Construction Diary: She Built Her Maine Home From Scratch as a Novice General Contractor
Emily Boschert Cooper assembled a team and dove into building a cozy haven with a high-performance envelope and a studio for her acupuncture practice.
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Ever since she was a child, acupuncturist Emily Boschert Cooper dreamed of moving to Maine. She’d visited regularly since she was 19, and in March 2023, as a single business owner living in Washington, D.C., she grew tired of waiting for the "right time" and decided to take the plunge.
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Elizabeth Fazzare
Elizabeth Fazzare is a New York-based editor and journalist who covers architecture, design, and culture for publications including Architect, Architectural Digest, and Dwell.
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