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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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Shop This Camden Painter’s New Textile Line

Antonia Munroe's botanical prints are inspired by ancient motifs and dying techniques.
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Local Goods to Dye For

Evoking peace, love, and sixties’ sunny idealism, tie-dye and its ilk are a balm we can get behind.
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Punch Up Your Powder Room

Since Victorian baths began rocking wallpaper, it’s been a powerful way to energize a tight space. Here, local designers provide fresh takes on a classic pairing.
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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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The Priciest Item in Her House Cost $100

A vintage dealer trades Hollywood for a New Harbor home filled with unusual finds.
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Meet Maine’s Off-Grid Influencers

With videos on woodpiles, composting toilets, and canned moose meat, a Solon couple finds TikTok fame.
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Handcrafted Vintage Carpets Land in Freeport

A couple’s new shop brings rich Turkish rug-weaving traditions to Maine.
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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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