Kennebunkport Vacation Home Tour

It seems strange to still be writing about the summer when fall seems to be looming in the air.  But I wanted to share one last post about our summer trip to Kennebunkport.  We stayed in a fabulous little cottage with a channel bay view on one side and an ocean view on the other.  It's on Gooch's beach in it's own little neighborhood of houses.  This was our fifth year going to Kennebunkport with the kids so it's become our family summer tradition.  It's one summer trip we look forward to because we know we can relax and expect the same familiarity in the shops and restaurants year after year. 

 

Guest bedroom:  

 

Kitchen:

 

Living Room:

 

 

Master:

 

Ocean view from Master upstairs

Kid's Room:  

 

 

Channel view 

 

Porch (we spent most nights out here!)

 

 
In the mornings and evenings, the kids love to take walks on the beach when dogs are allowed to play...and every so often, we catch a glimpse of Barbara Bush walking with her dogs too! 

Babs in the evening with casual secret service in lime green. 

Vivsters after a swim

 

Me and the kids before dinner!

 

 

Ahhh, now we'll have to relive the vacation for another year through the pictures.  Today, we have Vivi's Kindergarten orientation for school.  School starts for us on Monday! 

(Visit some previous posts for more on Kennebunkport:

 

Shopping: Spaces |  Americana |  Antiques on Nine |  Pallian and Company 

Restaurants: White Barn Inn  | Earth at Hidden Pond |  The Tides Beach Club

Local: Kennebunkport Bound  |  H.B. Provisions  |  More Spaces   

Visit: Americana Workshop, Kennebunk ME

 

Hope ya'll have had fun this week joining me on a virtual journey to Spaces | Kennebunkport and Antiques on Nine . 

 

I was over the moon thrilled this year because EG agreed to take the kids on a lobster cruise for a few hours and free me up for the morning.  It was better than any spa package he could have given me.  I headed to H.B. Provisions my iced latte and proceeded to hit about thirty antique stores in the matter of hours.  (Maybe a slight exaggeration but for once, I was able to stop at any place along the road and actually peruse through the aisles as long as I wanted!)

 

Along my trek, I visited Americana Workshop, located at 111 York Street in Kennebunk, Maine (207-985-8356).   This store had a good mix of antique collections on one side of the shop mixed with reproductions and refinished products.  The other side of the shop was filled with very country style furnishings (beautiful for those who love a colonial style home).  I found two of my favorite things here (and I found that prices at Americana were much better than some of the surrounding shops who had clearly added some dollars for the Kennebunkport zip code). 

 

Here's what I found: 

 

1. "Sehati" Red/Turquoise Cracker Box $65:  

 

 I had just purchased the below striped red and turquoise shower curtain from the Crate and Barrel Outlet for the kid's bathroom so when I saw the cracker box, it all came together!  I'm going to put it on the bathroom vanity.   (PS- I saw these cracker boxes at other stores I visited that day for $85 so this was a "steal" for me). 

 

 

 

2.  The Sailboat Print $95

 

I was on the hunt for a piece of art that I could use in the guest bedroom that I'm making over.  For some reason, I had a sailboat or ocean on my mind.  I saw this picture and loved it but didn't ask the price and left the store without it.  Then I kept thinking about it that night and became obsessed with purchasing it "for the right price" the next day.  I had seen others for $150-$950 during my shopping so when I found out this one was $95 AND I loved it....it was a win/ win! 

 

 

And here's an update on the items I've been collecting for the guest bedroom so far:   

 

 



(PS--Those turquoise bamboo nightstands are coming my way from Parker Kennedy Living and I can't wait baybee!!!) 

 

 

I have another store that I'll be reviewing soon...but I wanted to share with you a few other photos from my shopping that day:  

I have been drawn to bird cages lately!!!  (Recall Antiques on Nine's Pagoda Cage)  I loved this one and thought it would be super cool turned into a Pendant lamp. (Selling for $65) 

This 1970's Cambodian Pendant Lamp is currently being sold on One King's Lane right now for $1149 and I could easily have wired a pendant light through the cage.  But...it just seemed like too much work at the time and I left it behind. 

I am also uber drawn to cranes lately (recall my purchase from Blaze and Bloom).  I instantly loved this crane spotted in XXXXXXXX but there were two things that prevented me from purchasing it. 

1. Price.  The owner wanted $175 and while this bird is a beauty, it still poops just the same as my fabulous crane that I bought from Blaze and Bloom for $35. 

2.  The Owner's Take on Design Blog "Advertising".  I was very upfront and asked permission to take photos in the shop (reply, "yes), but when the owner discovered I was a blogger, she told me that she didn't want "that kind of advertising" about her shop.  No problem.  So I have withheld the name, location, and any positive comments I would have mentioned.  And I will make sure not to post any links to her website page so that my few thousand visitors a day NEVER hear about her shop.  Ever. 

After my morning of shopping, I met the family for some beach time.  Here's a self portrait that Jack and I took of ourselves after we'd walked to the very end of the jetty on Gooch's beach.  (I know I'm getting old because I saw my life flash before my eyes a handful of times as we were hopping from rock to rock inching further and further out to sea and away from land).  Good times though!

 

 

Antiques on Nine: Kennebunkport Maine

As ya'll know, I recently returned from family vacation in Kennebunkport.  One morning EG took the kids on a lobster boat cruise and gave me a few hours to myself to hit as many antique stores as I could manage. 

One of my newest favorite discoveries is Antiques on Nine.  It's about 12,000 square feet of antiques, and new and unique home accessories.  It includes fine paintings and high end accessories.  It also has affordable home accents and garden accessories.  It encompassed just about desirable home accessory item that I covet.  I spent hours in this space.  I am not kidding you.  Hours.

I walked through this space like a museum.  Taking everything in.  And then I circled back around again.  And I enjoyed every last minute of it! 

Here are some of the things I found on my journey:

 

 

 

 

Antiques on Nine is located on 81 Western Ave, Kennebunk, ME 04043-7301 | Phone 207. 967. 0626


I purchased a handful of the colorful European looking boxes to style on a dresser top.  I also got an hour glass time keeper with turquoise colored sand (not pictured).   I was *dying* to purchase the pagoda bird cage but, in the end, I really couldn't figure out where I'd put it in my house...so it stayed behind.  I always wanted one of those vintage water pitchers, but I could see it being hurled by my kids onto the floor and decided to wait until they're a bit older to purchase something like that for styling on a dresser. 

For more of my excursions in Kennebunkport, visit here. 

Spaces  |   H.B. Provisions  |  White Barn Inn  |  Spaces 2012 |  

 

The Tides Beach Club |  Earth at Hidden Pond