PROJECT: Cranberry Cove, Hopkinton, MA
BUILDER: E. W. Tarca Construction
ARCHITECT: Jerry Johnson
This 9,000-square-foot Old-World Tuscan-style home
features exquisite cast stone detailing.
"French Country and more Old World features were
highlighted in the original spec house at Cranberry
Cove. This particular home was Boston magazine's
'2004 Design Home,' which received tons of
accolades," Ed says. "E.W. Tarca worked with Boston
magazine and vendors for 4 or 5 weeks, to benefit
The Home for Little Wanderers charity organization.
Needless to say, the home sold almost immediately
after the show. It has hand-rubbed mahogany beams
in the billiards room and a spectacular, award-winning
home theater room. The closet was made of high-
tech MDF in our millwork shop, but we faux finished
it to look like real mahogany. We actually did this
strategically, to demonstrate how our faux finish
capabilities can make a new product look more than
100 years old."
PHOTOGRAPHER:
BETTY
MOORE
One-of-a-kind trim and details go into every house built
by Ed Tarca. Many features are custom-built in their
millwork shop. in Hopkinton, MA.
PHOTOGRAPHER:
ERIC
ROTH
shop, where we design and fabricate virtually
all cabinetry, molding, kitchen and exterior
architectural components that go into our
homes. Here, clients are free to choose all the
built-ins, kitchen cabinets and paint finishes,
which ensure their ultimate satisfaction."
The millwork shop is an in-house carpen-
try and woodworking center that allows the
company to keep the most detailed elements
of construction under its control and, subse-
quently, at the disposal of its clients.
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