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The original home was clad in brick siding on the main floor walls, prompting Hale and team to incorporate brick in their redesign as an homage to the original dwelling. The color choice of the new masonry “was primarily aesthetic, to create strong contrast for the shou sugi ban siding set above the white brick walls,” says Hale.

The original fir floors were patched and refinished. Holly fell in love with an Italian marmoleum that Matthew installed in the kitchen. The fireplace artwork is from Holly's grandmother. Says Matthew: “It's a pastel drawing by Kay deGreef, an artist whose main gig was painting Hallmark cards.”

Mudroom-foyer with concrete pavers with coat/shoe storage under the stairs: Ascend through the terrazzo staircase to the main living level.

Yet still another facade shows the playful aspect of a home built into the hillside with many surprises during your discovery of this home for the first time

In the guest bathroom, Givone installed a hand-chiseled sink made of 17th-century marble quarried from the hills outside of Rome.

Mirasol house

Cork flooring by Expanko runs from the bathroom to the hallway, mirroring the tones of the cedar ceilings. Heath Ceramics tile clads the vanity wall.

A layout that flows and the use of glass blocks brightens up the living and study rooms.

With nods to both Maine vernacular and contemporary forms and materials, the home is clad in cedar boards and capped with steeply pitched roofs to dispatch snow and water.