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The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society sits in what was the Rangeley Trust Company Building, a Classical Revival designed by Lewiston architect William R. Miller
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Rangeley’s First Bank Is a Classical Revival Cutie on Main Street

Now owned by the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, the building was commissioned by Harry A. Furbish and designed by architect William R. Miller.
Maine-woven wall hangings
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Warm Up Your Space With a Maine-Made Wall Hanging

The décor equivalent of an exquisite handmade sweater, woven and macramé wall hangings bring nubby beauty to any room.
inside Art Acre, a home-gallery mash-up, called Art Acre, in Southwest Harbor, Maine
Home + Garden

A Southwest Harbor Couple’s Art Gallery Is Also Their Living Room

Diverse, Maine-inspired works by artist friends are on view at Art Acre, a home-gallery mashup on MDI.
The Waldoboro Inn's elaborately decorated living room
Home + Garden

Fashion Designer Alexa Stark Spiffs Up the Waldoboro Inn

Inside the circa 1880 sea-captain’s mansion, the clothing designer mixed cutting-edge style with Yankee frugality.
The Cape’s front door, in Benjamin Moore’s Citrus Blast, radiates against clapboards in the company’s Deep Space.
Home + Garden

This Southern Maine Cape Is “Colorful, Chaotic, and a Little Strange”

Creepy collections and vibrant, gardeny shades converge in a floral designer’s southern Maine Cape.
the Charles S. Homer Jr. Cottage in Prout's Neck, Maine, designed by John Calvin Stevens
Home + Garden

10 Historic Architects Who Profoundly Shaped the Way Maine Looks

They often worked on the cutting edge of aesthetics and engineering, creating structures that continue to elevate our daily lives.
William Kinnane, John Petersen, and their daughter Riley pose with their basenjis, Emerson and Graham, in a reading nook outfitted with comfy armchairs from Camden’s DAAC Designs
Home + Garden

Father-Daughter Jewelry Designers Tag-Team the Decorating In Their New Warren Home

After a rough pandemic year, John Petersen and Riley Kinnane-Peterson, of Gunner & Lux, were ready for a change — and a decorating project.
ceramicist Alice Nasto sitting in her Breman studio
Home + Garden

Five Minutes With Alice Nasto

The Bremen ceramicist on her crafty love language, choosing a maker’s life over mechanical engineering, and the vintage remnant she treasures.
a tree-house compound on Monmouth’s Cobbosseecontee Lake
Home + Garden

A Tree-House Compound Takes Root On Monmouth’s Cobbosseecontee Lake

The latest addition: a triple-decker retreat with a towering spiral staircase.
Tizz Crowley in her “Civil War widow” dress outside Auburn’s William A. Robinson owned and decorated by Migdalia Mass
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This Auburn Home Becomes a Horror Show Every Halloween

The homeowner delights in turning her Gothic Revival into your worst nightmare.
Phil Rose's Machiasport prow-shaped A-frame
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A Teacher’s Boat-Inspired Machiasport Home Is On Point

Perched on a bluff on Howard Cove, the folded-in A-frame conjures a grounded ship.
Exotic plants, such as lofty euphorbia trigonas, mingle with home-grown squash and dahlias in Erica Berman and Alain Ollier’s Newcastle living room.
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In Newcastle, Parisian Transplants Build a New Home With an Old-World Feel

The farmhouse is also home to a nonprofit farm that grows produce and flowers for local schools and food pantries.
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