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Writer Eliot Daley stands in front of the Waldoboro farmhouse his family acquired decades after it was sold by his son-in-law’s grandparents.
Home + Garden

A Writer and His Family Reclaim a Waldoboro Property, 70 Years After It Slipped Out of Their Hands

The story has a few loops and tangles — and four generations of men named Kenneth.
Maine-made bird feeders and birdhouses
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Best of the Nests!

Five Maine-made bird houses and feeders we think are pretty fly.
author Matt O’Donnell walking past Fishouse, which previously belonged to writer Lawrence Sargent Hall
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For Nearly Two Decades, He’s Toted This Writing Cabin Around

A Phippsburg author finds inspiration, and a 19-year-long project, in a former fish-drying shack.
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Why Snap a Photo of Your Abode When a Local Artist Can Paint It Instead?

The result: a showpiece that enhances your favorite features, like a garden at its peak — and makes like peeling paint and patchy grass never happened.
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Hooks, Handles, and Knobs — Made Here!

Whether you’re updating cabinets, in the market for a curtain flourish, or looking to maximize wall space, consider Maine your hardware store.
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6 Gorgeous Handmade Mugs by Maine Artists

These Maine-made vessels are as comforting as a proverbial embrace.
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Peep These Perfectly Quirky Maine Houses

A new book celebrates the knotty-pine, windows-thrown-open-to-the-breeze beauty of archetypal Maine houses.
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Fantasy Camps

New players on Maine’s “glamping” scene have joined a host of amenity-packed standbys, making it easier than ever to social distance (in comfort!) under the stars.
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Found Art

Brighten your home (while practicing safe social distancing) with a playful arrangement of backyard blooms.
“Eight Bells,” N.C. and Andrew Wyeth's summerhouse in Port Clyde, Maine
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Behind the Canvas

Come be a fly on the wall (or, perhaps, a tree) on this rare tour of homes and studios belonging to 11 celebrated Maine artists.
spring centerpiece
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How to Arrange a Beautiful Spring Centerpiece

Channel your inner Brueghel or Bosschaert with a lush, painterly arrangement like the one Andrea Ault, of Gardiner’s Honeysuckle Way Flowers, dreamed up.
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8 Pretty Pillows That Support Local Makers

Whether your style is whimsical, traditional, or worldly, there’s a Maine-stitched pillow to make your sofa pop.
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