Maine's beauty has always captured hearts, but has never been for the faint of heart. Its severe climate and geographical remoteness have no use for fussy, high-design and big-city styles. Maine Country is about living with pragmatic grace. But grace doesn't preclude bold colors and striking forms! In the sumptuous pictures throughout this book, which cover the diversity of Maine's landscape-from inland lakes to the salty coast, from rural landscapes to city dwelling, from architecture in snow to Maine's celebrations of summer-Carol Bass proves that Maine style goes far beyond stereotyped lobster traps. And because Mainers highly prize self-reliance and authenticity, all of the designs you'll find here are products of the real people who live real lives. When the summer folks have gone home, the subtly-nuanced individuality of life in Maine, shines out like a lighthouse beacon. Carol Bass is the owner of Cottage Style Furniture, and also the author of The Cottage Book.
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Contents Foreword Introduction Saltwater Nearby Ocean Inn Island Summers Simple Structures Passionate Work, Passionate People Rural Landscapes Inland Lakes City Dwelling Summer Festivals
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Stunning,
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This book is completely gorgeous and artfully conveys the beauty of the land, wit of the people, and talent of the photographer. I highly recommend it.
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Cultivates a Sense of Wonder,
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"Maine, a geographical outpost thrust into the wild North Atlantic, has offered romance, mystery, retreat, and renewal to hundreds of thousands of people over the years." ~ Carol Bass
Thinking about Maine makes me wonder about two of my best friends in the world and what their lives were like growing up in this beautiful area. Now and then they tell me about the winters or school life, but now I have pictures to go with the stories. The pictures are gorgeous and are authentic representations of the Maine lifestyle and culture. Throughout the book, advice is given on how to bring the feeling of Maine into your home. You may want to paint a picnic table or cook up a fish chowder. I found a quilt that has a very cozy Maine feeling to it and they suggested I put more red cushions in the living room. General stores are also a feature and Carol Bass shows you which flowers to plant to give your garden added beauty. I just know that one day I won't have to keep dreaming about a trip to Maine, I'll be there at a bed and breakfast where the breeze blows curtains through an open window, wandering down country roads and maybe even writing a poem while overlooking the water. The Blueberry Hill Farm Bed & Breakfast looks fascinating to visit in the late summer or early autumn. "Sixty thousand fun-loving visitors had up to Unity each fall to reconnect with rural living, to join in this feast for the senses, and to participate in a down-home celebration of the season's harvests: organic apples and squash, sunflowers and late-blooming perennials, fresh berry pies, homemade honeys and jams, and the best cottage cheese and goat's cheese this side of heaven." ~The Rebecca Review
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Fine photo book,
By Lucius Kane "Cottage Attic Treasures" (Whittier, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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If you want to look at some beautiful photos of countryside and home in Main then this is your book. If you think this will help you know about living in Maine then you're off the subject. The title is accidentally misleading. This is a photo book folks. A really great photo book.
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This book begins where the first Europeans landed, and where, every morning, the first light of day shines in this country-the Maine Coast. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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This book begins where the first Europeans landed, and where, every morning, the first light of day shines in this country-the Maine Coast. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Right Page, Left Page, Grey Havens, Harbor Fish, New Hampshire, Fourth of July New!
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books:
- Maine Art Now by Edgar Allen Beem in Front Matter
- The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro): Vocal Score by Ruth Martin on page 155
- Come Spring by Ben Ames Williams on page 86
- The Public Library (In the High Street) by Graeme Kent on page 160
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