Subscribe Now
For Andrew Terrat and Michael DeCarlo, houses aren’t merely loved: They are adored. Every inch of each North Shore home they have owned and rehabbed has been spoiled with lavish attention.   The couple thought their last renovation, a sweet home in Lynnfield, would be their landing place. But several years ago, they confronted the itch: a neglected house that the men thought would be a great project to flip—the broker called it a “doozie”—that inspired a crush so heavy that they had to have it. “Every time we saw the house, we got more emotionally attached,” Terrat says. “The words ‘maybe we could live there’
Already a subscriber (including print subscriptions)? LOG IN HERE

Keep Reading — It's Free to Join

You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Create a free account to continue reading Northshore Magazine content and get our weekly email newsletter.

Want full access and a print subscription? Subscribe now.