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C O NTENTS

July 2018 62 Designing the Perfect Dinner Party A design editor and food editor attend dinner at the home of two restaurateurs in Cape Neddick by Katy Kelleher Photography by Erin Little

78 An Element of Grandness A Canadian couple revive a historic home in Kennebunk by Debra Spark Photography by François Gagné

98 Refined Cottage Downsizing with style by Debra Spark Photography by Rob Karosis

ON THE COVER: The table setting for Mark Gaier & Clark Frasier’s dinner party boasts items collected from around the world. Calligaris created the Omnia table and Claire chairs, while the artwork Yellow Still Life by New York artist, Alvin Smith, hangs in the background. Cover photography by Erin Little Designing the Perfect Dinner Party, page 62

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CONT ENT S

July 2018 34 TURNOUT

Going out, giving back: Supporting nonprofits and local businesses in the vital work they do year-round The 2018 Farnsworth Collective Bash; Toast on the Coast Benefit for Veterans Count Maine

38 STYLE ROOM Form and Function

42 SPACES

Robbi Woodburn of Woodburn and Company Landscape Architecture transforms a stone courtyard into a tropical oasis

46 PORTRAIT OF PLACE Rockland: An Artist's Tour

52 DESIGN LESSON

Harry Bertoia’s work remains influential 40 years after his death

54 PROFILE

Briburn Architects in Portland is seeking to save the planet, one thoughtfully designed building at a time

115 ART SPOTLIGHT

A preview of American Steel by John Bisbee

120 SHOP TALK

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125 SHOWCASE

The Bates College Museum of Art features the best of artist Dahlov Ipcar’s long career

115 EDITOR’S NOTE 20 STAFF NOTES 22 CONTRIBUTORS 26 DESIGN WIRE 30 EVENTS 36 RESOURCES 128 REAL ESTATE 133 THE DRAWING BOARD 152

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ost people will tell you Maine is at its peak in the summer. Last week I traveled up the coast to Damariscotta to look at some recent projects with an architect. It was one of those incredible sunny days when you roll down the windows and can smell hundreds of different species of flowers blooming. Driving on Route 1, I couldn’t help but reflect on the homes in this issue. Long winters here really make us appreciate the lushness of the state’s summers. When I told friends and family I was moving to Maine I would often hear “the summers will make you forget the frigid winters.” However, that’s not true for me; I never forget. As we all know, the past influences our future. In this issue Joanna Bennett and Brian Grassby (An Element of Grandness, page 78) were debating between two houses in Kennebunk: one that didn’t exist and one that did. In the end the one that did won the couple over because of the charming elements from the house’s past, such as an old iron lion’s-head knocker and tiny telephone room. And sometimes you take what you need from your past to create a better future. A York realtor (Refined Cottage, page 98) needed to downsize but didn’t want to give up what she loved about her previous home. With the help of architect Scott Fiorentino and interior designer Sarah Douquette she was able to transfer the design she appreciated from her old home to her new one. 20 MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM

Sometimes you try to change the past. When I was younger I would force my older brother to attend my imaginary dinner parties. We moved a lot during my childhood, so we always had an excess of tall cardboard moving boxes. I would tape the boxes together on their sides to create a ranch-style home where I could host my soirées. The table was set using only my finest tin dinnerware, authentic paper napkins, and a medley of plastic and paper food. Some of my other guests included a variety of my brother’s Transformers and my imitation Barbies (my parents insisted they looked just like the real ones that were double the price). I did my best to ensure the temperature in my “house” was just right with my bubblegum-pink palm tree fan placed strategically at the corner of the table. Our cover story takes our readers over to dinner at Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier’s (Designing the Perfect Dinner Party, page 62) chic modern home in Cape Neddick. The cuisine and décor for the night is a nod to their recent travels to Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. I still haven’t moved beyond my cardboard box dinner parties but it just might be time. At least now I have some good ideas for my tablescapes!

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What is your favorite piece of furniture? “My most cherished piece of furniture was a thrift shop find that initiated my obsession with midcentury modern design. It was the first item my boyfriend and I purchased for our very empty apartment we had just moved into. It is a midcentury modern Drexel Biscayne walnut dresser with eight drawers, which we discovered at Goodwill. It was clean and in excellent condition, and I still can’t believe we scored it for a mere $12. It currently holds our record player, which we use every day (music is life), and houses all of our art supplies, along with random tchotchkes we’ve collected over the years.” SARAH PRAK Art Director, Old Port magazine “My favorite piece of furniture is the dining room table my husband, Ted, built when we were living in an apartment in the West End. We were lucky to have a large dining room, and since we love to entertain, he made it big enough to seat ten and wide enough to accommodate serving dishes and place settings comfortably. He got the components of the table at Portland Architectural Salvage: the top is an old, wellscarred, gray-painted section of gym flooring, and the legs are porch-railing spindles that are also showing their age. He made the legs removable so that we would be able to get the table out of the apartment. When we found our house in Yarmouth, it had a formal living room that we turned into our dining room, and the table fit in with plenty of room to spare. Because Ted was sure to make it the same height as two farm tables we already had, we can bring those in and create a U-shaped table for Thanksgiving that seats up to 21.” SUSAN AXELROD Managing Editor, Old Port magazine

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SHAWN DOUSTON was born in the small northern Maine town of Benedicta, where he studied masonry and related construction at Northern Maine Vocational School. Shortly after, he moved to Portland and joined a residential building company. In 1985 he and his wife, Gail, established Douston Construction. The Arundelbased company is a full-service construction business with 25 employees who build beautifully crafted homes throughout southern Maine and along the coastline. An Element of Grandness, page 78

BONNIE WEEMAN, a Cape Porpoise native, is lead designer at Hurlbutt Designs. Weeman has been a small business owner, an advertising manager, an appliance salesperson, and a kitchen design associate, but when the opportunity arose to work alongside owner Louise Hurlbutt, she leapt at the chance, fulfilling her dream to be an interior designer. Since 2007 Bonnie has helped clients design their dream homes, balancing coastal charm with modern trends. An Element of Grandness, page 78

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ERIN LITTLE photographs interiors and people around the world. She has recently worked with Domino, Remodelista, American Way magazine, the Maine Office of Tourism, People magazine, and GQ. Designing the Perfect Dinner Party, 62

Editorial assistant EMMA SIMARD grew up around houses being built and designed. Her family instilled a love for interior design and houses at a young age: her father owns a local construction company, and her mother holds a strong passion for interior design. Having moved every few years, she is no stranger to creating new living spaces and turning houses into homes. Style Room, 38

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Furniture company LEXINGTON HOME recently collaborated with designer BARCLAY BUTERA INTERIORS to create a brand-new furniture collection, now available at HURLBUTT DESIGNS in Kennebunk. This collection is perfect for coastal Maine, thanks to textures like raffia and wood-finish options such as Sailcloth—a light, whitewashed finish that shows wood grain. With over 35 pieces in stock, including wing chairs, consoles, cocktail tables, sideboards, sofas, lamps, and ottomans, Hurlbutt Designs is one of the first retailers in the country to offer this seaside collection.

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Westbrook and Portland are set to expand with a new development called ROCK ROW. The 100 acres off Larrabee Road and Main Street have been empty for years but are now being given new life. Originally, the land belonged to BLUE ROCK INDUSTRIES, a company that has provided stone for the Maine Turnpike, Interstate 295, the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant, and the main Portland Jetport runway. One hundred years ago, the quarry was just a gravel pit; in the plans, the quarry will be restructured as a pond for recreational use, and walking paths will line the perimeter. The development site will have three parts: residential, medical, and retail as the anchor for the space. The primary goal of the development is to meet the specific needs of the community in a sustainable way. In the next year, MARKET BASKET will be the first retailer to open its doors in the new complex.

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WATERVILLE CREATES! has received a $75,000 grant to redesign the community’s central green space, Castonguay Square, located in the heart of Waterville’s historic district. The process of redesigning the space will begin in the fall of this year, with plans to complete the project by early 2019. A number of community workshops will be held to gain an understanding of how the park is currently being used and to determine what the collective vision for the park’s future may be. The grant comes from the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS through the “Our Town” program, which supports communities across the country by providing funding and helping people celebrate the arts wherever they are. WATERVILLE CREATES! is a leading arts and cultural organization, with a mission to support enhanced programming and operations for its community and bring awareness to cultural events and opportunities in surrounding areas. MH+D

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THE 2018 FARNSWORTH COLLECTIVE BASH : ZODIAC PROM In April, inspired by the Farnsworth’s 2018 Ai Weiwei exhibition Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold, the Farnsworth Collective’s network of makers put on the dopest, hand-jiviest, Bash yet: the Zodiac Prom. Boston’s Jittery Jack and Miss Amy performed live in a pop-up art environment at the Winter Street Barn in downtown Rockland. Over 200 members and guests danced to the band's East Coast rockabilly and '50s inspired rock ‘n’ roll. Jittery Jack and Miss Amy have headlined at the Viva Las Vegas festival numerous times, and toured internationally headlining many festivals, including UK’s the Rockabilly Rave and Australia’s Camperdown Cruise.

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TOAST ON THE COAST BENEFIT FOR VETERANS COUNT MAINE Toast on the Coast is an elegant evening on Casco Bay featuring the finest gourmet food and wine from some of Maine’s best restaurants. Benefit for Veterans Count Maine, an annual program of Easterseals Maine, seeks to provide emergency assistance to veterans when often no other services are available to them. The 2018 event featured Dandelion Catering (recent Chopped winner), Primo, Nonantum Resort, Silvery Moon Creamery, Sur Lie, the Inn on Peaks Island, the Regency, Hannaford’s certified cheese expert, Coffee by Design, and wines from Bow Street Distributing and Central Distributors. The event was held at Portland’s Ocean Gateway in April MH+D

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Culture and commerce meet in the midcoast cit y of Rockland, which boasts an active working waterfront, world-class art museums, and annual festivals celebrating both lobster and the blues.

In Rockland’s broad harbor, protected from Penobscot Bay by a granite breakwater nearly a mile long, Maine’s largest schooner fleet shares space with fishing boats, pleasure craft, and ferries that service the islands of North Haven, Vinalhaven, and Matinicus. Just a few blocks away from the water, the campus of the Farnsworth Art Museum includes the Wyeth Center, which is devoted to the work of three generations of the famous Wyeth family of Maine artists. Nearby, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art made a major impact on the city when it relocated here from its original home in Rockport in the summer of 2016. Its striking new building, designed by New

York–based architect Toshiko Mori, a North Haven summer resident, became an instant landmark and community hub. “It’s not just this quaint little place; we’re global,” says artist Eric Hopkins, who lives and works on North Haven, where he grew up. “Rockland was always connected with the world through the granite industry, boatbuilding, and fishing. The lime that holds a lot of the East Coast together was shipped from here—it became the mortar between the bricks in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City.” Today, the world comes to Rockland via car, train, cruise ship, and the Knox County Regional Airport, where regular flights connect to Boston.

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From middle school through high school, Hopkins lived in Rockland during the academic year, and today he still shuttles between his island home and the city, where he has a gallery near the waterfront. When he was a boy, it wasn’t unusual for him to encounter well-known artists such as “Blackie” (Bernard) Langlais and Andrew Wyeth. He also recalls seeing the work of sculptor Louise Nevelson, whose father emigrated from Ukraine and founded a successful lumber business in Rockland. “I was a little kid waiting in the old Thorndike Hotel for the North Haven ferry boat, and I remember looking at these black boxes that looked like they

were filled with old junk—it was Louise Nevelson’s work,” says Hopkins. “I didn’t know exactly what it was, but I could tell it was important and significant.” Rockland’s city seal features a beehive—an apt image, Hopkins says, because “it’s a real creative, working town.” In Rockland’s compact downtown, he finds friendly faces at local institutions such as Huston-Tuttle, Rock City Cafe, and E.L. Spear Inc. Lumber and Hardware. “One of the big things about Rockland and the area is the people—they make it what it is,” says Hopkins. “It’s an e pluribus unum town—out of many there is one.” MH+D

(Opposite, clockwise from top left) Lobster traps and a dory are signs of a prominent local industry; A classic Maine farmhouse; The modern 250 Main Hotel, which opened in May 2016, has 26 rooms and offers views of the harbor; A Robert Indiana LOVE sculpture outside the Farnsworth Art Museum. Iconic signs on either side of Rockland’s Main Street (above) offer evidence that the city is the cultural hub of the midcoast. Artist Robert Indiana’s The Electric EAT was originally commissioned for the 1964 New York World’s Fair and was installed on the roof of Farnsworth Art Museum in 2009. The Strand Theatre presents film, music, and theater.

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ersions of designer Harry Bertoia’s (1915–1978) welded wire chairs are found throughout many midcentury modern design enthusiasts’ homes. The most famous of these is the Diamond chair series that was introduced in 1950s. The centennial anniversary of Harry Bertoia’s birth was in 2015. Design institutions worldwide celebrated the work of this iconic architect, sculptor, jeweler, and furniture maker. Bertoia was born in Italy. In 1937 he moved to Michigan to attended Cranbrook Academy of Art. While at Cranbrook, he learned to make jewelry, and soon after he transitioned to sculpture. In 1950 Bertoia was invited by Florence and Hans

Knoll to design furniture for Knoll Furniture Company. Like every other designer for Knoll, he would be given complete recognition for his work. The Bertoia Diamond chair series was introduced in 1952. The chair was designed to be viewed from all sides like a piece of sculpture. To make the chairs, Bertoia bent individual pieces of wire on a jig he designed. The series included the Diamond chair in two sizes as well as one with an extended back, a foot stool, a children’s chair, and a bar stool. The furniture was suited for both indoor and outdoor use. It was initially made of black-painted metal, then later with metal with a black or white plastic coating, then in chrome. There were also removable pads. MH+D

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Designing for Change B R I B U R N A R CH I T EC T S I N P O R T L A N D I S S EEK I N G TO S AV E T H E P L A N E T, O N E T H O U G H T F U L LY D E S I G N ED B U I L D I N G AT A T I M E

he idea for Briburn Architects began on a boat. Harry Hepburn and Christopher Briley had begun sailing together as acquaintances during the summer of 2012. Briley wanted to get out on the water more often; Hepburn owned a 30-foot C&C sailboat and was looking for a crew to help with his Thursday-night racing habit. At the time, Briley was flying solo as the head architect and founder of Green Design Studio, and Hepburn was working at Scott Simons Architects in Portland. “Chris [Briley] was busy as hell, and he would rush down to the dock exhausted,” remembers Hepburn. “When he mentioned that he was going crazy and thought he needed a partner, I realized I was ready to make my next step, too. It was really good timing.” The two architects joined together to form Briburn, a moniker that borrows syllables from their last names. “We joke sometimes that we all work for a character named James Briburn,” Hepburn says. “When someone calls who we don’t want to talk to, we just tell them James isn’t here.” The levity of this statement slightly obscures the significance of their company’s name. The idea is that “Briburn” isn’t just about Chris and Harry— in this case, the sum is worth more than its individual parts. “Briburn refers not just to us, but our whole office. It’s our future office. It’s all our work that we do together,” says Hepburn. “We believe that ideas come more quickly and flow better when people collaborate.” Hepburn and Briley see eye to eye on many things, not just the uplifting value of teamwork. Their firm

(which now counts seven people on its staff) specializes in green building and eco-friendly design. This, Briley explains, has been an interest of his since he was an intern, pestering his bosses to consider the carbon footprint of each design. “I know it sounds clichéd, and it really does, but we’re trying to save the world, one building at a time,” says Briley. Two types of building that Briburn works on frequently are the passive solar model and net-zero buildings. “If every home were a passive house, our global climate change issues would be nearly solved. Obviously that won’t happen—there are too many existing structures, for one—but we believe that everyone should design and build responsibly, as though we were going to live forever.” (Next, Briley said something a bit heated about the dire environmental situation, and Hepburn smiled, waiting a beat before adding his thoughts—in this moment, between Briley expressing his frustration and Hepburn tempering it, I saw how they might work well together, on a boat and off.) Hepburn explains that the core tenet of their work is that good design is about more than just aesthetics. It’s about having a building that can be easily maintained, a space that is durable, long-lasting, healthy, and comfortable. Briburn Architects has created several LEED-certified buildings in Maine and consulted on LEED-certified projects out of state, but they’ve recently begun taking it a step further, seeking WELL certification for an office located within the Fort Andross building in Brunswick. WELL, they explain, has even more stringent requirements than LEED, and their client—the Nature Conservancy of Maine—wanted to meet the health-oriented standards of WELL. Launched in 2014, WELL focuses on similar aspects as LEED (air quality, accessibility of natural light, etc.) but with a

Harry Hepburn (left) and Christopher Briley (right) standing on the scaffolding at a job site in downtown Portland.

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greater emphasis on promoting the physical health and mental well-being of the building’s occupants. In 2018 the Nature Conservatory’s Maine office became the first space in Maine—and one of the first in New England—to receive the WELL certification. The organic-feeling and light-filled space features locally harvested birch that has been milled into 3/8-inch strips and bent, creating graceful curves that mimic the shape of the adjacent Androscoggin River and gently lead visitors to the office through the space, from entryway to mezzanine. Although the building’s function necessitates cubicles and divided work spaces, each has access to natural light. “We decided who would get the most natural light based on who spends the most time at their desk,” explains Maggie Stone, director of operations at the Nature Conservatory of Maine. “But even though I’m at the middle of the office, I can see natural light in two different directions—it’s everywhere.” For the employees who use their office space less frequently (and thus are situated away from the views), Hepburn and Briley sourced bulbs from Lighting Science, a company that creates LED lights that replicate the feel of natural light. “They made the lights for NASA’s space shuttles,” Hepburn points out. “In our office, we get a sense of both community and nature,” says Stone. “We get to see eagles out the

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windows, and we can see our neighbors in Brunswick. With any change, you’ll hear a lot of discontent, but I have heard nothing but good things (even from our staff members who have been here for 20 years or more) about this office.” While much of Briburn Architects’ work is residential (created for private clients interested in efficient, cleanenergy homes), they have also designed spaces for restaurants (such as Gather in Yarmouth), the Cumberland Animal Clinic, the Spring Point Marina restaurant and office, and the Maine Coast Waldorf School high school. “We’re super jazzed about how the school came out,” Briley says. “It’s the best feeling ever, to walk into that school and see kids and teachers using it. It’s their everyday building.” Instead of going to school in a cramped rectangular brick building, Waldorf high school students in Freeport get to learn beside airy windows and under solar panels. “They didn’t want something that would feel institutional,” says Hepburn. “It was a lot of fun to play with shape, color, and material, while making sure it was up to our standards.” Briley, I learn, has a saying that he likes to tell workers on the jobsite. “This building is a ship,” he says. “If it leaks, we all die.” It may sound over the top, but this metaphor ensures that everyone is on the same page and applies the same stringent standards to their piece of the puzzle, whether they’re drawing up plans or pouring concrete.

“Good design is about having a building that can be easily maintained, a space that is durable, longlasting, healthy, and comfortable.” Meeting standards such as LEED, WELL, and the Living Building Challenge (“one of the hardest sustainability metrics out there,” according to Briley) requires this kind of focused intensity. “We’re going to work toward the Living Building Challenge with a new project,” Briley reveals. Designs for the Ecology School in Saco are currently sitting on Briley’s desk. “It’s going to be an incredible challenge, but we’re also teaming up with two other firms, including Scott Simons Architects and Kaplan Thompson Architects,” he notes.

“Too often, and for a long time, the architecture community has been very inward focused, and there wasn’t enough collaboration,” Hepburn adds. “But Portland has opened up, and there are new friendships being formed and buildings being built.” It makes perfect sense for these sailors: teamwork and lasting change go hand in hand. After all, when your goal is to save the world through better design, it helps to cast a wide net. MH+D

View of the inside of the historic building on Exchange Street that Briburn is currently renovating (opposite) and architectural drawings’ of the space (above).

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DINNER PA R T Y A design editor and food editor attend dinner at the home of two restaurateurs in Cape Neddick by KATY KELLEHER // Photography by ERIN LITTLE

ccording to Clark Frasier, a successful dinner party has several elements: good food, good people, and good ambiance. The chef and his partner, fellow restaurateur Mark Gaier, have internalized this formula (and of course, given their backgrounds, the good food part is never an issue). Although the assembly of the satay skewers and the preparation of complexly layered sauces began days ago, my experience of their dinner party starts the moment I glimpse the dining table. It is dressed up with two table runners—one is a brilliant fuchsia cloth from Thailand, the other a soft blue linen piece from Denmark. Silver candlesticks rise from the orderly tablescape, and dishes from Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Italy sit waiting for the guests to take their seats and begin the feast. The table setting, it turns out, is a characteristic element of the couples’ entertaining philosophy. “If you’re going to go bold,” Frasier says, “go bold.” He adds, “It’s not something people do that much anymore, but if you want your meal to be festive, it’s worth going over the top.” Table settings, he explains, set the tone for the evening. “As soon as your guests see the place you’ve set for them, they begin to wonder: What will we eat? What is coming next?”

Clark Frasier adds final touches to the perfectly eclectic table setting before the dinner party he is hosting with his partner, Mark Gaier. The table runners are from Thailand and Denmark, and the glassware originates from Florence, Myanmar, and Saigon.

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On the night I visit Frasier and Gaier’s home in Cape Neddick, I don’t have time to wonder what we will be eating. The company, which includes educators, performers, and philanthropists, is too scintillating. “The guest list is important because you don’t want people from the same group,” Frasier will tell me later. “It’s more fun to have people from all walks of life—men and women, straight and gay, younger and older.” But even while I am getting caught up in conversation about a recent backyard theater performance staged for charity, my eyes begin to wander around the room. As a design writer, I’m easily seduced by eclectic decor, and this couple has a global collection of art and artifacts that requires immediate attention. “We share a predilection for beautiful things,” Gaier explains as he walks me through the couple’s two-story home. Built in 1983, the house was in bad shape when the couple purchased it, but they quickly tore out the

awkwardly placed fireplace, painted over the matte, chalky white walls, and installed large French doors that open outward to the wooden deck and the blooming gardens beyond. “In the summertime, it’s like we have double the space,” Gaier says. Frasier adds, “We put in these doors to broaden the deck, to make you want to walk into the garden and make that a part of your day.” In the back garden, a South Asian spirit house peeks out from among the black-eyed Susans and puffy white hydrangeas. Inside, the couple has offset the bright chaos of their global art collection (including pieces by preeminent California artists Miguel Dominguez and Donal Hord, among others) with midcentury modern furniture in soothing shades of gray. The living room walls glow with a soft sheen from their grasscloth wallpaper. Sanded white oak floors have been treated with whitewash to avoid yellowing, and in the kitchen Spanish quartz

Spanish quartz countertops rest on simple maple cabinets in Frasier and Gaier’s kitchen (above). Large French doors give the small deck (opposite) a roomier feel, welcoming guests to sit and enjoy a cocktail while surrounded by blooming gardens.

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Pieces from Frasier and Gaierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extensive art collection line their stairway. The wood covering the stair wall dates back to the 1770s. It was taken from the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former restaurant, Arrows, and is a conversation piece for their living room. The deck outback is perfect for some peaceful conversation by the garden.

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countertops sit above simply designed maple cabinets. High on the walls of the kitchen hang two oversized art prints depicting rosy-faced chefs and cartoon livestock. Turns out, these funky pieces were moved here from Arrows, the couple’s famed restaurant in Ogunquit (now sold). “Our space is pretty small, and we didn’t want our kitchen to be some übermodern, all-white space” Gaier says. “That’s just not us.” Instead, they’ve created a house filled with furniture made by family members (Frasier’s dad was a talented amateur carpenter) and pieces collected abroad during their travels. China in particular has long fascinated both chefs—Frasier speaks Mandarin and has been known to write ingredient lists in Chinese characters—but they own artworks

representing nearly every continent, and from locales as diverse as Syria and San Diego. Upstairs in their bedroom, a collection of ceramic and metal tortoises adds a quirky touch to the bedside tables, which Frasier and Gaier have also stacked high with books, ready to read on their nights off from running their nearby upscale eatery, M.C. Perkins Cove. As our house tour winds down and we walk back downstairs to rejoin the rest of the guests, I pass my hands along a wooden wall. Between the living room and the dining room, Frasier and Gaier installed this wall of old wood planks that they had removed from Arrows during a remodel. “They were original to the building, which dates back to the 1770s,” Gaier explains. He adds, “They’re a piece of our history, too.”

Frasier and Gaier have collected many interesting items (above) from their travels around the world. Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier (opposite) are relaxed but enthusiastic dinner-party hosts.

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Dinner Fit for an Emperor BY KAREN WATTERSON

“Is this the tea from that little shop in Old Delhi?” asks Clark Frasier, as Mark Gaier sets down a tray of iced chai masala. On a sweltering summer afternoon, we’re grateful for the cool drinks served on the front deck of their home. Frasier and Gaier, known colloquially as Mark and Clark, are relaxed hosts, experienced in the art of entertaining. The former owners of the renowned Ogunquit restaurant Arrows, James Beard–award winners, and current chef-owners of M.C. Perkins Cove, the couple are also world travelers. They’ve spent time in Thailand and Cambodia, Myanmar, China, and India, where they purchased the tea in question. While we sit in the shade sipping the fragrant iced tea and admiring the home’s spectacular garden, Gaier and Frasier seem unruffled by the fact that several guests will soon be arriving for dinner. “The secret is to start as early as possible,” says Frasier, “then you’re not madly dashing around any more than necessary. Pretty much everything is already prepped. It’s just about putting it together. That’s how we like to do dinner

parties.” A peek into the kitchen reveals his organizational skills, honed over many years. In one corner, neatly labeled plastic containers hold prepped ingredients and sauces. There’s an impressive collection of knives carefully laid out on the quartz countertop, each one with a story of how and where it was obtained. Whenever Gaier or Frasier mentions one of their far-flung adventures, it is free of pretense, simply a part of their shared experience. “Travel is our favorite thing,” says Gaier. The dining area doors are open wide to the back deck, letting in the faintest whisper of a breeze. Friends of the couple have joined us: Kate, Kathy, Beverly, and Steve, all people they’ve known for years in various ways. We gather on the deck for cocktails and Pemaquid oysters served with a subtly spicy sauce that Frasier made days ago. Norman Dufour, manager at M.C. Perkins Cove, mixes and pours the refreshing drinks, a blend of watermelon puree, Cointreau, and vodka topped with soda, while Frasier grills ground pork satays skewered on pieces of raw sugarcane. “The first time

Ground pork satay skewers (above, left) seasoned with herbs, ginger, Indonesian soy sauce, and galangal: a black pepper–caraway sauce tops it all off. Watermelon-infused vodka cocktails expertly made by Norman Dufour, manager at Frasier and Gaier’s restaurant, M.C. Perkins Cove. This cognac-colored Wassily chair (opposite) by Marcel Breuer is functional art in Frasier and Gaier’s home. 70 MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM

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we tried this was in Bali,” Gaier comments. The pork is blended with herbs, ginger, Indonesian soy sauce, and galangal, which they bought from an Asian market in Portsmouth where they’ve been purchasing ingredients “for decades.” The black pepper–caraway sauce for the skewers is a delightful accompaniment. Inside, the table is beautifully set with jewel-toned linens, simple silver candlesticks, and several types of glassware, every item a reflection of the couple’s foreign adventures. The fuchsia silk runner is overlaid with a cobalt and green one from Denmark, along with turquoise napkins and coral-colored coasters from Saigon. Chinese red-lacquered square plates run down the center, and the white dinner plates are from Florence. It’s an eclectic mix of cultures, just like this evening’s menu. The first course of clams and cod is roasted in cellophane-like fata paper bags that allow all the flavors and juices to cook together. It also makes a dramatic presentation as Frasier cuts into each one for guests,

releasing a heavenly aroma and golden liquid of ginger, turmeric, and tomato. “It was inspired by our trip to India this year,” explains Frasier. “It’s also on the menu at M.C. Perkins Cove.” The Burmese salad is a bright mix of greens and herbs with soba noodles, crispy lotus root, and heirloom tomatoes with peanuts and a tangy dressing. The main course is a Frasier specialty: duck leg confit with a cherry–rhubarb sauce and cinnamon walnuts, perfectly paired with a Château Lamothe Saint-Germain Bordeaux. And dessert is smooth coconut panna cotta accented with mango puree. Throughout the meal, Frasier and Gaier are relaxed and hospitable, making sure every guest is comfortable and happy. They tell funny stories about restaurant life and traveling, also reminiscing with friends about previous dinner parties. To spend time with this couple in the informal surroundings of their fascinating home is a memorable occasion. “It’s just a typical Tuesday night at Mark and Clark’s,” jokes guest Kathy Hurley. MH+D

Guests explore the lush garden at Frasier and Gaier’s home in Cape Neddick. A plate of Pemaquid oysters (opposite) is the first course of many at Frasier and Gaier's dinner party.

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BY DEBRA SPARK // PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANÇOIS GAGNÉ STYLING BY BONNIE WEEMAN, HURLBUTT DESIGNS

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Once called the Pink House for its exterior and interior hues, this 1928 home has been added on to multiple times through the years. In its most recent incarnation, and to make the house consistent with the neighborhood aesthetic, Louise Hurlbutt of Hurlbutt Designs suggested a seacoast gray lightened with white trim for the exterior. Kevin Allen of Ambidextrous is responsible for the landscaping, which includes a new bluestone floor and fire pit at the back of the house. MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM 79

oanna Bennett and Brian Grassby were debating between two houses in Kennebunk: one that didn’t exist and one that did. Architect Brian Beaudette had designed the house that didn’t yet exist, and Crystal Wilson and Shawn Douston at Douston Construction had priced out the building costs. Even so, Beaudette and Wilson were rooting for the house that did exist—the “Pink House,” nicknamed for the pink of its interior furnishings and the pinkybrown paint and rosy trim of its exterior. When Bennett and Grassby first visited it, the Pink House had been on the market for some time. It most likely was remaining unsold due to low ceilings and a somewhat confusing layout, a result of multiple additions to the house, which was first built in 1928. Grassby’s initial thought on purchasing it: “Not a chance.” Aspects of the house seemed odd to him. There were four discrete sitting areas, for example, and part of the living room had a cathedral ceiling that opened to the owners’ bedroom upstairs, hardly conducive to privacy. And yet the empty lot that Beaudette had designed a new house for had a difficult grade. Even though the lot was adjacent to the Pink House—both properties are located between Webhannet Golf Club and Mother’s Beach—it did not have the same good views. “Where are we going to play football?” Grassby wondered about the steep lot. In the end, Bennett found she couldn’t get the Pink House out of her head. It had the kind of charm and character that you can’t easily create anew. She admired things like the dining room’s stone fireplace, the beautiful wood built-ins, and the glass-paned wood closet doors throughout the house. Even the entry was unusual. It had a lion’s-head knocker on a Dutch door that opened into a wood-paneled foyer. There, an arch framed by a double row of glass panes led into the dining room. A tiny telephone room, with the original wood bench and shelf, was off the foyer, as was a wooden liquor closet. Bennett had a vision for what the place could be. There was “an element of grandness to the house,” says Beaudette. Wilson adds, “Brian and I were definitely proponents of preserving it.”

New Roman shades (opposite) made of a white sheer with navy embroidery and white lining are the perfect touch for this nautical-themed room with a model sailboat. The four cane-back chairs at the game table were upholstered by Hurlbutt Designs with indigo ticking. 80 MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM

A thoroughly redesigned kitchen by Nancy Bither of Atlantic Design Center shows blue velvet chairs around a quartz kitchen island, gray Cabico cabinets with a recessed panel and bead frame, Top Knob hardware, and Lunada Bay glass tiles in a wave pattern for the backsplash. Nickel-gap was used for the ceiling. The light gray brick wall at the left was once a tea rose color. A nearby powder room was converted into a pantry for extra storage.

There was a lot to do to lighten up, modernize, and reconfigure the house, however, and Bennett, Wilson, and Beaudette actively collaborated on design decisions that Douston then executed. Spaces were gutted, and the overall floor plan was simplified, though it still remains unusual. Now, the center of the first floor is a sunny great room with a white and neutral palette accented with aquas and navys. The kitchen was completely redone with gray bead-frame cabinets, wavepattern sparkly glass backsplash tile, a white nickel-gap ceiling, and a quartz-topped kitchen island surrounded by upholstered royal-blue velvet stools. Nancy Bither at Atlantic Design Center designed both kitchen and bathroom, while Hurlbutt Designs assisted with tile and other selections. A second living room and the formal dining room retain more of their old-world feel. The formal dining room had an existing fireplace wall with wood shelving and cabinetry, and Douston Construction built a similar fireplace wall for the living room. To add height to the formal dining room, the ceiling was removed, leaving the upstairs floor joists exposed. These joists were painted linen white, and the walls were covered in new striped wallpaper. The living room’s cathedral ceiling was closed off from the owners’ bedroom. In what was once a sitting room by the living room, an en suite bedroom was added.

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A tournament backgammon table (above) sits underneath art by Frank Lipari. Original watered silk French chairs have decorative pillows from Hurlbutt Designs. Homeowners Joanna Bennett and Brian Grassby (opposite) stand at the front door, once hidden inside a narrow alcove with an applied exterior trellis. The trellis was removed to showcase the original Dutch door with lion’s-head brass knocker.

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NO MAT T E R W HERE I N T HE WO RLD T HE Y A RE LI V I NG—BEN N ET T AND GRASSBY C URRE NT LY RESI DE I N ALBE RTA , C ANA DA—T HE Y A N D THEIR FAMI LY ME MBERS A LWAYS CO NGREGAT E I N MAI NE. Shawn Douston, the owners, and others had heard that the house’s original owner had run a sawmill, and the house’s abundant use of wood gives credence to the rumor. The house is clad in live-edge boards and roofed in wood shingles. Originally, the entire interior— floors, walls, and even ceiling—was wood. Much had been covered over with drywall over the years and could not safely be reexposed, but Douston did reveal and restore some wood, including the 12-inch-wide pine boards with beautiful patina that he found under the upstairs carpet. Beaudette redesigned the upstairs owners’ bedroom so it now consists of two sitting areas, a small office area, and a closet. Bennett and Grassby wanted to keep an existing whirlpool-tub room but also had an entirely new owners’ bath added. Elsewhere in the house, the bathrooms have white cabinetry with wall colors dictated by the light yellows, greens, and blues of the marble used as an accent in the floor and shower tile. For the owners’ bath, Bennett and Grassby went with a bolder teal custom paint for the beadboard cabinets and a built-in bench. The large steam shower has glass tiles, a marble-topped seat, and pebble-tile flooring.

The owners’ bedroom was once open to the downstairs living room. Now closed off, the bedroom makes use of the previous owners’ furniture (including reupholstered wingback chairs in a soft beige fabric). The homeowners found the painting of boats and the light fixture in the bay window. Bonnie Weeman of Hurlbutt Designs installed the wood blinds and selected the wall color.

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Bennett and Grassby had bought the Pink House furnished. They kept many pieces, including a sleigh bed, wicker furniture, cabinets, sofas, and chairs; they discarded some colonial pieces that were not quite the look they wanted; and they refreshed still other wood pieces with chalk paint. Although Bennett did a great deal of the interior design herself, including selecting lighting and some of the bedding, she and Grassby turned to Bonnie Weeman of Hurlbutt Designs to, as Weeman says, “transform the interior without doing a whole house full of new furniture.” This involved coordinating many aspects of the rooms—slipcovering and upholstering the furniture, selecting paint colors, providing custom-made cushions for built-in benches and other seating, and purchasing new rugs and bedding. New pieces were also added to complement the existing design. Weeman made white sheers for the interior side of the many French doors, a particularly lovely feature against the dark wood frames. Taken as a whole, the rooms have a light, beachy feel from materials like sisal in living room rugs and two staircase runners, rope on a mirror and a chandelier, and glass fishing bobbers on a console table. One powder room has fish-pattern wallpaper. Pillow fabric features seahorses and fish. New starfish pulls adorn old closet doors painted white.

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Because contiguous his-and-hers sinks would not fit in the owners’ bathroom, the cabinetry was designed in a wraparound U. The beadboard cabinetry is painted in a custom teal and incorporates a built-in seat and marble countertops. The bathroom also includes an oversized steam shower. A new laundry room (opposite) intended for beach towels, has a starfish mosaic incorporated into the floor tile.

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To give the low formal dining room ceiling some height, the floor joists were exposed and painted white. The original built-ins (right) were preserved, but the space was lightened with Antique White Benjamin Moore paint on the woodwork and beige striped wallpaper by Thibault. Hurlbutt Designs added chairs hand painted with blue stars to a custom extension table with a medium cherry stain and accented it with glass hurricanes and blue candles. The Kona chambray rug has slate blue binding. 90 MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM

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The renovated house has six bedrooms, a few with their own sinks, since that is how Bennett and Grassby found the rooms. Each room is distinguished by its bedding—one room is white and red with lobster pillows; another is aqua and coral and has a built-in daybed in a new window alcove. Still another is light blue with pillows in varying shades of blue. This latter room had once been the owners’ bedroom closet: when Douston went in under the drywall to frame out a new door, he found there was a door there already. So likely the “new” bedroom was actually an old bedroom that had been turned into a closet and was now being turned back into a bedroom. Bennett first started coming to the Kennebunks as a child. She is from Montreal and says Maine is “a huge destination for Montrealers, because it has the closest beach.” When Bennett married, she introduced her husband to the state, and their now-grown children are also fans. No matter where in the world they are living—Bennett and Grassby currently reside in Alberta, Canada—they and their family members always congregate in Maine. For 60 summers in a row, Bennett’s father swam at Mother’s or neighboring Gooch’s Beach. His last swim was in 2016, a year before he died at age 88, and two years after Bennett and Grassby bought their house. In addition to the pleasure of gathering the family they created and the families they came from, Bennett and Grassby have the additional pleasure of knowing Bennett’s father got to see the house. “He said many times how he couldn’t believe we had this place,” says Bennett. For all the previous decades of visiting, the generations had always rented. “We are so happy he was part of it for a little while.” MH+D

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A guest room (above) received a new shed dormer for egress purposes. The built-in by the window, and the two iron beds have Serena and Lilly bedding and custom pillows by Hurlbutt Designs. The rug is Dash and Albert. The star light is from Pottery Barn. The original house had pine on all the floors, walls, and ceilings, and there is still pine under the drywall in this room. Slipcovers were made for the existing sofas in the living room (opposite) and the decorative pillows are from Hurlbutt Designs. A Curacao dune carpet with a diamond pattern and navy twill binding softens the space. Crystal Wilson of Douston Construction designed the living room fireplace wall to mimic the original fireplace wall in the formal dining room.

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ho doesn’t want to know which doctors other doctors see for care? Or which lawyers other lawyers consult? Who do the experts choose, when the experts are the customers? And what do they prefer when style, not just quality and budget, is part of the decision? I wondered what home a particular longtime York realtor would pick when she decided to downsize, given she knew her region so well. The big surprise was that, after a lengthy search, she picked a home not to live in but to (more or less) knock down. Why not just buy an empty lot? I wondered. Because, as her architect, Scott Fiorentino of Fiorentino Group Architects in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, observes, there are no empty lots on the ocean. The realtor wanted to create her own home from the ground up, and this was the best way to do it. The good news about this property, from this realtor’s point of view, was that the existing house would allow her to build on the most scenic part of its lot. Given current setback rules, if the lot had been empty, she would have had to site the house farther back on her half acre. Instead, Fiorentino was able to produce a design that allows the homeowner views of the open ocean and Nubble Lighthouse from virtually every room. There wasn’t any corresponding bad news, but there was a puzzle: How would she fit all she wanted on the available lot? A minor expansion for a dining room was allowable, and some house volume could be added over the garage. In all other ways, the footprint had to be adhered to. Before she moved in, the realtor was living in a sizable house in Cape Neddick. Her husband had passed away, and her two children had grown, which was part of why she wanted a smaller place. However, she did not want to abandon much of what she valued about her house, which was just about everything: a blue, yellow, and white palette; nautical decorative details; an in-ground pool; Stark carpets; the furnishings; and treasured possessions, including her collections of Waterford crystal, Simon Pearce glass Christmas trees, ginger jars, and white Belleek porcelain inherited from her mother. Although the homemaker’s tastes tend to the formal, she wanted her two grandchildren to feel comfortable running from room to room when they visit. She also wanted a few things she hadn’t had before—like single-floor living and features (including no door thresholds) to facilitate aging in place. To meet these desires, Fiorentino and interior designer Sarah Duquette of Duquette and Company in Kennebunk aimed to create a refined house with five major rooms downstairs: an en suite owners’ bedroom, a living room with

A view of Cape Neddick’s Nubble Lighthouse (opening spread) from an ironwood deck with a bluestone terrace and pool. The sunroom’s dining room has coffers and a beadboard ceiling that are part of a decorative refrain repeated throughout the house. The chandelier is a polished-nickel armillary sphere surrounded by lamp shades.

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A view from the dining room into the kitchen reveals elaborate trim work and a yellow, mahogany-topped kitchen island with a stove hood. A Waterford crystal chandelier that was a birthday gift from the homeownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late husband hangs over the dining room table. The white lattice ginger jars by the columns are just one of the many items that the homeowner collects..

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panoramic views of the ocean, a kitchen with a buttercream yellow island as its focal point, a formal dining room, and an enclosed summer room surrounded by six-foot French doors. The homeowner would largely live in these rooms, but there would also be a partial second floor with two bedrooms and an exercise room for company. Tom Howarth of Howarth Builders in South Berwick built the shell of the house, then Glenn Farrell of YFI Custom Homes in Cape Neddick took over, finishing the project and attending to the detailing. All of the cabinetry, built-ins, and vanities were built by YFI’s sister company, YFI Millworks. The interior has a solidity and stability that one might associate with the Old World, an effect enhanced by elaborate trim work—cornices, coffer ceilings, paneling, interior arches, and Tuscan columns—but offset by light walls and the bright colors of the upholstery and pillows, which lend a more relaxed feel to the whole interior. Fiorentino explains that what makes the substantial trim work successful has to do with the decorative refrains that are established on entry and then continued through the design. A paneled archway with built-in glass cabinetry separates the foyer from the living room. A similar but more elaborate archway (with half-columns and additional cabinetry) divides the kitchen and dining room. There is a simpler arch over the owners’ bathroom’s sink. The living room ceiling has a shadow line, cornice, and coffer—a profile that is used in the kitchen as well. In the living room, a subtle off-white ceiling paint allows the white coffers to register. In the kitchen, beadboard runs between the

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The house’s exterior (above) is a gray, predipped white cedar shingle, chosen to give the home a cottage feel. Builder Glenn Farrell notes that the V-match soffit and knee braces “are part of what makes the house look older,” even as the crisp white trim around the black Marvin windows make the house feel fresh. The outdoor furniture is from Lloyd Flanders and is covered with a custom navy Sunbrella fabric. The mullion pattern on the upper windows is repeated on some of the interior glass cabinetry. Columns at a recessed doorway (opposite) introduce the extensive trim work that is inside, while an eyebrow window lets additional light into the front entry. Landscaping is by Rosemary Whitney of Focal Point Landscaping. Whitney used the blues, yellows, and whites that the homeowner favors for the general landscape, though pinks and whites frame the door.

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coffers. Interior transom windows and the glass on upper cabinets match the squares of the six-over-one exterior windows on the ground floor. Some of the glass cabinets and the upstairs exterior windows have a diamond pattern that echoes the diamond shingles under the gable roof. (Fiorentino says that the diamond pattern is something one sees on the second floor of coastal homes from the nineteenth century; he theorizes that, besides style preference, it may have something to do with the historic need for smaller pieces of glass at the higher elevations to withstand wind gusts.) Interior designer Sarah Duquette of Duquette Designs similarly builds and varies refrains, using the homeowner’s favorite blue, white, and yellow palette in different combinations throughout the house. In the living room, blue and white or yellow and white fabrics cover sofas and chairs that Duquette reupholstered and then piled with pillows in an array of fabrics, including one depicting seahorses. In the dining room, which has a French country

Fiorentino says that part of the strength of the project came from the “unity” of the homeowner’s vision. dining table and a Waterford crystal chandelier (a birthday gift from the homeowner’s late husband), the curtain panels incorporate some green for variety. The sunroom is largely yellow and blue. The painted wicker furniture (including two antique chaises inherited by the homeowner from her aunt), tongue-and-groove ceiling, and walls provide white accents. Every other window in this room can be removed to make a screened porch, but in-floor radiant heat makes it a year-round room as well. A soothing

A view from the kitchen to the dining room shows more of the display-and-storage space that is abundant in the house. The house’s blue-and-white palette gets some variation with the addition of yellow for this space. The engineered wood floor is a tinted reddish-brown white oak, intended to suggest mahogany. Focal Point Landscaping planted pine trees outside of the dining room window.

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The ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bedroomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shower forms a small room with its own window through which one can peer out at the ocean. A belljar pendant lamp etched with compass roses hangs above the soaking tub. The floor is a basket weave of Ming green and Thassos white marble, while the shower walls have a green marble subway tile with an embedded marble mosaic.

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The house sits on a half-acre lot facing the sea with neighbors on all sides. The fireplace wall (opposite, top) preserves privacy in one direction, while windows access the view in another. There is a partial second floor with three rooms over the garage. One of the bedrooms with a curved, built-in bench and balcony (opposite, bottom) introduces coral to the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s palette with Serena and Lily bedding. The second bedroom has bold navy and white-stripe bedding. The third room holds exercise equipment. When not in use, the second floor can be closed off entirely. The living room (above) features a fireplace that has an indigenous stone surround and a black slate hearth; a built-in bench that serves as reading nook; and a wet bar that also functions as a display area for collectibles.

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sea mist color was used for the owners’ bedroom’s linens, and the room was painted with the identical Palladian Blue paint by Benjamin Moore that the homeowner had used for her bedroom in her previous house. Special spots in the house include two built-in living room benches that allow one to cozy up with a book and feel surrounded by the ocean and a mahogany-topped builtin bar in the living room, which has a sink and wine refrigerator but also serves as an additional display area. The grandchildren have a particular fondness for the television that can rise from the kitchen counter at the touch of a button. They also love the separate area where their toys are, but their favorite space is the owners’ bathroom. It has a shower that forms a small room with its own window, through which one can peer out at the ocean. A soaking tub sits just under another window and can be illuminated by a bell-jar pendant lamp etched with compass roses. The floor here is a basketweave of Ming green and Thassos white marble, while the shower walls have a green marble subway tile with an embedded marble mosaic. Fiorentino says that part of the strength of the project came from the “unity” of the homeowner’s vision. Despite the many items she owns, her taste is very particular. This, too, can be seen in her custom closet with its shoe racks, purse cubbies, and clothes racks (which have pull-down bars so higher rods can be lowered). There’s abundance here but focus as well. (She is clearly a lover of basic black with bright colors.) The first thing Fiorentino told me about the homeowner was that she is always immaculately turned out. The same might be said about her house. On the day I visit, it’s put together, sophisticated, vibrant, and full of beautiful arrangements of fresh flowers, as if the house, like its owner, takes every day as a good reason to dress up. MH+D

The house is full of nods to its location with a rope handrail to the second floor, and a port hole window painted blue. The sunroom (opposite) provides a second dining and living room space. The French window panels open to create a porch in the summer, while in-floor heating keeps the space toasty in winter. 112 MAINEHOMEDESIGN.COM

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or my upcoming show, American Steel, at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, I find myself for the first time being dragged simultaneously across four forbidden borders, giggling as I go. They are humor, text, realism, and, oh my god, politics. These are places I’ve never allowed my work to venture, because I was so sealed in my own abstract juices that the world was never able to penetrate. Well, that bubble’s been burst. I did not see any of this coming, but I couldn’t escape the gravity of this national moment. It has made me dwell intensely on our past, while clinging even tighter to a shiny future. The only hope is empathy and love, and above all, we need to strengthen and maintain our unwavering faith in the Almighty Bright Common Spike.

Sculptor John Bisbee, a resident of Brunswick, is celebrated for his masterful work created exclusively from forged and welded nails. American Steel is his first solo exhibition in Maine in nearly a decade. His work is in collections all over the country. MH+D

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SOFT TOUCH At Nicola’s Home in Yarmouth, designer Nicola Manganello has created a suitably grand showroom for her thoughtfully eclectic designs

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icola’s Home is a place of subtle contrasts. When I pull in to the driveway, I'm greeted by two sights: to the left, a grand stone staircase that leads to modern glass doors, and to the right, a modest chicken coop populated by blowsy white hens and proud roosters. This is indicative of the goods you’ll find inside the restored barn, a stately postand-beam structure that dates back to 1917. Designer Nicola Manganello, founder of Nicola’s Home, has created a space that functions as a showroom for her style as well as an office for her design-build business, complete with a conference room in the basement. “While people can come in and shop, it is better to make an appointment,” Manganello reveals. “We’re just so busy, and if you plan ahead, we have more time to work with you one-onone.” Unlike her previous stores, which were more traditional retail spaces, Nicola’s Home isn’t really a place to go to buy things off the shelves. “People come to me because they like my style, and they know I can guarantee both quality and design,” Manganello says. “Our firm is small but mighty, and I touch everything that goes through our doors.” Manganello has worked on houses throughout Maine and New England, but you can also get a glimpse of her style at the Royal River Grill House in Yarmouth, the Tuscan Brick Oven Bistro in Freeport, the Tuscan Table in South Portland, and Bei Capelli Salon in Scarborough. Although her style has changed over the years—“In college, my look was totally tribal, then I had a phase where I just loved Indian textiles,” she says—she’s stayed true to her core design philosophy. Manganello believes in mixing textures, blending old and new pieces, and creating spaces that feel warm, homey, and visually engaging. When she’s working with a client, she’ll pull out all the stops to create something truly unique. She has used stickers to mimic etched glass on a refinished pine cabinet, and she has been

4 1. Nicola Manganello sits in her Yarmouth workshop and storefront surrounded by a range of home fixtures and fabric samples. The lighting samples show the range of styles available at Nicola’s Home—there are basket pendants for a soft, bohemian look and industrial fixtures for a sleeker, more urban vibe. 2. The contemporary farmhouse speaks to Manganello’s design sense while providing plenty of space for her epic library of fabric samples and antique finds. 3. While it’s best to make an appointment, visitors can come in to browse the wares. 4. Two racks of Dash and Albert rug samples sit in front of rows of organic cotton fabric from India. Also shown are upholstery samples sourced from a vendor in South Carolina.

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known to restyle antique rugs as global-chic throw pillows. “Recently, we upholstered chairs with this amazing antique Chinese tapestry,” she says. “They were faded and covered in patches. We had to buy a lot of tapestries to cover the whole chair, but when a client really loves a specific look, I’ll make sure they get it.” While Manganello’s own house utilizes a neutral-rich color palette of beige, eggshell, and linen, she’s happy to work with clients to create something brighter, and she has the tools at her fingertips to achieve any look. There are thousands upon thousands of fabric samples at Nicola’s Home, from brilliant royal red jacquard to soft embroidered ivory linens. Many of these fabrics come from custom lines sourced overseas. There are also samples of hand-painted clay tiles, sleek flooring materials, and rustic lighting. The wares inside her cavernous shoreside shop run the gamut from vintage-inspired to contemporary. “It’s hard to pinpoint my style,” Manganello admits. She stays current with the trends and times. “But if there’s one thread that runs through all my work, it’s this: I create spaces where you want to relax and linger. Where you can feel right at home.” MH+D

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Ikea tables are paired with lacquer storage consoles to create a sleek work space for the crew at Nicola’s Home. The daybed was purchased at the Brimfield Antique Fair, as was the dough trough located under the bed and the vintage grain-sack pillows.

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good collection, but she notes that the most interesting arrangements are the result of years of thoughtful purchasing. “Avoid adding too many things at once,” she says. “You want it to feel curated, not cluttered.” She suggests choosing a color palette and then gathering pieces from a variety of sources and influences. “Mix countries and cultures, and find items that speak to you.”

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prefer a contemporary look, you can still bring in loads of texture to keep it visually interesting, Manganello advises. “Before you even bring in furniture, you can add texture on walls and ceilings with thoughtful paint colors—ceilings don’t have to be flat white—wood treatments, wallpaper, and tile,” she says. Grasscloth adds “instant texture“ and looks “timeless,” Manganello adds.

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Manganello says it’s a good idea to purchase quality sofas and rugs in neutral colors and then “take risks” with items like pillows and accessories. “Cheap furniture shows,” she says. “If you keep it neutral and invest in good quality items, they can evolve with your lifestyle.”

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Manganello’s favorite spaces reflect the owner’s lifestyle. “I like to see someone with a well-traveled life and an eclectic mix of things from all over the world,” she says. But if you don’t have time to source side tables from Morocco or linens from Paris, know that Manganello and her team are happy to fill in.

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year after the passing of artist Dahlov Ipcar, the Bates College Museum of Art is exhibiting her work throughout the summer and early fall. The show, Dahlov Ipcar: Blue Moons and Menageries, will feature works spanning the mid-1960s to 2014. The exhibition opened with a public reception on June 8, followed the next day by a gallery talk. The talk, called “Into the Menagerie,” was given by Bates alum Rachel Walls, who owns Rachel Walls Fine Art in Cape Elizabeth. Walls represented Ipcar and had a long friendship with the artist. The works in the exhibition include a variety of styles and media, including oil on canvas, oil on linen, soft sculpture, needlepoint, and illustration. The pieces, most of which depict animals, are bright and colorful. Many of them were featured in Ipcar’s children’s books.

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In addition to the exhibition of works, there is a reading area where visiting children (and adults) can peruse copies of Ipcar’s books. During the run of the exhibition, Bates will offer a variety of activities, including animal-spotting for families and public panel discussions. Following the exhibition, an illustrated catalog of Ipcar’s work will be released. It will include an essay by Sara Torres, an education researcher from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, where Ipcar was the youngest artist yet to be featured in a solo exhibition: at the time of her MoMA exhibition in 1939 she was 21 years old. Dahlov Ipcar: Blue Moons and Menageries will be on display at the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston from June 8 to October 6. On the following pages, Maine Home+Design provides a preview of the exhibition. MH+D

Blue Moon Night, 1990, oil on linen, 26” x 30”

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Open daily from 10am-6pm Memorial Day thru Columbus Day. 207.372.6543 ext. 3 Jamie Wyeth, Red Tailed Hawk, mixed media, 15” x 15,” original, signed lower left

Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, and N.C. Wyeth famous painting locations can be seen on your choice of three art tours aboard the Maine lobsterboat “Linderin Losh.” A Coast Guard licensed captain and tour guide will also tell you about local lobstering during each 2.5-hour excursion. 2.5 Hours - $42 per person Departs Port Clyde General Store Dock 2pm, Monday–Friday Book online, get tickets at the dock, or in the Wyeth Gallery! wyethtours@lindabeansperfectmaine.com

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Seal Cove - Waterfront cottage. Perfect vacation or year-round 3-bedroom home. $365,000

Bar Harbor - 2.3+/- acres with 250+/- feet of tidal shore frontage. $350,000

Little Cranberry Island - Former historic Inn idyllically set above Bunker’s Cove. $1,295,000

LEDGELAWN

EDGEWOOD

124 COTTAGE STREET LAND

Little Cranberry Island - Restored fourbedroom home with historic views. $1,225,000

Seal Harbor - Ever-changing views across the Harbor, this 4BR offers a rich history. $1,100,000

Bar Harbor - Bring your passion to this clean slate and community! $325,000

PINE NUT

THE SPRING

POPPLESTONE

Southwest Harbor - Renovated 4BR, 3BA cottage. In-town w/strong rental history. $799,000

Mount Desert - Direct deeded access to the Park from this 3 +/- acre lot with a spring. $189,000

Northeast Harbor - Harbor views throughout this spacious 2-bedroom condo. $470,000

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One Summit Road, Northeast Harbor, ME 04662 info@KnowlesCo.com 207-276-3322

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MLS-1348277 Every component of this light-illed home demonstrates a successful marriage of form and function. Featured in the newly released book Northern Exposure.

MLS-1344634 Amazing hand crafted mortise and tenon timber frame home offering captivating eastern views of the Sheepscot River, built for you to soak in the breathtaking scenery.

MLS-1350011 Immaculately maintained and updated, quiet and serene with a 180° unobstructed westerly water view. Deep water dock. Water views from every room!

MLS-1346660 Welcome to MacMahan Island! This comfortable 3 bedroom cottage is nestled among the tall pines with fantastic westerly sunset views toward the mainland.

MLS-1350246 On Bath’s beloved Green Street in the heart of the North-end, this home is one of the rare, turn-key historic properties, an elegant blend of historic and contemporary.

MLS-1345142 “The Seagull” perched high on the banks of the Damariscotta River is a gleaming 3 bedroom contemporary celebrating a commanding view to the south, southeast.

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saturday july 14th 2018

Cape Elizabeth

Garden Tour

presented by the Fort Williams park Foundation

9am to 4pm

tickets:

watercolor by devan newell, cehs student

8th annual

$30 in advance $40 at event purchase online:

http://cegardentour.com

or call:

(207) 767-3707

Fmi:

gardentour@fortwilliams.org

proceeds For t h e 2018 Cape G a r d e n tour beneFit

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