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    11.20.19 Events & Happenings / Lifestyle / Thoughts on Design

    Thanksgiving Wines Demystified – My Tips and Strategies

    Events & Happenings / Lifestyle / Thoughts on Design
    Thinking about Thanksgiving wines can easily give you a headache. With so many flavor profiles on the table, it’s completely understandable. In this post, my goal is to demystify and share several options and strategies that will make your selection of Thanksgiving wines less stressful for sparkling, white, red and dessert wines. Turkey is actually quite versatile and wine...
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    10.30.19 Events & Happenings / Lifestyle / Thoughts on Design

    Boston International Fine Art Show: Our Favorite Artists

    Events & Happenings / Lifestyle / Thoughts on Design
    Each fall, Sally and I look forward to the Boston International Fine Art Show, organized and presented by Fusco and Four. They have a knack for finding and bringing in fine art dealers and artists to the show who are the cream the crop from across New England and the East Coast.  Since we weren’t...
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    Street view After
    08.02.19 Architecture & Details / Events & Happenings / Kitchen Design / Thoughts on Design

    Renovation: Solving The 3-Dimensional Puzzle

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    This past weekend I spent time revisiting and remembering one of our favorite projects, the renovation of the Forster – Leach House an 1804 Federal Period home in Manchester, MA, whose design is attributed to well known Salem architect, Samuel McIntire.  Sally and I have been decluttering and cleaning the office because in the next...
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    Garage Addition
    07.27.19 Architecture & Details / Bathroom Design / Events & Happenings / Kitchen Design / Lifestyle / Thoughts on Design

    Renovation Projects – Are They Home Ownership’s Dirty Secret?

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    Renovation projects. They’re never ending. It’s home ownership’s dirty secret. The one no one ever tells you about – until after you’ve purchased your first home.  Sally and I are in the process of selling our home and doing the downsizing thing this summer. Going thru photograph albums of the work we’ve done on the...
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    Summer Snackies and Sippers
    07.09.19 Architecture & Details / Built In Cabinetry / Events & Happenings / Kitchen Design / Lifestyle / Thoughts on Design

    Adventures with Summer Snackies and Sippers

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    Sally and I always enjoy our summer snackies and sippers on the side porch or on our circular brick patio in the back yard. In the summer, it is one of our favorite evening time rituals as we relax before dinner.  Sally and I took this past July 4th week off, thoroughly enjoying several days...
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    05.25.17 Events & Happenings / Lifestyle / Thoughts on Design

    Listen To Beautiful Music Played On Steinway’s SPIRIO Digital Grand Piano

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    Today, besides saying thank you, Sally and I want to share with all of you the beautiful music we heard played on Steinway’s new SPIRIO digital concert grand piano at last Thursday’s luxury VIP event. The evening was a smashing success,  and we were honored to have been invited to co-host this wonderful evening with...
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    04.23.17 Architecture & Details / Events & Happenings / Historic Preservation / Interiors & Antiques / Thoughts on Design

    The 2017 Bulfinch Awards – You’re Invited!

    Architecture & Details / Events & Happenings / Historic Preservation / Interiors & Antiques / Thoughts on Design
    Sally and I had a wonderful time late Saturday afternoon helping our client with the Manchester Historical Museum’s sponsored tour of their beautifully renovated 1804 Federal Period home, known at the Forster Leach House, shown below. Now, we are looking forward to next Saturday night and the 2017 Bulfinch Awards Presentation Ceremony and Dinner at...
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    03.02.17 Architecture & Details / Bathroom Design / Built In Cabinetry / Cabinetry & Millwork / Events & Happenings / Thoughts on Design

    How Hand Renderings Reveal the Story of Your Home

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    As an interior designer, seeing the face of a client light up when I show them hand renderings of the room or space Sally and I are working on with them is one of my greatest pleasures. At some point, they will look up and ask, “How do you do that?”  Better yet, “Can I keep this?” These are precious...
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    01.27.17 Architecture & Details / Bathroom Design / Built In Cabinetry / Cabinetry & Millwork / Events & Happenings

    Ocean Home Magazine Names Wilson Kelsey Design in List of 2017 Top 50 Coastal Interior Designers

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    We’ve been included in Ocean Home magazine’s 2017 Top 50 Coastal Interior Designers list! Originally, this post was to celebrate the 8 page spread about our Prides Crossing project in the February/March 2017 issue of Ocean Home magazine. (The digital link can be found here.)  We are so appreciative of editor Andrew Conway coming to our house and spending two hours...
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    01.23.17 Events & Happenings / Interiors & Antiques

    MOHAWK FLOORING & MAX THE RHINO – A GREAT BRANDING STORY!

    Events & Happenings / Interiors & Antiques
    As many of our friends know, our grandson’s name is Max. He is almost 2 , the light of our lives, and we know he will love watching our #BlogTourKBIS sponsor, Mohawk Flooring,’s MAX – the rhino, in action!  Who is MAX the rhino? Max is the rhino Mohawk used in its promotional videos to demonstrate...
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