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This New Cottage

A tale of color, nostalgia, and the challenges of rebuilding a Cape Cod cottage.

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Right-sizing

April 25, 2019 by Peg Linse

Over the last 20 years we in the building business have seen a consistent move away from large homes. After the 2008 recession, building costs increased dramatically, due to the increased demand for labor and materials, and the adoption of stringent building and energy codes. These cost increases coupled with the demographics of retirees here […]

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Details, Details, Details

April 1, 2019 by Peg Linse

Details, details, details! Creating an authentic cottage involves lots of details! However, we never expected that one of the most time-consuming challenges in building This New Cottage would be designing a seemingly minor bathroom detail! When original Cape Cod cottages were built, they were often the result of owners piecing together low-cost materials. Many cottages […]

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