The Cottage Journal

True Retreat

hen Samantha and Andrew Chused started the hunt for a second home, they were searching for a true haven from the stresses of everyday life—a place to escape and recharge with their young son and daughter as well as extended family and friends. They found the perfect retreat in a 1969 Cape Cod gambrel-roof abode in the scenic Racing Beach area of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The home had just undergone a full-gut renovation and expansion by a developer who planned to use it for

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