Personal connections to coastal Maine are rarely based on a house alone. The sense of belonging goes far deeper than that. To the family who has gathered on this site for more than 40 years, the Atlantic coast is a … Continue reading →

“Our goal was to re-create a functional family cottage in this historic beach community. We designed a clean and simple Craftsman-style home with room for family to gather and relax. Cedar shingles and wood decks honor the traditional summer cottages … Continue reading →

On Thanksgiving weekend in 2018, a couple suggested to their children, who were home from college, that they all take a ride down to Higgins Beach. A stone’s throw from the ocean, where the neighborhood runs into a tidal marsh, … Continue reading →

Synergy is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a mutually advantageous conjunction or compatibility of distinct business participants or elements (such as resources or efforts).” While the concept is often referenced in corporate mergers, it is equally applicable to home design and … Continue reading →

The property on what is now known as Blue Hill Neck has been in the owner’s family since his loyalist ancestors settled there in 1770. Today, the parcel is part of a family trust comprising 25 acres and nine houses … Continue reading →

Along the shore of Ocean Park, at the southern end of Old Orchard Beach, an array of historic homes and hotels crowds right up to the long, low dune that separates beach from town. Covered in idiosyncratic balconies and Victorian … Continue reading →

Eve Harrison—co-owner of the design-build firm Harrison, Inc., with her partner in life and work, Eric Yeomans—found herself often quoting Yeomans’s maternal grandmother, Mavis, while selecting materials for this recreation and work barn on an island off midcoast Maine. Each … Continue reading →

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm,” wrote Plato, “depend on simplicity.” This maxim is as true today as in fourth-century BCE Greece. Yet simplicity requires discipline and restraint, qualities many clients throw to the wind when … Continue reading →

At first, builder Mark Conforte wasn’t sure he wanted to build houses anymore. He’d been working for five decades; it felt like time to retire. “We got his name from a friend with a house on Horseshoe Pond,” says one … Continue reading →