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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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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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Five Minutes with Donna McNeil

The Rockland curator on her design heroes, her church-home’s thrilling surprise, and flying saucer art
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9 Rainbow Finds to Brighten Your Home

Inspired by kids’ cheerful window art, rainbow colors and shapes are powerful symbols of hope this summer.
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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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Hidden Figures

You’d be hard-pressed to spot this Sebago Lake compound from the water or surrounding forest — which is precisely the point.
Amy Pollien stands in front of a hoop house where she keeps art supplies so she can set up her easel in the garden. At her feet is a mound of composting garden waste and other organic materials — a future vegetable bed.
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A Cheerful Mess

Controlled chaos yields a bounty of vegetables and flowers in Bar Harbor.
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