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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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Family Style

In Lowell, a lakefront home holds five kids, four dogs, three cats, and two adults.
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The Accidental Farmer

Cumberland’s Joanne Fryer is rescuing an heirloom apple orchard — by growing dahlias
Christina Salway in the Stonington kitchen she and John Moskowitz rehabbed centers on an antique workbench topped with Carrara marble from Sedgwick’s The Granite Shop. It’s painted Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray like the Ikea lower cabinets; Chantilly Lace, also by Benjamin Moore, brightens the original uppers
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A Dilapidated Stonington Camp Kickstarts a Brooklyn Family’s New Life in Maine

Christina Salway and John Moskowitz said yes to a modest 1890s farmhouse.
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3 Ways to Build a Sustainable Landscape

Creating eco-friendly grounds and gardens has never been simpler — or more important, landscape designer Ted Carter says.
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Back to the Beach

A 1923 bungalow in Wells brings back childhood memories.
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Back in Black

Architectural upgrades and a dramatic palette turn a designer’s whisper-of-a-house into an eye-catching statement.
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A Former Meat Market on MDI Becomes a Chic New Décor Shop

At Seal Harbor’s Rusticator shop, you’ll find graceful furnishings, vibrant accessories, and designer/owner Laura Keeler Pierce.
Blueberry Basket, 2009, ash and sweetgrass, by Molly Neptune Parker
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Molly Neptune Parker’s Legacy Lives On in Her Masterful Baskets

Her work provides functional beauty — and food for thought, appraiser John Bottero writes.
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How’d You Like to Sleep Here?

We’re crushing on this dreamy Sorrento camp compound.
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Bat-Grit Crazy

Amidst a global crisis, and an infestation, a community grows in a Portland two-unit.
Kelly, Josh, and Abby Manahan pose with their pups, Bandito and Cowboy, and 1973 Shasta 1400 camper called Miss Marigold on their Alna property
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“How Cute Is That?”

Thinks just about everyone when they spot this Alna family’s sunny vintage camper
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Wild and Contained

South American farming practices flourish in a Deer Isle garden.
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