Linden Ponds	UPDATED: Friday, May 16, 2008
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There’s no place like home

Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008

Decorating made easy thanks to service at Linden Ponds

By Setarreh Massihzadegan
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE

Every house is a reflection of the people who call it home, and the apartment homes at Linden Ponds are no exception.

It’s not just because those who move to Linden Ponds have 35 floor plans to choose from—the personalities differ immensely from one home to the next because of the colorful personalities of their owners. Most hold the best of decades-old mementos and decorative know-how.

“I think the places here are fun to decorate,” says Winifred Rome, who moved to Linden Ponds about a year ago with her husband, Richard. “It’s nice to start fresh.”

Memorable décor
The Romes brought their minimalist style and 15-year-old teak Danish furniture and accented the walls of their new apartment home with their favorite nature paintings. But Winifred Rome says she still gets the urge to rearrange or get rid of extra furniture. “It’s a work in progress, and that’s what makes it fun,” she says.

Every apartment home at Linden Ponds houses memories, and the Romes’ is no exception. Among other treasured items, they have kept a chandelier designed by a silversmith friend and a piece of the USS Constitutiongiven to Richard Rome.

Beverly Smith, who moved to Linden Ponds from just down the street in Hingham, decorates her home with her own counted cross-stitch work, which she has framed in just about every room.

Visitors to Smith’s home cannot help but notice her colonial- and oriental-style furnishings along with a convincing imitation fireplace and mantle, which she knew she wanted upon arrival and later had installed.

“I really enjoy it here. They have everything you could want,” Smith says of Linden Ponds.

Carol and Jack Barrows, who moved to Linden Ponds from Hilton Head, S.C., also display many memorable pieces in their contemporary-style apartment home. Nature-themed paintings and international tapestries pop off the white walls.

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“It’s just so nice to have things that remind you of really good friends,” says Carol Barrows.

Custom design
The Barrows had help from the Linden Ponds Custom Interiors design center staff , who put shelves in their closets, hardwood flooring in their sunroom, and a glassdoor cabinet in what was an empty alcove in their kitchen.

“I expect the best quality and performance,” says Custom Interiors Coordinator Erin Yunits of the vendors she works with at Linden Ponds. Yunits assists those living at or moving to Linden Ponds with everything from painting and flooring to window treatments and fixtures.

Beverly Smith had Yunits paint each room a different color, including pastel green in the living room and bright blue in the kitchen to match a special canister set.

“ They might start out looking the same, but in the end they’re so individual,” Yunits says of the apartment homes.

Home sweet home
Winifred Rome remembers the first time she called Linden Ponds home. She and her husband were on their flight back from a visit to Philadelphia. Winifred Rome turned to her husband and said, “It’ll be good to get home.”

She says, “You take your life and you put it in this apartment and that’s what makes it home.”

But Linden Ponds is also home for what lies outside of each apartment.

“We’ve met some really nice neighbors,” says Carol Barrows, who joined forces with the neighbors in two nearby apartments to plant a rock garden below their windows. “ That really helps you feel right at home.”