Maine Cottage
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Maine Cottage is a privately held American furniture company specializing in high-end coastal cottage style furniture.[1] Their product line includes painted solid wood, wicker and upholstered furniture. Customers can customize their furniture by selecting from exclusive paint colors and signature fabric patterns.[1]
Originally started in Yarmouth, Maine in the United States, the operation is operated out of Annapolis, Maryland.[1] Their products ship worldwide, and are available online and through a direct mail catalog.
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1988 by Peter Bass and artist Carol Bass.[2] It was originally located in Yarmouth, Maine in a restored cannery[1] on the Royal River. Bass is the great-grandson of Wilton, Maine shoe maker G.H. Bass.[3]
Maine Cottage was the first company to offer American Country, Early Shaker, and Mid Century Modern-inspired painted wood furniture in a multitude of original colors.[1] The idea originated with artist Carol Bass painting and selling "found" pieces of cottage furniture.[2]
Russell & Mackenna
[edit]- In 2011, Maine Cottage was in financial distress and faced foreclosure.[4] Competitor Russell & Mackenna acquired the intellectual property of Maine Cottage, product lines were merged and the resulting company continued to run using the name Maine Cottage.[5]
Sales outlets
[edit]Maine Cottage operates an e-commerce website. Along with the digital channel, the company produces a coffee table style catalog, its “Color Book.”[1]
Products
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Maine Cottage product lines include furniture, home decor accessories, signature fabrics, and exclusive paint colors.[6] Their furniture lines include solid painted wood furniture, upholstered furniture, and wicker furniture.[7] Painted furniture is bench built to order.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Maine Cottage - Where Color Lives". www.annapolislifestyle.com. Annapolis Lifestyle. April 29, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- 1 2 Dickson, Laurie E. (2003). "Colorful Maine Cottage". Artist Interiors: Creative Spaces, Inspired Living. Gloucester, Mass.: Rockport Publishers. pp. 136–141. ISBN 9781564969521. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ Sleeper, Frank H. (September 1997). Sleeper, Frank (1997), Farmington, Wilton, Kingfield, and Sugarloaf, Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738563961.
- ↑ Hockman, Dennis (July 8, 2011). "Russell & MacKenna Furniture: Maryland's cottage industry". The Baltimore Sun. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ Bridgers, Leslie (April 13, 2011). "Furniture company in Maryland rebuilding Maine Cottage brand". www.pressherald.com. Press Herald. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ Rogers, Patricia Dane (November 4, 2004). "A Furniture Company In Maine Banks on A Well-Loved Look". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ McCausland, Christianna (February 9, 2012). "A Story of Color". www.chesapeakehome.com. Chesapeake Home. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Maine Cottage Coming to Annapolis". www.eyeonannapolis.net. Eye On Annapolis. November 26, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
