Scituate Holiday Home Tour preview: Grasshopper Lane

Twas still weeks before Christmas, but the decor at a quaint gray carriage house on Grasshopper Lane suggested oth erwise. From the street, the home of Luke and Elaine Tedeschi shows only the slightest hint of holiday cheer -- an understated wreath dot ted with holly berries that hangs on the front door. Inside, the home has been trans formed into a snapshot of Christ mas Eve. The rooms are swathed in fresh greens and silk ribbon, the tree is slung with gold trinkets and twinkling lights, and the mantle is adorned with green stockings. The dining room table is set, awaiting a holiday feast for a fam ily of six. The Tedeschi home is one of five that was chosen to be decorat ed and put on display for the third biennial Scituate Holiday House Tour, to be held Sunday 12-2 from noon to 4 p.m. The event, started in 2003 and held every other year, has raised nearly $20,000 for the Parent Teach Organizations at each of the town elementary schools. Homes are chosen during the Spring and decorating begins as early as October -- with homeown ers and committee members pitch ing in to have homes ready by ear ly December. Each year the chosen locations represent a wide range of styles and history. The homes on this tour include a Georgian colonial on Walnut Hill Drive, a remodeled seaside vacation cottage on Scitu ate Avenue, a Nantucket-style shingled home on Jericho Road, and a home built by a turn of the century shipbuilder on Sedgewick Drive. "There is a nice mix of houses, big and small, but the thread run ning through them all is the idea of a coastal Christmas," said Karen Connoly, a member of the tour committee. Each location is decorated in a theme that compliments the home or its inhabitants. Among this year's themes are a Christmas Eve lobster bake and a nautical holiday inspired by local author Dean Morrisey's book "The Christmas Ship." The theme for the Grasshopper Lane house draws on the artistic talents of homeowner Luke Tedeschi. "Luke is a water color artist and that inspired the theme of the Art of Christmas," said Leslie Maler bi, who designed the home's decor with Emily Loverin and Luke's wife, Elaine. The decor in the home compli ments the watercolor paintings that hang on the Tedeschi's walls, and a room dedicated to the musi cal arts will feature Boston Pops music and brochures from the Nutcracker. In addition to the home tour, the event features a holiday boutique at The Barker Tavern that will sell gifts from local artisans and crafters form 10:30 to 5 p.m. The tour runs from 12 to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $25 and be pur chased at the Barker Tavern or several boutiques in Scituate, Co hasset and Hingham. All proceeds benefit Scituate Elementary Schools.

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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