BDG23 PRELUDE Fall 2019

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“In many ways, this property is about leaving things alone that should be allowed to be old and have patina.” From horse-drawn carriage rides to taking a moment of pause— and a breath—on the porch, there is a slower pace to life at The Lodge. Right: In the main room, Carter “didn’t touch a thing,” he says, due to the planed fir logs (many with the bark still on), and the extraordinary hearth. As he moved beyond that space, there was a lot of artistic freedom. 16 bostondesignguide.com
eams, ironwork and stone fireplace. Says Carter, “I feel like this property has soul.” So, after pouring his time and talent into a series of renovations, including reorienting the house to frame water views, and creating a two-story drop in the heart of the home, The Lodge has become the place where he and Rousseau, their dogs, horses, friends and family can disconnect, recharge and entertain. “What makes this house so special is that it encapsulates a time and place gone by,” he offers. For a few years it had no indoor plumbing, and it still has no TV (“we’ve never missed it,” says Carter) or cell-phone service. What it does have is an “intangible,” muses Carter; a hard-to-pin-down air “that, once you’re there, you can sense and smell.” How, then, did he go about selecting very real items— furnishings, finishes, art, accessories—that further this mystique? “You use the edit button,” answers Carter, to accentuate the wood, stone and ironwork that give the structure its charm, and fill the home with one-of-a-kind pieces with meaning—antiques passed down by his aunt, furnishings his uncle crafted by hand, items repurposed from the general stores of yesteryear, finds from the Brimfield Fair. “Items that have a certain soul,” says Carter, to say nothing of ingenuity. The designer had great fun “using interesting things in an atypical way.” In the kitchen, an old-fashioned meat scale, weighed down by sacks of flour, finds new life as a chandelier, while an old piano leg turned upside down becomes a lamp for the living room. The grounds beyond The Lodge’s rustic walls are as essential to the spirit of the home as its interiors. As much as the setting is “back to basics,” it is also “back to nature,” shares Carter. He and his guests enjoy vintage canoe rides, horse-drawn carriage rides and simple pleasures like sitting in one of the many rocking chairs on the oversized porch, sangria in hand. True to its provenance, in a way The Lodge is still a party house, laughs Carter. “It’s a ball,” he says, “made for celebrating, family reunions, gatherings and holidays.” bostondesignguide.com 17
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