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C O NTENTS

January 2018 56 Putting the Horse Before the House A couple build a riding academy by their historic Lyman farmhouse by Debra Spark Photography by Christina Wnek

72 A House in Its Place A modern yet timeless Brunswick farmhouse fit for the whole family by Jen DeRose Photography by Trent Bell

ON THE COVER: A family plays hockey on one of two ponds in their south-facing backyard in Brunswick. The main house is on the left, while the barnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a garage with an elevated playroomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is on the right. The home was designed by Whitten Architects, built by Benjamin and Company, and has interior design by Krista Stokes. Cover photography by Trent Bell A House in Its Place, page 72

January 2018

CONT ENT S

36 TURNOUT

Going out, giving back: Supporting nonprofits and local businesses in the vital work they do year-round Masters and Apprentices; Pink Tie Party; Wolfe’s Neck Center’s Harvest Dinner with Union

44 SPACES

Jeff Binette of SmartHome Solutions creates a cozy hangout room for family and friends

48 PROFILE

Camden architect John Morris has built his career on paying close attention

89 ONES TO WATCH

Five standout artists to keep your eye on

92 SHOP TALK

Company C is Portland’s mecca for textile lovers, offering custom upholstery, interior design services, bedding, rugs, and more

97 SHOWCASE

The Portland Museum of Art’s 2018 Biennial presents a collection of artists with connections to Maine

48 EDITOR’S NOTE 18 STAFF NOTES 24 CONTRIBUTORS 28 NOTES FROM OUR READERS 31 DESIGN WIRE 33 BRIGHT-MINDED HOME 34 EVENTS 40 RESOURCES 104 REAL ESTATE 107 THE DRAWING BOARD 128

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anuary is about new beginnings, and I’m excited to announce a couple that are happening here. First, after ten years in our previous Portland location, Maine Media Collective has recently moved a couple of blocks east into a brand-new office building. With lots of sparkling glass and a rooftop patio, we are quite literally working from a different vantage point, with a view out to Fort Gorges in Casco Bay and to the peaked white houses on Munjoy Hill that turn pink in the early winter sunset. This month we are also introducing two new columns. Spaces (The Ultimate Entertainment Space, page 44) will focus on one unique and inspiring room in a house—a nice reminder how tackling even just one area at a time can make a huge difference. In addition, we’ve done a small refresh on our Staff Notes column (page 24). In every issue, we’ll be introducing you to a couple of my colleagues via a design-related question: this month, it’s what home renovation projects they’re hoping to cross off their list in the coming year. So here’s to starting anew. Whether it’s something as small as updating your house numbers or as all-encompassing as building a home (or office) from scratch, we hope this issue helps inform your own room resolutions. After all, sometimes it just takes a fresh idea—or at the very least, a fresh coat of paint. Wishing you happy decorating in 2018!

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JANUARY IN MH+D Stories from around the state

PUBLISHER & CEO Andrea King CFO Jack Leonardi EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Rebecca Falzano MANAGING EDITOR Jen DeRose ART DIRECTOR Heidi Kirn DIRECTOR OF SALES Jeffrey D’Amico ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGERS Karen Bowe, Ryan Hammond, Peter Heinz, Kerry Rasor, Tom Urban, Emily Wedick PRODUCTION MANAGER Nichole Heady DIRECTOR OF EVENTS & EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING Reven Oliver DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE GIVING & VISIBILITY Shelbi Wassick EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Brittany Cost OFFICE MANAGER Cyndi Alden COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Casey Lovejoy COPY EDITOR Leah Whalen PROOFREADER Amy Chamberlain STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Sean Thomas STAFF VIDEOGRAPHER Lamia Lazrak WRITERS Susan Axelrod, Melissa Coleman, Katy Kelleher, Debra Spark PHOTOGRAPHERS Trent Bell, Dave Dostie, François Gagné, Jonathan Reece, Jeff Roberts, Irvin Serrano, Christina Wnek PHOTO RETOUCHER Tripp Harrington ART COLLECTOR MAINE Laura A. Bryer, Jack Leonardi, Taylor McCafferty, Kendra McDonald, Andrew Thomas, Emma Wilson CIRCULATION MANAGER Sarah Lynn THE BRAND COMPANY Chris Kast, Melissa Pearson, Angela Smith Wagner LOVE MAINE RADIO WITH DR. LISA BELISLE Spencer Albee, Dr. Lisa Belisle, Brittany Cost, Casey Lovejoy, Shelbi Wassick MAINE MAGAZINE Paul Koenig, Joel Kuschke OLD PORT MAGAZINE Susan Axelrod, Joel Kuschke MOXIE MAINE MAGAZINE Brittany Cost, Heidi Kirn

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“At the top of my to-do list in our 1840 Yarmouth farmhouse is our bedroom. It has wonderful light from four large windows and a mix of vintage furniture, including a white wroughtiron bed frame that keeps the small-ish room from feeling crowded. But to give it a much needed refresh, I plan to switch up the pale blue paint for a deeper blue-gray, reframe a large watercolor currently framed in cheap brass, replace the dated knobs on my dresser, and paint my bedside table buttercup yellow.” —Susan Axelrod, Old Port magazine managing editor

“Last summer we painted our dark cherry kitchen cabinets white and installed wood floors. It’s like a whole new house. This summer, we hope to replace the countertops and add some backsplash. I find that small changes spread out over time make me more appreciative of a space. Plus sometimes it takes me that long to decide exactly what I want to do!” —Rebecca Falzano, editor-in-chief

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WE LOVE MAINE. We fill our work days creating Maine-centric media products—publishing magazines and guides, producing radio shows, managing social media sites, developing websites, filming videos, producing events—because of this simple tenet. Our staff have stayed here, come back here, or moved here because we love Maine’s rich history, its unique character, and the people who live here, and most important, because we believe in Maine’s potential. We simultaneously love the Maine we grew up in and fully embrace the reality that things change and evolve. And we bear witness to that happening here. We are cheerleaders for Maine as a place for people to live, stay, and thrive—a place for people from away to move to, a place for second homeowners to buy into, a place to raise children, a place to start and operate a business—as well as a place to visit and explore, a place to escape and heal. And, a place to be inspired. We cover Maine in a positive light. We intentionally leave the negativity and snark to other media outlets. There is a place for everything, and we honor that. But that place is not here. So if you love Maine, please turn to us with your reading eyes, your listening ears, your follows and your likes, your attendance, and your advertising and sponsorships. Explore what we believe is the best Maine has to offer, on the pages of our magazines and guides, through the airwaves, at events, and via social media.

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C ON T RI BU T O RS Under the auspices of TFH Architects, and now Scattergood Design Architecture and Planning, the work of T. SCOTT TEAS can be seen in a wide range of building types, including Thomas Block at 100 Commercial Street in Portland, Chestnut Street Lofts in Portland, Freeport Crossing retail center, Marshwood High School in South Berwick, Patten Free Library in Bath, the Paul J. Schupf wing of the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, and Envirologixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bioengineering research laboratories in Portland. An enthusiastic sailor, Teas currently lives and practices in Portland with his wife, Pamela W. Hawkes. Putting the Horse Before the House, page 56

A native of New Hampshire, JUSTIN PERRY attended Colorado State University and received a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in business administration before he started his business, Perry Building and Restoration, in 1997. He coaches youth sports in North Berwick and spends his free time with his ten-year-old son, skiing whenever possible. Putting the Horse Before the House, page 56

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Architect JESSIE CARROLL of Whitten Architects regards the practice of residential architecture as an opportunity for thoughtful, empathetic design. Carroll brings her experience both practicing commercial architecture and as a construction manager to her design work. She serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Maine and has been nationally recognized for her design work at Whitten Architects. Carroll approaches the design process with a contagious enthusiasm fueled by the collaborative efforts of engaged clients, accomplished colleagues, and resourceful contractors. A House in Its Place, page 72

KRISTA STOKES opened and managed restaurants in Colorado, worked for the satirical newspaper The Onion, and cofounded and operated a web design company in Washington, D.C., before she moved to Maine to open a secondhand home decor store with her best friend. That business, Favela Chic, grew to include a frame shop, seamstress studio, and a line of bedding and curtains, before the shop closed so Stokes could focus fulltime on her interior design business in Kennebunkport. A House in Its Place, page 72

BEN HEMBERGER leads Benjamin and Company, a small group of passionate builders in Brunswick that specializes in timber-frame and high-performance homes. When he’s not hard at work, Hemberger is outside enjoying Maine’s four seasons with his wife and three kids. A House in Its Place, page 72

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NOTES FROM OUR READERS Love a home featured in our last issue? Steal a decorating idea that you saw in our pages? We welcome comments of any kind. Send your notes to letters@ mainehomedesign.com or message us on Facebook @MaineHomeDesign. I have always been a fan of New England from afar. I had never been until last year when my husband and I took a road trip there. We went to many places, but I just fell in love with Maine. I started reading Maine Home+Design while I was there. I love living in Fort Mill, South Carolina, but I love the style of Maine, so I went hunting for your magazine! Home design and gardening are my passions. I like the mix of outdoor, rustic, coastal, and quaint styles that your magazine showcases. VICTORIA BATES FORT MILL, SC I am a home stylist at Anthropologie’s home office in Philadelphia, although I’m originally a New Englander myself. I’m obsessed with everything Maine and can’t wait to get my first issue of MH+D; the images are beautiful and make me so nostalgic! Additionally, as an interior designer and stylist, I’m always looking to different sources for design inspiration and knowledge. From browsing the magazine on your website, I’m loving the home design shoots that feature personal stories, so definitely keep this up! JESS MORSE PHILADELPHIA, PA I was born and raised in Cape Elizabeth, and I come back in August every year for a week. I was visiting a dear childhood friend and saw your magazine on her coffee table. We are both building homes: she’s building a lake house, and I am building a retirement home in North Carolina. Right now my focus is on what’s most current in home design and colors. Once we finish this project, we hope to spend more time in Maine as a getaway from the summertime heat down south. I also like keeping up with Maine artists and have some pieces in my home. We love to try new restaurants when we come to visit as well. LESLIE CERESI ELLICOTT CITY, MD

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SCATTERGOOD DESIGN ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING of Portland, GO LOGIC of Belfast, ELLIOTT AND ELLIOTT ARCHITECTURE of Blue Hill, and KAPLAN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS of Portland received awards at the 2017 AIA New England Design Awards. The Maine firms created 4 of the 25 winning projects, with 275 projects submitted for consideration.

Portland’s HOME REMEDIES has unveiled a new collection of found and vintage decor, furniture, textiles, and more, called TREASURE. Each unique piece, such as a set of vintage glasses from the 1939 New York World’s Fair or a retro metal tray with yellow Lucite handles, is sourced from antique stores, flea markets, estate sales, and other locations around New England.

The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce honored KIM SWAN of the Swan Agency Sotheby’s International Realty with its 2017 Cadillac Award. Each year, the Cadillac Award recognizes a community member who demonstrates leadership, service, sacrifice, and excellence. In 2017 Swan was executive producer for The Fire of ’47, a Bar Harbor Historical Society film about the 1947 fire that burned 17,188 acres on Mount Desert Island. The award also recognized Swan for her support of the Parish House group home as well as additional community initiatives.

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In their effort to design long-term, legacy homes, Whitten Architects uses energy modeling performance metrics to help clients make informed decisions on which sustainable features to incorporate into a home. They engaged consultants Horizon Residential Energy Services Maine and ReVision Energy to draw up the projected energy usage and recommended systems for a family farmhouse in Brunswick (A Home in Its Place, page 72). We asked architect Jessie Carroll of Whitten Architects to tell us more.

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Based on the size and siting of the home, ReVision Energy determined the best mechanical systems and solar array needed to get the home to net zero. They recommended heating and cooling with wall-mounted mini-split heat pumps, which offer low upfront and operating costs, plus backup in-slab electric radiant heat and a hybrid heat pump water heater. They noted that the mini-splits qualified for a $500 rebate from Efficiency Maine and that there was a $300 rebate for the heat pump water heater. With these systems in place, they calculated that all energy needs could be accommodated by a 17-kilowatt solar array on the available roof space. With the solar built into a 30-year mortgage, the investment would be cash positive from the start. Furthermore, as the cost of electric energy increases, the savings from the system would increase accordingly. Horizon Residential Energy Services Maine weighed in on the cost and performance benefits of multiple wall assemblies with many different insulation options. The contractor priced these to gauge the difference between the upfront costs and long-term benefits.

Q. WHAT SYSTEMS WERE SELECTED? A. With the information from the energy

model, our clients opted to minimize upfront costs rather than monthly energy bills. This meant the project primarily used the less expensive dense-pack insulation for the wall assemblies, with closed-cell insulation only where it was absolutely critical, such as the cathedral ceiling spaces, cantilevers, and rim joists. For systems, they went with the Mitsubishi multizone heat pumps installed by Royal River Heat Pumps, the in-slab electric radiant for backup heat, and a Voltex hybrid electric heat pump water system. They decided not to install the solar array up front but had the conduit from the energy panel to the roof included at minimal cost. This will allow the homeowners to easily add solar panels for approximately $14,000 when ready. MH+D For more, see page 104.

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M ASTERS & APPRENTICES : WORK FROM M AINE’S CR AF T APPRENTICE PROGR AM Masters and Apprentices is the capstone exhibition of the Maine Crafts Association’s Craft Apprentice Program. The program offers a seven-month in-studio apprenticeship to emerging craft artists in Maine. The exhibition featured new work created during the apprenticeship by both master and apprentice, and it coincided with an annual alumni gathering. Featured teachers and students included Terrill Waldman, Charlie Jenkins, Carel Shonerd, Ben Coombs, and Cara Taggersell. The exhibition was produced in partnership with Caleb Johnson Studio.

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1. The farm-to-table dinner was held at Mallet Barn. 2. Wendy Polstein, special events and community liason at the Press Hotel, and Matt Chappell, owner of Gather 3. Erin Ovalle, executive producer and host of Maine Life, and Carla Baker Tracy, public relations and communication consultant 4. Jeffrey D’Amico, director of sales at Maine Media Collective, and Sarah Mather, IEP team coordinator at Child Development Services 5. Josh Berry, executive chef at Union at the Press Hotel 6. Patty Wight, news producer at Maine Public, and Ned Wight, owner of New England Distilling 7. Guests enjoy the meal prepared by Josh Berry of Union at the Press Hotel.

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FOLLIES 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. The Strand Theatre 345 Main St. | Rockland rocklandstrand.com

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FIRST THURSDAY ART OPENING OF POSES & PAUSES: A GROUP SHOW 5 p.m.–7 p.m. Portland Art Gallery 154 Middle St. | Portland artcollectormaine.com

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“BRILLIANT INTERPLAY: THE ART OF MARGUERITE ZORACH” GALLERY TALK 11 a.m.–noon Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St. | Rockland farnsworthmuseum.org

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FABRIC DESIGN TECHNIQUES WITH TRELAWNEY O’BRIEN 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St. | Rockland farnsworthmuseum.org

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ART FOR US DISCUSSION SERIES, SESSION 2: “WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE ART WORLD?” 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St. | Rockland farnsworthmuseum.org

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MEREDA ANNUAL FORECAST CONFERENCE & MEMBER SHOWCASE 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Holiday Inn By the Bay 88 Spring St. | Portland mereda.org

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ROOMFUL OF TEETH 7:30 p.m. Hannaford Hall 88 Bedford St. | Portland portlandovations.org

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STILL LIFE WATERCOLORS WITH SUSAN VAN CAMPEN 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St. | Rockland farnsworthmuseum.org

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THE BOLSHOI BALLET’S ROMEO & JULIET 1 p.m. The Strand Theatre 345 Main St. | Rockland rocklandstrand.com

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ART FOR US DISCUSSION SERIES, SESSION 3: “WHAT IS ARTISTIC BEAUTY?” 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St. | Rockland farnsworthmuseum.org

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BABETTE’S FEAST Portland Stage 25A Forest Ave. | Portland portlandstage.org

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MEMORY GALLERY TOUR 10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St. | Rockland farnsworthmuseum.org

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FLY ME TO THE MOON The Public Theatre 31 Maple St. | Lewiston thepublictheatre.org

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TRAVIS WALL’S SHAPING SOUND: AFTER THE CURTAIN 8 p.m. Merrill Auditorium 20 Myrtle St. | Portland portlandovations.org

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MET OPERA LIVE: PUCCINI’S TOSCA 1 p.m. The Strand Theatre 345 Main St. | Rockland rocklandstrand.com

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DRAMATIC READING: MUSEUM 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St. | Rockland farnsworthmuseum.org

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Get to know your neighbors. SHANE DIAMOND

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Shane Diamond is the executive director of Speak About It, a Portland-based performance nonprofit promoting consent education and sexual assault awareness at high schools and universities around the world. He has overseen the performance and cast since graduating from Bowdoin College in 2010, where he spent four years playing varsity ice hockey and talking about sex. Under his leadership, Speak About It has performed for over 120,000 students.

ALISON BEYEA

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Alison Beyea is the executive director at the ACLU of Maine, where she oversees the organization's legal, legislative, public education, and development activities. With over 10,000 members, the ACLU of Maine is the state's oldest and largest civil liberties organization. Before joining the ACLU of Maine in 2014, Beyea held a variety of positions in not-for-profit and educational institutions.

SAL SCAGLIONE & DANA HEACOCK

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Sal Scaglione and Dana Heacock are the owners of Abacus Gallery, which was started in 1971 as a small shop in Boothbay Harbor and has now grown to several locations around Maine. Both graduates of Rhode Island School of Design, Scaglione and Heacock have curated a series of stores that highlights unique American craftsmanship.

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The Ultimate Entertainment Space Jeff Binette of SmartHome Solutions in Kennebunk creates a cozy hangout room for family and friends

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his space is something I’ve always wanted to have for my family. It’s an entertainment area that does everything: it’s got a bar, a pool table, a place to play poker, a full bath, and a home theater room. My wife, Cassandra, and I designed it, and Thomas and Lord built it. We used a lot of reclaimed wood and old beams, which we procured from the Old House Parts Company in Kennebunk when they dismantled a barn. To see that wood, knowing that the barn was put together by hand in the early 1800s, it means something to me that I’m giving new life to it. We also did a barn board door underneath the stairs, where we have shelving to keep board games. The bar has two taps. Right now, I’ve got Allagash White, which is my staple, and Kennebunkport Brewing Company’s Winnow Hill Brown, which uses hops from one of my friend’s farms. We use the space a lot: we entertain for football games on Sundays and, of course, do Super Bowl parties, and then our family does movie nights, usually on Friday or Saturday night. Since I’m the owner of SmartHome Solutions, I wanted to have a space where, if a customer wants to see something we’ve done, I can take them down there. We use really high-end products to deliver cinema quality that you get when you go to a movie theater, but in your own private residence. There’s a JVC 4K projector, which is a high-definition projector, and a transparent screen, so the sound is actually behind the screen—that way you don’t see the speakers. There’s something about being home and getting that level of sound and video experience. It’s very family friendly for us to use. We have three kids, and we enjoy that time: everyone’s snuggled up in the tiered seating, and the kids are so excited to relax and wind down at the end of the week. Know what our biggest problem is now? Deciding what movie we’re going to watch.” —Jeff Binette, owner of SmartHome Solutions MH+D For more information, see Resources on page 104.

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A Legacy in Listening Camden architect John Morris has built his career on paying close attention

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One of architect John Morris’s latest projects is this home (above) on Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay. Morris (opposite), who opened his Camden office in 1974, has focused on custom home design for more than 30 years.

he seeds of John Morris’s long architecture career were planted in his childhood home in northern Westchester County, New York. Until he was 15, Morris lived in a circa-1950 ranch designed by architect Huson Jackson, who was a friend of the family. Jackson would later join famed Spanish architect Josep Lluís Sert, along with Ronald Gourley, to found Sert, Jackson, and Gourley in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm designed a number of prominent buildings at Harvard University, and both Jackson and Sert taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Sert spending more than a decade there as dean. For high school, Morris went off to a small progressive school in Vermont where students volunteered for daily jobs, including kitchen duties, maintenance work, and even construction. Leading a crew of fellow students to convert a former cow barn into a library, Morris caught the bug. “We were aided by a local architect who gave his own time to envisioning this thing and telling us what to do and how to do it,” Morris recalls. “I thought this might be something to do for real.” After spending a year at “the wrong college,”

Morris turned to Jackson for advice on where to pursue a bachelor’s degree in architecture. “He told me that of course he liked the school where he was, but he also suggested the University of Pennsylvania,” says Morris, who received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the university. Morris and his wife, Susan, came to Maine “fresh out of Penn, because some close family friends had asked me to supervise a house being built on Vinalhaven—for the sum of $400,” says Morris. “Having nothing else to do, and this being 1970, I thought ‘Hey, what the hell.’ We lived in our car for a while in Camden Hills State Park, and then we rented a house in Warren.” Morris eventually went to work for the Camdenbased general contractor who was building the Vinalhaven house, along with many others. “At that time, people were building second homes to beat the band,” he says. “A lot of them were kit houses, but some weren’t, and so it was a second education for me to learn how buildings actually went together, and how to get them done.” He then worked under a registered architect before setting up his own shop in 1974 in Camden, where he has been ever since. For the first decade of his career, Morris’s firm,

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which at one point had 12 employees, primarily designed multifamily housing. “We did projects literally from the top to the bottom of the state for developer clients,” he says. When the recession hit in the early 1980s, he switched gears and downsized to focus on custom residential design. “Actually the timing was great, because I’d really had it with multifamily housing after turning out a great deal of it,” Morris says. In 1994 he started a construction management arm of the firm, Morris Construction Services (MCS). “It was an opportunity to become a full-service organization that could solve a problem that always bugged me—not knowing what construction costs would be,” he says. “I feel very strongly that architects should really come to understand and appreciate what budgets are and what things cost. It makes us better architects, and it’s an attractive thing from a marketing standpoint as well.” Combined, John Morris Architects and MCS have designed and built more than 25 projects valued at more than $30 million. One of Morris’s favorites is a shingle and stone home perched on a cliff overlooking Muscongus Bay in New Harbor. The site offered a challenge Morris often faces when building houses on the Maine coast: rocky ledge. “The ledge factor is hugely significant, and the logical approach is not to touch it but work around it and see what you can achieve,” says Morris. “Right now we have a

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house going up on Great Diamond Island, and it’s on a big hunk of ledge. So the first thing I wanted was a first-rate survey of that ledge, and what happened around it. The design of the house is driven by working with the fact of that ledge.” In addition to topographical considerations such as an existing ledge, the homeowner’s lifestyle comes into play with any project, says Morris. “I think an awful lot of what I do is being a good listener and taking a measure of what I am hearing, not only in terms of the basics—three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths—but how the client lives. I look at every project and the costs involved with it as if it were my own. Would I spend X dollars to have thus and such, or is it going to be key to the success of the project? And if it is, how do I make it affordable for this particular client?” Even when budgets are generous, “you don’t want to be burying money in stuff that’s not important,” he says. “If there’s any sort of secret of success that we’ve found, it’s being attentive to the fact that people deserve and need some index of what they’re walking into, and it doesn’t mean that they’re going to spend less. In fact, if they have confidence because they’ve been given more information, they often end up spending more than they might otherwise have decided to.” Having spent much of his career designing spectacular custom homes, Morris is currently working on a dream project at the other end of

FUND LOCAL On the entrance side, the island home (above) includes three small windows on either side of the center gable—one set of windows illuminates a staircase, and the other a laundry room. Multiple gables, which Morris says help to break the scale of a large home, are a signature of the architect’s work. Morris’s design (opposite) of the 4,200-square-foot island home calls for lots of glass facing Casco Bay.

the housing spectrum. It has become a mission of sorts, as well as a design and construction challenge—to create attractive, energy-efficient homes at an affordable price. “I’m focused on something that could be done with enough opportunities for variation and ease of fabrication, and that would make it possible for people to get into a house for $160,000 or $180,000,” he says. While he mentions the tiny house movement as inspiration, the homes that Morris envisions will be about 1,200 square feet and will feel even larger because “every last square foot will be serving a purpose.” Aesthetics also play an important role, as do lifestyle and privacy considerations, given the reduced footprint. “I want people to be able to look at the ceiling and see natural wood instead of a bunch of drywall,” he says. “We’re looking for the right wall finishes that are going to delight, yet can also stand a tricycle running into them.” Morris has assembled a small team that includes a retired modular housing manufacturer. Each of the members is working on their own time, and the group hopes to have a prototype within the year.

“Right now we’re getting somewhere on our search for a beautiful wood exterior that doesn’t need to be treated,” he says. “We haven’t filled in all the boxes yet, but I’m feeling most encouraged that we’re going to be able to do it.” Morris’s childhood mentor Jackson, and Jackson’s partners Sert and Gourley, were both admired and reviled for their design of the Peabody Terrace complex in Cambridge, built in 1964 as housing for married Harvard students. As Sert, who died in 1983, put it, “I’ve always been interested in architecture as an extension not only of technical problems, but also of human problems.” In this vein, Morris enjoys the challenges and satisfaction of designing for both ends of the economic spectrum. “I think we have our share of nicely done projects with delightful clients who want to do things just right, and have the wherewithal to do it,” he says. “But we’d also like to have the satisfaction of creating pleasing, affordable, and properly energy-efficient solutions for young working families. To that end, we’re working at ways to make this dream a reality.” MH+D

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Putting the Horse

Before the House

A couple build a riding academy by their historic Lyman farmhouse by Debra Spark // Photography by Christina Wnek

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Soon after Sarah and Nick Armentrout bought a nineteenth-century farmhouse in Lyman, they built this timber-frame barn to house their horses. Since then, the couple have had three children, grown their business, Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy and Sports, and bought an adjacent farm. Even so, Nick says, this is where he and Sarah start and finish every day. Miniature horse Beauty (opposite) has been a therapy pony for fifteen years.

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Sarah had a “sentimental attachment to the original colonial box” of her farmhouse, she says. Nick felt the same way, although he allows that it would have been more cost effective to knock it down. Instead, they renovated the farmhouse interior and replaced an existing back ell with a sizable addition to accommodate a new kitchen, living room, and dining room on the ground floor and a new owners’ bedroom on the second.

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he drive to Nick and Sarah Armentrout’s recently renovated nineteenth-century farmhouse in Lyman takes one down a lovely road, past forest, through pastures, and over a stream. Though the road dead-ends at their house, most people who make the trip aren’t going there for a social call. They are bringing their children or themselves or someone with disabilities to ride a horse. They are not headed for the house but for the barns, arenas, and outbuildings of the Armentrouts’ business, Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy and Sports. Here, over the course of a day, a recreational rider might be practicing jumps while a rider with disabilities is being transferred by a mechanical lift onto a horse and two adults are accompanying a child with cerebral palsy around a ring. A parent might be in an upstairs viewing room, observing his or her child’s lesson in one of the two arenas below. Someone else might be in the therapy room, getting physical or occupational treatment. Employees will be in the office, working on schedules, or running a seminar. Still other employees will be cleaning tack rooms, or tending sheep, or maybe hauling hay from one of the 150 surrounding acres. Carlisle Academy is a busy place, and its story starts not in Maine—though Sarah and Nick both grew up in Kennebunk—but in Hailey, Idaho. Nick went west after college, initially to ranch in Wyoming and later for a job in Idaho at the Sun Valley Resort.

While there, he also worked and lived at the Sagebrush Equine Training Center for the Handicapped. Meanwhile, Sarah went to San Francisco for an urban service project. On her drive out, she stopped in Hailey to visit Nick. She’d always wanted to combine her lifelong interest in horses—she’d grown up riding—with her interest in social services, and the training center appealed. Eventually, she joined Nick in Idaho and pursued instructor certification from the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International. Initially just friends, the two started dating. After three years of immersing themselves in the world of adaptive riding, Sarah and Nick were ready to start their own business and family. In 1996 they decided to return to Maine, where they both still had relatives. (Sarah’s parents are Tom and Kate Chappell, cofounders of Tom’s of Maine and Ramblers Way.) The next step was to locate a farm that would work for a horse operation. Sarah and Nick found a place in Lyman whose open land and skies mimic that of the West. They moved into the existing farmhouse and quickly added a timberframe barn for their horses. Later, they had the opportunity to buy the adjacent property, a former dairy farm with its own farmhouse and outbuildings. They centered Carlisle Academy on this land, adapting or extending structures to create a riding arena, an additional horse barn, offices, tack rooms, and a therapy room.

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The new dining room and kitchen has laminated fir beams with steel brackets that serve as joists for the second floor. The clock is one of many antiques inherited from Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother.

In the last decade, two additional projects have rounded out the complex. In 2008 Carlisle Academy added a second indoor arena, and in 2011 Nick and Sarah renovated their farmhouse. Both projects were designed by architect T. Scott Teas, whose firm was then known as TFH Architects and is now Scattergood Design Architecture and Planning in Portland, and built by Justin Perry of Perry Building and Restoration in North Berwick. Perry and Teas were fortuitous partners, collaborators who played to each other’s expertise—and lack thereof. Originally Perry was reluctant to build the 11,000-square-foot arena, having no experience with such large structures. “I turned the commission down twice,” he says, but he was eventually persuaded by Nick and Sarah. He framed the building with hemlock and sheathed the exterior with white pine shiplap. Teas was on firmer ground. He had decades of experience with multifamily, commercial, and institutional structures, though less with singlefamily residences. His arena design includes abundant south-facing glazing that connects the interior to the pasture lands beyond with strategically placed glass garage doors that can be raised to let in light and air. An economical, wood-framed composite truss system spans the riding surface. Meanwhile, by 2011, the Armentrouts had

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three children and wanted more space. They chose to gut the original farmhouse, which was a two-story gabled structure with a field-facing front porch, and replace a small existing back ell with a larger addition. On the exterior, Teas’s design mimics the basic forms and shingling of the farmhouse, but it reorients the entire home. Now one arrives at what was once the side of the house. The addition’s front door is surrounded by spruce flat board and protected by a small standing-seam metal roof. Inside, the house is both open-plan and traditional, insofar as the rooms are largely not walled off but defined by customary elements such as steps, a staircase, and a woodstove placed in an unusual way. Upon entry, an open riser staircase presents itself. Fashioned of cherry treads, cherry handrails, painted poplar balusters, and steel plates, it turns once for the basement playroom and twice for the upstairs bedrooms. If you don’t mount or descend the staircase, you can go up two steps to the right to a corridor that leads to the old part of the house, which has a redwalled den and guest bedroom. Alternatively, you can turn to the left, which is the new part of the house. Here, there is a dining room, kitchen, and breakfast nook on one level, and then, if you descend a step, a living room on another. Large windows wrap the corner of the living room, and a window seat provides a comfortable

A new kitchen (above) designed by All About Kitchens in Kennebunk includes a nook built around a harvest table from Nick’s childhood home and blue and white plateware. The chandelier and the slate sink are wedding gifts that the Armentrouts did not have space to use until the renovation. The red den (opposite) is part of the original farmhouse. When the builders removed the room’s existing drop ceiling, they found these ceiling beams. The room has a leaded glass window from Kennebunk’s the Old House Parts Company (where Nick once worked) and vintage Western horse bits (see wall on left). The prints on the wall behind the sofa depict steeplechases.

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The new living room is full of antiques inherited from Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, including an eighteenth-century Dutch painting of a courtship ritual. Opposite, clockwise from top left: The basement newel is a beam from the original house. A Finnish soapstone woodstove divides the dining and living room and forms a thermal mass in the center of the addition. The 2011 addition provided a new entry to the home, one defined with spruce flat board and capped with a small standing-seam metal roof. (Elsewhere, the roof is asphalt.) In addition to horses, the Armentrouts have chickens and sheep. Here, Nick is scratching a ram.

A view of the home from the back, which shows the original home at left and the addition to the right. Architect T. Scott Teas and builder Justin Perry collaborated for the home renovation in 2011, as well as for a second indoor riding arena (bottom) for the Carlisle Academy in 2008. The garage-sized doors along the length of the arenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s white pine shiplap exterior can be opened for breezes. The new arena also has viewing areas, a tack room, and meeting space. A freestanding, porcelain pedestal tub (opposite, top) in the ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bathroom. The ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bedroom (opposite, bottom) features antiques and a custom pencil-post bed frame from the 1970s.

spot to look out over the ponds and fields beyond. A tall, rectangular soapstone woodstove stands between the dining and living rooms. The first and basement floors have radiant heat, but once stoked, the woodstove serves as the thermal mass for the house’s core. Upstairs, an L-shaped balcony leads in one direction to the children’s rooms and in the other to the owners’ bedroom, which then has a small bridge that connects to the owners’ bath. From the bridge, one can look across a four-foot open space to the L-shaped balcony, as well as down to the dining room or up to a tower skylight. As with the staircase, this open space “allows the space to flow horizontally and vertically,” says Teas. In renovating the den, Perry removed a drop ceiling to expose original beams. He mimicked the effect in the addition, as the laminated fir floor joists for the second floor are the first-floor ceiling’s exposed beams. The breakfast nook’s roof framing is also exposed (though painted white), so the old and new parts of the house are visually linked by similar ceiling treatments. The house is full of old treasures: many antiques passed down from Nick’s mother, salvaged doors

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(repurposed as pocket doors), leaded and stainedglass windows (used in interior walls), and historical materials such as the newel in the basement—a beam repurposed from the original house—and the farmhouse’s original cornerstone, which is used in a stone wall that defines a front entrance patio. Other items—the kitchen’s slate sink and breakfast nook chandelier—are wedding gifts that Sarah and Nick couldn’t find a place to fit until the renovation. Nick says that, for years, while he and Sarah were working to build up their business, “The house was not about enjoying the house. It was about sleeping and getting warm and going back outside.” That’s no longer the case. Indeed, for what is clearly a very hardworking family, there are aspects of the house that speak purely of pleasure, such as a soaking tub in the owners’ bedroom, an upstairs landing fashioned as a children’s library and reading nook, a basement Ping-Pong table, and an antique rocking horse. Now, family members can and do enjoy themselves in the house. Then they go back outside to do what they also love: ride a horse. Or help others do the same. MH+D

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Fencing and livestock go hand in hand (above). Here, a portion of the two miles of fencing on the 150 acres that the Armentrouts own in Lyman. The Armentrouts have three children: a son, Jake, and twin girls, Hazel and Ivy (right), who are shown here in one of the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two horse arenas. The farmhouse addition has an open riser staircase with cherry treads and handrails (opposite), painted poplar balusters, and steel plates. The two steps to the right lead to the older part of the house.

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One of two ponds on the property of a Brunswick house designed by Whitten Architects and built by Benjamin and Company on which the family plays hockey. Beyond the pond is the south-facing yard. The main house is on the left, and the barnâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a garage with an elevated playroomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is on the right. The Marvin windows and doors were supplied by Marvin Design Gallery by Eldredge Lumber.

While most of the home is white, interior designer Krista Stokes introduced color â&#x20AC;&#x153;in one broad strokeâ&#x20AC;? via the kitchen backsplash tile, Dandelions, from Distinctive Tile and Design in Portland. The millwork is by Koehler Woodworks. The countertop is Heritage Valley granite, while the raised breakfast bar countertop is cherry.

you’ve ever arrived at a home with two front doors, you know the confusion that can arise. Which do you go to? At Katie and Nick Ryan’s* Brunswick home, I am faced with quite the opposite dilemma. After winding down a dirt driveway, I park at the first structure I come to: a barn clad in white spruce. But when I get out of the car, I realize that there’s no front door in sight. Instead, I am drawn to the next closest thing: a covered opening in the center of the barn that’s large enough for a car—an updated take on a porte cochere. Wandering through and passing underneath the building, a white farmhouse punctuated by a dark-brown modern entryway reveals itself on the other side. The vertical, dark-stained Douglas fir boards on the front door enhance its height, and contrast with the horizontal lines of the spruce clapboard. The door is flanked by floor-to-ceiling glass, through which I can see the opposite side of the entry, where an antique bench and more glass look out onto a small yard. I have arrived a little after three o’clock in the afternoon, and the house is quiet. But when I ring the bell, a tiny dot of white against the dark door, the chime seems to cause a chain reaction of happy commotion. First, a golden retriever puppy—Sluice, named for the ski trail at Sugarloaf— announces my arrival. Next, a trio of children and their afternoon babysitter appear in the barn’s pass-through with swinging backpacks and talk of playing outside, then the father emerges from the home office. Shortly thereafter, the mother arrives home from work, and we all converge inside the welcoming glass entryway, the children flinging Bean boots off in the adjacent mudroom, snow melting off them and onto the radiant concrete floor. And then, disappearing nearly as quickly as they arrived, the kids are off and flying up a staircase to their light-filled playroom. This is life in the home of the Ryans. Moments of quiet are fleeting; favored instead are days filled with activity, play, and plenty of joy. Those three principles seem to sum up much of the design directive: create a home for a busy family of five with a floor plan that provides ample space

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for kids to be kids as well as for family togetherness, all while being on a relatively tight budget and taking advantage of the site’s wooded location. And, unlike their last house that had two doors, this one should have a single designated entrance. The resulting home, designed by project architect Jessie Carroll of Whitten Architects, built by Benjamin and Company, and featuring interior design by Krista Stokes, checks all of those boxes—and is an obvious success, as evidenced by the enthusiasm of the Ryans’ youngest, a happy four-year-old eager to give a visitor a tour. The modern glass entryway links the home’s two main structures. The first is the northern-facing, story-and-ahalf barn that serves as the garage and storage, with an elevated playroom (so that it gets plenty of sun) that’s directly above the porte cochere. The rest of the home, a rectangle, contains the south-facing living spaces. The first floor is almost wholly composed of an open-concept kitchen/dining/living area and powder room, with a screened porch and home office on the western-facing edge. The second floor, which is slightly cantilevered over the first to provide a sunscreen, has three nearly identically sized kids’ bedrooms, as well as a full bathroom, laundry area, and, in the back where it is quieter, the owners’ suite.

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On the exterior, the main house feels almost colonial thanks to neatly stacked windows, but inside it is decidedly modern. The buildings’ iconic silhouettes speak to the modern farmhouse style to which the Ryans were drawn, while also keeping the overall aesthetic simple and straightforward. “Exterior porches and dormers are charming,” Carroll notes, “but they tend to add up to a lot of cost and not a lot of usable interior space. Instead, we decided to be really bold with the forms.” Crisp details abound, with a notable absence of trim work and, in its place, clean lines skillfully executed thanks to Benjamin and Company’s meticulous finish work. “We worked very carefully to make those lines resolve themselves really beautifully,” says Ben Hemberger of Benjamin and Company. A hallmark of farmhouse style is a connection to the land, how the buildings “reach into the landscape,” says Carroll. By keeping the home at almost ground level, without multiple steps to go up and down, there is a sense of ease and of feeling grounded, in addition to easy outdoor access. This is perhaps most apparent in the dining area, where floor-to-ceiling windows and doors lead directly to the backyard. A large south-facing lawn—perfect for soccer games or snowball fights—is

The entryway was designed to fit the antique settle bench (above), which unfolds into a bed, a gift from Nick’s parents. The pillow is by Erin Flett, and the rug is Angela Adams. The barn and main house are connected by a glass entryway (opposite). The screened porch wraps the main house’s western edge.

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While all the kids’ rooms are equal size, the son’s (above) features two exposures. The art and bedding are from L.L.Bean; the walrus is from Snug Harbor Farm. The fireplace (opposite) was outfitted with a wood-burning insert, which was more cost effective than building a standard wood-burning fireplace. The surround is the same Heritage Valley stone as on the countertops but has a thermal finish and isn’t sealed, so it appears lighter in color. Nick helped to design the shelving and the cherry benches with integrated firewood storage built by Seth Helie Designs. The skirted chairs from Youngs Furniture swivel to face the fireplace or the living area.

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bordered by a tight grouping of fir trees (part of a former nursery) to the east as well as by two small ponds (formerly used for irrigation) where the kids play hockey to the south. The whole effect is one of seamless indoor/outdoor living, in every season. “It’s so easy to access it all whether there’s snow or rain,” says Nick. Indeed, Katie notes, it is especially suited for entertaining. “It’s a great party house,” she says. “The kids all race around.” Child-friendly design is everywhere. The laundry area is in a central location upstairs so that the children are able to pitch in, while downstairs, shelving in a nook near the fireplace means that toys and games are tucked out of sight. The playroom has cork flooring, chosen because it’s eco-friendly, soft underfoot, and less expensive than wood. In the kitchen, five stools—one for each family member—pull up to a long breakfast counter, and the location of the sink means that whoever is doing the dishes can look out to the open living area as well to the backyard. Angela Adams rugs and Erin Flett pillows add softness and playfulness, and make a subtle enough impression, hopes Stokes, to imprint future memories. While Stokes did add some color in order to keep the design lighthearted, the home is done mostly in a white palette, a decision that was threefold. The first reason was because of the home’s location. “In every season you have views of this beautiful orchestration of nature,” says Stokes. “We didn’t need to compete with that.” But the palette works also for more practical reasons: scuffs are easy to touch up with white paint, and it also serves as a clean backdrop to all the color that the kids bring in through toys, games, and art projects. It’s a place that the Ryans immediately felt at home in. “I wanted a house that we could just be a family in,” says Katie.

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Decorative ceiling beams help to visually break up the open living/dining/kitchen area. Marvin Design Gallery by Eldredge Lumber supplied the Marvin windows and doors. The floors here and throughout the home are red birch.

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Cream 3” x 6” tile in the shower niche contrasts with dark 12” x 24” porcelain tile on the floor and walls of the owners’ bathroom (opposite). All the tile in the home is from Distinctive Tile and Design. “The homeowners liked these modern, spa-like Scandinavian bathrooms,” says Stokes. “So we took some traditional, simple elements and turned them on their side a little bit.” Photos of Casco Bay hang above the bed in the owners’ bedroom (above). The rug is from Company C.

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A custom-built stained pine door (above) by Benjamin and Company leads to the garage. The ceiling is also pine, stained dark. “There typically might be a piece of trim here where the ceiling meets the siding in a more traditional home,” says builder Ben Hemberger. “But we spent some time working with Jessie to come up with a good, clean, crisp detail that could get built, give a modern farmhouse feel, and also be durable enough for the weather.” As the Ryans’ previous home had two front doors, architect Jessie Carroll wanted to give the family a single, more protected entry and came up with this idea of an updated take on the porte cochere (opposite). “We tried to make the most of each design move,” she says. “The portal with the dormer above is doing multiple things: it’s your entry sequence, it’s your cover to unload the groceries, and it’s a place to park the kids’ bikes.”

“That whoever was cooking dinner and whatever the kids were doing, we could all be a part of it and that you knew everyone was together. When we are all on the sofa, and even Sluice is curled up, too, it is just the most loving place. There’s nowhere else I want to be.” She recalls how friends attending their youngest daughter’s recent birthday party were surprised to learn the house was new. “They didn’t know we had just built it,” Katie says. “I took that as a compliment.” Carroll agrees. “It feels like a home that’s appropriate here in Maine,” she says. “It’s not an in-your-face, design-forward, look-at-me type of house. It just feels right, in the setting. It’s just a house that’s in its place.” The same thing, it could be said, is true for the family who lives there. MH+D For more information, see Resources on page 104.

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JANE DAHMEN

Yellow Sky Birches, 2017, acrylic on paper, 21” x 27”

“I moved to Newcastle in 2004 and have concentrated on painting the local trees and water views near my home. I walk outside my door and see paintings everywhere. We used to sail in Maine, and I painted the landscape from the boat, looking toward the islands and shores. Now that I live in Newcastle, I prefer the larger views from the land overlooking the water beyond, and I find inspiration along the Damariscotta River, as well as when I walk on the various conservation lands in this area. This landscape speaks to me and keeps me expanding my creativity as an artist. Recently I have taken a new interest in painting smaller acrylics on paper. Painting smaller gives me an extra dose of freedom and spontaneity that balances the larger, more planned-out landscapes. With the big landscapes, I play with scale and the feeling of being able to walk right into the painting. Painting both ways, I enjoy being immersed in the constantly changing beauty of this part of the world.”

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BJÖRN RUNQUIST Dusk at the Farm, 2017, oil on linen, 30” x 40”

“As I get older, I appreciate more and more that each day is an extraordinary gift, which informs my life and my painting. Life in Maine provides ample inspiration daily, from the light on a house corner to a pier in fog or snow on the road. Since my move to Maine, I’ve become more of a plein air painter. As much as I’ve enjoyed working in my studio over the years, I increasingly find the act of painting outside utterly engaging. The success rate is lower, but it is such an intense experience that happens in a small window of real-time opportunity, based on time and light. The more I do it, the deeper my immersion into that total experience becomes, including its sights, sounds, smells, bugs, wind, heat, and cold. Dusk at the Farm was started outside and finished in the studio, but I kept as much as possible of the feeling I had when painting outdoors. The overriding theme of all my work is the light, how it gives form to all we see. I don’t know what my next inspiration will be. That is part of the pleasure— being attentive to what may come, paying attention. It all adds up to feeling lucky to be alive.”

WILLIAM CROSBY Beyond, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 36” x 48”

“Over the years, the Adirondacks in New York, the Maine and Atlantic coasts, and the mountains of New England as well as Alaska have become primary locations for my photography and painting inspiration. The change of seasons is always a special passage and a motivation for my new work. For me, wilderness is both a physical place and a place of mind and spirit. Often my work can be considered as an abstract impression of the landscape.”

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JODI EDWARDS Eclipse, 2017, acrylic on panel, 36” x 48”

“I am an abstract painter. I live in Maine, and I often paint outside on the deck of my camp overlooking the water— my deck becomes my second art studio during the summer months. The water inspires me, and my outdoor studio is my favorite place to paint. My favorite artists are Miró, Pollock, Kandinsky, and de Kooning. I often paint what I feel, or what is currently happening in my life. I love color. I paint to music, and it is almost as much a part of my paintings as the paint. I am a conduit—the music is my muse—and when it’s working, the paint flows through me easily and effortlessly. I often get lost in the paint, and it takes me somewhere else. When I paint, I feel connected to something greater than myself, and a deep sense of joy. I am happiest, most fulfilled, and most completely myself when I paint. It is my gift, and I am grateful to be able to share it.”

COLIN PAGE

Sunday Morning, 2017, oil on canvas, 36” x 36” “Through painting, I share unexpected moments of beauty that I find in the space around me. Painting is how I share the poetry of experience. Whether it’s a landscape, still life, or portrait, I’m trying to capture the fleeting moment in time when the subject first grabbed me. The impulse to paint a scene usually starts with a light effect or color idea, but I’m most excited when that visual interest is complemented by a narrative. It may be children discovering how to play together, or a tabletop after a busy morning with my kids, or the mess of a working harbor after a long summer day. Even these everyday scenes can evoke a feeling or have a visual beauty that is worth painting. I love to discover beauty in these simple moments. I learn to look for these simple scenes as I watch my young daughters explore the world and find joy all around them. Being a parent has reawakened a sense of wonder in me for the world I inhabit. I see the kids awed by simple discoveries, and it reminds me to be more open to discovery in my own life. I want my paintings to share my own sense of wonder.” MH+D For more information, see Resources on page 104.

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COLOR ME HAPPY Company C is Portland’s mecca for textile lovers, offering custom upholstery, interior design services, bedding, rugs, and more

hen you walk into the Company C store on Commercial Street in Portland, the first thing you notice is the colors. Dove gray and buttercup yellow floral coverlets sit stacked alongside creamy white sheets and coral pink throws. Teal and burgundy velvet pillows decorated with intricate geometric patterns pile high on shelves, while rainbow-hued woven rugs beckon customers to stop and feel their soft, hand-tufted wool piles. While the Portland retail location has been a waterfront shopping destination for a decade, Company C is even more established. Founded by husband-and-wife team Walter and Christine Chapin in 1994 in Concord, New Hampshire, the business has made a name for itself supplying wholesale textiles to designers around America. “Over 60 percent of our business is still wholesale,” Christine Chapin says. “But when we wanted to see what it would be like to open our second location, Portland was at the top of the list. We just love Portland.” At the time, there were few home retail shops on Commercial Street, but Chapin had a hunch the retail location would work out. “We get a lot of traffic in that store, both from tourists stopping in for something to bring home and from locals who know our brand,” she says. “Now we’ve started to get people who grew up spending their summers in Maine, coming in as adults to bring a piece of Company C home with them.” (In addition to their retail locations in Concord and Portland, Company C also has a Studio Store in Wayne, Pennsylvania.) Chapin says the secret to the store’s success comes from their “neurotic” approach to color. “It’s all about how colors mix together,” she says. “We take the time—and it is a painstaking job—to make sure every shade works together.” Even colors that one might not normally pair can work in the right context, she says, such

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2. An indigo Giardino rug with a medallion pattern is layered on top of the blue-green wool Tweedy rug. Three Cassandra throw pillows accessorize the Orleans sofa, which faces a pair of Claire armchairs. 3. The store has samples of over 800 fabrics, which can be used to upholster chairs, ottomans, and more. 4. The storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection of 100 percent GOTS-certified organic quilts range in style from florals to solids. 5. Indoor/outdoor rugs include (clockwise from top left) Margie, Blue My Mind, Awning Stripe, and Adrift.

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as mulberry red mixed with mellow orange and navy, or saturated pinks melded with light turquoise. “You can tell when something is off,” she says. “But color in general just has this amazing effect on people. Customers tell us over and over, ‘This color just makes me happy.’ It’s different for everyone, but each person has a happy color.” Another important part of Company C’s business model is a commitment to producing eco-friendly and workerfriendly products. The Chapins are proud to work with GoodWeave, an organization that works to end child labor in rug manufacturing and production through monitoring, product certification, victim assistance, and grassroots social programs. The Chapins regularly visit the factories in India where their pieces are produced, and a portion of the sales of Company C rugs goes back into the local communities where the rugs are made to help fund educational childhood programs. Several years ago, Company C also began featuring

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a higher percentage of organic textiles, and Chapin hopes that soon all of their sheets and bedding will be 100 percent organic. Another goal for Chapin is to expand Company C’s product range to offer even more furniture and household goods. But textiles remain her first love. She’s excited to see the resurgence of macramé, which “was so big when I was young,” she says. “I just love the texture you can bring to a home by adding macramé or embroidered pillows.” In the Portland shop, you can purchase a throw pillow decorated with intricate French knots in all colors of the rainbow (the Marimba pillow) or one covered in nautical-inspired woven cotton strips (the Starboard pillow). For Chapin, these detailed accents are the perfect way to style a bed or a sofa. “You see a bed piled with colors and textures,” she says. “And you know it will be a scrumptious place to cuddle up.” MH+D

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Good news for those who adore color: “While neutrals have been a trend for the past few years, we are definitely seeing color coming back strong in 2018,” says Chapin. Many homeowners feel more comfortable using neutrals as the foundation of their design, but you can still have loads of fun with a fairly mild palette. “Try mixing cool and warm shades. Copper and camel add warmth and dimension to a neutral room design,” suggests Chapin. “These combinations work especially well with modern furniture.”

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If you want to stay on trend, try a pop of bright red. Chapin predicts that 2018 will be all about this shade. “Red is a power color, and it is coming on strong,” she says. “Mixed with black and charcoal gray, red looks modern and sophisticated—even in the everpopular farmhouse style.”

One of the toughest design problems involves mixing color and pattern. Here are a few tricks from Chapin help you rise to the challenge: “One of the easiest ways to overcome this is threefold. First, select a multicolor design that you love as the foundation for the room. This can be the rug or a colorful pattern on the seating upholstery. Step two is to add a geometric design that might have two or three colors from the multicolor pattern. The last step is to add a textured solid in colors from the multicolor design.”

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or its 2018 Biennial, the Portland Museum of Art has tapped 25 artists, all but one of whom have never exhibited at the museum, ranging from photographers and painters to mixed media artists and videographers, and even a canoe maker. Participating artists include established creators as well as up-andcoming talents. According to Nat May, the Biennial’s curator and the executive director and cofounder of Hewnoaks Artist Colony, the exhibition is not limited to Maine in scope, although each artist “has strong ties to our community.” May toured studios across the region and worked with a team including Mark Bessire of the Portland Museum of Art, Theresa Secord of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, and Sarah Workneh of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, to put together a showing of work by artists who best represent the diversity and breadth of contemporary art. On view are works from established artists such as Rosamond Purcell, Daniel Minter, and David Driskell, as well as from emerging artists, such as Anne Buckwalter. Over 60 artworks complement and yet contrast each other, contributing to a thoughtful, inclusive representation of some of the most current themes in the contemporary art world. “There are some wonderful dialogues happening between works,” May says, “such as the relationship between factuality and truthfulness in storytelling, the representation of the figure in painting, systematic oppression, and creative approaches to conversations about feminism.” Opening on January 26, the Portland Museum of Art’s 2018 Biennial runs until May 30. Read on for a preview of the exhibition. MH+D

SÉAN ALONZO HARRIS Kennedy Park Series, Plate #549, black-and-white digital archive print, 35½” x 23½”

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ANNE BUCKWALTER The Republic of Hysteria, 2017, oil and gouache on paper, 91” x 92”

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This 4 BR, 2.5 BA Shingle-style cottage has been in the same family for three generations. The 6.8 +/- acre property boasts 1,240' +/- of deep water frontage on a secluded point with commanding views of Mount Desert Island and the Mountains of Acadia National Park. There is a sleeping cabin and a one-car garage. MLS 1328609 Janet Moore 207.266.0441 | $1,950,000

Brick warehouse conversion with 16' ceilings with multi-levels, rooftop deck & outstanding ocean views from every room! Take a stroll on the board walk to Rockland’s historic down town area and visit museums, numerous galleries, outstanding restaurants and quaint shops or enjoy the beach located right across the street! MLS 1316852 Susan Desgrosseilliers 207.975.4304 | $940,000

Step into the private enclave of Lands End & find this truly magnificent 4300 sf 5 BR, 4 BA home! With many custom features, this lovely home boasts 5 fireplaces, a peaceful first floor master, second master suite, hardwood floors, 3 car garage, beautiful rear deck & so much more! MLS 1332799 Betsy Coughlan 207.229.3661 | $875,000

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Estate quality parcel with a building envelope that enjoys commanding views over the Kennebec River toward Atkins Bay and Popham Beach. Postcard views of the Perkins Island lighthouse to the West and open ocean to the South. Easement that provides for the necessary conditions to construct a dock. MLS 1313016 John Collins 207.607.2442 | $575,000

Fabulously situated to capture ocean views, this beautiful 5 BR, 3 1/2 BA Shingle-style home will capture your heart from the minute you walk in! Every room has been beautifully restored to maintain character while enjoying all modern amenities. The bonus is it’s wonderful detached garage with room above! MLS 1330470 Betsy Coughlan 207.229.3661 | $1,599,000

Shingle style cottage has 6BR, 3+BA, two 3 season porches & Whitman designed addition. Open living room, floor-ceiling windows. Chef’s kitchen w/stainless appliances & granite. New 2nd floor bathroom. Third floor master en-suite with large closets, & stunning views. MLS 1326871 Heather Shields 207.596.4050 or Kristina Keaney 207.756.0475 | $925,000

Grand and stately colonial of yesteryear in Camden’s historical district. Step into the glorious past. 5000’+ 5 bedroom main house and 2000’+ 3 bedroom carriage house. Seasonal water views to be improved upon. A treasure. MLS 1308353

34 beautiful acres spanning the width of Newbury Neck with 400' of frontage on Union River Bay and 400' on Morgan Bay. The 11-room, 6 BR 4 BA, circa 1850 farmhouse is a harmonious blend of old and new. Enjoy panoramic water and Acadia mountain views from the log cabin perched on the shore above a private beach. MLS 1313514 Janet Moore 207.266.0441 | $1,595,000

Offering 2016 Shingle-style, fully furnished home. Contemporary kitchen with large island, pantry and gorgeous breakfast area. 3 BRs including 1st floor BR with walk in closet. Two large BAs, 2nd floor family room and office. Beautifully landscaped yard with large deck facing the ocean. MLS 1327631 Susan Desgrosseilliers 207.975.4304 | $875,000

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A rare find in a convenient location, this architectural gem offers private, scenic views of the salt marsh and open water beyond. Minutes to downtown Bath, the home is well thought out with many unique features, inviting rooms and ample storage. The adjacent cottage offers a full bath, bedroom and living room. MLS 1285668 Patti Lawton 207.522.1444 | $625,000

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Expansive eastern facing Sheepscot River views. Deep water frontage provides easy access to Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset and Five Islands. Minutes to open ocean. The 11 acre lot is part of the McCarty Cove Association, which includes rights to an association deep water dock. Can be subdivided into two parcels. MLS 1286471 John Collins 207.607.2442 | $239,900

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unique, waterfront Shingle-style home with dock. thoughtfully planned to maximize the space and views, there are wonderful decks, a bluestone patio with pergola & an elevator. guests will enjoy the privacy of the large guest house or use it as a legal rental unit. ChaunceyCreek.info

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KENNEBUNKPORT $730,000

Steps to Turbatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek Beach. Water & Island views! Open concept, multiple fireplaces, 5 bdrms, 5.5 ba, custom kitchen & more. Very strong rental history.

Waterfront living at its finest, updated & beautifully renovated condo w/views of beach & ocean. Fireplace, deck overlooking the river, walk to Dock Square.

Two duplexes, being sold together. Four rentable units between both properties w/solid rental history. Owner financing available; no bank necessary.

1 Fletcher Street, Kennebunk, Maine | Office 207-985-4952 | KennebunkInfo@OwnNewEngland.com Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

BOOTHBAY WATERFRONT SALTBOX

2BR/1BA Saltbox on 7.4 acres & 150 feet of tidal waterfront. Custom wood flooring/trim & a roomy deck to view sunsets over the Back River. With a full Basement & exceptional storage space. $369,000

BOOTHBAY HARBOR HOME

This 4BR/4.5BA home sited on 11 +/- acres. Dining room with fireplace, wood floors, full basement, private pool & barn. B&B license & commercial zoning in place. $545,000

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EAST BOOTHBAY VILLAGE

3BR/2BA home in the village known for its shipbuilding heritage. Formal living room, dining room, office & deck. Nicely landscaped w/ shed for garden tools. Close to Boothbay Harbor & Ocean Point. $259,000

SPRUCE POINT HILL

3BR/1.5BA on 1.09 +/- acres. Cathedral ceiling living room, open kitchen & large front deck. Close to area amenities. Access to common dock with Sprucewold membership. $199,000

WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR

3+ BR/2.5BA home with large living room, fireplace, sunroom & master suite. Playroom/office & large open deck. Charming 1BR cottage on the property & close to yacht club. $365,000

BOOTHBAY CAPE

Excellent location for commuters or an inhome business. Property includes above garage master suite plus 2BR/1BA & a loft office in main house. Seasonal peeks of Adams Pond. $229,000

32 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor, ME • 207-633-6711 • www.tindalandcallahan.com

SOUTH BRISTOL Private three-bedroom home with fabulous walking right of ways to Christmas Cove and Damariscotta River. Great farmers porch, open concept first floor with kitchen and living room great for entertaining. Enjoy the sounds of the crashing surf and the boats coming and going. $429,000 MLS#1327824

NEWCASTLE Set on a hill with beautiful sunset views, this lovely home offers a wonderful open floor plan with plenty of natural light. Wood floors throughout, high ceilings and energy efficient with access to a common area on Damariscotta Lake. $349,000 MLS#1333199

87 M AINE S TREET D AMARISCOTTA, M AINE 207-563-1003

BRISTOL MILLS This antique home is perfect! Sellers have updated this true cape without spoiling- granite kitchen, polished wood and tile floors, backyard decks, solarium, beautifully appointed master suite, three additional bedrooms and a twostory heated workshop. 11 acres! $445,000 MLS#1322404

SOUTH BRISTOL Quintessential 19th century farmstead!

BOOTHBAY Beautiful water views from every room. Three Located in the heart of the Pemaquid peninsula, this c. 1800 (+/-) bedrooms, post & beam family room, large eat-in kitchen and a cape sits on a private 2.8 acres. Make history here! new large deck great for entertaining. Gradual steps to your deep$169,900 MLS#1316542 water dock and float. $725,000 MLS#1332611

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PAVILION PERFEC TION

“Just a camp” is what the client wanted. John Cole Architect’s design response was a simple pavilion—a one-and-a-half-story central space wrapped with a broad, shallow roof. The central volume, which is punctuated with small windows on the gable ends, houses the great room with a woodstove alcove on one end and a loft over the kitchen and hallway at the other end. The low roof, which skirts the core, shelters a farmer’s porch/entry, three compact bedrooms, one and a half baths, plus a screened porch overlooking a quiet lake. Low-maintenance exterior materials offer protection from winter storms, and there is also a walkout basement for boat and tool storage. MH+D

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Location: Waterford Architect: John Cole Architect Builder: Damon Builders Construction start: Spring 2017 Construction complete: Summer 2018

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