Construction Diary: This Architect’s “Fugly” Beach House Has the Most Exquisitely Crafted Kitchen

Woodhull founder Caleb Johnson challenges his millworker to build cabinetry without screws or plywood for his oceanfront cottage in mid-coast Maine.
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This two-story, 850-square-foot cottage overlooking the ocean in Biddeford, Maine, was exactly what architect Caleb Johnson was looking for. It’s just three miles down the road from the home he previously built for his family, where the mother of his three children still lives, so the kids could easily travel between the two.

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