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Kennebunkport Lodge Gets Luxury Expansion
Kennebunkport Lodge Gets Luxury Expansion Sprawled along 60 forested acres of coastal countryside, it has self-indulgent New England architecture, brilliant interior design and an acclaimed new eatery that's one of the hottest tables in town. Hidden Pond opened as a boutique New Zealand pub, 14 cottage-style

101+ Things to Do in New Hampshire
Visit in at the General Store in New Boston for a sandwich or a newspaper. Or sit on the front porch and chat with the locals. Many towns have similar stores, set up the old-fashioned way. Part of New Hampshire's story lies in its literary and more »

Keeping up appearances
“Garage doors are the first factor that you see normally,” says David Plouffe, owner of New England Overhead Door in Hopedale. “If they simply look old and they're beat up, you're just getting off on the wrong foot.” It used to be that the same five or

National Design That's Hidden in Plain Sight
Popular Design That's Hidden in Plain SightAnd we look at a 1915 monograph showing the work of McKim, Mead & Drained, whose principals toured New England in the 1880s, learning from its colonial buildings, before becoming influential shapers of the Colonial Revival at the end of the 19th century.

Home tour to highlight additions, custom designs
The fireplaces are additional tall, too, for a New England feel, and the one in the living room is faux painted to look a little less new. The staircase with spindles from an 18th century New York home spirals above a amaze of pillow-edged limestone.

Elegant, eco-friendly and exemplary home in Weston
The appropriate exterior features a wide covered front porch with French doors and a main entrance boasting a fetching mahogany door. The front of the home speaks to its Southern roots: laid-back and charm-filled. The interior, however, makes an and more »

Parade of Homes features affordable models on larger, sloping lots
Parade of Homes features affordable models on larger, sloping lots A wraparound front porch on the New England Homes accommodate. • A 13-foot solarium in the Fischer Homes model. • A concrete floor stamped to bear a resemblance to wide wood planks in the Manor Homes basement. • A two-room "princess following" painted violet, green,

Hale House reveals lasting legacy of literary Matunuck
Timber member Shantia Anderheggen of Kingston, who served as Historic Preservation vice president at what is now called Important New England, said while it might seem risky pursuing a project like Hale House in a recession-burdened culture,

150 years of The Journal - Bound volumes
The Manchester Shaw's opened Sunday at 7 am with itty-bitty fanfare, but a history of serving New England since 1860, the second oldest supermarket chain, founded by a Vermonter, George Shaw of Putney, who established the restraint in Portland, Maine. and more »

'Maker of things' gains renown where innovation, interaction meet
'Maker of things' gains celebrity where innovation, interaction meet“Over the last several years, I've mainly done conceptual artwork,” she said, uncovering three framed prints on her sofa, each a about of intricate geometric design. “I actually started doing things a little bit more conceptually after I moved to New