"140 Years of Interior Trends": The Waldoboro Inn Opens in Maine - Remodelista
Photography by Nola Logan, courtesy of The Waldoboro Inn. “My design aesthetic was forged in the world of fashion,” writes Alexa Stark. Though I m from away she went to the arsons School of Design then lived in Portland Oregon for a long stretch I had been an active member... ...of the Waldoboro community for 33 years taking part in local theater summer productions at the Waldo Theater teaching workshops and volunteering at the annual bean suppers Alexa writes Alexa and her pup, Henri, outside the inn. The inn and attached wine bar, Ida’s, have already become a destination for the community and design lovers in the know. “The Inn is an Italianate mansion built in 1880 by Captain John B. Stahl, one of Waldoboro’s illustrious ship captains who sailed the coast, bringing timber, granite, and ice to ports south,” Alexa writes. The downstairs sitting room is one of several common spaces on the main floor. Alexa and co. preserved the bright yellow wallpaper in the front room, which dates to the years the house was owned by the town pharmacist. The kitchen is open to overnight guests, with make-yourself breakfasts and mix-and-match serveware. There s a rotating array of breakfast pastries on offer these are by our friend Marjory Sweet of Double... ...Grazie see Marjory Sweet in Maine The Farm Lunch Author Starts a New Chapter in a Ghostly New England Rental Above L: A passageway on the first floor sports jaunty stripes freehanded by Alexa herself. There are currently three guest rooms open, and each has a personality of its own. Room Three is a mix of classic New England (braided rugs, rakes as display) with a twist: a graffiti-ed settee by Alexa. The moody bathroom in Room Three. Scarves as window covering. For years I held on to hundreds of them, not knowing what these could be, and then one day I thought: What if I made these into curtains? The art in the inn comes primarily from my father s collection mostly artists he either represented or worked... ...with over the years including James Turrell Winston Roeth Richard Serra Agnes Denes Nan Goldin and Frank Gerritz Alexa writes Alexa and co. are also hosting artist residencies, with hopes that visiting creatives will leave a mark on the inn. Ida’s, the wine bar, is housed in the former carriage house in warm weather and in the common areas of the inn when the weather turns cold. The furniture in Ida s was a collaboration I did with furniture designer Gregory Beson Alexa writes He proposed this project to... ...his students from his Parsons chair design course hoping someone would be interested in interning and so many applied within the day The project of updating the inn continues, Alexa says.