Before reaching the driveway, we caught a glimpse of our destination through a break in the trees. It was there in a sunny clearing, just beyond a brook. It was a bigger, more impressive-looking house than we’d expected. And, except for trim, it was all clear-stained wood. Although we already knew it had been built […]
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We all know Concord, Massachusetts, as the hometown of the American Revolution and the birthplace of American literature. But are you aware that it also had something to do with the peanut butter and jelly sandwich?
Photographer Joel Laino captured the work of restorers Emery and Brandon Pineo in March 2013. The father and son team work together at their Antique Stove Hospital in Little Compton, Rhode Island, restoring wood stoves to their former glory. Their shared passion is driven by the understanding of the importance in keeping these efficient wood […]
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New Farmhouse Style
Look for home decorating ideas just in time for the holidays. Designer Terry John Woods’ farmhouse style features antique objects and elements from the natural world in his 1820s Vermont home. Yankee‘s longtime contributing photographer Kindra Clineff’s brings this style to life in her work here. Images are from Terry John Woods’ New Farmhouse Style […]
Small, boxy rooms can sometimes make you feel as if the walls are closing in. But the way you decorate a small room can make a big difference. A light touch generally works best for creating a more open feeling—lighter colors, fewer big objects, simpler patterns and window treatments. If a tiny space has you […]
Artist, writer, and the “queen of cozy” Susan Branch creates a real-life world of holiday magic in her Martha’s Vineyard home. Find cozy inspiration in Susan’s 2013 Christmas house tour.
When Pam Kueber bought her 1951 ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts, she became one of the country’s leading advocates for 1950s home decor. Take a tour of her colorful home!
Okay, all you trivia enthusiasts: What’s Hadley, Massachusetts, known for throughout the United States and Europe and even by the queen of England? Yes—asparagus. For some 50 years (1930 through the 1970s), Hadley was called “the Asparagus Capital of the World,” shipping what locals referred to as “Hadley grass” to the British royal family every […]
It couldn’t be more Vermont if you poured maple syrup over it: the winding dirt road, arching shade trees, fields sloping right and left, shaggy apple orchard, and finally, of course, the bent-over red barn, faded to a rosy blush. Midsummer afternoon in the hills of Putney, the light sharpens and spreads out, insects hum, […]
The owner of a 38-acre farm in Northumberland, New Hampshire, is looking for the next dreamer to buy his property—which comes complete with a hydroelectric plant, cider mill, pond, and orchard. Lost Nation? You’ve never heard of it? Well, it’s a real place, consisting of the northern New Hampshire towns of Lancaster and Northumberland. Some […]
Yes, everyone who lives on Swan’s Island, Maine, knows everyone else. As to waterfront properties currently available out there, well, we found several–one for, no kidding, $65,000! We were a half-hour early for the 9:00 a.m. ferry to Swan’s Island out of Bass Harbor (which is some 15 miles southwest of Bar Harbor). So we […]
Actually, the original part of the “Israel Arnold House”–that’s how it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places–was built up on a hillside now bordering Lincoln Woods State Park about 45 years before Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was even born. Although the builders were a family by the name of Olney, they gave the property […]