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A naturalistic landscape tames a daunting slope in Hancock.
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After decades of summer visits, this longtime camp-goer has a home to call her own in Searsmont.
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A Naples cottage gets a rustic-chic update.
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This Mount Vernon A-Frame is on point.
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Owners and pros share tips, tricks, and hard-won wisdom for anyone launching into a Maine camp building or rehab project.
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A creative couple brings the outdoors into their Portland bedroom.
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Practical Beauty

Camden’s Sugar Tools stocks sweet gardening and kitchen implements, yes, but also artful décor, clothing, and more.
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New Beginning

After an unthinkable tragedy, a writer finds solace — and fertile ground — at a beloved Wells cottage.
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Maine designers share their top patterned-tile picks.
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Migis Touch

A luxury lakeside camp hasn’t forgotten its rusticator roots.
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A family strikes real estate gold on a largely spoken-for stretch of Bridgton’s Highland Lake.
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