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Meadow Rue Merrill is a Down East contributing editor.
Snow Meadow Farm in Durham5
Home + Garden

The Christmas Farm

Anne and Matt Ware find a longed-for Currier & Ives lifestyle in Durham.
Boothbay Harbor Gothic home5
Home + Garden

Midcoast Gothic

Inspired by a 19th-century carriage house, a Boothbay Harbor couple builds the home of their dreams.
Maine Homes, The Funhouse, Cumberland
Home + Garden

The Funhouse

A colorful Cumberland cottage invites all who visit to relax and play.
Making it in Maine - Changing Spaces 1
Architecture + DesignArts & Leisure

Making It In Maine – Changing Spaces

Transformit’s colorful fabric structures create dazzling settings for institutions and special events worldwide.
Ports of Italy, Boothbay Harbor, Maine - 1
Arts & Leisure

Ports of Italy

Ports of Italy 47 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor 207-633-1011, portsofitaly.com By Meadow Rue Merrill Photographed by Erin Little [T]o experience...
Home + Garden

A Leap of Faith

A photographer and a painter make an artful home out of a former church.
Arts & LeisureFeatures

Just Believe

The pages of a beloved children’s book come to life on the portland waterfront.
Dan Dowd, The Art Project4
Home + Garden

The Art Project

Using bright paint, antiques, and curiosities, sculptor Dan Dowd transforms an awkward building into a stylish home.
GardensHome + Garden

Camden in Bloom

The Camden Garden Club celebrates its 100th anniversary with a house and garden tour that steps back to its early years.
Down East, Maine Cottage Living 1
Home + Garden

Cottage Living All Year Long

A Scarborough couple follows their fond memories to a home at Higgins Beach.
Home + Garden

Industrial Chic

A eclectic live/work space in one of Portland's emerging creative neighborhoods.
Home + Garden

The Sun Trap

A drafty saltbox is reworked into a cozy and highly energy-efficient home.
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