Maine Homes by Down East

Maine Homes by Down East showcases the variety of homes that represent our state, featuring a database of over 17,000 local real estate listings. Our content includes stunning photos and highlights homes of all types, from impressive architectural designs to charming camps and cottages. We believe that great design should be accessible to everyone, so we provide readers with helpful information and resources for building, renovating, eco-friendly improvements, or decorating their Maine homes.

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A Mid-Century Ranch in Biddeford Gets a Modern Makeover

Aug 18, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sarah Stebbins

ABOVE Relaxing with dachshund mix Emmet on a sectional Sutton made for the deck the couple built. The house, which has a daylight basement, looks sleek in Behr’s Winter Way. From the August 2023 issue of Down East magazine“From the beginning of our relationship, we always said, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to renovate a 1960s ranch?’” Gabriel Keith Sutton says.
With a Sander and Gallons of Wood Stain, a Couple Transformed Their 1980s Brunswick Log Cabin

Aug 16, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sara Anne Donnelly

Massachusetts designer Hannah Oravec and her husband, Michael, bought their 1986 log cabin for its wooded five acres on Brunswick’s Harpswell Cove. “We were looking at it like, let’s find a cool property and whatever home comes with it, we can fix up,” Hannah says.
This Home Was Not Built In the 18th Century, But It Sure Feels That Way

Aug 14, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Jesse Ellison

ABOVE The reproduction Gambrel Cape is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Cottage Red. From our Summer 2023 issueStepping inside Bob and Carol Lebeau’s Newcastle home feels like entering a portal to the 18th century.
Help This Queen City Queen Anne Shine Again

Aug 8, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sarah Stebbins

Help This Queen City Queen Anne Shine AgainOriginal details abound in this fixer-upper on a spacious lot near Fairmount Park. TEXT BY JULIE SENKPHOTOS COURTESY OF COLDWELL BANKER AMERICAN HERITAGE From our Fall 2023 issueBACKSTORYDubbed the “City of Homes” in 1912 by the commerce-oriented Maine Board of Trade Journal, Bangor experienced a period of rapid residential construction at the turn of the 20th century.
A Lovell Home With Lowcountry Vibes

Aug 4, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sarah Stebbins

A Lovell Home With Lowcountry VibesWith its wraparound porch and louvered shutters framing massive windows, the Greek Revival looks like it teleported from Charleston or Savannah. ABOVE Elaborate moldings distinguish the “west parlor” in Sean Litchfield and Zach Violette’s Lovell home, furnished with an antique chandelier, a Saarinen-style table, and vintage leather chairs they got for $50 at a Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society yard sale.
With Hand Tools and Less Than $100,000, They Built Their Dream Cottage

Jul 21, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sarah Stebbins

With Hand Tools and Less Than $100,000, They Built Their Dream CottageWith grit and hand tools, DIYers created this dreamy off-grid compound in Harpswell. ABOVE Jim and Casha Kerney designed their Harpswell property’s primary cottage on a white board, then hired architect-turned-chocolatier Dean Bingham, of Portland’s Dean’s Sweets, to draw up plans.
She Calls Goose Rocks Light Home

Jul 18, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sara Anne Donnelly

She Calls This Lighthouse HomeOff North Haven, a painstakingly restored, sumptuously furnished, 19th-century lighthouse is a beacon of pride for its owner. TEXT BY SARA ANNE DONNELLYPHOTOS BY TARA RICE From our Summer 2023 issueThe black-and-white, spark-plug-style lighthouse that is criminology professor and CNN contributor Casey Jordan’s summer retreat stands in open water between North Haven and Vinalhaven islands.
In Yarmouth, Brady Bunch-Era Pine Paneling Launched a Living-Room’s Funky Design

Jul 10, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sarah Stebbins
Blue Is a Neutral in This Rainbow-Colored Federal

Jul 7, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sara Anne Donnelly

Blue Is a Neutral in This Rainbow-Colored FederalIn Kennebunk, Tiffany Mizzell dreamed up a thrilling take on a coastal palette. ABOVE In Tiffany and Louis Mizzell’s Kennebunk library, a damask-patterned daybed from One Kings Lane and a Henry Isaacs seascape blend with walls and woodwork in Benjamin Moore’s Labrador Blue. Color-coded children’s books enliven the palette.
Wanted: Eloquent Innkeeper

Jun 21, 2023 | mainehomes.com | Sarah Stebbins