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.
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A Portland Printmaker’s Designs are Cropping Up Everywhere
Studio Visit
The flower-packed motifs are destined to become perennial favorites.
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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.
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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.
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Union Soldiers, and Velocipede Riders, Once Gathered Here
Architecture & Design
A by-the-numbers look at Portland’s Mechanics’ Hall, newly minted as a “nationally significant landmark building.”
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Photograph by Benjamin Williamson
Homey Things to Do in Maine This Holiday Season
Places to Explore
Walk through the state’s largest light show, attend a holiday wreath-making workshop, shop for local crafts, and more.
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Are These Maine Houses Haunted?
Historic Highlight
Ghost stories cling to historic houses like cobwebs.
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Meet Portland’s “Plant Healer”
Gardens
Nurturing other people’s houseplants, Amalia Bussard thrives.
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Photograph by Benjamin Williamson
8 Homey Things to Do in Maine This Fall
Places to Explore
Tour beautiful homes, support Maine makers, learn how to arrange seasonal blooms, and more.
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A General Store — In Portland’s East Bayside?
Shopping
A home-goods shop with an old-timey, mercantile vibe opens in a former factory.
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