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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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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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Help Your Shelves

Saco antiques dealer Erin Donovan shows how to help your shelves.
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Behold: Belfast’s Boozy Cure-All!

The latest installment of our appraisal series considers this and other Maine-y treasures.
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Maine-Carved Decoys Are Worthy of Your Mantel

Not just for the birds — local folk art decoys have a singular quality collectors covet.
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7 Backyard Studios and Hangout Spaces to Inspire Your Own Escape

In a brave new working and recreating from home era, Mainers are building inventive studios, offices, and hangout spaces in their own backyards.
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How to Make Your Home Flow

Interior designer Brett Johnson shares the secrets to design harmony.
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Five Minutes with Pam Chévez Zendejas

The Portland digital artist/illustrator/Maine College of Art instructor on mixing art and surfing, the power of asymmetry, and playing a tourist in her home country.
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Peep These Perfectly Quirky Maine Houses

A new book celebrates the knotty-pine, windows-thrown-open-to-the-breeze beauty of archetypal Maine houses.
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Brilliant Maine-Made Lighting for Your Home

Not to throw shade, but when it comes to artful, finely crafted lighting, big brands have nothing on Maine makers.
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Flowers and Veggies Mingle in This Ellsworth Garden

And Mary Blackstone's family has been tending them for generations.
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How to Heat — and Cool — Your Home Efficiently

Jim Godbout, owner of Jim Godbout Plumbing & Heating, tells how to navigate the world of heat pumps without getting burned.
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