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A technophile creates a peaceful retreat on Squam Lake.

You’d expect the inventor of an umbrella that lights up when it’s going to rain and a prescription bottle cap that glows when it’s time to take medication to design a vacation retreat brimming with smart technology: lights that go on when you enter a room, perhaps, or shades that go up and down with the sun. “That’s what I’m known for,” admits David Rose, whose work as a product designer, author, and lecturer at the MIT Media Lab centers around “elegantly embedding technology into everyday things.”

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Historical Cambridge Home

Bright splashes of color add a touch of whimsy to a well-considered renovation of a 1908 abode.

It was a case of love at first sight.…on Zillow. A Lexington couple looking to move closer to the city had been scouring Cambridge listings for months, but had struggled to find the right house amid low inventory. On a spring morning in 2016, a Zillow notification alerted the wife to a new listing for a 6,000-square-foot Colonial on more than a half-acre in West Cambridge…

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Home or Contemporary Art Museum?

Located in Concord, the sprawling house features ample space for paintings and sculptures.

Most people choose works of art to complement the design of their house. These homeowners did it the other way around: They designed a house to complement their art collection.

Their story begins in 2017, when the Connecticut-based couple purchased several acres of farmland in Concord to move closer to extended family…

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