Nantucket exterior

Happy Friday! How was your week? Mine flew by after three straight days celebrating Grant’s graduation last weekend. It was the most fun…graduations are so happy. I was exhausted though. I needed Monday as a recovery day. (I made a little IG reel of the graduation if you’re interested.) Here’s what I saved to share... The post Links for Your Weekend appeared first on Creating This Life.

See a diverse range of architectural styles represented in this collection of inspiring white home exteriors (a few paint colors too!).

The designer crafts a pitch-perfect Nantucket residence for her family that brilliantly reflects the island’s classic style

See how two Rhode Island architects transformed their Nantucket-style cottage (a former one-room schoolhouse) into the perfect fit for a family of four.

Emeritus is an architectural design & planning firm with offices in Nantucket and Boston, Massachusetts.

I love Nantucket. It's really hard not to love that sweet little island. And although the summer is magic, I think the off season might be my favorite time to visit. The crowds have gone back to their busy lives, and the island slows down a bit. Back to real island time. And I love that.

This 16,000-square-foot waterfront estate was built for Pennsylvania coal industrialist William C. Atwater in 1903. He commissioned architect Henry Bacon-formerly of McKim, Mead & White and best known for designing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC-to create the Shingle Style manor house overlooking the bay. The original three-story summer residence, approached by an allee of […]

Even in the thick of the fall season, we can still smell the salty, ocean air of Martha’s Vineyard. From the fishing village of Menemsha to the beach at Aquinnah and the farms of Chilmark, there’s something idyllic around every turn of...