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From architectural marvels to cozy, character-filled camps and cottages, captivating stories about Maine homes, gardens, architecture, and design.

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How to Land Your Dream Home

Tips on how to navigate the buying process in a competitive housing market.
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For a Pair of Artists, Home is an 1889 Grange Hall

In Phippsburg, a couple transforms a Victorian-era farmers’ club into an elegant live/work space and home-goods shop.
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How’d You Like to Escape In This Sweet Camper Van?

SoPo’s Abbee Hoyt makes #vanlife dreams a reality with a line of souped-up, stylish campers.
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Behold These Dreamy Bedroom Makeovers

A designer helps Freeport sisters achieve their #bedroomgoals with playful spaces that speak to their personal styles.
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Peep These Historic Love Nests

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we rounded up a trio of homes where famous romances unfolded (or imploded).
the Archibald-Adams House in Cherryfield, Maine
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The History of Cherryfield Flows Through This Handsome Federal

Its 19th-century owner was a doer, if not "the most pious man in town."
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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.
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How a House-Flipping Project Became Their Home

Vibrant colors and a throw-caution-to-the-wind decorating mantra inform a couple’s SoPo condo.
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Get to Know Maine’s Garlic Guru

An exit interview with David Fuller, the Cooperative Extension’s outgoing agriculture expert who popularized every Maine gardener’s favorite overwintering crop.
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8 Finds in This Year’s Must-Have Hue

For décor that looks fresh and is always in season, pull from the palette of the Maine woods.
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This Schoolhouse Rocks!

A couple rebuilds a former academic building in Newcastle with salvaged finds.
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4 Fresh Ways to Decorate With Quilts

Yarmouth’s Dash Masland wants you to bring quilts out of the bedroom and into your décor.
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