Cottage on Nantucket

Today we are visiting a typical shingle style cottage on Nantucket. Full of light and colours, and details in every room which give it an overall nautical feeling.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2001.jpg" style="width: 573px; height: 858px;" /><br />White painted Adirondack chairs in the wide front porch which was added to the house.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2002.jpg" /><br />A schooner painting by William P. Stubbs gets prominent placement in the entry hall.<br /><br /><img height="778" src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2003.jpg" width="551" /><br />A whale carving that once hung on the outside of a ’Sconset house dominates the living room with its whitewashed walls. Antique chestnut floors run throughout the house.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2004.jpg" /><br />The window seat wraps the perimeter of the living room.<br /><br /><img height="778" src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2005.jpg" width="534" /><br />Built-in wooden benches line the patio and serve as additional seating for entertaining.<br /><br /><img height="778" src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2006.jpg" width="565" /><br />Windsor style chairs surround a reproduction lace-maker’s table in the dining room.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2007.jpg" style="width: 566px; height: 850px;" /><br />The table has an end drawer for storing linens.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2008.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 555px;" /><br />The kitchen’s tiled countertop and green faux-painted cabinets add to the home’s cottage look.<br /><br /><img height="778" src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2009.jpg" width="571" /><br />The master bedroom’s open bookshelves hold an array of Nantucket baskets, some of which the homeowner made.<br /><br /><img height="778" src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2010.jpg" width="571" /><br />Olive green subway tiles, twin sinks, mirrors and light fixtures in the master bathroom.<br /><br /><img height="778" src="http://www.nehomemag.com/sites/default/files/images/7/article_portfolio/CI10%20Hutton%2011.jpg" width="591" /><br />The wife's office area is part of the bedroom suite.<br /><br />Photos: Michael Partenio<br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/">here</a>.

Cottage on Nantucket

Today we are visiting a typical shingle style cottage on Nantucket. Full of light and colours, and details in every room which give it an ov...

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Home on Nantucket

<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span class="c"><span>Three sisters share this house by the sea on Nantucket. </span></span><span class="c"><span> </span>J. Gwynne Thorsen</span> was in charge of the <span class="c"><span>architectural and interior design.</span></span> Unfortunately there are not many photographs of the interiors so these will have to do.<br /><span class="c"><span></span></span><span><br /></span><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl02_wathne.jpg" /><br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">The entrance façade features a pergola covered with New Dawn roses.<span><br /><br /></span></div></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl03_wathne.jpg" /><br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">An oil by Ben Austrian, which introduces the living room’s rabbit theme, hangs above the mantel. <span><br /><br /></span></div></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl05_wathne.jpg" /><br />Displayed in the bedroom of the upstairs tern suite are 18th- and 19th-century dog portraits.<div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><span></span><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl07_wathne.jpg" /><br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">The red hummingbird suite on the second floor opens to a private balcony. A pair of hand-colored 18th-century botanical prints are near the banquette. <span><br /><br /></span></div></div><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl06_wathne.jpg" /><br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">Dutch doors allow a view from the kitchen, at the south, through the house to the ocean<span>.<br /><br /></span><img alt="" src="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/images/homes/2001/04/wathne/hosl04_wathne.jpg" /><br /><span class="c"><span>Antique kismos chairs around the dining table.<br /><br />Photography by </span>Peter Vanderwarker</span><span><br /></span><br /><span>All images and information from <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>.<br /></span></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div>

Home on Nantucket

Three sisters share this house by the sea on Nantucket. J. Gwynne Thorsen was in charge of the architectural and interior design. Unf...

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