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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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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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Field Days

In Freeport, native plants restore a landscape ravaged by invasive weeds.
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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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The Best Maine-Made Soaps, Bar None

Maine is awash in natural, locally crafted soaps that look as spectacular as they perform.
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A Couple Moves Upta Camp — For Good

How a three-seasons camp on the Pemaquid Peninsula became a four-seasons home
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