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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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Lessons from the Louvre

If you’ve invested in a beautiful piece of art, you want to display it in the best possible light. Here are examples from our store of Tech Lighting’s Georgi lamp mounted on track and “monopoint” canopies.
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Get Off the Hot Seat

Six years ago, Ross and Christine Endicott stopped selling furniture containing toxic chemicals; now the state is following their lead.
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Home at Last

After several itinerant decades, a couple puts down roots in historic Paris Hill.
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Captain Reuben Merrill House

In Yarmouth, the Captain Reuben Merrill House — a.k.a. “Reuben’s Folly” — towers over West Main Street. The 1858 Italianate...
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The Art of Lakeside Living

In Raymond, a contemporary riff on Maine camps takes its cues from a treasured waterfront site. Photographed by Brian Vanden...
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Leak-Proof Your Chimney

In a monthly column, Christopher W. Closs, an expert with Maine Preservation, answers your questions about maintaining antique and vintage...
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Clock Farm

At the intersection of Route 9 and Goose Rocks Road in Kennebunkport, time, quite literally, stands still. The Roman numeraled...
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Perkins’ Perch

From “Romance in Old Kennebunkport” by Harry Packard in the July 1955 issue of Down East Little of the romance of...
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Monhegan House Tour

“I’m walking around in a Jamie Wyeth painting.” See some of the landmarks portrayed in Wyeth’s work and some favorite island houses from a recent Maine Homes by Down East visit.
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Home Is Where Their Art Is

Downsizers carve out space for themselves — and their collection — in 1,200 square feet.
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A.B. Butler House

On Walker Street in Portland’s West End, the 1868 A.B. Butler House is a shining example of the Second Empire...
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Rethinking Pink

For a room of your own, or a shared space, today’s rosy shades are just right. In 1918, the trade...
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