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STATE OF MAINE CHARMER

Oznell — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:37:04 GMT

While we're still in summer, here's some more vacation-type property, that's not cookie-cutter. I like the skillfully executed 'moodiness' of this residence, and the fact that it's a "coastal state" house that's not bright, bright optic white everywhere.

Of course I like white, and especially cream, but this makes a nice change from "overboard white". It's quirky, too, with some lower ceilings and some soaring ones. Reminds me of a writer's or artist's hideaway. The nautical touches are there, but not overdone.

This dreamy kitchen has the look of the low-key Belgian farmhouse style I crave:

Were I the owner, I'd be tempted to sleep here in the guest room. Dibs on that top bunk

Summer porch, for those rainy days:

Cozy. Just a little too "lodge-like" or maybe masculine for my sensibilities-- I like a little more "ethereal" in my interiors, perhaps. But still, it's an appealing, non-show-off-y vacation retreat in beautiful Maine...

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Sweet_Serenity — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:43:43 GMT

@Oznell

Thought the same thing like your style.

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:45:48 GMT

It's very nice but not really my style. That kitchen was awful though, IMHO!

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Oznell — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:46:10 GMT

Thanks, @Sweet_Serenity, that's a real compliment since I like yours too. You are so discerning when it comes to art, cinema, etc., and I find that often spills over into the decorative arts too....

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Oznell — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:48:14 GMT

Make allowances for me, @shoptilyadropagain -- I have a real weakness for vintage-y, highly "distressed" kitchens!

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Susan Louise — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:34 GMT

On a scale of 1-10, I give it a 100! I would only add pops of color here and there. I love the neutral shades on the walls...so much nowadays has so much white which I don't like whatsoever.

This home to me is warm and inviting. Any decor/rooms with white are cold/uninviting/too sterile to me.

I could move in to this place at the drop of a hat

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:57:48 GMT

OH @Oznell ...I hope you didn't take my comment personally. I'm fully aware that style is extremely popular but my style leans more modern (and on these boards, I'm in the minority). Some of those Vintagy kitchens are quite nice even if it is not my style but this one (kitchen cabinets) just gave me chills....but not in a good way. You'd probably cringe at some of the kitchens I like...LOL!

I love to look at the various decorated or staged rooms/homes you and the others post even if I dont' particularly care for them.

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Sweet_Serenity — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:23:42 GMT

@Oznell

Enjoy! Everything you write. You have a wonderful gift. Imagine what it must be like knowing you personally. Thank you, For sharing yourself here.

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Lilysmom — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:17:01 GMT

@Oznell @shoptilyadropagain , there are parts of this I think are lovely. We had a lovely stone fireplace made from beach stone in our cottage. It was so cozy especially on the shoulder seasons. Our place was nothing as grand as this beauty but we certainly loved it.

I am with @shoptilyadropagain though on the open kitchen shelving. No way, especially in a seasonal home. Too much opportunity for creepy crawly things to hide, too much dusting required...you catch my drift!

Thanks for posting @Oznell . I could move right I here❤️. LM

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Oznell — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:07:25 GMT

Oh, that is sweet of you to worry about that, @shoptilyadropagain -- no, no-- no offense taken. Love to get all kinds of input.

Some modern interiors grab me too. It all depends, they have to be "soft modern". Just for you, at some point, I will have to find a modern house to post and get your opinion.

@Susan Louise, me too, if I could inject a little more color, I'd be very happy.

Thanks, kind @Sweet_Serenity.

Point well taken, @Lilysmom. I hadn't thought of creepy crawlies, (shudder) but I avoid open shelves in kitchens too. I hate dusting, and to have to dust, as well as wash, your everyday plates and cups is just too much!

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spiderw — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:26:40 GMT

I spent several summer vacations at Maine and stayed at Bar Harbor with the beautiful Arcadia National Park as my daily retreat! I also had a friend who had a home at an island near Camden, Maine. Her home was lovely and also had a small guest house surrounded by many acres. I think that was the first time I was as they say, green with envy!!!!! I also befriended an elderly woman from NY who had a cottage as she called it on the water on another island near Bar Harbor. What a place it was, not fancy but had family history complete with servants and nannies and a place filled with rooms.

I love this home of course, just being at Maine would sell it to me. I would make some changes to suit my taste but what a dream for me!!!!!!

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Tyak — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:35:33 GMT

That tub looks narrow enough that a person could find themselves stuck if they weren't pencil thin.

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Peaches McPhee — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:39:15 GMT

There are parts that I love and parts that I hate.

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Oznell — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:45:52 GMT

Oh, Bar Harbor, @spiderw, I envy you! My Dad drove us all one summer to Boothbay Harbor, and it was a dream. Coastal Maine, love, love, love it-- nowhere else like it, is there....

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Foxxee — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:27:23 GMT

For a retreat, this house is a cutie and unique. Love the quaint kitchen. Not so much the stairs...a bit dangerous.

I'd add some color if the house was mine, but for a vacation, I love it as is.

A+

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Brisky — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:30:27 GMT

This I love. This says home away from home.

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stevieb — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:40:08 GMT

Like the house. Don't like the decor. Too much grey and other neutrals, too much contemporary looking furniture and too many slip covers, too much of the 'weathered' wood look and not enough color. I do like the windows and French doors in what appears to be the master bedroom, the windows in the bath and the pretty stone work surrounding the fireplace.

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Bridgegal — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 03:43:22 GMT

Too neutral, brown and blah for me.

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Flatbush — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 05:26:03 GMT

Clean, simple and functional. I like it!

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wilma — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:42:09 GMT

Too rustic looking for me. Not really a fan of distressed furniture. I dislike the kitchen most of all. Needs some color.