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Laplante Photographer Zooms in on Luxury Interiors Photographer Marina Porl rarely has a person in front of her camera lens. She doesn’t photograph weddings, families, or even newborns. Her passion is shooting interior rooms to capture a home’s essence. Textiles, patterns. Walls drenched in color. She can’t get enough of it all. “You can get

Timeless Grace and Simplicity A unique white brick exterior with corbeling at its steeply pitched roof peaks. Expansive, black windows with narrow sashes and lead-coated copper roofs, and a custom arch molding over the front door. These stunning and complex features combine for a modern look that also conjures old-world Normandy in the northwest of

Oasis Shower Doors: A Partner with a Commitment to Quality Tom Daly sold fasteners in 2003 when a colleague bought Mr. Shower Door in Agawam and wooed Tom away to help run the business. Five years later, Tom’s friend passed away, and Tom found himself the president and sole owner of the firm he rebranded

Best Tile Supports Our Luxury Home Builds When customers walk into the West Springfield location at Best Tile, Branch Manager Karen Tesini greets them like they’re long-lost friends and asks how she can help. Very often, they are so out of their element, they tell her they don’t know what they want. “Take a deep

Franca4design Offers Creative Spark for Our Clients Growing up, Franca Conway had a creative aunt who lived in New York City and worked in fashion design, traveling throughout Europe to assist with runway shows. She also renovated her own four-story Brooklyn brownstone.  Franca was inspired by her aunt’s sophistication and artistry, so in college, she

Coming Off Strong Year, Contractors Eye More of the Same in 2026 This piece was written by George O’Brien of BusinessWest and published on Feb. 2, 2026. Bill Laplante says it wasn’t that long ago when a whole-house renovation with a price tag of $400,000, $500,000, or more was extremely rare. “Now, it’s commonplace,” said

Oak Hill Architects: a Like-minded Partner Focused on Quality Bill Laplante met Andrew Reck of Oak Hill Architects in 2019 when homeowners Chris Orszulak and his wife, Gina Pantuosco, wanted to rebuild their 1950s-era Cape home and paired their preferred builder with their architect of choice. Andrew created the design for their new home, which

Meet Our Trusted Partners at Vartanian Custom Cabinets In the early 1980s, the word in the luxury homebuilding industry in Western Mass was that Ray Laplante was the guy you had to sell to.  “If you could make it with him, that was your pathway to all the other builders,” Aram Vartanian, President of Vartanian

Communication, Custom Features and Quality Materials Make the Laplante Difference The Laplante Difference is real. Our work, and the homes we build, are exquisite, offering comfortable, luxury spaces for our customers to live in. What sets us apart is our communication with customers—first and foremost—and the custom features and quality materials we use. “For me,

Laplante Construction Proves There’s No Downside to Downsizing Written by Stella Tirone | Originally published by Boston Design Guide Cape & Islands There is something to be said for downsizing, and Laplante Construction knows all about it––think compact and convenient spaces fitted with all the luxuries of a larger home.  “We’re doing a lot of construction now