Coaster’s Chance: A 1760s Sea Captain’s Cottage in a Moody Palette

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Coaster's Chance: A 1760s Sea Captain's Cottage in a Moody Palette

Recently I’ve been poring more than Coaster’s Opportunity, a 1760s captain’s cottage on the coast of Maine, north of Acadia. The dwelling is the most recent job of Rhode Island-based Moore Residence Style and design—and their 1st Downeast. Available to hire, the interiors have been redone in moody hues befitting the palette of pine, rocks, and seaweed outside the front door.

Be part of us for a appear all around:

Images by Erin McGinn, courtesy of Moore Property Style.

the cottage, called coaster
Earlier mentioned: The cottage, termed Coaster’s Probability, sits on the close of a private street on Cutler Harbor and has been in the Moore loved ones for 30 a long time.

the newly redone kitchen has original beams and a wood stove. the moore house t 10
Earlier mentioned: The recently redone kitchen has authentic beams and a wood stove. The Moore Residence crew sanded again the huge-plank wood floors and redid the walls in plaster.
an antique
Over: An antique “boulangerie” desk serves as each island and accumulating room.

the cabinets are painted in a muted hue, sherwin williams
Above: The cupboards are painted in a muted hue, Sherwin Williams’ Bosc Pear.
two maine classics: painted wood floors and a braided rug. the rug was existing 13
Over: Two Maine classics: painted wooden flooring and a braided rug. The rug was existing in the residence just after searching for strategies to tone down the colour, the Moore Property group settled on “DIY trash can-more than-dying” to get a far more muted search.
the dining room has \200 year old horsehair and plaster walls. 14
Previously mentioned: The dining home has 200-yr-previous horsehair and plaster partitions.
some of the old wallpaper is exposed in the living room.
Previously mentioned: Some of the outdated wallpaper is exposed in the living home. “It was a a bit even bigger venture than we had at first assumed, due to the fact significantly of the wallpaper was still Quite securely pasted to the plaster,” Moore House Layout writes on their weblog.

“Our staff went at it with razor blades, putty knives, and sandpaper to expose as a great deal of that primary plaster as doable. As we ended up doing work, we started out to tumble in like with the map-like seem of the two components and ran with it—adding a little bit of espresso-colored paint slurry over the top rated to soften the contrast.”

Previously mentioned: “The end result felt aged and imperfect, like one thing out of an deserted historic homestead,” the group provides.
the main bedroom suite is housed in a transformed hay loft. 17
Above: The primary bedroom suite is housed in a transformed hay loft.
antique wood blocks (once used for making wallpaper) hang on the wall, and a li 18
Over: Antique wood blocks (after employed for producing wallpaper) cling on the wall, and a linen curtain opens to expose the soaking tub.
a fold away drying rack, hung in a window, helps towels to dry—an old sh 19
Previously mentioned: A fold-absent drying rack, hung in a window, can help towels to dry—an outdated Shaker trick.
once the home
Earlier mentioned: When the home’s major bedroom, the Captain’s Suite is named for the sea captain who created the home.

on the subject of the pleated shade, the team writes:
Previously mentioned: On the subject of the pleated shade, the workforce writes: “We surely went minimal with the additions to this place, so we desired to include a touch of texture as perfectly as sample somewhere with no overpowering any other aspects. In the spirit of getting a little enjoyment during our install, we ruched up the fabric about the shade’s base and voila! Just what we were seeking for.”
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Over: The painted floors insert darkish gloss.
the ensuite, with beach finds on the shelves. 23
Above: The ensuite, with seaside finds on the cabinets.
the wheelhouse loft—named for a brass plaque on the door that reads & 24
Earlier mentioned: The Wheelhouse Loft—named for a brass plaque on the doorway that reads “certified wheelhouse,” a seafaring term—got an all-over coat of white paint to make it come to feel extra open.
Above: “To add a minimal visual depth we painted the headboards entertaining colors that paid out homage to some of the paint shades unique to the cottage,” the crew writes. “The established of twins are a deep forest inexperienced to tie in the floors from downstairs.” The complete bed, not pictured, is carried out in mustard yellow, a nod to the color of the unique kitchen area.
the view over cutler harbor. 26
Higher than: The perspective about Cutler Harbor.
dinner can be taken outdoors in good weather. 27
Higher than: Meal can be taken outside in fantastic weather.

N.B.: Want to see a lot more of the undertaking? It’s also highlighted in Magnolia Network’s series Point of Watch: A Designer Profile.

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