Our conference room is in the old administrative suite in Portland’s State Theatre building. It’s rather ornate, with a vaulted, carved wood ceiling with these motifs of grapes and leaves, amazing trim, and two-paneled stained-glass windows. It’s all original to … Continue reading
“This kitchen was part of a house renovation that included building two additions onto the original structure. When I met with the client, she showed me a one-off saltshaker that she owns; she wanted to use the tableware as the … Continue reading
“Jar Cannabis Company has an established brand—in terms of both product and aesthetic—which gave me a solid foundation to build on while tackling their new retail space on Exchange Street in Portland. This is the second store that my team … Continue reading
“The Federal hotel is made up of two distinct spaces. There is the traditional federal-style building, which was the Daniel Stone residence in the 1830s, and the general hotel portion, which was added in the ’80s. I was tasked with … Continue reading
“When we set out to design Twelve, we were given a clean shell within a historic building, and a level of trust to create an interior that would match the bold concept set out for us by Prentice Hospitality Group. … Continue reading
“For all of our projects, we conduct a thorough discovery process with clients to unpack their thoughts and expectations around the space and its program, configuration, and identity. During our first meeting with The Danforth team, we established that it … Continue reading
“My first year at Aragosta, I put in a glass greenhouse. It’s where I grow a lot of the food that’s used in the restaurant, along with annual flowers. Every day before I go into the kitchen, before I put … Continue reading
“I noticed a lack of aesthetically focused production spaces in Portland and northern New England for small businesses, so they have to set up a huge staged room or kitchen or rent an Airbnb or a house, which creates its … Continue reading
“In 2006 I started a nonprofit boatbuilding program, Islesford Boatworks, with my two siblings on Little Cranberry Island, where our family owns property and where we summered every year growing up. This summer will be our sixteenth year, and while … Continue reading
“My husband, Michael, and I were vacationing at the Harbour Cottage Inn in Southwest Harbor in 2009, and they had this beautiful little carriage house suite. We knew we needed an outbuilding on our property, and we didn’t want it … Continue reading
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