Maine

There have been no official studies, but there just might be something magical in Maine’s drinking water. Visitors—young and old—fall…

Really? Really. It was a Saturday night in mid-January when we decided to check the weather forecast for the following…

In John Bisbee’s hands something as common as a metal spike becomes a thing of uncommon beauty.

The prospective buyer was understandably wary when he went to see yet another property for sale, after years of searching…

At the slightest hint of a thaw, as soon as temperatures rise above the 50-degree mark, we start thinking about…

It is no mere coincidence that within minutes of meeting Corey Daniels we realize that we are kindred design spirits….

  The famed decorator Mark Hampton once wrote that the “concerns of decorating” may appear frivolous and vain to some,…

By Karin Lidbeck Brent My scouting trips to search out houses to feature on our pages are a behind-the-scenes portion…

When the subcontractors walked in they mostly thought this job was crazy, recalls Brian Sleeper. “What the heck is this?”…

I did not know Edward Barnes well, but our paths crossed on several occasions. Not long before he died, he…

Maybe it’s a reaction to the prolonged economic downturn. Or maybe it’s something as simple as a slight boredom with…

Back in the 1950s, John Walker’s classmates at the Birmingham College of Art in England might have been forgiven for…

The owner of Mount Desert Island’s most compelling new vacation home wrote to his architect soon after moving in. “He…

Patrick Ahearn, AIA   Patrick Ahearn Architects LLC Boston, MA Phone: (617) 266-1710 Website: www.patrickahearn.com Years in Business: 35 WHAT…