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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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Collapsing Barns Inspired This Green Retreat (That’s Built to Last)

We're crushing on a Falmouth new build that marries traditional and modern aesthetics.
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A Children’s Author’s Stopgap Study

Writer Samara Cole Doyon shares art and inspiration from her pandemic workspace.
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In This Wiscasset Home, Very Little Was Purchased New

DIYers start their new life in Maine in a fixer-upper filled with salvaged finds.
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Five Minutes With Geo Neptune

The Passamaquoddy master basket maker/educator/drag queen on living with a menagerie, “gateway plants,” and honoring Molly Neptune Parker’s legacy.
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Which Iconic Building Inspired This Bailey Island Landmark?

(Hint: It’s synonymous with a founding father.)
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Book This Lobsterboat Hangout!

In Machiasport, a boat “lounge,” two years in the making, anchors a couple’s waterfront compound.
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From Cape to Cubist Ode

A moody, modernist abode for a Star Wars lover triumphs on a waterfront Portland lot.
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Dreaming of Building a Green Retreat?

Draw inspiration from three sets of owners who pulled off energy-efficient dwellings with modest carbon footprints.
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A Cage Fighter Reintroduces an Ancient Art to Maine Yards

Crowsneck Boutin's wattle fencing blends seamlessly with the landscape.
A modest 1,100 square feet and sporting Maine-milled cedar siding and rooftop solar panels, this York home, designed by Portland’s Caleb Johnson Studio, embodies several Pretty Good House principles.
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How to Design a Pretty Good House

Niftier than its tongue-in-cheek name suggests, the grassroots building standard launched in Portland balances cost and energy performance.
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8 Pretty, Earth-Friendly Products for Your Home

Reusable and/or compostable, these chic, Maine-sourced products make going green look pretty darn good.
Molly and Eric LaCroix, pictured with their vizsla, Tiller, designed the 2,500-square-foot camp, known as #themaineglamp
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Welcome to the Glamp Camp

That’s how these homeowners characterize their comfy new gathering spot in the Bethel woods.
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