Author : Lisa McGee
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 38,34 MB
Release : 2004-05-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780811840804
Insider's information on the traditions and annual celebrations, plus mouthwatering recipes sprinkled throughout, At Home in Nantucket is a delightful celebration of life on this captivating island. Book jacket.
Author : Taylor Biggs Lewis
Publisher : Pocket Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9780671868598
Well known for its glorious coastline, fabulous sailing, world-renowned beaches, and delectable shellfish, Cape Cod has a long history connected to the sea. Cape Cod: Gardens and Houses reveals the Cape's natural beauty, its rich architecture, and its magical gardens.
Author : Leslie Linsley
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781584797234
Imagine a place of unspoiled beaches, windswept dunes, and dramatic natural beauty. A place free of traffic lights and blaring commercial come-ons. A place whose rich historical heritage is visible everywhere--from the antiques-shop windows filled with handmade baskets and scrimshawed ivories to the spare, shingle-clad houses that coexist harmoniously with the surrounding land- and seascapes. Imagine a place designed, by man and nature, to relax and restore you. Nantucket Island is that place. Thirty miles off Cape Cod, Nantucket is both geographically isolated and--as an internationally regarded vacation resort--culturally sophisticated. Nantucketers are rightly proud of a manner of living that couples the casual comforts of small-town life with an urbane sense of glamour, taste, and style. In this handsomely illustrated book, longtime Nantucket residents Leslie Linsley and Terry Pommett give you an insider's look at the on-island lifestyle: the restored historic homes of Nantucket town and 'Sconset village, the appealingly humble beachfront cottages that dot the island's shoreline, and the beautifully tended gardens--formal and informal--that grace Nantucket's private houses and public buildings. More than 200 color photos document the other attractions--panoramic views, home-grown handicrafts, seasonal celebrations --that make Nantucket such a rewarding place to spend a day, a summer, or a lifetim
Author : Kenneth Duprey
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,34 MB
Release : 2012-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781258387693
Author : Grace Palmer
Publisher : Grace Palmer
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Nantucket was Mae Benson’s paradise—until her beloved husband of forty-one years passes away in a tragic boating accident. In the wake of her loss, Mae is desperate for a fresh start. So when her sister-in-law offers her the chance to run Nantucket’s famed Sweet Island Inn, Mae takes her up on the challenge. Perhaps the Inn can provide the healing she so desperately needs. She’s not the only one hoping for new beginnings. Mae’s oldest child, Eliza, is facing an unexpected pregnancy with a fiancé she no longer wants to be with. Her daughter Holly is caught in a marriage on the rocks. Should she soldier on through growing discontent… or sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of her kids? And headstrong Sara is reeling in the throes of a forbidden workplace romance—with a charming man who’s too good to be true. Take a trip to Nantucket’s Sweet Island Inn and follow along as Mae Benson and her children face the hardest summer of their lives. Love, loss, heartbreak, hope—it’s all here and more. Can Mae find a way to bring herself and her family to the light at the end of the tunnel? Find out in NO HOME LIKE NANTUCKET: the first book in the Sweet Island Inn series.
Author : Loryn Wilson Schiffer
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780764341120
Discover a diverse selection of beautiful Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket homes from a dozen of the top architects practicing in this region. Breathtaking landscapes and water views abound throughout this area, providing a powerful backdrop for the homes that are situated there. With more than 40 projects, this design book features homes ranging from traditional shingle style to very modern designs, and from modest cottages to grandiose estates. Explore them inside and out, and learn about the architects, designers, builders, and other masterminds behind their creation. See the stylistic preferences unique to each architect and firm, including drawings, models, and floor plans, and be inspired to create your own dream home. With a foreword by architect John R. DaSilva, AIA, this is a quintessential coffee table book that makes a perfect gift for all home design and Cape region enthusiasts.
Author : Jessie Newton
Publisher : AEJ Creative Works
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 10,43 MB
Release : 2021-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
After their mother dies, two sisters return to the cottage where they spent their summers growing up. Nantucket Point is exactly the same: charming, warm, and filled with memories both good and bad. Janey and Tessa are cut from two completely different cloths, but they've managed to stay close over the years. Divorced twice and currently single, Janey Forsythe is on the brink of a huge promotion at work. But, she needs money now to get some much-needed home repairs done so she can sell her house. Tessa Simmons has always been the "good girl," the sister who lives by the rules and has the perfect suburban life. If only perfect didn't equate to boring. When they arrive at the cottage on Nantucket after their mother's death, they begin down a road filled with the ghosts of their past. And when Tessa finds a final letter addressed only to her in a locked desk drawer, the two sisters will start down a path that uncovers secret after secret and exposes them to danger at their Nantucket cottage. Amidst the new truths they find, can Janey and Tessa redefine the bonds of friendship and sisterhood? Or will they lose everything because the rift between them is too wide?
Author : Leslie Linsley
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0847818306
Nantucket, a thirteen-mile-long island off the coast of Massachusetts, is more than a place-- it's a state of mind. Nantucket Style is a handsome and thorough presentation of the unique atmosphere of the historic New England island. Classic American architecture, interiors, arts and crafts, gardens, and cuisine, within an environment offering unsurpassed natural beauty, contribute to the special quality of life on Nantucket island. Nantucket Style takes the reader on an insider's tour of over twenty-five local residences. The houses range from the exquisitely preserved eighteenth-century mansions that line Main Street to the charmingly rustic cottages that are a hallmark of towns by the sea. Quiet, relaxed, and unspoiled, this former whaling port is a haven for artists and creative individuals whose approach to life results in striking and inviting interiors. Residents find their own personal styles within the context of the traditional New England buildings that dot the island landscape. Their design solutions are adaptable and appropriate for use by anyone whose home is a preserve of fine living.
Author : Sherry Lefevre
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1510700773
Inspiration for Every Home Decorator with a Passion for the Past The Heirloom House is a humorous personal account of two interlocking obsessions: eBay and the quest to create a vacation house that looks and feels like a family heirloom. Beginning with recollections of her childhood summers in Nantucket, author Sherry Lefevre narrates the development of her personal aesthetic: wanting everything people with old inherited houses have. When she receives a bequest that allows her to purchase her own ramshackle summerhouse, she clicks on eBay and emerges two months later with a house fully furnished with other people’s ancestral treasures, from toile curtains to taxidermy, at a more-than-affordable price. Filled with photos and drawings, The Heirloom House invites readers to follow Lefevre’s eBay searches and imitate her heirloom-hunting strategies. Antique treasures are classified and eBay “search words” are suggested to assist the reader’s own treasure hunting. Anecdotes, both informative and entertaining, enliven descriptions of the antique objects acquired, and while the whole endeavor is relayed with humor, the underlying message is a serious one: with enough love, anyone can have an ancestral home—an heirloom house.
Author : Henry Chandlee Forman
Publisher :
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 33,78 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9780963891020
"This is the story of the rise of that unique nautical island people who were to become masters of the whaling capital of the world - Nantucket. It tells of the humble beginnings of those who pioneered 'with love and skillets' and were said to have salt water in their veins and whale oil in their joints; of their fishing and sheep-shearing economies; of their sailboat voyaging, their rain-barrel water supplies and space-saving furniture; and of their boast's crew cottages and homey lean-to dwellings. The book forms a record of the Nantucketers' 17th and early-18th century type of British civilization, medieval in some aspects, like town planning and building methods, which persisted in considerable degree down to the Victorian era."--Book jacket.
