2023 Home + Interiors Guide!!
From Newburyport to the Kennebunks, and Portsmouth to York, the Seacoast has been graced with an abundance of talent when it comes to creating beautiful homes. Whether you’re looking for a one-room transformation, a partial renovation, or ready to build a new custom home from the ground up, we hope you find this guide to be a helpful and inspiring resource toward making your current home your dream home!
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INTERIOR DESIGN
Mend Interiors is a full-service residential interior design firm owned by Interior Designer Kasie DiNella. With over a decade of experience, Kasie offers her clients design services for projects ranging from full home renovations to furnishings and decoration. Through thoughtful space planning and material selections, Kasie and her team present solutions for homes that are tailored to client lifestyles and specific needs. Their process of providing detailed plans and elevations to both the client and contractor not only give a clear picture of what the final design will look like but also how to implement those concepts for construction. They’ve been called a builders “best friend” because of their deep understanding of construction and project management. From demo to drapery and everything in between, Mend Interiors has you covered!
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Saltwater Home is a full-service interior design firm and home furnishings and lifestyle boutique. The talented team specializes in residential coastal interior design for living everyday, beautifully. Inspired by nature’s beauty, Saltwater Home aims to design homes to be lived in with a balance of form and function. Creating inspired and comfortable spaces nationwide from coastal locations in Kennebunk, Maine and Maui, Hawai’i.
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Lisa Teague of Upcoast Design has garnered international praise for her command of color. Classically trained as a decorative artist, Lisa uses color to set the tone for interior landscapes within the home, often echoing the natural exterior view points. Known for their impeccable standards, Lisa and her team offer full-service interior design, architectural specification and space planning, along with meticulous project management, while crafting beautiful, livable spaces for their clients. “Life can be hard. Let’s make it pretty.”
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Heather Nadeau Interior Design is an award-winning, full-service interior design firm based on the Seacoast New Hampshire. With over 10 years of experience in creating distinctive, yet functional spaces throughout the Seacoast of New Hampshire, Southern Maine, and the North Shore of Massachusetts, Heather will help you discover, guide, and realize the potential of your space. Heather’s designs are current yet timeless; fresh yet familiar; and most importantly, something her clients can call their own and live with and within. Heather’s goal is for you to love where you live and for your home to be a reflection of you and your family. Heather will make your interior design project enjoyable and maybe even—dare we say it—fun!
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Life Styled Interior Design is a full-service design firm specializing in high-end residential and boutique commercial interiors. Owner and Principal Designer, Ashley Gallant, is innovative in her work, thanks to an eye for quality and a client-centered approach to business. LSID works in collaboration with architects and builders to execute each vision, allowing them to optimize interiors beyond the decor. From grand coastal homes to modern office spaces, Ashley and her team have created beautiful, award-winning interiors that are exclusive and perfectly functional for every client.
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After many years of renovating and designing her own homes, Jaye of Jaye Carr Designs & Renovations realized her passion for creating comfortable interiors and maximizing space. Jaye works closely with local contractors, plumbers, electricians, and area businesses to anchor a space with classic fixed elements which add flexibility for changes with colors and textures through accessories. Her project experience ranges from whole house renovations, barn transformations, new construction, kitchen and bath redesigns and additions that complement the overall flow of a home. In addition, Jaye is a Certified True Colour Expert so you can feel confident in all the color choices we make for your home. Jaye’s natural talent and eye for design, along with her experience enables her to design or renovate any space—always with an eye towards maximum enjoyment.
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HOME Design Dover is the culmination of over 35 years of collective professional experience spanning 3 generations of designers. HOME offers full service interior design, and helps clients from the initial house call visit and concept phases, to budget planning and selecting furniture, fabrics, and finishes in its 3,600 square foot showroom. The team also places and tracks all deliveries to their own warehouse and coordinates the delivery and installation to personally place all the furnishings; rugs, upholstery, casegoods, art, lighting, and accessories in your home. HOME is an authorized Hunter Douglas dealer and offers custom window treatments as well as blinds, shades and shutters. When working with HOME, the design services are complimentary, and professional experience and guidance is priceless.
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Interior Designer Lauren Skovlund is a residential interior designer from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. With over fourteen years of experience, Lauren has curated a style defined by functionality but expressed with simplicity and comfort at its core. From pairing neutrals with sophisticated color, to choosing materials and furniture with a focus on universal design for all, she creates interiors that excel in everyday life. Lauren is involved in every facet of the project from designing floor plans to construction and furniture selection, working as the connective tissue between clients and trade professionals to make your dream space a reality.
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“Southern comfort meets New England proper” is the unique style Debra Worthington of Worthington Interior Design brings to the Seacoast—with clients residing throughout Massachusetts’ North Shore, Portsmouth and Rye, New Hampshire, southern Maine, and beyond! Originally from the south, Debra has been a professional interior designer in the greater Boston area for over 25 years, where she works in all genres of interior design for residential and commercial properties. This full-service firm offers clients a range of services—from individual room transformations and consultations, to complete renovations, architectural space planning, and ground-up builds—always resulting in projects that are timeless and functional, warm, welcoming, strikingly elegant and understated, and done, but not overdone.
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KSD Designs is a design and remodeling studio north of Boston who specializes in gut renovations, home additions, remodeling, interior design and decorating. This studio’s style is natural, modern, and organic, and there is a special place in the team’s hearts for blending old vintage pieces with new designs. Inspired by art, travel, and telling your story through your home design, the KSD Designs tem hopes to craft your space to be balanced, refreshingly modern, and endlessly classic.
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Experience a unique shopping destination on the Seacoast of New Hampshire at Summer House Furnishings, where you will find original art, quality furniture, colorful accessories, and lovely gifts! Design service offerings from Summer House Furnishings are available in all shapes and sizes—whether you’re looking to decorate an entire house, freshen up one particular room, or gain a second opinion on selecting a color, the team is always happy to assist! Fabric selection and coordination is one of their greatest strengths, so let them help integrate color and space with fabric, furniture, artwork and other personal elements, to create a special environment in your home!
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Forest + Ash Design Company is a full-service interior design company focused on creating beautiful spaces with a fresh and modern design approach. Co-founders Hanna Schaffer and Robin Drunsic work on both residential and commercial projects, with a focus on creating timeless and functional spaces that fit each individual client and his or her lifestyle. Whether working on a renovation, new construction, or simply redecorating a single room or commercial space, the design team prides itself on its interactive design process, and invests the time to understand each client’s needs, to ensure the final space represents them. Do you know that Forest + Ash also has a retail boutique in downtown Exeter??
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Tobey Design Group is a full-service interior and exterior design firm, with over 20 years of expertise in residential, hospitality, and commercial design. Tricia Tobey and her team specialize in creating environments that reflect their clients’ vision with distinguishing details, such as seamlessly integrated layouts, custom-designed millwork, unique lighting, and hand-selected materials and finishes. Tobey Design Group prides itself on the collaborative relationships formed with clients, architects, and contractors, to ensure projects stay on time and within budget.
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Weekender House is a design firm with a spacious home décor showroom located in Portsmouth’s West End neighborhood that celebrates 10 years in business this year! Whether you need help with one room, a whole house or even your outdoor space, their expert design team creates interiors that reflect their client’s own unique personality and aesthetic. Best of all, their design services are complimentary. Weekender House’s showroom is open to the public, where everyone is encouraged to browse (and shop!) the ever-changing room vignettes that include everything from rugs to window treatments, wallpaper, artwork, cozy sofas and furniture, lighting, home accessories, and more.
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ARCHITECTURE + INTERIOR DESIGN
When your project scope goes beyond decorating and you need a firm that can coordinate and speak the language of general contractors and vendors, Beth Bourque Design Studio is ready to help. Beth facilitates the integration of architecture and interior design in both traditional and contemporary settings.
Since 2001, Beth has worked with clients in both residential and commercial project scopes and offers her award-winning design services creating family friendly, livable interiors throughout the Seacoast, Lakes Region of New Hampshire, and greater Boston. Beth’s five step process to interior design takes all the burden off you so you can enjoy the results without worrying about how to get there.
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From the interior, to exterior, to landscaping, Amy Dutton Home provides a “Whole Home” approach to home design. Amy Dutton Home is a boutique, woman-owned and managed architectural and interior services company based in Kittery, Maine. The firm’s design process begins with a sketch, ends with construction drawings, and all material selections are made before construction begins. In addition to custom home design services, the ADH team is busy developing a new online retail company to increase accessibility and affordability of its design offerings. Check out Abrigo Home on Instagram to stay up to date!
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With a determined approach to her work, Kate Anderson of Kate Anderson Studio has a unique talent for honoring existing architecture while breathing new life into spaces through materiality and color. She aims to create spaces that are authentic and expressive by articulating the beauty of contrast in her own way—turning out spaces that are intentional yet organic, functional yet beautiful, neutral and colorful, modern and classic, all reflecting the individual character of each unique client. Using hands-on design, interfacing art into the built environment, collaborating with talented craftsmen, and creating a full, unified, thoughtful and beautiful end product is a constant goal. Kate has a great admiration for the natural, inherent beauty of materials, and strives to make that show in all of her work.
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Known as the firm with the personal touch, SOMMA Studios is dedicated to understanding its clients’ unique needs, and working collaboratively to turn their design dreams into reality. With over 20 years of experience in the Seacoast area, a vast network of builders, and a portfolio of projects ranging from historic remodels to innovative new builds, SOMMA Studios has what it takes to complete your project on time and on budget! “We pride ourselves on taking the extra time to really get to know our clients, because in the end, we’re not just changing your space, we’re changing the way you live.” -Jen Ramsey, Founder
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WINTER HOLBEN is a multidisciplinary studio built around the concept of seamlessly integrating architecture and design to create innovative experiences in the built environment. Inspired by the creativity and cross-pollination of ideas inside our studio and the world outside our walls, we bring big ideas and a small team approach to projects of all types, size, and scope, both here in New England and around the country. Located in Maine’s Kittery Foreside, we are the only firm in our region focused on holistic, integrated design.
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Profile Homes was started with two things in mind: to build the most talked-about homes in New England, and to remain customer-focused in everything they do. Founded with a mission to provide the region with a customer-focused way to build high-performance, energy efficient homes with unmatched value, the goal at Profile Homes isn’t a simple one. With Profile’s philosophy in mind, the team has designed a system to eliminate drastic cost overruns typically found in new construction, while providing an easy way for even the first time home buyer to build the most energy-efficient home on the market without confusion. What are the benefits to Profile Homes?? Learn about the unique building approach here.
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KITCHEN + BATH DESIGN SPECIALISTS
KRB Kitchen and Bath Design Center is located in Stratham, New Hampshire and has been in business for over 30 years. The firm’s unique process sets them apart, by offering complete project management—from design concepts and material selections, to complete installation! In addition, the design team and production team work together seamlessly to coordinate your project from start to finish, giving you peace of mind. Whether you are renovating an existing home or want to infuse your personal style into a new home, the team welcomes you to stop by the Route 33 showroom to discuss your project with them. KRB Kitchen and Bath Design Center has over 2.500 square feet of kitchen and bathroom displays and samples that will help you envision the possibilities for your kitchen or bathroom. If you are planning a renovation, or simply looking for a little inspiration we welcome you to stop by!
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Susan Durling of Susan Durling Designs is a kitchen and bath designer, interior designer, and space planner who’s focused on creating kitchens and living spaces you’re proud to show to your friends and family, and ones that are a pleasure to live and work in. From Portland to Boston, Susan has created and transformed kitchens and baths in a variety of homes—from traditional New England historic homes, to modern city condominiums and new construction! And she does it all with class, ease, and creativity. Just take a peek at Susan’s designs for inspiration…
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ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES
Seavey’s Marketplace provides turn-key commercial and residential staging services to real estate developers, agents and homeowners. Seavey’s clients appreciate the high level of customer service and attention to detail that we provide throughout the staging process. The mid century modern designs appeal to a large audience of potential buyers by focusing on the scale, form, and function of the furniture, lighting and decor in every room. When you think of staging, think of Seavey’s! And be sure to pop into Seavey’s Marketplace’s showroom and boutique in Portsmouth’s West End!
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Abrigo Home, a boutique online architectural and interior design company, is a mother-daughter owned and led business that started from Kittery-based Amy Dutton Home. Founded by Amy Dutton and her daughter, Elle, Abrigo Home extends Amy’s custom design work to the e-commerce world, supplying home plans that can be customized, and curated material and finish collections to a wider audience. In addition, Amy is offering consulting services remotely to homeowners at any stage in the design and construction process. At present, Abrigo offers fifteen home designs, ranging from tiny homes to modular ranches to farmhouses, all of which are designed with busy millennial homeowners in mind. Each design features a shoppable home plan and finish collection which can be purchased as is or customized in one-on-one meetings with Amy at an additional cost.
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SHOPS + BOUTIQUES
NEST is a gorgeous, joyful, thoughtfully-curated whimsical boutique located in Portsmouth’s West End! The store features beautifully-refurbished custom vintage and antique furniture, home decor, and a bevy of one-of-a-kind items such as artisan jewelry, lighting, art, european antiques, resale fashion, and cottage garden whimsy! Pop in any time of year, and you’re bound to find new treasures at every visit!
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The Willow is one of Exeter, New Hampshire’s oldest and premier home furnishings and décor shop. For over 23 years (and counting!) The Willow has responded to the changing design landscape and customer wishes, updating their inventory and offerings to meet your style and needs. The Willow carries a wide selection of new furniture, lighting, art, and rug inventory for interior designers and homeowners alike! Pop by the shop to browse through fabric selections, touch and feel area rug options, sit on a selection of sofas and chairs, and explore lighting and artwork options. The Willow is always striving to meet its customers’ needs, and they feel confident you’ll love what you find in this downtown shop!
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Nestled in the heart of downtown Exeter, New Hampshire, Forest + Ash Shop is a women-owned boutique that specializes in hand-picked, one-of-a-kind pieces sourced from trusted vendors that align with a mission of providing timeless pieces that bring joy, spark conversation, and add comfort to your home.
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Weekender House is a spacious home décor shop located in Portsmouth’s West End neighborhood. A mix of modern and coastal home furnishings fill this interior design paradise with a beautiful array of products. Browse the ever-changing living room vignettes full of cozy couches, throws, chairs, ottomans, lighting and coffee table books galore! Make it a point to take a peek at the gift section, which always has a tasteful display of candles, serving ware, napkins, and home essentials.
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Located in beautiful Rye, New Hampshire, Summer House Furnishings is dedicated to making your home unique and inviting with original art, quality furniture, colorful accessories, and lovely gifts. This sweet shop is located just a few minutes from downtown Portsmouth and is a happy place to visit if you need some last minute home accessories for entertaining guests, or if you’re looking for a tasteful, beachy-chic housewarming gift. If you’re designing your home, Summer House Furnishings has a beautiful selection of couches, bedding, furniture, lights, rugs, and more.
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Christine’s is a charming and oh-so-chic home décor, furniture, art, and clothing shop located in a beautiful historic barn in Rye, New Hampshire. Stay for a while and browse the beautifully curated selection of art, enjoy shopping for clothes for every season, or pop by for a last minute hostess gift! Christine’s Crossing has a large selection of well-kept antique furniture and beachy-chic accessories for your home – think rugs, pillows, throws, couches, linens, and more!
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Whether you’re an experienced interior designer, or you’re decorating your apartment, you can find the perfect furniture for your space at Seavey’s Marketplace. This local furniture store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire’s West End neighborhood, sells furniture fit for a variety of interiors! If you’re looking for pieces with clean lines, bright colors and vintage-inspired shapes, then this curated, locally-owned furniture store is the right place for you.
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Sage Farm Antiques is a local antique and home décor business that hosts pop-up events at its beautiful barn in North Hampton, New Hampshire. Held one weekend a month from April through December, Sage Farm Antiques always offers a lovely, ever-changing array of unique furniture and home decor at every show. Pop by on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of each show, and be surprised and delighted by one-of-a-kind home accents, vintage pieces, garden items, coastal-inspired goods, and holiday treasures—depending on the time of year.
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House & Home is a beautiful home and lifestyle boutique located in the newly-built Pointe Place Plaza. Sister to local interior design business, Home (across the street), House & Home is an open space that offers a variety of lovely interior design accessories, gifts, gourmet pantry items, and pretty everyday goods.
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