Rosecliff Cottage

Rosecliff Cottage in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, is a cottage I have long admired.

A 1920's Gothic Revival cottage, it was owned by interior designer Cornelia Smithwick when I first came upon it a few years ago.  I believe it has since been sold.

The cottage began as a fisherman's shack and was added onto over the years.  However, once the Smithwick's took over the cottage (around 2000) they added the front veranda and surrounded the property with rugosa roses, lilacs, peonies and other cottage garden flowers. The front of the house faces the Atlantic ocean and the back yard was developed into a beautiful meandering path.

As their retirement home, Cornelia put her 30 years of design experience to work and filled the cottage with floral fabrics, lightening and brightening each room.  Surrounded by her favorite comforts and collections, it became their little haven by the sea.

Just love its charm!

This was the room that I fell in love with in a magazine 

(which I had to scan - hence, the faded look -

 it's really bright and cheerful in the magazine!)

A One of a Kind Hamptons Retreat

Looking at this house, you would never know it's in the Hamptons near the beach - most beach houses are decorated with the colors of sand and sea.  But, this homeowner wanted to bring in the greenery of her beautiful gardens.

Collaborating with interior designer, Jack Fhilips, produced this wonderful year round getaway for family and friends.

Working with the homeowner's collections of landscape oil paintings and antique furniture, adding crisp white woodwork and accenting with green and ivory toile throughout, makes this home not only comforting and inviting, it is simply beautiful to look at. The high contrast of the stark white against this gorgeous green is striking on its own, but it's the details that speak for themselves.

And whether you are looking out the windows onto the beautiful green gardens, or in the windows at the beautiful shades of green, you are surrounded by the serenity only green can provide.

Enjoy!

2-Storey Living Room

Living Room

Needlepoint Rug

Dining Room

Breakfast Room

Hallway

Panelled Den

Secretary/writing desk

Hallway

Dining Room Vignette

Back Staircase

Second Floor Landing

Master Bedroom

Guest Room - floral linen upholstered walls

Back Patio

Sunroom leading to another patio

Pool House

Traditional Home