HEY KNICKERBOCKER DESIGN TEAM regarding doors in the back, before the vote, can we consider a doggie door add on to the space next to the door choices. Maine is a SUPER pet/dog friendly state, there's nothing worse in N.E. than opening the back door, letting the heat out for Bella or Buster to come and go during our winters (except for maybe this bahama type winter we currently are experiencing). a landing pad inside the secure dog door for paw cleaning etc would be a nice touch too. Otherwise, glad period type windows have been used. Still loooooooooove the barn! Is it part of the plan?
ok, almost didn't make it past the color selection. no further comment on that one. The tub faucet is certainly interesting. Somehow the visual of water pouring forth from the wall or ceiling brings too much reference to raising little boys!
I know designers can do wonderful things and i am confident that all will be beautiful. Unfortunately, I was stuck in a house where the walls were kept museum white (not by my choice) until I filed for divorce then all of a sudden the walls "could be painted". So thus my aversion to white at this time. my current home is full of color - all Sherwin-Williams no or low VOC paints, so I know they 'gots the goods' !! ok so I commented further on it!
I am totally on board with anything copper, sometimes a tough color to incorporate because its not en vogue, but i have smatterings of it here and there in the house and garden....patina....oh yeah!
Relatives in West Paris region, I've hiked all around the mountains of New England, prefer the mountains to the coast but did love the Bar Harbour area this year. So Bethel has been a common point of entry via rt 2 out of Gorham, NH, have hiked Grafton Notch, relatives origninally entered from Canada via Jackman Me...
Pretty much I am referring to the age of the old homes up and down the coast, I am most familiar with the southern region, York, Wells, K-port, Goose Rocks, but you can even include the old refurbished brick business fronts of Portland if you want. Even though money to often comes from out of state, I am still glad to see an older home brought back to life rather than see an older home plowed down and replaced by some gaudy modern version of old.This farmhouse while on the coast could as easily be in Rumford, Bethel or Paris Maine. So basically I would rather see fixed up traditional NE homes be they coastal or inland than to see trophy house mania.!
The Maine coast is known for its foggy days that sometimes doesn't lift until mid day, also the winter can be a string of grey overcast days that either snow or dont, so personally, i think alittle extra shine in places like a kitchen backsplash can serve to reflect some light around.
The wallpaper shots took me back as well as sometimes it was only the wallpaper that kept the plaster walls from completely pulling away from the old plaster lathes underneath!
How about that post and beam barn...add a kitchen, bath, loft sleeping, radiant floors but keep it open and preserved and I'll take it!! New constuction has never been my thing, keep up the great work preserving these old deserving beauties and the history the represent.
I don't view this project as a cabin as far as my choices, I see it as a Maine coastal home, up and down the coast beautiful old homes have been refurbished (Kennebunkport for example) and i seriously doubt that modern touches are lacking in them. Do we want to look like a NYC version of Maine or a misplaced California interior style, no, but I am confident that BC will honor this farmhouse and its roots.
After making my choices I thoroughly enjoyed perusing the photos of the before pictures for the entire property. I grew up in a New England home that was over 100 years old - we dubbed it the barn- due to the drafts, choppy floor plan due to the multiple add-ons before we ever got there, stone foundation with clay dirt floor - trough running down the middle to funnel excess moisture and errant rain water out the front of the foundation, it was a naturally air conditioned hangout for the neighborhood kids as houses this old and with four kids in it did not have AC! NOTE TO BC-please test for radon..this is New England! Our roof was original slate, I would hope for a new England style metal roof, nothing like the sound of snow sliding to the ground in a big ka-thud, as the metal warms and releases its grip.
L.O.V.E the new site selection. NE has soooo many old farmhouses that the average person just can't afford to buy and repair, yet the style is so integral to NE heritage. Was in Bar Harbour this past Labor Day weekend, my first visit there even as a lifetime New England native, Acadia, the harbour, the spectacular coastal geology.....this site is not for warm water, sandy beach seekers, this is very much within range of soooo many outdoor activities get out there and do-it 4 season type enthusiasts. Hope DIY and the voters keep a super active, summer-thru spring (including Maines famous bug season) in mind as renovations and choices are made...looking forward to it!
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