The Power of Nature

Drawing its energy from the sun and wind, this newly built off-the-grid cottage combines the charm of old Nantucket with state-of-the-art sustainable design.

Other details subtly discourage waste; for example, numbered napkins and towels belong to guests for a week, reminding them to reuse.
Photographer Annie Schlecter

Green Living

In the family room, reading chairs by the fireplace and a sofa grouping for parties are all constructed with sustainable wood and organic padding. The boys’ room is the splashiest with a green-painted floor and beds; the master’s scheme captures the blues of sea and sky. Accents come from vintage textures―the weathered shingles from the old house that line the porch, the patina of painted chests. Other details subtly discourage waste; for example, numbered napkins and towels belong to guests for a week, reminding them to reuse.

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Linda paired upholstered pieces with vintage Americana—painted dressers, turned bedposts, blanket trunks.

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Other details subtly discourage waste; for example, numbered napkins and towels belong to guests for a week, reminding them to reuse.

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