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Lisa G. McCurdy Newport Home magazine While we tend to think of stained glass in religious buildings, Newport has a vast number of secular buildings and private homes that boast these beautiful works of art. Gorgeous, but fragile, stained glass requires expert craftsmanship, intentional care and skilled restoration to keep it looking its best. That’s where Tom and Priscilla Malone, owners and creatives behind Malone Studio in Portsmouth, step in. Priscilla handles glass artistry and design, while Tom works to fabricate the windows, creating beautiful pieces that let in light while allowing for privacy. Their notable local work, beyond liturgical restoration, can be found in historic properties around the city, including some on Bellevue Avenue, on Salve Regina University’s campus, and in a number of projects with the International Yacht Restoration School including repair of the leaded glass windows aboard Coronet and Dorade, two of the many iconic projects ....
Newport Daily News Patti and Dennis Shafer were used to small spaces. After all, they’d spent years living in a New York City apartment. So when they moved into their refurbished 1890 cottage on a narrow, postcard-pretty lane in Newport, the size didn’t faze them. The yard, however, was a different story. “It was a mess,” Dennis says bluntly. Much of the lawn had been sacrificed to a broad deck spanning the entire rear of the house. A handful of perennials sat forlornly in cobblestone-edged beds, and the gate leading from the street to the back of the house was falling down. Most problematic of all was an imposing concrete retaining wall topped with a stockade fence that loomed over the back of the property. “The house behind us is elevated about 20 feet and has this big barrier wall,” Dennis explains. ....