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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.

The bow-beamed family room evokes a boat’s hull; the rock chimney salutes the days when ships’ ballasts wound up cobbling Nantucket’s streets.
Photographer Annie Schlecter, Writer Susan Heeger, Stylist Olga Naiman

Coastal Character

Inside, recycled pine ceilings, farmed-mahogany floors, and beaded-board walls suggest timeless New England life. The bow-beamed family room evokes a boat’s hull; the rock chimney salutes the days when ships’ ballasts wound up cobbling Nantucket’s streets.

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Set back 50 feet from the unstable dune line and built on screw piles above storm-surge level, the new house is slightly larger than the first (2,400 vs. 1,600 square feet) and similarly sheathed in natural, no-maintenance cedar.

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

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The bow-beamed family room evokes a boat’s hull; the rock chimney salutes the days when ships’ ballasts wound up cobbling Nantucket’s streets.

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