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COASTAL MAINE HOME TOUR

Welcome to our Coastal Maine Home Tour! A coastal Maine Raeside-Dame home was built by my parents in 1992.  It is a reproduction of an early American home.  With wood flooring, open beams, antique door latches, shingle siding, wood countertops, a fireplace, and more.

Cedar Shake Maine Home

My parents built this as a retirement home believing they would enjoy a good 10 years there. Well, they enjoyed 27 happy and healthy years here.  As an only child, I inherited this home in 2019 after the passing of my father, just shy of 100 years old. You may read more about the family’s Coastal Maine Heritage here.

This home is filled with beautiful antiques that my parents collected over the years.  Please join us as we renovate and make this home our own while treasuring all it has to offer on this Coastal Maine House Tour.

Don’t forget to check out our Vermont Home Tour too!

Coastal Maine Family Heritage and Home Renovation

  • A house covered in snow in front of a brick building
    Our Family Inherited Coastal Maine Home ~ BeforeSeptember 17, 2019
  • A kitchen with a stove and a refrigerator
    Old Family Home RestorationMay 1, 2020
  • Coastal Maine Heritage - Embracing My Roots
    Coastal Maine Heritage – Embracing My RootsMay 6, 2021

Visit the featured blog series, “In My Mother’s Home” too!


A Walk Around the Yard

The home sits a kayak ride down the river to the local beach. Walking distance to the local lobster pound, beach, country store, and fine dining, while still enjoying a beautiful secluded backyard. This past summer we refinished the weathered cedar shakes, built a stone fire pit, added a teak outdoor table set, and repainted the home’s trim a historical Essex Green.

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    Red Geranium Time-Honored Window Flower Boxes
  • Front Door Ski Lodge Vintage Snowshoes
    Front Door Ski Lodge Vintage Snowshoes
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    Christmas Front Door Tradition 2021
  • The Cutest Little Outdoor Beverage Table
    The Cutest Little Outdoor Beverage Table
  • A Quick and Easy Rainy Day Lobster Table Setting
    A Quick and Easy Rainy Day Lobster Table Setting
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    A Shady Solution: Sun Shade Sail Awnings
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    Blue Checkered with MacKenzie-Childs
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    Outdoor DIY Planter Shelf

Bedrooms

There are four bedrooms in the home, very suitable as a retirement home.

First Floor Bedrooms

A Master bedroom and bath along with a guest bedroom and bath reside on the first floor. The finished trim is painted with this Blue Gray Paint formula that many of you have requested here. And the walls are painted a Simply White by Benjamin Moore.

Blue Paint Formula
Blue Trim Paint Formula

Attic Bedrooms

Six years ago we refinished the upstairs attic into two guest bedrooms with slanted ceilings, small walk-in doorways, pinewood floors, and Nantucket Gray trim, all matching the downstairs interior.

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    Small Cottage Guest Bedroom, Vintage and Delightful
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    How to Fold and Display Heirloom Quilts
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    My Favorite Nautical Serving Tray with Handles
  • Patriotic Bedroom for When Summer Starts
    When Summer Starts
  • closet with bathrobe and hangers
    18 Thrifted Black Velvet Clothes Hangers
  • Coastal Bedroom
    Coastal Bedroom with Dreamy Seersucker Bedding
  • A large bed in a room
    Small Guest Bedroom Seasonal Refresh
  • A made bed in a room
    Glamping with Beddy’s Zipper Bedding
  • A bedroom with a bed and a chair in a room
    Decorating with Red, White, and Blue in the Guest Bedroom

Dining Room

The dining room is a large open space you walk into upon entering the home. It attaches nicely to the kitchen for entertaining. My parents divided this space into a dining room and a sitting area. We have changed this to be just one main dining area. I found a large antique pine table on Facebook Marketplace that matches beautifully with my mother’s antique dining room chairs. My mother’s extensive pewter and transferware collections are also presented in this room’s antique hutches.

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    Table Ready Fakery Bakery
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    Let’s Change the Way We Set the Table
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    4 Things You Need to Know About This Old Chair
  • Dining Room Table and Chairs
    Romantic Table Setting Pretty in Pink
  • Antique Work Table or Drafting Table?
    Antique Work Table or Drafting Table?
  • A Patriotic Basket Full of Hydrangeas
    A Patriotic Basket Full of Hydrangeas
  • Vintage Style Patriotic Centerpiece
    Vintage Style Patriotic Centerpiece
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    5 Clever Ways to Decorate with Yard Sale Finds
  • Thrifting with the Gals
    Set the Table in Blue

Living Room with Fireplace

The living room is the heart of the home with a large brick fireplace, open beams, large windows, and family antiques. Here I purchased a large slipcovered sectional from Four Seasons and surrounded it with my parent’s collected antiques.

  • Beachcombing, Blue Mussels, and an Antique Bowl
    Beachcombing, Blue Mussels, and an Antique Bowl
  • Grandmillennial Drapes
    Leaning into Grandmillennial Style with Fabulous Drapes
  • Bernese Mountain Dog on Sectional Couch
    Cozy Couch Moments
  • Living Room in New England Colonial House
    Living Room in New England Colonial House
  • A cup of coffee on a table
    A Heartfelt Week in Maine Thrifting and Decorating!
  • Food on a wooden table
    Charming Antique Table and Chairs for Two
  • Fire side table setting
    My Cozy Fireside Table
  • A vase of flowers on a table
    Morning Coffee by the Fireplace
  • A kitchen with a stove and a refrigerator
    Old Family Home Restoration

Kitchen

Staying within the theme of the home, this country-style kitchen has newly refinished wooden countertops, vintage lighting, and newly installed appliances.

  • 6 Best Country Kitchen Counter Decor Ideas
    6 Best Country Kitchen Counter Decor Ideas
  • Dog and Vintage Rug Runner
    Vintage Rug Runner – One of a Kind Rugs
  • A kitchen with a stove and a refrigerator
    Old Family Home Restoration

Sunroom

This was my parent’s favorite room in the house. It looks out onto the backyard and is so warm and inviting in the winter months here in Maine. It’s a perfect room to enjoy morning coffee, read a book, or just watch the snowfall.

  • 6 Best Country Kitchen Counter Decor Ideas 2 (1)
    Fabulous Vintage Hutch Makeover
  • Vintage Sewing Machine Repurposed
    Vintage Sewing Machine Repurposed
  • Terracotta Pots and an Apothecary Cabinet
    Terracotta Pots and an Apothecary Cabinet
  • A chippy green apothecary cabinet
    Green Chippy Apothecary Cabinet
  • A vase filled with flowers sitting on a table
    A Simple Thrifty Valentine’s Day Celebration
  • A kitchen with a stove and a refrigerator
    Old Family Home Restoration

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“In My Mother’s Home“

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Welcome to Dabbling & Decorating, a thrifty & vintage home decorating blog.  A place where I love to share decorating tips, vintage and thrifty finds, DIY projects, and antiques from our collected homes in Vermont and Coastal Maine. And our Berner, Ella who loves to pop in from time to time…  I’m so thrilled you stopped by today and I hope you will become a regular here at Dabbling & Decorating! Read more.

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