Instagram Favorite of the Week

I took a photo of this charming home in early September but just posted it to Instagram this past week – I think I knew everyone would enjoy it during the winter when we are buried in snow and enduring freezing cold temps!

Deb Cohen

My name is Deb Cohen, and I am a lifelong resident of Connecticut, a lover of all things historic and New England, and a realtor who helps buyers and sellers achieve their real estate goals and dreams. When I’m not working, I enjoy life with my husband, our two adult children, and our two rescue pups. Renovating and decorating our historic home, dating to 1800, is another favorite pastime.

Tourist in My Own State: The Sarah Whitman Hooker House

As a West Hartford resident of over twenty years, I have another opportunity to expose my lack of knowledge about this town I call home. If you are equally unfamiliar, allow me to introduce the Sarah Whitman Hooker House, one of only a few examples of 18th century architecture in West Hartford. West Hartford is…

An Easy Formula for Dressing Up Your Front Door

When I began taking photographs of front doors, my original subjects were homes in my West Hartford neighborhood. West Hartford has such a wide variety of interesting architectural styles, and charming streets lined with sidewalks and trees. I had one main criteria for selecting front doors to photograph. The entryway had to have something about it…

Charmed, I’m Sure: West Hill Drive Historic District

Having lived in West Hartford for over twenty years now and due to my more recent pastime of photographing homes, I have become familiar with many sections of town. One of my favorite spots is a little jewel of a neighborhood called the West Hill Drive Historic District. I’ll never forget the first time I discovered…

My Instagram followers swooned over this beauty in the West End Historic District in New Britain, CT. The dormers, the porch, the balcony, not to mention the gorgeous color palette – all to die for! Part of the fun for me is trying to determine the architectural style of the various homes that I see….

Do Our Buildings Shape Us?

“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” – Winston Churchill The beautiful home in the feature photo belongs to a wonderful family in Virginia, a couple I graduated college with, their three children and their beloved family pets. Tragically their home burned yesterday. Thankfully everyone is safe. But I haven’t been able to stop…

Thursday Doors: Sever Hall at Harvard University

This imposing door is on the west facade of Sever Hall at Harvard University. I was in Cambridge, MA recently and took the opportunity to stroll through the Harvard campus as it boasts many architecturally interesting buildings. Sever Hall was built from 1878-1880 with a gift from Anne Sever in honor of her deceased husband…