![]() “The project was kind of like a jigsaw puzzle, but we got the right pieces in the right places,” says Kinnane. Booth worked with Mark Kinnane and his team at Cape Associates to build up-constructing a three-story, 2,700-square-foot house that fit the bill of the homeowners while also fitting into the defined parameters of the property. Locking in an untouched piece of land in historic Provincetown was special, but given the location, the land came with strict zoning laws. There was this moment and I knew I found something that could be something special for us.” “The light was setting to the west and it was coming in horizontally through these mature maple trees. “I rode my bike over at the very end of the afternoon, and there were no briars, I walked right up to the property, which was surrounded by wetlands and trees,” he says. Later, Booth decided to check the address on Google maps, where he noticed a fire road that skimmed the back of the property. “We went back to the place we were staying feeling discouraged.” “It was nothing you’d want to buy,” he says. The plot had never been built on, which was a plus, but when they arrived at the site, it was overgrown with briars and completely inaccessible from the road. “We looked and nothing was exactly right,” he says, which led them to a lot of land at the end of a shell driveway. Unfortunately, their search proved fruitless. “We had designed our house in Tennessee, so we were really looking to move into something,” he says. “It just felt like there was a little bit of everything-it was gay, straight, black, white, purple, and it offered a rich diverse experience for this teeny tiny, town at the end of the Cape.”īooth, a principal at architecture and design firm, McAlpine, originally wanted to buy a house. “We fell in love with the architecture, the rich history of the area, and the arts scene that exists there,” says Booth. Contact our customer sales team to make an appointment anytime Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm.Designer Ray Booth and his husband, John Shea, were enjoying their vacation in Provincetown when they started to wonder what it would be like to have a house there. In addition to our online retail stores, our Seattle showroom gives local designers and consumers the opportunity to see and feel our floor coverings and explore European outdoor furniture brands. This blog shares insights & knowledge we’ve picked up over the past few decades on topics related to interior design and floor covering materials. Recently, Curran launched SynSisal®, a proprietary contract-grade sisal-look carpet that is sustainable, durable, and fashionable. Under the leadership of Jeff and Barbara Curran, and its parent site,, have developed exclusive partnerships with European carpet mills as well as high-end outdoor furniture manufacturers. We’ve maintained a consistent emphasis on quality craftsmanship, sustainability, and innovative design. Our catalog highlights natural flat weave products, handwoven wool, and stylish synthetics from the US and Europe. Since 1995, has sold premium custom area rugs and broadloom carpets to interior designers, architects and residential consumers around the world.
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