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Coffee-table book coming soon.
This New
Cottage
A tale of color, nostalgia, and the challenges of rebuilding a Cape Cod cottage.
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Homeowner Peggy Linsey teamed with expert builder Matt Teague to create a dream cottage that combines modern amenities with classic retro style. They have written This New Cottage, a coffee-table book full of narrative and captioned photographs that chronicles the multi-year journey from planning for the demolition of an old, dilapidated beach house to building a new year-round cottage that meets current building codes. The homeowners used color and nostalgic cottage charm to create an inviting home that visitors describe as “happy.”
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Author Bios

The Homeowner
Peggy Linsey is the homeowner of This New Cottage who, as a child, vacationed at the inspirational cottages described in the book. With the help of many professionals, she and her husband designed, decorated and furnished This New Cottage. Its many architectural and decor features illustrate the juxtapositional nature of a “modern-retro” cottage full of cottage charm. She is an award-winning, photojournalistic photographer. She holds an MBA in Marketing from Boston College.
The Builder
Matt Teague, the co-author of This New Cottage, is a graduate of West Point. He is the owner/president of REEF Builders, a successful residential design and building company with a thirty-two year history of building homes on Cape Cod. His team at REEF Builders designed and constructed This New Cottage. Matt’s love of Cape Cod began as a child, where he grew up from the time he was three. His love of “all things salty” was greatly influenced by his grandfather who taught him how to build things.

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Project Blog
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Visit "This New Cottage" blog for more fun details on various aspects of the project.
Media News

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Cape Cod Home magazine did a great feature on the cottage. Click on the button below to read it.

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This New Cottage was recently featured on Barn Light Electric’s blog. Click on the button below to read it.

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I am one of the featured authors in a new book. Learn more about it by clicking the button below.