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Those Ancient Chinese Poets
April 14, 2012
I thought I'd wrap up the story of our renovation on Shackford with a few poems written by our client, Tom Sexton.
Queen Anne Simplified (part 2)
March 20, 2012
The director of Campobello International Park kindly emailed photos of the Cottage's butler's pantry and kitchen. Elements like brass cupboard latches, bead board doors and soapstone countertops felt just right for our Queen Anne's Victorian kitchen.
Remnants from the Attic (part 2)
February 18, 2012
We can never resist an invitation to tour an antique basement or attic. Luckily for our project, the original installers of our Queen Anne's tin ceilings a century ago, had taken the leftover scraps and secured them for safekeeping.
Trimming Out
January 15, 2012
The dining room and kitchen in our Queen Anne house project in Eastport had been stripped of its architectural elements and covered up with birch veneer paneling - virtually head to toe. Fortunately the rest of the house was left intact, giving us a model to work from.
Boxes
October 25, 2011
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new line of gift boxes to our The Tradition of the New collection.
Demo
August 21, 2011
Our clients were not quite sure where the original kitchen in their Queen Anne cottage had been. Modern paneling was obscuring the evidence and rumor had it that it had once been located in the fully finished bead board basement.
Hot off the press
July 31, 2011
On the heels of the Down East magazine article, ‘Every Mainer’s Kitchen” comes a feature story about our bath renovations in Old House Journal magazine’s Special Fall Issue: Creating beautiful vintage baths.
"Pretty it up"
July 10, 2011
In a town filled with ancient Cape Cods, Federals and Second Empire mansards, this sweet, well kept,1899 Queen Anne cottage really stands out.
And Finally, Cabinets
May 29, 2011
Building new cabinets is one part creative thinking and one part problem solving. There are many practical questions to work through.
Some Light on the Matter
May 20, 2011
Peeling back the layers of our significantly altered kitchen, unearthed just one original feature that had actually survived intact - the 4 inch wide, clear pine, strip floor.
Wall by Wall
May 1, 2011
Replacing modern bow windows in our 1930s addition was critical in terms of transporting the room back in time.
Blog Mentions
April 26, 2011
This month, fineartistmade was mentioned by design bloggers: Ill Seen, Ill Said, KB Culture and Frolic. The posts feature everything from bath renovations, our home's restoration to our furniture.
Everything but the Kitchen Sink
April 3, 2011
Since our “cook-space” renovation was in a state of evolution - we made do for a while with the existing stainless steel drop-in sink.
Our Pantry
March 24, 2011
After the kitchen walls were back in place - our next order of business was to finish the pantry. It would be the first fully completed room in the house.
'Over Home'
March 13, 2011
Last Thursday, our current bath renovation was unexpectedly interrupted - giving us a day off that coincidentally coincided with my birthday. We took this opportunity to hop across the border and go as locals like to say, 'over home.'
Florence
March 1, 2011
Before arriving in Maine, my vision of a 1930s country kitchen included a beige and green porcelain vintage gas range (like one I'd seen in an antique shop), with white ceramic toggles and an eye level oven on the side.
The Five Year Plan
February 22, 2011
Depending on conditions, contemplating a restoration can be a tad overwhelming. The journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step, but the question still remains - where do we start?
A Kitchen Addition
February 11, 2011
By talking with Golding family and neighbors, looking at old photographs and examining the physical remains - we've been able to piece together a snapshot of our home's second kitchen.
The Old Kitchen
January 30, 2011
A granddaughter's recollection provided a first real glimpse of our home's original kitchen. Like many at the turn of the century it consisted of free-standing furniture, rather than built-in cabinetry.
The Ketcham Inn (Part 2)
December 15, 2010
On the first day of December, 1698, just a month and a half after purchasing a large tract of land known as Warracta Neck, the blacksmith, Samuel Terrill, suffered a calamity so severe that it would leave himself and his family homeless.
The Ketcham Inn (Part I)
December 7, 2010
With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, I got a hankering for old friends and old haunts. We decided to embark on a visit to the other Eastport; the one on Long Island's East End, just west of that enclave of wealth & celebrity - the Hamptons.
First Settlers
November 4, 2010
Though we never met Robert Golding, he helped give us a glimpse of what life was like on our farm. A local legend; Rob was a hunter, guide, woodsman, farmer and gifted storyteller. His friend, Archie Stewart documented through movies and audio reels hunting and fishing expeditions and Rob telling his stories. They are archived at Northeast Historic Film and the Maine Folklife Center.
The Old Apple Orchard
October 26, 2010
When looking to buy a new home in Maine, one feature our broker neglected to mention about this property was its grove of heirloom apple trees. We were pleased to discover them struggling amidst the white pine and ash that had sprouted up around them. This orchard had been pretty much been taking care of itself for who knows how many years - all the while faithfully producing apples.
My Perennial Garden (Part 2)
September 24, 2010
My garden was inspired in part by many I had read about or visited. One part English garden from my time spent in London (studying photography) and traveling through Europe; one part country garden from my Long Island and Maine experiences; one part California garden from years spent combing the state while assisting a friend who was a nature and wildlife photographer.
My Perennial Garden (Part I)
September 17, 2010
Off the back of the house, some fifty feet down a gentle incline towards Boyden Lake - nestled among survivors of an old heirloom apple orchard, on the edge of a field - within the remains of a rectangular stone foundation - resides my perennial garden. That it occupies this spot was a well laid plan; the significance of the location, on the other hand - was wholly unexpected.
The Honeysuckle Vine
July 9, 2010
Prominent in many old photos are Mary Golding's plantings, one had not been so lucky. A large climbing vine, on the south side of the house; between the dining room and kitchen windows. It's there as early as 1910 - as late as the 1950's - gone by the 1970's. Such a distinguishing feature - we thought of putting it back. Old photos however, gave us few clues as to what kind of vine it was.
The Roof
June 9, 2010
Sometimes necessity is the mother of unexpected and happy results. When we purchased our Perry, Maine home it came with a new roof. One less thing to worry about for say - thirty years? Not long after moving in though, shingles started to fly. The wind off Boyden Lake can be fierce.
A New Workshop (Part 2)
May 22, 2010
We have always been restoration purists at heart, so the first major decision in our workshop renovation, was a tough one - to reposition the original location of the exterior door from the center to the side (where a window had once been), to make the space more functional.
A New Workshop (Part I)
May 19, 2010
An expanding business made it time to attack a project long overdue - a properly fitted workshop. The space that workplace now occupies, began its life seventy-five years ago as a woodshed in the back end of the 1935 ‘ell’ (‘Maine-speak’ for addition) to our circa 1893 home.
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