Features
At the Heart of Home's Design
REMARKABLE - JUNE 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography James R. Salomon
Inside an interior designer's renovated 1800s South Freeport cape
An interior designer’s job is complex. Part artist, part mind reader, a designer must interpret a homeowner’s wants and needs, then use his or her own experience and stylistic sensibilities to create a cohesive, attractive aesthetic—and execute the entire project while trying to stay on deadline and on budget. But what happens when interior designers tackle their own home?
Camden Kinetic
REMARKABLE - July 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
A collection of influences culminates in a home bursting with energy
Some houses appear as though they were simply plunked down, fully formed, without any consideration of their surroundings. And there they sit, utterly out of place. Such was the case with the circa 1958 ranch-style house that architect Peter Edwards and his wife, Annie, purchased several years ago in Camden.
Situated on an abruptly sloping wooded lot within walking distance of the village and a stone’s throw from its pristine harbor, the house was as crude as the location was beautiful. In a neighborhood of tastefully renovated older homes and handsome, conservatively designed newer homes, the “contemporary” ranch home was certainly out of place. “It was cold and dismissive,” says Edwards of his former house. “It was sort of wedged into the hillside like a big rectangular slab that had been shot from the other side of the bay.” The new home that Edwards—who works at the Rockport firm of Bernhard & Priestly Architecture—designed to replace the old is both a homage to Maine and a challenge to the state’s conventional nature. Crackling with nautical influences and modern flair, the home is bursting with energy.Colonial Revival Revisited
REMARKABLE - July 2007
by Joshua Bodwell
Photography François Gagné
The art of restoration in Portland's West End
When the word “renovation” is bandied about in the early stages of a project, it could entail anything from tearing down a single wall to gutting an entire home down to its bare studs. “Restoration,” on the other hand, implies a certain sensitivity to a building’s historic elements. While remaining faithful to the spirit of the original home, the effort to refurbish a circa 1914 Colonial Revival in Portland’s West End blurred the line between renovation and restoration
An Incredible Feeling of Lightness
REMARKABLE - AUGUST 2007
By Stephen Abbott
Photography Rob Karosis
Soaring above sea level in Camden
Every house has a reason. an organizing rationale. A why.
Prelude
But what separates the uncommon house from the common, the exceptional from the serviceable, is how well a design embraces its reason in both concept and execution. Even homes with the most modest of budgets can transcend their means, if only they find the right embrace.
The Fire Burns On
REMARKABLE - AUGUST 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
A daughter joins her mother in reviving a Bar Harbor farmhouse in the middle of a Beatrix Farrand landscape
Mount Desert Island, 1947.
It was mid-October when the fire broke out. The leaves had just changed from green to blazing reds and oranges. Within days, high winds off the ocean swirled the smoldering flames into an inferno. As the fire gradually slipped out of control and countless acres succumbed to the lick of scorching flames, the island was evacuated. A sad procession of 700 cars ferried 2,000 people to safety on the mainland. But one man, a caretaker and gardener named Jock Riddell, remained.Midcoast Modern
REMARKABLE - SEPTEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Styling Basha Burwell
Simplicity and sustainability sparkle on Blue Hill Bay
Ideas often strike like random sparks of lightening. With a burst here and an explosion there, our thoughts on any given subject can be scattered across the landscape. So went the discussion between veteran homebuilder John Ruger and his stepson, the architect Zach Provonchee, when the pair sat down to bounce around ideas about how they might fulfill Ruger’s dream of building a modern home on the shore of Blue Hill Bay
Bungalow Beauty
REMARKABLE - SEPTEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography James R. Salomon
A century-old cottage gets a loving makeover
Life can get cluttered.
There are days when it feels as though there is more to accomplish than is humanly possible. Some mornings, the local café is filled with customers and the line moves at a glacial pace. There is traffic and people driving erratically. At work, there is the tug of countless obligations and a “to do” stack that never seems to shrink. The grocery store is filled with options, but the shopping list is on the kitchen counter. And through it all, the cell phones ring incessantly.
The Portland Symphony Orchestra's 12th Annual ShowHouse
REMARKABLE - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Entryway
Olivia Atherton
Olivia Atherton Decorative Painting and Design
Grand Foyer
Linda Banks and James Light
Simply Home
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra's 12th Annual ShowHouse
REMARKABLE - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Kitchen
Tracy Davis
Urban Dwellings
Cheryl Cuddy and Renee Tringali
New England Cabinetry
Debbie Kingry
Foreside Design
Powder Room
Kim Connell
Coastal Maine Interiors
Dining Room
Penelope Daborn
Penelope Dabor Ltd.
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra's 12th Annual ShowHouse
REMARKABLE - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Great Room
Ann Henderson
Ann Henderson Interiors
Sunroom
Amy Hawkes
Manchester Designs
Study
David Klenk
David J. Klenk, Furniture Maker
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra's 12th Annual ShowHouse
REMARKABLE - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Master Suite
Tracy Davis
Urban Dwellings
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra's 12th Annual ShowHouse
REMARKABLE - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Boy's SuiteD. Lynne Maxfield-Cole
Decorating Plus
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra's 12th Annual ShowHouse
REMARKABLE - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Girl's Bed & Bath
Debra Smith
Cottage Road Casual Home Furnishings
Lori O'Neil
Sea Cottage Studio
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra's 12th Annual ShowHouse
REMARKABLE - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
By Joshua Bodwell
Photography Darren Setlow
Landscape
Ted Carter
Carter Design Group
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Perfectly Imperfect
REMARKABLE - OCTOBER 2007
By Stephen Abbot
Photography François Gagné
How saving a house became a saving grace
In life, we occasionally make big decisions that we don’t fully understand. While some of these choices might not seem like the best idea at the time, we just know—in a way that transcends rational thought—that we are right. Driven by deep subconscious motivations, we abandon fixed ideas in favor of instinct.
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