How one Maine couple turned a 1984 house into the antique home of their dreams. The light feels old … What’s surprising, though, is the warmth of color saturating the walls and furniture: dark mustard thick enough to sink your teeth into; rosy wooden chairs, like faded flowers; a dough box the color of silvery […]
christmas
Hardwood offers a lot of value in terms of durability and aesthetics. Learn how to clean and repair wood floors to keep them looking their best.
A collection of New England lighthouse photographs taken by photographer and frequent contributor Kindra Clineff.
Vermont
Mirror Lake
When you live beside a New England lake, each season brings its own special intimacy. These are the mornings I’ll remember. The sky is already lit at 5:00 a.m., the lake like glass. Mist hangs in the hollows on the far shore, ghosted in the water below. No one else will be up for hours. […]
New England
The Best 5 Farm Inns
It takes an open mind to stay at a working farm—a willingness to embrace both the peace of your surroundings and the unpredictability of each day’s developments. What happens on a farm 365 days a year is largely unscripted and exhilaratingly real. You don’t have to get your hands dirty, but this is your chance […]
It was built some 200 years ago on an island (accessible by a bridge) in one of the oldest and most desirable summer communities on the Maine coast … One rather chilly spring day a couple of months ago, we decided to mosey “down east.” After a short visit to L.L. Bean in Freeport (how […]
The annual Apple Blossom Cotillion in Springfield, Vermont, offers the town’s young people the chance to participate in a seasonal tradition like no other.
Magazine
Best Places to Eat in Boston
Where are the best places to eat in Boston? From North End restaurants to Beacon Hill bistros and the best places to eat near Fenway, we’ve got you covered.
Want to find out what’s going on with your neighbors? Hang out at the local diner. If you live in a small town, you have no secrets—which is bad if you’re in the witness-protection program, but good if you wonder where your kids are hanging out or where your chainsaw ended up. So how does […]
Desserts
Favorite Potluck Cake Recipes
Potluck cakes are the perfect party dessert. From pound cakes to cream cakes, here’s a list of favorite potluck cakes to inspire.
History
The Red House | Yankee Classic
To one growing up in the oldest continuously occupied house in New England, time seems not linear but circular—patterns repeat, and everything becomes a mirror of something that has happened before.
For more than two centuries, lumber from the Wilkins sawmill has built barns and homes, redone kitchens, and framed additions. Tom Wilkins keeps the legacy alive.