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House Enthusiast

House Enthusiast

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Produced by architect Katie Hutchison, House Enthusiast explores house, garden, and related creative arts in New England.

Departments include: an opinion column, a primer on the fundamentals of residential architecture, noteworthy house & garden tours, select continuing education opportunities, recommended reading & DVDs about architecture and design, and “Ask Katie” where I respond to general-interest residential design questions from readers.

Together we can create authentic dwellings that reflect and inform our true selves. Please join me.

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  • Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 16:07 in special events

    Alexander Esty, Unidentified house, c. 1855, Courtesy of Historic New EnglandFor those of us who grew up here, the older homes of New England often have the first and greatest architectural influence on us.  Those who move to New England later i...

  • Winter 2009 holiday house tours

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 10:28 in house tours

    Recommended upcoming New England tours Gloucester Home for the Holidays Tour (Gloucester, MA) Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:00 am-4:00 pm Marblehead Holiday House Tour (Marblehead, MA) Saturday, December 5, 2009 10:00 am-4:00 pm and Sunday, Decemb...

  • Web neighbor: Living Well in Westchester and Fivecat Studio

    Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 14:30 in web neighbors, guide to residential architecture

    Sometimes great information is hiding in plain site.  I’ve been aware of Fivecat Studio in Pleasantville, New York for probably two years now.  They’re a residential architecture firm owned by husband-and-wife team: Mark R. LePa...

  • KHS Photography at the Cinema Salem gallery

    Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 21:25 in special events

    Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Cinema Salem is hosting a Salem Arts Association show November 6 - 30, 2009.  Drop by to see some of my fine art photography and the work of five other new SAA artist ...

  • Crane Estate Art Show & Sale

    Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 12:45 in special events

    Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.If you haven’t recently (or ever) visited Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, this is the weekend to do so.  The weather outlook is good, and there’s an...

  • Design Snapshot: Entry porch essentials

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 in design snapshot

    A pleasing entry needn’t be grand. This one, on a favorite house, offers entry essentials with grace, ease, and comfort. The integral shed roof, which extends from beneath dormer window sills, is just deep enough to provide shelter over a...

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4 stars Warren Brown

I have always been interested in making house plans from a young age. There was a tme when I even had a stack of books with house plans.My secret dream was to be an architect, but it is still a dream.I liked your site and would like to wish you all the best in your ventures.

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