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Tickets and Ice Were Once Sold Here

We’re crushing on these reimagined wharf buildings down east.
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This Designer Doesn’t Want Her Kitchens to Make You Feel Bad

Aiming to inspire, not intimidate, Catherine Weiland lifts the veil on how her projects are photographed.
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Strategic Upgrades Transform a York Harbor Cape

Fresh paint and fabrics, and a dash of wallpaper made a world of difference.
exterior of a renovated Sprucewold cabin
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They Found Their Dream Log Cabin in a Storied Rusticators’ Community

Purchasing this Boothbay Harbor camp leads a couple to put down deeper roots in Maine.
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For These Artists, Every Wall in the House is a Potential Canvas

See how local creatives transform their own spaces.
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Looking to Immerse Yourself in Nature in a New Spot?

We give you an airy cabin, a “hobbit house,” and a geodesic dome.
Built in 1790 and expanded in 1883, the house is supposedly one of three erected for brothers on the same lot.
Home + Garden

“Everything Here’s a Little Ridiculous”

Curiosities and cleverly repurposed pieces fill a photographer’s New Gloucester farmhouse.
Home + Garden

Freshen Up Your Furniture!

Wondering what’s involved in getting a piece reupholstered in Maine? From choosing the right item to how long a project takes, we’ve got you covered.
Among the living-room treasures in decorator Sister Parish’s family home on Islesboro: trompe l’oeil pelmets hand-painted at her New York firm; an armchair with a swiveling book holder modeled after one Thomas Jefferson designed; a mantel tapestry salvaged from a church; and a barrel-back chair and matching lampshades in her company’s prints.
Home + Garden

Tour Sister Parish’s Islesboro Cape

The home of the iconic decorator lives on as a family retreat — and real-time design lab.
Home + Garden

Smell These Roses!

That’s what passersby stop to do when they encounter this enchanting sunken garden on Castine’s Main Street.
mushroom home decor
Home + Garden

The Mushroom Design Trend is Alive in Maine

Naturally appealing (and funkier than flowers), mushrooms are sprouting up everywhere.
Bangor performance/visual artists Donna Decontie-Brown and Jason K. Brown, of Decontie & Brown
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Five Minutes With Decontie & Brown

Bangor performance/visual artists Donna Decontie-Brown and Jason K. Brown, of Decontie & Brown, on a spiritually energetic heirloom, a glam DIY, and the evolution of Wabanaki art.
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