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Nantucket Mood Board: Hulbert Noon

Boston artist Meg Weeks’s painting, Hulbert Noon II captures the glory of a picture perfect summer’s day, where the only thing on the agenda is to enjoy it. The mood board for a room we imagine around her painting has lots of beachy, casual indoor/outdoor fabrics, where greens and blues rule, and the only requirement is to relax.

May Day Mood Board – Swan Boats, Boston Public Garden

The late expressionist painter Jason Berger, who hailed from the Boston area, celebrates the joy of lovely weather in his painting Swan Boats, Boston Public Garden, and we imagine a room around it in this mood board.

Looking to the Past for Design Inspo – Historic New England Home Tours

Living in New England is a blessing if you’re a sucker for historic home tours like we are. Plus we have organizations like Historic New England with so many homes to tour.

How We Buy Art: Charity Auctions, Benefit Prints & Art School Sales

Our collection is indisputably influenced by the organizations we support and the artists we patronize and root for. When speaking to new collectors, I often recommend joining a philanthropic groups.

What Got Us Collecting Art? (Multi-Part)

Many people ask what we collect. It’s not so simple to answer. Much of it is photography but not necessarily. Much of it is figurative, but not necessarily.

Salon Style: Origins and Influence on Today’s Décor

Not for the strict minimalist, unless carefully and obsessively arranged, this approach involves hanging all the pictures closely next to and atop one another in order to fit them all in.

Light up your Artwork the Right Way

Lighting your walls to highlight artwork or other features may seem easy at first, but there is a right and wrong way to do it. People ask me: “Craig, what is the most important feature upgrades you can make in your home to result in the maximum impact? It’s lighting, hands-down. Somehow we become easily accustomed to […]

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