tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post4769665459702388425..comments2024-03-14T04:01:02.005-04:00Comments on THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE: THREE MORE DEGREES OF INTERIOR DECORATION.The Down East Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-57078877141023472932011-03-10T22:46:01.687-05:002011-03-10T22:46:01.687-05:00Anonymous, in a later color photograph when the Bl...Anonymous, in a later color photograph when the Blairs still owned in 1979, it was deepest brick/chinese red.<br /><br />Turner, I hated to see Thorncraig go. My sources tell me the plumbing problems were legendary and irreparable. It was a particularly nice bit of architecture...sad.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-5419963375598178642011-03-10T00:57:26.868-05:002011-03-10T00:57:26.868-05:00and they think us Mainers are inbred -Oh my Gawd!!...and they think us Mainers are inbred -Oh my Gawd!!!<br />the crabtree farm setup looks like the Pratt Oval on a smaller scale.<br />i love thorncraig for all those weird little spaces like those two funny dormers on the roof and the myriad windows of all sizes but like Chatwold - too nice - tear it down. and don't give me the big house lecture - i know i know<br /><br />security word def - "vatic" - text word for the bead shufflers big house from which you wouldn't want to rome too far.Turner Pack Ratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611044946684881118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-44419908256071446932011-03-09T21:42:42.387-05:002011-03-09T21:42:42.387-05:00PAINT-
What color do you think the walls are paint...PAINT-<br />What color do you think the walls are painted in Mrs. Blair Sr.'s Library at Port of Call? And don't you love the pickled effect of the lime washing on the stone walls of the exterior of the same house? Ah....Its all so lovely and peaceful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-19597388548480672492011-03-08T08:38:30.280-05:002011-03-08T08:38:30.280-05:00What a tangled web. All interesting photos but uve...What a tangled web. All interesting photos but uveitis fail the quiz. Lynn from Decor Arts NowDecor Arts Nowhttp://www.decorartsnow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-77857041113169312982011-03-08T07:32:56.950-05:002011-03-08T07:32:56.950-05:00Thanks for nice posting and fantastic your idea . ...Thanks for nice posting and fantastic your idea . really i loved that and beautiful your all photo's and sweet home.Romantisch Hotel Bruggehttp://www.dieswaene.be/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-38994741782332886002011-03-07T21:19:14.483-05:002011-03-07T21:19:14.483-05:00Arrived laughing after your comment, head now spin...Arrived laughing after your comment, head now spinning after your Bar Harbor tour! I'd never be able to keep it all straight, but I'm glad you do....fabulous post!smilla4blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516736514127098070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-59417052596720949212011-03-07T11:32:43.257-05:002011-03-07T11:32:43.257-05:00Flor, hmmm, I'd say a minimum of seven feet un...Flor, hmmm, I'd say a minimum of seven feet under the stairs, more likely 7.5. Three steps up from entry level to the living hall, twelve steps to the landing over the door, risers 7-8 inches...yeah, that works out about right. The staircase was wider than four feet--there was a full size empire sofa on the stair landing when I first saw the house, so as I mentioned, the scale was very generous.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-80123555018829694992011-03-07T11:06:00.611-05:002011-03-07T11:06:00.611-05:00Thank you! I was imagining the height of the bench...Thank you! I was imagining the height of the bench seat @ 20" then eyeballed upward at what I thought were 20" intervals not realizing the volume was swallowing all my good intentions. Gosh it looks low and gosh I didn't know you were so tall. <br /><br />Another bit of brilliant work, lush and layered, I'll chew on this latest of yours for days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-21275632184924968932011-03-07T10:23:19.759-05:002011-03-07T10:23:19.759-05:00Beth, you've already forgotten that part of th...Beth, you've already forgotten that part of the credit for this particular sleuthing is yours, not mine--and thanks!<br /><br />Flo, what doesn't show in the photo of the Baymeath Hall is the actual scale of the place, which was very generous.. I passed under those stairs many times, and though the rug was long gone, I can assure you, even at 6'2", there was plenty of headroom, and unlikely is it that the fringe ever got to tickle.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-75416478963342187412011-03-07T10:17:30.755-05:002011-03-07T10:17:30.755-05:00"I wonder where the heck I got Joan?"
Y..."I wonder where the heck I got Joan?"<br /><br />You got Joan from my cousin Joan who married a Thorndike. Ha.<br /><br />I remember those Deeda Blair photos when they were published! Gawd I'm old.<br /><br />Oh for Mrs. Bowen's rugs, and what a spirit she must have been to throw one just so over the railing so the heads of visitors surely were tickled by the fringe.<br /><br />And "a large shingled cottage designed to appear smaller than it really was" has made my day, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-18047789574520882282011-03-07T09:16:09.210-05:002011-03-07T09:16:09.210-05:00Such a great post! I can't get enough of thes...Such a great post! I can't get enough of these family histories and relationships, and the Bowens are my favorites. Thank you so much for doing this sleuthing!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681252244812467184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-90165920048496516272011-03-07T09:13:29.906-05:002011-03-07T09:13:29.906-05:00PS to the two anonymouses, who I believe to be the...PS to the two anonymouses, who I believe to be the same anon:, thanks again for the corrections, and that reminds me that I'm working on a piece about the Chicago-Bar Harbor connection, including more David Adler clients, and if you shoot me an email sometime, would love to let you fact check it before.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-88794220518078632592011-03-07T09:07:44.963-05:002011-03-07T09:07:44.963-05:00Anonymous. Oh dear. This is why the Dilettante s...Anonymous. Oh dear. This is why the Dilettante should only post in the morning when fresh as a daisy, and not late at night when he only wants to go to bed. I usually fact check before publication---and in this case, anxiousness to get the post up won over amateur scholarship (and oddly, I did fully realize that Helen Bowen was Mrs. Blair. I wonder where the heck I got Joan?)The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-86984234650009483732011-03-07T09:04:38.974-05:002011-03-07T09:04:38.974-05:00Ancient, I'll take your www.crabtreefarm.org a...Ancient, I'll take your www.crabtreefarm.org and give you my<br />lakebluff.govoffice.com/.../%7B674C2185-78D0-46CE-91D9-3A187A178406%7D.PDF and raise you two.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-76217730405759223622011-03-07T08:56:47.293-05:002011-03-07T08:56:47.293-05:00Joseph and Louise Bowens daughter who married Bla...Joseph and Louise Bowens daughter who married Blair was named Helen not Joan. Their son Bowen married Joan (who I think is still alive) and named their daughter Joan, who today is Mrs. Gedge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-60147404192379968662011-03-07T08:53:57.280-05:002011-03-07T08:53:57.280-05:00Voice Talk---I'm not going to do another one o...Voice Talk---I'm not going to do another one of these for awhile---even I got dizzy after this third installment.<br /><br />Devoted, indeed there is a little coterie still in Bar Harbor that keeps things up---but I can't imagine the critical mass will ever be there to roll back the hotels and bad construction---and 85 per cent of the old houses are gone.<br /><br />Anonymous---thanks for the clarification---and duly corrected. The Dilettante hates to make mistakes, and is always grateful for being made more right.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-79234903741627838362011-03-07T08:42:08.377-05:002011-03-07T08:42:08.377-05:00http://www.crabtreefarm.org/historyhttp://www.crabtreefarm.org/historyThe Ancienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11662492574558280077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-13314144896889882372011-03-07T08:21:18.423-05:002011-03-07T08:21:18.423-05:00The Blair house is actually called Port of Call, ...The Blair house is actually called Port of Call, and the farm is called CrabTREE Farm- otherwise its all perfection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-69714099034889189482011-03-07T08:12:52.804-05:002011-03-07T08:12:52.804-05:00A fascinating spin! I know there are at least a c...A fascinating spin! I know there are at least a couple of the new generation of Bar Harborians that intent on maintaining a high level of design appreciation and have the funds to do it, no? No doubt there are still occasional butler issues, though.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-72301595827868762842011-03-07T00:37:08.719-05:002011-03-07T00:37:08.719-05:00My God! I think I got it all, but am reaching for...My God! I think I got it all, but am reaching for the dramamine. <br /><br />I love Mrs. Blair Jr's library!Daniel Shigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736080550398734909noreply@blogger.com