Meet the Designers - Update from Old York’s Decorator Show House

The Museums of Old York just announced their lineup of designers (both inside and outdoors) for their 2009 Decorator Show House. You’ll recognized some familiar faces and meet some new talent:

Back row, left to right: Debby Ronnquist, Valerie Jorgensen, Linda Hentschel, Patricia Finn, Chuck Hugo, Michael Jones, Janet Swanson, Margareta Claesson and Eric Anderson. Front row, left to right: Nicole Yee, Frank Hodge, Amy Thompson, Diane Hughes, Amanda Colosi, Sarah Duquette, Maya Travalgia, Michaele Boehm, Andrea Maher, Jen Spencer, Tom Dunn and Joyce Jordan. Not pictured: Anne Cowenhoven, Nichole Donovan, Annie Kiladjian, Jay Goldsmith, Georgie McGowan, Kacey Graham, and Christine McGill. Photo courtesy of Jay Goldsmith of Goldsmith Fine Portraiture.

Want to really meet the designers? Come to the annual preview gala on July 17 where you can meet the designers and enjoy food from the Green Monkey/Brazo, drinks, and live music! Accent will also be announcing our 2009 best of award winners so it should be an exciting and fun time. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by calling the Museums of Old York at 207-363-4974.

In the six weeks leading up to the show house opening, you’ll also be hearing from the designers on Accent’s blog, where they will share updates on how their rooms are coming along, what inspires them, what challenges they face, and anything else that comes to mind. If you’ve ever visited a show house, I think you will enjoy hearing from the designers as they get ready for opening day on July 18. The list of designers and their rooms is below.

The Dooryard Garden
Maya Travalgia
Charles C. Hugo Landscape Design, LLC
P.O. Box 263
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 752-3046
www.charleshugo.com

Barn Patio
Tom Dunn/Jen Spencer
Stoney Brook Landscaping
138 Woodside Meadow Road
York, ME  03909
207-408-2705
stoneybrookllc@yahoo.com

Farmer’s Porch
Brian Howland and Margareta Claesson
Eldredge Lumber Company
627 U.S. Route One
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-2004
www.atlanticdesignctr.com

Powder Room
Nichole Donovan
Distinctive Tile and Design
1132 U.S. Route One
York, ME 03909
(207) 351-3300
www.distinctivetileanddesign.com

Annie Kiladjian
Annie K. Designs
www.anniekdesigns.com

Living Room
Sarah Duquette
Duquette & Company, Inc.
7 Lilac Lane
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-1827
www.duquetteandcompany.com

Reading Room
Diane Hughes
Diane Hughes Interiors
150 Lafayette Road
Rye, NH 03870
(603) 964-9543

Dining Room
Anne Cowenhoven
Accent & Design, Inc.
P.O. Box 352
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-7949
www.accentdesignmaine.com

Main Stairway
Jay Goldsmith
Goldsmith Photography
32 Cottage Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-2343

Savannah’s Room
Joyce Jordan
Joyce Jordan Interiors
Shoppers Village, Unit 8
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
(603) 929-7700
www.joycejordaninteriors.com

Marjorie’s Room
Frank Hodge
F.D. Hodge Interiors
748 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 267-8103

Family Bath
Amy Thompson
Standard of New England, LLC
100 West Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-1400
www.standardne.com

Jim Wood
Signature Builders, Inc.
173C Dover Point Road
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 749-2188
www.signaturebuilders.com

Charlotte Rose’s Nursery
Andrea Maher and Michael Jones
Andrea Maher Interior Design
111 Seamist Lane
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 216-0287

Frankie’s Room
Janet Swanson and Georgie McGowan
Fiona’s Porch
7 York Street
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-6270
www.fionasporch.com

Secret Hideaway
Linda Hentschel
Renaissance Interiors
P.O. Box 142
North Reading, MA 01864
(978) 664-0064
www.renaissanceinteriors.com

Master Bedroom and Balcony
Nicole Yee
NY Interiors
62 Whipple Road
Kittery, ME 03904
(510) 326-5390
www.nicholeyee.com

Sitting Room
Michaele Boehm and Kacey Graham
Boehm Graham
25 Darby Lane
Bedford, NH 03110
(603) 472-5830

Mudroom
Amanda Colosi
Diane Hughes Interiors
150 Lafayette Road
Rye, NH 03870
(603) 964-9543

Kitchen and Pantry
Frank Hodge
F.D. Hodge Interiors
748 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 267-8103

Trophy Room
Patricia Finn
Finn-Martens Design
1 Bridle Path Lane
Beverly Farms, MA 01915
(978) 927-9959
www.finn-martensdesign.com

Family Room
Valerie Jorgensen
V. Jorgensen Design, LLC
241 Preble Street
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 251-0447
www.vjorgensendesign.com

In addition to the wonderful items brought in by the interior and landscape designers, items will be available to purchase through a boutique and at a juried art exhibit in the barn:

Boutique
Christine McGill
Christine’s Crossing
1000 Washington Road
Rye, NH 03870
(603) 964-6063
www.christinescrossing.com

Barn Art Exhibit
Debby Ronnquist
611 Haley Road
Kittery Point, ME 03905
(207) 439-3981

Add comment June 3rd, 2009

TMS Architects & Blue Sky Restaurant

This November TMS Architects announced in a press release the successful opening of one of their design projects, Blue Sky on York Beach, a year-round restaurant located on the second floor of the 25,000 square foot renovated Atlantic House, an historic York Beach landmark that TMS has been working on for several years.

The restaurant is a collaboration between world-renowned chef, Lydia Shire and York Beach real estate developers, Don Rivers and Harold Anderson. Lydia Shire’s influence is felt throughout the restaurant, from the dramatic chocolate brown walls, off-white furniture and personal pieces of artwork. Working together, Lydia Shire and TMS Architects have designed the restaurant to be a casual place to relax with a see-through fireplace, expansive windows and an outdoor veranda featuring ocean views. The menu is tailored to the tastes of a seafront community with traditional fare such as lobsters, steamers and steak.

I’ve stopped by the restaurant with Janet Hale and her fiance to enjoy the bar. The atmosphere is quite chic and comfortable, the perfect place to impress friends with your good taste.

Kim

Add comment November 27th, 2007

garden event

Here’s a neat event for gardeners - Pettengill Farm in Salisbury Mass, among other fun summer events, is hosting a Sultry Summer Soiree & Garden sale on July 26th. ACCENT (moi included!) will be there with our blue-bells on to enjoy the live music and hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. I’ve been to the farm and it’s just lovely, filled with everything to make even the most amateur of gardeners positively drool.

And you know I’ll be taking advantage of the 20% off sale happening that night. BYOB, rain or shine. See you there!

Want more info or directions?

Add comment July 2nd, 2007

for his adoring fans…

Okay, okay, for all his adoring fans, I’m posting a photo of the second most important male in my life, Juneau. Look closely, he’s the one napping in the snow. The 10 year-old oversized bedwarmer is my personal interior designer; preferred upholstery cover is snow white hair. everywhere. But who can resist a face like that? And his design services are only the cost of food, water, three walks a day, chews, and the occasional high-pitched squeaky toy. Such a deal! he even keeps my lawn fertilized for me.

Just in - a friend of mine just won an all-expense paid trip to the Azores. For those of you who don’t know where that is (like me) that’s down near Portugal. She and her husband can go anytime they want, though of course now the kids are all excited and there is no way they are going to let them go with out them. I guess it pays to donate early and often to your local public radio station! I’m hoping she’ll pick me up some samples of the traditional fabrics they make down there (hint hint), Google tells me the artists are vibrant part of the country and produce some stunning materials.

Now that she’s on a winning streak my friend has ALREADY bought raffle tickets for the March 24th Kitchen, Food and Wine Auction that’s happening at South Church in Portsmouth, a MUST-attend event. (www.southchurch-uu.org) Apparently she’s hoping to win the trip to Italy as well. Hope springs eternal. I’m going to give her a run for it. Last time Tim and I went to Italy the Pope died and Rome was flooded with so many people I could hardly move without running into another American. (However, in Orvieto I found some phenomenal plates that I hung in the kitchen of my last house) I digress - The auction is for a good cause so mark your calendar to join us, I’m sure my friend won’t mind a little competition in the raffle box.

-kim

Add comment January 24th, 2007

great recipes

If you love to eat, you MUST try the recipes offered by Stonewall Kitchen co-owners Jonathan King and Jim Stott. I made this macaroni and cheese and it was quick, easy, and better than anything you can buy. Find it in the Food & Drink recipes.

Add comment January 24th, 2007