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Ian and Daniella Trask’s Topsham sunroom is a year-round garden. The tables are from West Elm, the barrel chair from Crate & Barrel.
Home + Garden

Art — And Plants! — Enliven Virtually Every Surface In This Topsham Home

An artist and an art lover curate a surprising mix of thought-provoking, mischievous, and whimsical pieces.
Charlee Charron and her Rambler Flower Truck, a white 1961 Ford Econoline
Home + Garden

She Brings Flowers to the People

Coming to a bar or restaurant near you: locally sourced stems, ripe for the picking, in a Falmouth seller’s vintage Ford.
Writer Eliot Daley stands in front of the Waldoboro farmhouse his family acquired decades after it was sold by his son-in-law’s grandparents.
Home + Garden

A Writer and His Family Reclaim a Waldoboro Property, 70 Years After It Slipped Out of Their Hands

The story has a few loops and tangles — and four generations of men named Kenneth.
Carrabassett Valley’s Johanna Fowler painted her vintage Maine Central Railroad caboose Benjamin Moore’s Heritage Red as a classic alternative to the car’s original yellow.
Home + Garden

Home Sweet . . . Caboose?

For an itinerant Sugarloafer, a vintage train car in need of TLC was the ticket to putting down roots.
yellow cabinet kitchen
Home + Garden

5 Maine Kitchens We Love

The choices these homeowners made amount to a heaping plate of inspiration.
the 1893 Sorrento Public Library designed by William H. Dabney Jr.
Home + Garden

In 19th-Century Sorrento, This Was Party Central

This being . . . the public library?
Avery Pierce relaxes by the natural pool at her Buxton, Maine, home
Home + Garden

A Buxton Garden Makes Waves

On a hilltop, a couple’s natural pool is a haven for wild creatures — and a glorious place to cool off.
a series of ipe-clad “pods” on Windsor’s Long Pond
Home + Garden

In Windsor, a Trio of Pods Promotes Personal Space

While the lack of indoor hangout space encourages everyone to get outside.
Home + Garden

4 Fresh Ways to Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal

Level up your home and landscape with inventive features crafted by local pros.
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Charming Checked Finds For Your Home

Rendered in fresh shades and minimalist motifs, grids, ginghams, and plaids give any décor an edge.
unupholstered and upholstered chairs and pillows at Home Remedies in Portland Maine
Home + Garden

Lifting the Curtain on Custom Design

At Portland’s Home Remedies, drapery and upholstery projects start with real talk in the workroom.
Mackenzie Maher-Coville sitting in her remodeled Portland second empire living room
Home + Garden

A Portland Second Empire Gets a Glow Up

A couple who loves to host trades tight Boston quarters for a 1900 place in the Forest City, but its jigsaw of dark rooms and small backyard needed reworking before party time.
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