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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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Guest rooms at the Claremont Hotel showcase expert pattern mixing
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Bold Patterns and Paint Combos Transformed These Historic Hotels

Two Gilded Age inns get new owners — and inventive new looks.
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Roses Flourish On This Unforgiving Norway Plot

A formal garden blooms among farm buildings and fields in the Oxford Hills.
In the dining room, a 1970s-era nude by Alex Tavoularis peeks out over a Saarinen Tulip table and chairs, a cheekily suggestive 1960s glass mushroom lamp, and a bulbous 1970s vase
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A Cumberland Ranch with Groovy Left Coast Vibes

Tour a couple’s little Maine slice of disco-era Beverly Hills.
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Scores of Colorful Glass Orbs Lend Continuity to This Harpswell Garden

And bring joy to owner Betsy Atkins, who says walking her property each morning is "the happiest part of my day."
architect Jocelyn Dickson's Oquossoc cabin expansion includes two new modern cabins attached to one side of the property's original log cabin
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Antique Sporting Camps Inspired This Log Cabin Expansion

Learn how an architect blended old and new in Oquossoc.
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How to Make Your Home Flow

Interior designer Brett Johnson shares the secrets to design harmony.
Leslie Clapp waters flowers in a cottage garden filled with herbs, vegetables, and annuals, including self-sowing sunflowers that rise 18 feet.
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More Than 100 Bird Species Have Sought Refuge Here

In Blue Hill, a couple has created a blooming sanctuary for birds, pollinators, and local garden lovers.
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Vacant Storefronts Became a Serene New Camden Shop

Pandemic-era closings and a love of Maine’s earthy coastal palette were designer Holly Gagne’s inspiration.
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A Painter’s Art Imitates the Vibrant Garden Life She Cultivates

Take a stroll through Katy Gannon-Janelle's formal and freewheeling Falmouth gardens.
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For an MDI Couple, One Renovation Led to Another

But now they've got "a house we feel like was designed for us."
Maggie Birlem and Noelle Deluca’s kids, Nora and Wallace, stand near the mucky spot where the family unearthed a set of granite steps that now descend from the grass into the pond.
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From Seedy Hangout to Family-Friendly Retreat

On a Windham pond, a party spot becomes the stuff of childhood fantasies.
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There’s No Electricity, Plumbing, or Central Heating Here

A Revolutionary War vet’s solitary Federal offers a window into an abandoned island’s past.
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