What’s better than relaxing by the sea and enjoying a summer day? This deck, cantilevered off the side of a remodeled cottage in Sorrento, Maine has the right stuff to do just that. The views overlooking Mount Desert Island in the distance provide the right background for this perfect little deck. Design by Priestly Associates, Architects of Rockport, Maine.
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Design by Priestly Associates, Architects of Rockport, Maine.
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(This post is made in jest)
Ahh, yes ... to sit back after a long, hard day, enjoying such a view, with the ambiance of rotting fish. Who needs music, with the whine of mosquitoes? And the salt breeze adds such a 'patina' to everything metal.
Just think ... in a few seasons, you can also remove splinters from weathered wood with your bare feet!
Every stiff breeze brings you a nice set of your neighbors' deck furniture ... while, at the same time, getting rid of yours. "Natural redecorating."
You can watch the amazing acrobatics of the gulls, as they dive-bomb the BBQ .... and marvel at the antics of cute animal babies, born under the deck.
Get ambitious, and you can add a hot tub. What can be more fun than a near-naked walk to a tub of hot water, in the middle of a winter storm? Invigorating, I say!
Though there IS that view. Depending on your location, you can watch the "Cuban sprint" to shore, the Coast Guard chasing 'undocumented importers,' or Sea Shepherd annoying fishermen. Heck, the Icelandic Navy might put in an appearance (don't they still use longboats?) Or, you and your pals can debate whether sharks prefer blondes.