All Things 'Hygge' For Our 'Couples Retreat'!

If you are unfamiliar with the Danish term 'hygge' (pronounced HOO-gah), then please allow me to explain.  The word itself means 'cozy comfort' and it's a concept that includes all things well-loved, soft, warm, inviting and natural.

While this photo shows a still-yet-unfinished bedroom space in our Little 'g' Cottage, hopefully it's clear to see that our quest for 'hygge' will soon be a reality.  Warm wood, neutral coastal colours, whitewashed antiques, plush blankets, soft rugs under foot, a fireplace for added atmosphere (ok, it's electric, but still...) and (dimmable) mellow lighting.  We've even included a lava lamp - ha ha - reminiscent of days when things were much slower-paced and so much more stress-free.

As stated on our cottages' website:  "It's important to us that potential rental guests understand our full & intentional quest for 'hygge'.  With such a small space, we had two options: make the space sparse, hyper-minimal, in order to make it appear larger, or fill the space with wonderful things that are soothing and soft and homey and unpretentious.  We chose the latter. "

If you'd like to see more of our design elements and read more about our (construction & design) progress, you are more than welcome to pop into our website.

While many people purchase, or build, homes exclusively to make money (rent, flip), that is not the case with us.  We built our bigger home first, as a future retirement home, knowing that we would also build a guest house as an adjunct space for family or as a place for Mr. G & I to stay in colder months, when the larger house is closed for the Winter.   Because of our passion for the beauty of coastal Maine, and the fact that we are not yet retired, we decided to share our 'spot' with others.  We'd rented our larger home, The 'G' Spot Maine, the past few years, but will now be renting the cottage, so that people, most who are unfamiliar with coastal Maine, will have the opportunity to visit and explore and enjoy all that is Maine, while staying in a very secluded & private oceanfront getaway. 

With the mass exodus from the more populated cities and towns, due to the Covid pandemic, and the subsequently massive explosion of purchased properties in Maine (for the same reason), there will obviously be many more rentals available in 2023 and beyond.  That's fine.  Different people have different tastes and are looking for different areas/places/experiences when they travel.  While our cottage is one of thousands of rentals along the coast of Maine, our is exclusively a couples retreat only.  Our maximum occupancy is two people.  No children or infants, no pets, no additional guests.  Two non-smoking adults, or just one adult, who want(s) a very quiet and private space to feel utterly at ease and relaxed.  Hence the intentional 'hygge' design.

It's already January.  The holidays, and all of 2022 for that matter, have flown by!  Mr. G and I are literally chomping at the bit to get back up to Maine to complete the interior of the cottage and announce its availability as a new rental!  We are hopeful that our guests will enjoy and respect the space and will leave knowing what we know, that Maine is a visually stunning world unto itself, coastal Maine especially, and that it was well worth the trip.   :)