Last summer I had the pleasure of joining my friend from California on a trip across the water via Casco Bay Lines ferry to Peaks Island. I had not been to the island for about twenty years and had never had the opportunity to look around. It’s amazing to me how a wonderful little vintage gem of a place could be so close to such a highly urban area like Portland. Peaks Island is just fantastic and a perfect get-away for townies and tourists alike.

Maine is filled with great options for homeowners that want to save some pennies and be GREEN all at the same time! Here are a few of our favorites.

Mother Earth is suffering. Every day our planet is inundated with toxic chemicals that are permeating the air that we breathe and the soil that we grow our fruits and vegetables in.

When walking through flea markets, antique shops and discount home décor stores I keep a watchful eye open for extraordinary bits and bobs for my own home as well as the homes that I am designing. Tag sales and vintage consignment shops are fun places to shop for unusual lighting, funky shaped tables and warm, old gilded mirrors. Here is where you can really express your own individual style

I cannot tell you how many times over the past 19 years that I’ve had folks say to me as I walk through their homes “ I never should have purchased that sofa, but it looked so good in the store.” How many times have you selected paint for your home only to find it was not the perfect red you had visualized?

In today’s market of real estate the buyer has the advantage of having many homes to choose from, so what will set yours apart from the rest?

Home staging is a relatively new process in the design world, but it is quickly becoming one of the best ways to create curb appeal and to make your home more desirable to the potential buyer.