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cookspace with snowy shiplap walls, cabinetry, and a quartz countertop juxtaposed with maple butcher-block countertops, a pine window seat, and a salvaged barn-wood table
Home + Garden

A Fryeburg Kitchen Rises From the Ashes

After a tragedy, a benevolent designer helps a family build anew.
Home + Garden

English Countryside Meets Cumberland Foreside

Old-world vibes infuse a couple's hands-on renovation, pulled off at the height of the pandemic.
Home + Garden

Victorian Fitness Buffs Kept These Around the House

Our appraiser friends tackle a new batch of Maine-sourced artifacts in our recurring tribute to a certain PBS series.
Home + Garden

A Child’s Wall Scribbles Led to Their Favorite House Project

An 18th-century Cape Elizabeth farmhouse is the ultimate artistic collaboration for a creative, can-do family.
Home + Garden

Completing This Cape Elizabeth Home Was the Last Item on His Bucket List

Pre-renovation, the architectural hodgepodge of a house had an outdoor staircase so rickety, even Huggy the corgi wouldn’t chance it.
Home + Garden

Look Nook

A dining-room display of Caribbean-influenced art is a feast for the eyes.
The kitchen in Amy Rees and Robert Lash’s 1887 Gardiner schoolhouse-turned-home features an original brick wall, tin ceiling, and blackboards — now forming an island top
Home + Garden

Transforming This Former Schoolhouse Provided Renovation and Life Lessons

First up: how to scrape fossilized spitballs from a 135-year-old tin ceiling.
Home + Garden

On MDI, a New Inn Evokes a Fearsome Buccaneer

The swashbuckling interloper inspired the name and nautical-chic vibe.
Home + Garden

For a Writer and Her Little Brood, a Sprawling Brunswick Home Is the Perfect Fit

And, no, she doesn't want to "take in a boarder."
Home + Garden

A Children’s Author’s Stopgap Study

Writer Samara Cole Doyon shares art and inspiration from her pandemic workspace.
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Portland’s 10 New Historic Landmarks

In Woodfords Corner and Munjoy Hill — but not without some controversy.
Home + Garden

Diamond in the Rough

Seasoned renovators shine up a neglected Great Diamond Island gem.
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