The interior features extensive wood panelling befitting a Maine cabin in the woods.
The main level has the wood stove, kitchen, dining, and living area, bathroom with shower, solarium, deck, as well as a bedroom and bathroom all on the same level making it suitable for someone with limited mobility to access everything they need.
Upstairs is the master bedroom, two more bedrooms and a main bathroom.
The house is a rather rare design called an 'envelope house'.
Under the roof and between the roadside wall and the rest of the house is a large air gap that allows air to circulate throughout the house. Air can also freely moved between the basement and the solarium (sun room) which goes all the way up to the third level.
It is designed to be energy efficient, with large windows that face due south at a 60° angle to admit sunlight to the solarium. Large sliders allow the solarium to be shut off from the main living space if desired.
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In addition, the central AC system has an air handler that draws in cool air from the basement and moves it to the upper levels. In the winter it takes hot air that has risen to the top level and moves it down to the basement. This allows the centrally positioned wood stove to heat the entire house.
Talking of heating, there are four sources of heat; the solar energy coming through the special windows, wood stove, heat pump and electric baseboards. We find that the wood stove can handle all the heating and the new heat pump can take over as needed, especially in the shoulder seasons. If it is sunny in the winter, the solar flux does most of the heating!