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A cozy study or meeting room featuring a wooden table with a green vase holding a bouquet of pink flowers and greenery. The table is surrounded by chairs upholstered in a dark floral fabric. The walls are decorated with green leafy wallpaper and white wainscoting. Two large bulletin boards display various fabric swatches and papers. Built-in white bookshelves filled with books and decorative items flank a doorway leading to another room with red walls and a window. An orange pendant light hangs above the table.
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Inside a Pattern-Rich Design Studio in Newton Centre

This article is from the spring 2026 issue of Boston Home. Sign up here to receive a subscription. Visitors know they’ve stepped into Liz Caan’s world the moment they […]

White polo shirt with red and black striped collar and a small dark leaf emblem on the chest, paired with white shorts and white sneakers. A vintage wooden tennis racket with "Bancroft king" written on it and a pair of tortoiseshell sunglasses with pink lenses are also included, all arranged on a clay tennis court.
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The Real Preps Are Back in Boston

Bright colors, big bows, cheeky graphic tees: We’ve all seen the Gen Zers sporting ironic, hyper-stylized “preppy” looks on social media. While cute, the trend […]

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This Maine Furniture Company Ditched Stains and Became a Design Favorite

This article is from the winter 2026 issue of Boston Home. Sign up here to receive a subscription. Founded in 1885, Chilton Furniture began not with tables or chairs […]

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Five Luxe Boston-Area Handbag Designers to Check Out

For Timeless Elegance Brahmin Since 1982, Brahmin has been designing structured leather handbags underpinned by its signature Melbourne leather—a croc-embossed cowhide beloved for its unique […]

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18 Essential Boston Movies

Whether showcasing Southie’s street corners, Beacon Hill’s cobblestones, or Gloucester’s weathered docks, these essential entries in Boston’s cinematic canon, all of which at least partially […]

Arts & Entertainment

Meet the People Who Make Boston Movies Happen

Angela Peri and Lisa Lobel Casting directors and co-owners, Boston Casting Who they are: Peri, a Cambridge native, founded New England’s largest casting agency in […]

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Author Ben Mezrich Strikes Hollywood Gold (Again)

From 40 pages a day to six. Kids and life have understandably dialed back bestselling author Ben Mezrich’s daily writing habit, but his literary star […]

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Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, and Hong Chau Talk “The Instigators”

Even if the film weren’t wildly entertaining, Bostonians would thrill to the familiar locations used in Doug Liman’s new movie, The Instigators, starring Matt Damon, […]

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How Local Painter Lauren Zavala Turns Designer Bags into Fine Art

Lauren Zavala never intended painting clothing and accessories to be anything more than a hobby. In 2016, she was completing her master’s degree in London […]

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Co-Authors Tonya and Ben Mezrich Talk Children’s Books, UFOs, and Ellen Pompeo

When she’s not writing about the city’s coolest boutiques and tastemakers for this magazine, Boston style editor Tonya Mezrich is working with her husband, New York […]

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This Shop Rebuilds and Maintains Rare Motorcycles

Although she originally aspired to be a traveling photographer, J. Shia—owner of Boston-based Madhouse Motors—ended up veering off in a different direction. “My journey is […]

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Vec Surfboards Shapes Each Board to the Surfer and the Wave

Some of New England’s best waves happen in the dead of winter—when there’s snow on the beach and water temperatures peak just above freezing. “It’s […]

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This Woodworking Company Aims to Make Heirloom Pieces

If Sam O’Leary could have one wish, it would be that his tables outlive him. “We’re trying to make heirloom pieces,” explains the cofounder and […]

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We’re Really Loving These Gorgeous Baskets from Wovn Country

Weaver Alexa Rivera taught her first basket-making class in the summer of 2016. She assumed the turnout would be small—just a group of friends and […]

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We’re Totally Obsessed with Metalworker Erica Moody’s Chic Serving Pieces

Metalworker Erica Moody credits one of the first pieces of serving ware she created to a little bit of magic. Up late one night in […]