Nantucket Today

Cottage Living

The cottages in Leslie Linsley’s new book may be small, but they have big personalities.

In “Nantucket Cottages & Gardens: Charming Spaces on the Faraway Isle,” Linsley, who partnered with island...

None Too Big

No one knows exactly when this house was named, but its owner thinks “None Too Big” suits it just fine.

This iconic Sconset cottage in the Pump Square section of the village has a colorful history. Built...

The Charm of an English Country-Style Cottage

LIVING SMALL, as typified by cottage living, has become a responsible, chic, innovative and practical wave of the immediate future, not only on Nantucket, but throughout the country.

Many homeowners are...

Historic Renovation on Farmer Street

Nowhere in this country are there more charming and diverse cottages featuring small pocket gardens and window boxes than here on Nantucket.

Many of these cottages are now being renovated and restored by...

Green Up your Winter Abode with Houseplants

When it’s time to put my garden to bed each year, there are decisions to be made. The thrifty Yankee in me wants to bring in plants and fill the house. The practical me says, “Whoa” and my husband says,...

In the Garden: Going Natural

I can relate to people who are obsessed with their lush green lawns. Really, I can.

My siblings and I spent a great deal of time riding a lawn mower in our youth. That is not to say that our parents made...

Easy Breezy Beach House

This stylish cottage in Madaket is designed for simplicity.

Home to award-winning interior designer Trudy Dujardin and her husband Frank Fasanella, her fifth house on the island is a testament to...

Cottage Style of the Looms

NANTUCKET LOOMS has been an institution on the island since 1968 when two men – Bill Euler, with a degree in hotel management from Michigan State University and Andy Oates, a weaver and textile designer...

Daffodils Mean Spring!

Pink, yellow, white or orange, or any combination thereof, daffodils provide bursts of color and interest in the spring landscape from March through May, and are one of the hardier and most rewarding...

North Star

Former Nantucket art-gallery owner and “outsider art” expert Lyn Walsh lives in a delightful RESTORED CARRIAGE HOUSE right next to Greater Light on Howard Street.

The little lane off Upper Main that runs...