"We were trying to manifest a little house out in the woods, but still pretty close to Boston, for hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing," says the homeowner of this 1952 abode in Lincoln, Massachusetts. While exploring the area's birch-laden trails during the pandemic, she and her husband happened across a For Sale sign for a midcentury house and soon realized that they knew the original owners. "The folks who had it built are the grandparents of a friend of ours," the wife says.
When Baird heard of the provenance and site for this new home, "she basically had me at 'hello'!" The designer reflects on the connection and creative flow established through her past collaborations with the family, emphasizing the emotional significance of the project.
After purchasing the property, the wife called her longtime pal, Boston-born, New York-based AD PRO Directory designer Jaimie Baird, for a walk together on the Cape. The two had been collaborating on the family's primary residence in Boston.
Working within the footprint of the existing roofline, local studio Hutker Architects gutted the interior and reclaimed two overgrown porches, marrying the house's original intent with modern-day functionality.
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