Cozy Rock Cabin

10/01/2023

When we first started using IG as a tool to market Cozy Rock, it was before we had even broken ground. We wanted to share the build experience with others, and then hopefully use it as a tool to find guests outside of Maine so we could show them . It has turned into so much more than that, and has meant welcoming people not only into our home, but also behind-the-scenes of our hosting experience and our business. The good, the sometimes bad, and everything in between. I will admit the sharing comes easier some days than others, and my (sometimes sensitive) personality doesn’t always handle the negative comments or mean DM’s well. They don’t happen too often (and honestly 95% of the sharing experience has been nothing but a treat), but when they do I tend to ruminate and dwell, and sometimes clam up. Today is one of those days, so here I am trying not to let it consume me. It helps that Chris Daniele] are here for their second visit to Cozy Rock today, and are sharing all kinds of fun shots on their stories 🤍📸 Thanks all for being here, and for all the kind, supportive and loving comments you left us yesterday for the launch of our podcast this week! We’re debating whether we should do an IG live launch party tomorrow where we pop champagne together and answer some of your questions… 🤔

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09/01/2023

Well we sure have been teasing this enough over on our stories, and it’s FINALLY TIME! The podcast launches this Wednesday on Spotify and Apple podcasts, so come check it out! Episode 1 is an intro to the three of us (Janice of and Justin and Shaun from ) to be followed in coming weeks by some of our very favorite cabin folks 🤍🎙 Can’t wait to share this with the world, and finally invite you all in to this fun adventure!

05/01/2023

This scene looks so different now!
1) We flipped the hot tub around so the bucket seats face the rock. (Trust me- small change, BIG difference.)
2) We’ve painted the heat pump covers to match the cabin so they blend in a little more. (Controversial, but we won most people over when they saw the end result.)
3) We’ve wrapped the hot tub with wood (and insulation) to help it keep up to temp and hopefully cut down on our (enormous) electric bill.

I think you need to come back 😂

04/01/2023

Just sitting over here waiting for some snow to FINALLY stick around ❄️🤞🏻❄️

📸 .mccracken

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas friends ❄️🎄🤍Thanks to all of you for the encouragement, the visits, the advice when we’re not sure what to do next, the kind words and most of all the community 🤍 Hope you all are having a very happy holiday season!

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20/12/2022

We get lots of messages asking us if there will be snow during ______ month, and while we can answer with what typically happens there’s obviously no way to control or guarantee weather. So the fact that it’s looking like a white Christmas for our holiday guests makes me SO. HAPPY. 🤍❄️☃️

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18/12/2022

It is SO hard to explain the value of perfectly placed, and sized, windows until you’re in a finished space that just got it right. Thanks to .designer for patiently reminding me it would be worth the investment (and knowing exactly how to light a space with the sun), and for all the finishing details that made them absolutely perfect 🤍☀️

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16/12/2022

Snow is headed to the cabin and I AM SO JEALOUS. Almost nothing beats the warm cozy inside when everything’s white outside 🤍🥰 And more snow coming in time for Christmas! 🎄

09/12/2022

Shout out to all the amazing photographers who’ve captured Cozy Rock over the past year and a half, keeping this insta full of beautiful content 🤍📸 And big shout out to .mccracken for including herself in the gallery! It made me smile, and added a beautiful human touch 🤍🥰

06/12/2022

Can you see the new hot tub feature there in the back corner? Can’t believe I forgot to take a good picture of it before we left town, but it’s gonna pop even more when we’re able to stain it next fall 🥰 In the meantime it’ll be keeping the hot tub nice and toasty this winter!

📸 .mccracken

05/12/2022

So excited to announce our HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!!! Long time followers know we do about one giveaway a year, and this is it my friends! We’ve partnered up with to give away one of their Amador rocking chairs (the #1 most asked about item in our cabin), AND a 2-night stay at a cozy Rock Cabin! First prize gets their pick of the two, and second prize gets the other one.

TO ENTER: Make sure you’re following both and on Instagram. Each comment on the IG post (not here on Facebook) tagging a friend gets an extra entry 👍🏻 Winners will be drawn on Friday, 12/9, so stay tuned and enter away!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

04/12/2022

I’ve always thought of this window as a picture window, perfectly framing all the scenes outside. Turns out, it also frames the scene inside 🤍

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24/11/2022

I honestly don’t know how to appropriately thank all of you out there for making this last year of hosting guests at Cozy Rock Cabin so memorable 🤍 Your kindness, your encouragement, your repeat visits, your pups 🐶… they all mean the world to us and we are SO grateful this little cabin has allowed so many of our paths to cross. Here’s to another year of great guests, great escapes, and lots of good times 🥰

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21/11/2022

20/11/2022

Is it too much to hope for snow while we’re here? I’m not picky, I would totally take a dusting, but 🤞🏻😬❄️

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14/11/2022

Not to draw your eye to the one part of this picture that drives me crazy, butttt… does anyone have suggestions for hiding all the cords behind the desk so they look less messy?!?!? K, thanks. MUCH appreciated 🤍

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13/11/2022

When it comes to holiday decorating it requires all of my self control to not wrap these entire beams in garlands and Christmas lights 😬 Last year I exercised restraint and went with only a couple, subtle, pieces but I’m still deciding how far we’re gonna go this season 🤔🎄

📸 .schiffverre

12/11/2022

It’s the time of year where there’s never a time NOT to be using the wood stove. Good thing we had a cord delivered last weekend, which was then kindly ALL stacked by our guests 🤯, so we’ve got you covered for your stay whether it’s a day or a week 👍🏻

📸 .curialle

10/11/2022

I just recently learned that this time of year, alter the leaves have fallen and before there’s snow on the ground, is called ‘stick season’. Am I just way behind or is this a new thing? And is it true that it’s Vermont only, as told me… 🤔

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08/11/2022

07/11/2022

Hi there! It’s Janice & Sean, the owners and hosts here at Cozy Rock Cabin. I (Janice) have been hosting guests for 6+ years, starting with the guest bedroom in my own house (on a futon bed, no less 😣), then at my cabin in Boone, NC () and now here in Maine at Cozy Rock and . In that time I’ve hosted over 2,000 guests (yes, I’m a data nerd and have this all documented 😂) 🤯

I grew up spending my summers in Maine, and half my family lives in Freeport, so it was the logical place for us to build when the time was right. I’d been sketching cabin layouts on graph paper since I was in elementary school, and have scrolled Pinterest for atleast 10 years dreaming about what I would one day build. Thankfully (though it was actually quite intentional), all of the places we’ve hosted guests are also in our favorite places in the world, so hosting allows us to 1) spend a lot more time there than we would have otherwise, and 2) share these special places (and spaces) with other people. Whenever I visit the cabin the first thing I do is read the guest book (as many of our long time followers know), and there’s nothing that brings me more joy than hearing about your trips, the highlights, the wildlife, your favorite part of the cabin… all of it! My only regret is that we don’t live closer, as I’ve gotten to meet very few of our guests in real life.

When I started this account in Sept. of 2020 I had NO. IDEA. what this would become. I thought it was just a way to document our build and help share the space with future guests, but I have been so blown away by the community we found, the support and love from all over the world, and the real friendships we’ve made with other AirBNB hosts around the country. Basically, thanks for being here. It honestly means the world to us, and we’re so grateful to be able to share this place with you 🤍🤍🤍

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04/11/2022

It’s the windows that do it for me, and all the peaks outside that come with them. On our wedding day I was waiting in the loft while guests arrived, and I spent the whole time looking out this bookshelf window so I could see everyone and what was going on 🥰

All window credit goes to .designer 🤍 Photo credit goes to 📸

03/11/2022

Our original firepit worked, but this one… this one feels like the perfect upgrade 🥰 Shout out to for bringing my dreams to life, per usual. And to .curialle for capturing every part of this cabin perfectly 📸

30/10/2022

Happy Halloween weekend friends 🧡🎃👻

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26/10/2022

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21/10/2022

First year ever we’ve made it up for peak fall leaves and boy are we enjoying it 🥰🍁

📸 .schiffverre

19/10/2022

Made it to Maine and I plan to spend my evening right here 🤍🥰

📸 .schiffverre

18/10/2022

My new favorite bedroom pic thanks to .schiffverre 🤍📸

17/10/2022

Fall colors are kinda hard to beat around here 🥰🤍🍁

📸 .schiffverre

13/10/2022

I’m gonna admit, I was never the BIGGEST fan of Halloween. No bad feelings, just not my favorite holiday. But this year? For some reason all the excitement and decorations has really gotten me in the spirit. So HAPPY SPOOKY SEASON!!!

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