Double happiness

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A family toyed with several ideas for combining a neighboring property with their own on Martha's Vineyard. Finally they decided to keep the structures separate, to allow for privacy as their family grows. How they accomplished their plans for the small compound is detailed.

Massachusetts, Dwellings, Recreation, Remodeling and renovation, Home remodeling, Martha's Vineyard, Architecture, Victorian, Victorian architecture

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Paradise found: Tapawingo is the Adirondack retreat of the Fish family, an enchanted compound built with love and laughter from the ground up

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Howard and Margo Fish have been building their camp compound in the Adirondacks since 1957. The rustic buildings, made from unfinished planks, blend into the environment. They have also hand-built most of the furniture from unfinished wood and twigs.

New York, Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, Vacation homes, Adirondack Mountains

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Daze

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Life in Winter Harbor is framed by the same undisturbed pace typical of Maine, appreciated by visitors for over one hundred years. Natural beauty abounds in the coastline and nearby parks and preserves.

Maine, Social aspects, Appreciation, Country life, Rural life, Villages, Winter Harbor, Maine

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