Lakeside Living
Delightful details and a moderate dose of Maine camp style keep this waterfront home in Bridgton comfortable and honest to its roots.
By Joshua F. Moore, Photography by Brian Vanden Brink
Stephen Blatt is used to tall orders. Over the years the Portland architect has been commissioned to transform a lighthouse into a livable home, a circa-1830 Greek Revival building into an urban children's museum, and a sardine-packing plant into an upscale wharf-side business district. So Blatt didn't bat an eye when a couple asked him to turn their 1,200-square-foot ranch-style house on Long Lake in Bridgton into a "hip" lake camp. The owners, a couple of snowbirds who spend about five months a year in Maine, wanted a home with a bit more style than a primitive lodge, but where they and their grown children would still feel comfortable lounging by the lake.
