This project began with a returning client. We had renovated her home’s lower level years earlier, and when she was ready to take on the rest of the house, she called again. As I told the magazine, “the main part of the house was almost like it was stuck in time.”

The renovation reorganized the heart of the home. The kitchen moved into the original dining room, and the dining room moved into the formal living room. An open plan emerged that finally matched how this family lives. The kitchen was built for someone who loves to cook, with a leathered granite island, fully integrated appliances, a hidden appliance garage, and a coffee station. Horizontal shiplap carries a calm, unified look through the first floor.

The room that means the most is the office. Our client is an intensive care nurse in Boston, and we began this project at the start of the pandemic. She cared for COVID patients throughout the renovation. We wrapped her office in a lotus-patterned grasscloth and designed it as a sanctuary to come home to after the hardest days.