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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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(Maine) Antiques Roadshow

The popular PBS series has never swung through our state — what’s up with that? So we created our own version, enlisting top appraisers to evaluate your Maine antiques.
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The Governor Hill Mansion

Chances are you've driven by Augusta's Governor Hill Mansion, but do you know the history of the building and its namesake?
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Movers and Shakers

To come up with their fresh, modern designs, Jen and Jared Levin, of Chilton Furniture, draw inspiration from a 300-year-old religious sect.
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James Fenderson House

Saco jeweler James Fenderson, who selected his Modern Home #124 from the Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail-order catalog and assembled it on Main Street.
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Living Large in 900 Square Feet

Peek inside a Kittery Point bungalow that’s big for its size.
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Banishing Ice Dams

This month, Maine Preservation tackles your questions about ice dams.
Belgrade cabin
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Modern Cabin, Deep Roots

A modern retreat that embodies its owner's fondest memories of Belgrade's Great Pond.
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Surface Lighting Strategies

In a monthly column, Sanford Fogg, of Fogg Lighting in Portland, offers his best advice on illuminating your home. This month, Fogg talks surface lighting strategies.
Artful Enclave, Home in Northport, Maine
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Artful Enclave

This couple’s love of art and literature creates a warm and welcoming abode in Northport, Maine.
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Straight-Up Advice for Downsizers

Small-space experts Ross and Christine Endicott of Endicott Home Furnishings candidly deliver their top five tips for downsizing.
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Featured Maine Homes for Sale

Our Maine Homes editor has combed through the real estate listings and picked some of her favorites.
the 1885 Hartley Lord House, in Kennebunk, Maine
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Hartley Lord House

A drive along Kennebunk’s Summer Street reveals some of southern Maine’s most architecturally significant high-style homes. But only when the leaves disappear do passerby get a clear view of the breathtaking 1885 Hartley Lord House.
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