New Home, Truro, MA

Cape Associates built this new home in Truro with David Whitney Architect, and photographer Abigayle Grattan captured it in full sun. Gray cedar shingles cover a long, gabled form with several wings, set on a lawn edged by native grasses.

A screened porch with white columns and a wood-slat ceiling sits at one end, and a wide hardwood deck runs along the back with French doors opening onto it. Cedar privacy screens and black barn-style lights add detail.

• Red front door under a low roof beside the garage
• Stepping-stone path through pitch pine and grasses
• Interior with a light wood floor, white railings and warm wood doors

The grounds around the house are kept natural. Native plantings and gravel meet the lawn, and the paths and porches make it easy to move between the house and the outdoors.