This published article is about the design process for a waterfront cottage renovation on Mousam Lake in southern Maine. It appeared in a print-only New England periodical called, Place…In the Making.
Materials, geometry, windows, natural light, colors, texture, furniture, lighting, landscaping, detail… These elements are the palette that outline our living environments. Check out the 'Ideabooks' section of my Houzz profile to browse some beautiful residential spaces.
On an already peaceful spring morning, with the air crisp and the water still, a hot air balloon floats slowly into view. It is completely silent. It's movement effortless. For 10 minutes as it gently tracks across the sky, hovering in plane with the lake, I notice a calm within me that begs to be understood. When it disappears beyond the trees the calm is gone.
We set out to build a small, well-designed house and quickly realized the challenges of working with limited square footage. Chris’s design transformed what we initially viewed as limitations into our favorite features.