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Porch 2013

Ah, the Porch Photo by Rob Karosis /Whitten Architects A perfect Maine porch starts with the view, but that’s not...
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The Perfect Maine Mudroom

Photo by Brian Vanden Brink /Hans Warner Design Association [S]arah Steinberg loves the mudroom. The practical, hardworking entry and its...
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Noble Salvage

Spread across four floors and 20,000 square feet, Portland Architectural Salvage has everything you didn’t know you wanted. By Brian...
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Group Effort

Three friends build an unconventional triple-decker on Portland’s Munjoy Hill
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Beauty on a Budget

A Portland architect’s energy efficient, single-family home.
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Down East Decoration

Celebrate the season with these unique homemade decorations. By Dashiell Masland and Kathryn Dunn Tis the season to be grateful....
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Bathroom 2013

A bathroom with a sense of place Photo by Brian Vanden Brink /Carriage House Studio Architects What better for a...
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The Perfect Maine Home

By Virginia M. Wright It must have a porch, and, of course, there’s a mudroom. So began our fanciful construction...
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Prefab Style

An architect almost erases the line between dwelling and nature with a sleek, modern kit house.
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The Winter House

A renovated milk shed serves as the soul of a suburban Scarborough dream home.
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Just Warming Up

After nearly forty years in business, Cuddledown continues to find new customers and make new products. By Cindy Michaels Americans...
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50 Reasons We Love Portland: Reasons No. 29 – 50

No. 29: The food scene went underground   There’s a skit on the comedy show Portlandia (it satires the one in Oregon, but,...
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