In 19th-Century Sorrento, This Was Party Central
Historic Highlight
This being . . . the public library?
Read More
A Portland Second Empire Gets a Glow Up
Before & After
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.
Read More
How Book Lovers Organize Their Shelves
Architecture & Design
Notable locals share strategies and setups anyone can take a page from.
Read More
Best of the Nests!
Décor
Five Maine-made bird houses and feeders we think are pretty fly.
Read More
A Portland Printmaker’s Designs are Cropping Up Everywhere
Studio Visit
The flower-packed motifs are destined to become perennial favorites.
Read More
A Couple Gives New Life to a Humble Portland Home
House Tour
Erected in another home’s backyard, it may have once been a boarding house.
Read More
They Live in a Barn!
House Tour
A family trades the suburbs for a quirky 19th-century agricultural building and hobby farm in Harrison.
Read More
A Portland Designer’s Living Room Will Make You Rethink an Overlooked Wall Color
Architecture & Design
Marianne Lesko had been trying to persuade clients to use the non-traditional shade for years.
Read More
A Home Designed With Fun and Family in Mind
House Tour
In Freeport, a builder’s castle-inspired place accommodates bold colors, eclectic décor — and indoor scootering.
Read More
A Fryeburg Kitchen Rises From the Ashes
Architecture & Design
After a tragedy, a benevolent designer helps a family build anew.
Read More