

lations protecting shoreline development, Laird

designed the living quarters within the existing

ootprint and scale o the original boathouse. His

challenge was that since the house portion o the

boathouse was directly on the shoreline and at-

tached to the part o the building that houses the

boats, we could not extend beyond the roo lines

or the oundation lines, he says. Every inch had

to t within the volume o the old building.

Inspired by the unique requirements o boat

design, where every inch o space is important,

Laird created a building that rom the outsidelooks and eels like a cottage belonging with the

main house. On the ground level are two bed-

rooms (each with a ull bathroom), a small laun-

dry and direct access to the boat slips. O the spa-

cious entry is a ull stairway to the second foor;

midway is a nautical-style hal bath.

The second foor eatures an open plan with

a kitchen, a dining area and several seating areas.

The south-acing end o the room is lined with

twelve-oot-tall windows that open up to a seven-

hundred-square-oot deck and provide spectacu-

lar views o Lake Sunapee and the surrounding

mountains.

Laird wanted the building to eel like a sum-

mer cabin, and so he used straight-grain Douglas

r, natural stone or the replace and countertops,

and plenty o windows to bring in natural light.Inside, the post-and-beam structure is open and

O the spacious entry are

two bedrooms and

a ull stairway to the

second foor.



exposed, since Laird says he likes expressing the

structure o houses. To achieve a decorative look

or the beams, he worked with structural engineer

John Born o John Born Associates in Cambridge,

Massachusetts, to design black metal collar ties

that connect to black metal disks. These pieces

are structurally important or a peaked ceiling

or vaulted roo, Laird explains. Although you

oten see wood used or collar ties, we wanted a

dierent look.

Bonfglio says that using wood would have

given the ceiling a heavier look. She also explains

how precise the process was to rame the roo

and the cupola, which Laird oriented diagonally

both or visual interest and or dispersing natural

light inside. Since the metal pieces are recessedinto the wood and all the pieces had to ft per-

ectly, we built a staging platorm on the deck and

assembled the beams there, Bonfglio says. When

it was complete, the entire structure was raised in

one piece.

Enhancing the boathouses summery feel

For the interior, the homeowners wanted what

they call a more modern Adirondack look with

natural materials and colors that Lewis says con-

vey a happy eeling. We wanted blueespecially

the color o the lakealong with greens, reds and

yellows to give the rooms a lighter, airier eeling.

Lewiss inspiration or the color scheme came

rom the Tibetan rug she ound or the dining

area. She then pulled those colors into the drap-

ery abric in the great room, a print with animalsand trees. In the center o the great room is a large

On the ground level are

two bedrooms (each with

a full bathroom), a small

laundry and direct access

to the boat slips.

The homeowners envisioned a boathouse that was casual and comfortable but

that also made an architectural statement. We wanted continuity when you

walk from the main house to the boathouse.



sea-grass rug. Its pretty sturdy and great when

theres lots o kids and company, Lewis says. I

wanted to choose durable abrics that were not

too precious and could take some wear.

And that was a good decision because a lot is

always going on at the boathouse. In addition to

it being a gateway to all the water activities on

the lake, its deck is the place or yoga classes on

sunny days (classes move to the great room when

its rainy) and also or cocktail parties to marvel

at sunsets and shooting stars. In summer, there

is a very fuid connection between the boathouse,

the dock house, the dock and the boats, says the

homeowner. Theres a constant fow in and outo all the spaces.

But one spot is clearly everyones avorite: the

window seats acing the deck. They are so com-

ortable that some people dont even use the beds

when they stay over, the homeowner says. Wak-

ing up at the window to the wonderul views o

the mountains and the lake, you eel like youre in

a houseboat right over the water. NHH

Resources

ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge(617) 575-4200 arcusa.com

John Born Associates (617) 864-0068

McGray & Nichols 526-2877 mcgray-nichols.com

Nannette Lewis Interiors(617) 739-3004 nannettelewisinteriors.com

The boathouse deck is

the place for yoga classes

on sunny days and also

for cocktail parties to

marvel at sunsets and

shooting stars.



Above: The boathouse (foreground) is only a short walk from the main house (background).

Below: A reproduction electric launch waits to be taken out for a spin on Lake Sunapee.



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By Kara Steere | DaytimephotographyBy JoSeph St. pierre

NighttimephotographyBy JohN W. heSSioN

Big dreams and enormous talent Builtand

now maintaina landmark estate in Bedford.

Homeowners Randy and Karen

Shaw have updated the former

Howard property in Bedford in

a way that respects the talents

of those who worked there for

previous owners. We still cant

believe we get to live in such a

beautiful place, Karen says.



When Randy and KaRen ShaW toured the

old Howard home in Bedord that had recently

gone on the market, they were each drawn to di-

erent places. Randy headed right or the eleven-

bay garage; Karen wanted to look inside the home.

When they met again in the library surrounded

by mahogany panels with insets o burled elm ve-

neer, Karen had made it only through two rooms,

but the couple had the same immediate reaction:

We have to buy this house!

Three years later, Randy and Karen have led

the eort to restore and update the iconic proper-

ty to be one that honors the dreams o its original

owner, reects the lives o the Shaws themselves

and is prepared or whoever might come next.

Everything weve done, Karen says, has

been done not just or us, but or the cratsmen

who built the home and with the people who willollow us in mind.

The propertys beginnings

Known throughout the region or its imposing

granite walls, the property began as the site o

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