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SeeNewEngland.comYankee ArticlesEnergy Efficient: Vermont Five-Star Home

Turn Your House Into an Energy Star

What you can do now and what our featured homeowners did

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Energy Efficient: Vermont Five-Star Home

Tips for the government's highest energy rating

Halloween: 5 Crafts for a Boo-tiful House

Decorating for the Holidays

Tabletops, mantels, staircases, and gifts are done in style

Antiques: Halloween

Home Projects: Sea-Glass Mirror Surround

Glass mosaic from beachcombing finds

Crafts: Scented Pillows

Nature's fragrances create lasting memories

Best 5: Eco Shops

Green goods for home and on the go

IssuesNovember/December 2009Home and GardenGifts Made in New England

Stocking Stuffers

For Home

For Him and Her

For Kids

IssuesNovember/December 2009Home and Garden

Antiques: Dolls

Early American dolls by Izannah Walker

Crafts: Scented Pillows

Nature's fragrances create lasting memories

Best 5: Eco Shops

Green goods for home and on the go

Gifts Made in New England

Finest local products

IssuesSeptember/October 2009Home and GardenBoatbuilder's House

Detail: Copper Countertops

IssuesSeptember/October 2009Home and GardenCraft Projects with Acorns

Napkin Rings

Refrigerator Magnets

IssuesSeptember/October 2009Home and Garden

Autumn Serving Tray

A picture frame is decorated with leaves

Craft Projects with Acorns

Magnets and napkin rings

Antiques: Bradford Washburn Photographs

New Engand-born explorer founded Museum of Science

Garden Solutions: Perennials and Groundcover

Fall garden and lawn chores

School Supplies: New England's Finest

Planet-friendly back-to-school necessities

Home Projects: Storage Space

Unused eaves become practical storage areas

Boatbuilder's House

Boat-building experience revives a 19th-century Greek Revival home

IssuesSeptember/October 2009Food

Drying Herbs

Useful stuff from 74 years of Yankee

IssuesJuly/August 2009Home & Garden

Antiques: Hatboxes

Hannah Davis fashioned boxes out of wood and wallpaper

Crafts: Family Photos in a Bottle

Display favorite prints, photos

Home Projects: Playhouse

A pile of scrap lumber and plenty of imagination

Cape Cod Houses: Shingle-Style

Shingle-style homes in coastal New England

Camping Gear: New England's Finest

Comfortable, colorful gear for the whole clan

IssuesMay/June 2009Home & GardenNatural Jewelry: New England's Finest

1. Twig Band Rings

2. Mother-of-Pearl Necklace

3. Made-to-Order Rings and Cuffs

4. Resin Cuff Bracelets

5. Multihoop Necklace

6. Silver Maple Seed Necklace

7. Twig Necklace

8. Spiral Twigs Necklace

9. Bee Charm Necklace

IssuesMay/June 2009Home & Garden

Isle Au Haut, ME: Linda Greenlaw's Retreat

Author/fisherman Linda Greenlaw's Maine home

Crafts: Painted Terra-Cotta Pots

Painted pots add color to patio and garden

Antiques: Arthur Stone Silverware

An icon in American Arts & Crafts movement

Home Project: Pergola and Picnic Table

Pond becomes a picnic spot with a pergola above

Natural Jewelry: New England's Finest

Inspired by organic shapes and the great outdoors

IssuesMarch/April 2009Home & GardenEarly Blooms in New England

Gordon Hayward: Crabapple Tips

Steve Silk: Spring Bulbs

Honey Sharp: Native Plants

IssuesMarch/April 2009Home & Garden

Early Blooms in New England

Three garden ideas for color in April and May

Antiques: Baseball Cards, Photos, Collectibles

Look for authenticity and tributes to historic teams

House for Sale: Harrisville, NH

New England's Most-Photographed Village

Spring Cleaning Products: New England's Finest

Clean up with these locally made "green" products

Crafts: For Birdwatchers

Bird seed container filled for spring visitors

Tree Planting Guidelines

Choose the right tree for your yard

IssuesJanuary/February 2009Home & GardenNew Hampshire Post and Beam House

Detail: Walkway

Paint Resources

IssuesJanuary/February 2009Home & Garden

Pet Beds With Style

A drawer, some fleece, and fiberfill for Fido

Antiques: Mochaware

Where to find the largest collection in New England

New Hampshire Post and Beam House

Light, space, and integrity guided this design

Real Solutions: Pruning, Wood Ash Uses

Ashes in the garden, when to prune apple trees

House For Sale: Wales, Massachusetts

Cora Needham House, built in 1846, is a B&B

Lifestyle Transitions: Retiring to the Good Life

Special Advertising Section: Retirement residences across the region

Budget Flooring: Home Projects

Brown paper bags insulate a drafty floor

IssuesNovember/December 2008Home & GardenGretchen Dow Simpson Decorates for Christmas

Family Tradition

Resources

IssuesNovember/December 2008Home & GardenGift Wrap Ideas from Matthew Mead

Antique Shops for Vintage Housewares

IssuesNovember/December 2008Home & Garden

Gretchen Dow Simpson Decorates for Christmas

A fine artist decorates in a simple and elegant style

The Big Question: Old Houses

In an age of rising fuel prices, can we still love old houses?

Home Heat Efficiency: Six Tips

Tom Silva's six best tips from "This Old House"

Antiques: Board Games

Monopoly, Chutes and Ladders, The Game of Life

Cut-Your-Own Christmas Tree

Family ritual on a hillside of balsam, fir, and Scotch pine

House for Sale: Bethlehem, NH

One of the most fascinating houses in the White Mountains

IssuesSeptember/October 2008Home & GardenPaint Colors: Put New England in Your Home

More Paints We Love

IssuesSeptember/October 2008Home & GardenHalloween: 5 Crafts for a Boo-tiful House

Stairway Witch

Haunted House

Beware the Raven Nevermore

Boogeyman in the Window

Ghosts on Glass

IssuesSeptember/October 2008Home & Garden

Halloween: 5 Crafts for a Boo-tiful House

Antiques: Mourning Pictures

Grief turned into art and remembrance

Real Solutions: Witch Hazel and Shrubs

Trees and shrubs that flower in the fall

Rutland, MA: A House for Under $5,000?

Okay, it's a model of a regular house

Outdoor Brick Oven: Home Projects

Wood-fired oven for bread in the backyard

Autumn Serving Tray

A picture frame is decorated with leaves

House For Sale: Deer Isle, Maine

Osprey Point home is artist's largest sculpture

Picnic Basket: Season's Must-Have

Renewable willow basket by Simon Pearce

Paint Colors: Put New England in Your Home

Interior paints with New England colors

IssuesJuly/August 2008Interact10 Things to Do

Rumford Fireplace: Lord of the Flues

Why this is the best choice for fireplaces

IssuesJuly/August 2008Home & GardenGarden by the Sea

Plants for the Seaside

IssuesJuly/August 2008Home & Garden

House For Sale: Kingston, Rhode Island

Asa Potter House, a house of history

Home Projects: Sea-Glass Mirror Surround

Glass mosaic from beachcombing finds

Garden by the Sea

Oceanside oasis for birds and butterflies

Real Solutions: Wood Rot, Chipmunks, Bittersweet

Painting houses, pets in the garden, and more

Antiques: Store Signs

Folk art from inns, taverns, shops

IssuesMay/June 2008Home & GardenHome at the Hawthorne Inn, Concord, Massachusetts

The Detail: Showcase Closets

Hints from the Hawthorne

Resources

IssuesMay/June 2008Home & Garden

Home at the Hawthorne Inn, Concord, Massachusetts

They converted their home into a inn

Outdoor Shower: Home Project

Do-it-yourself for the post-beach rinse

House for Sale: East Haddam, Connecticut

Horse farm built when George Washington was 8 years old

Real Solutions: Spring Cleaning

Lilacs, hollyhocks, and gooseberry bushes

IssuesMarch/April 2008Home & GardenDo-It-Yourself Home Projects

Covered Bridge Driveway

Trellis Coat Rack

Rooftop Pergola

Affordable Screened Porch

Sap Bucket Lid Roof

IssuesMarch/April 2008Home & GardenNew England's Finest: Patterns in Glass

Fleurs de Light

Herbaceous Art

A Splash of Summer

Everything's Coming Up Roses

IssuesMarch/April 2008Home & Garden

New England's Finest: Patterns in Glass

Designs inspired by real plants and flowers

Antiques: Creatures in Bronze

Katharine Lane Weems loved to sculpt animals

Real Solutions: Spring Cleaning

Growing witch hazel, soil composting

Do-It-Yourself Home Projects

Roof, porch, pergola, coat rack, and covered bridge!

House For Sale: Sunderland, Vermont

Both Ira and Ethan Allen lived in this Sunderland, VT, home

Natural Lawn Care

Organic Lawns: 5 Tips for Healthy Lawns

Resources for Natural Lawn Care

Ask here about environmentally safe lawn care

IssuesJanuary/February 2008Home & GardenIce Rink: Home Projects

Backyard Ice Rink Tips

Resources

IssuesJanuary/February 2008Home & GardenTraditional Architecture in A Modern Home

Resources

Rumford Fireplace: Lord of the Flues

Why this is the best choice for fireplaces

IssuesJanuary/February 2008Home & Garden

Real Solutions: Gardening Indoors

Countertop gardens and tree care in winter

Antiques: William Grueby Pottery

Green pottery defines organic

House For Sale: Bath, Maine

"Dream property" on Merrymeeting Bay

Traditional Architecture in A Modern Home

A New Hampshire family blends old and new

House For Sale: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Where Oliver Wendell Holmes spent "sweet summers"

Ice Rink: Home Projects

New Hampshire dad creates a backyard ice rink

IssuesNovember/December 2007Interact10 Things to Do

Real Solutions: Garden Tips Before Winter

How to prepare your plants for winter

IssuesNovember/December 2007Home & GardenDecorating for the Holidays

Tradition with a Twist

Thanksgiving Mantel

A Simple Setting

Classic Christmas Decorating

Tiny Trees

Holiday Countdown

Ring It In!

Holiday Wreath

Bright White Nights

Better Than Bling

Gingerbread Harvest Basket

IssuesNovember/December 2007Home & GardenHouse For Sale: Goshen, New Hampshire

Word of Advice

IssuesNovember/December 2007Home & Garden

House For Sale: Goshen, New Hampshire

It's time to recycle the old 105-acre farm

Antiques: William Matthew Prior's Paintings

Folk art primitives are flat, but in a good way

Decorating for the Holidays

Tabletops, mantels, staircases, and gifts are done in style

Living Room Makeover: Home Projects

Living room makeover for a Massachusetts family

IssuesSeptember/October 2007Home & GardenMaps as Wallpaper: Home Projects

Resources

IssuesSeptember/October 2007Home & GardenA Place Built for Sharing on Sebago Lake

The Migis Touch: Creating the Lodge Look

Detail: A Never-Ending Porch

Resources

IssuesSeptember/October 2007Home & Garden

A Place Built for Sharing on Sebago Lake

A famous Maine resort remakes the house next door

Antiques: Federal Furniture

John and Thomas Seymour: understatement

House For Sale: Newport, Rhode Island

Three-bedroom colonial home at the Top of the Hill

Real Solutions: Home & Garden Tips

Decks, bamboo, and oak trees

Maps as Wallpaper: Home Projects

World travelers wallpaper den with favorite maps

IssuesJuly/August 2007Home & GardenTreetop Retreat: Home Projects

Treetop Retreat Resources

IssuesJuly/August 2007Home & GardenReal Solutions: Cooling Fans, Voles, Daylilies

Whole-House Fan Resources

Home cooling tips

IssuesJuly/August 2007Home & GardenEnergy Efficient: Vermont Five-Star Home

Turn Your House Into an Energy Star

What you can do now and what our featured homeowners did

Best Wood Heater You'll Find Anywhere

Resources

IssuesJuly/August 2007Home & Garden

Energy Efficient: Vermont Five-Star Home

Tips for the government's highest energy rating

Antiques: Nantucket Lightship Baskets

Seafarers transformed isolation into works of art

House for Sale: Salem, Massachusetts

Waterfront home in New England's scariest town

Project Native: Growing Native Plants

Massachusetts gardener cultivates wildflowers

Real Solutions: Cooling Fans, Voles, Daylilies

Home and garden solutions from the experts

Treetop Retreat: Home Projects

A tree house for adults with a bird's-eye view of the forest

IssuesMay/June 2007Home & Garden

Passamaquoddy Life Perserved in Birch Bark

Maine's Tomah Joseph etched the stories of his people.

Real Solutions: leaf damage, violets, grass,

Cottage Addition on a Budget

Small addition to Martha's Vineyard house

House For Sale: Winchester, Massachusetts

Country property in the heart of suburbia

Koi Pond: Home Projects

Build a fish pond in the kitchen

IssuesMarch/April 2007Home & GardenReal Solutions: Floor care, frost heaving

When is the best time to trim?

Will exposed roots damage plants?

Keeping wood floors clean and shiny

IssuesMarch/April 2007Home & GardenMoss Garden by Christine Cook

Create a Moss Garden

Resources for Moss Gardens

IssuesMarch/April 2007Home & GardenHammers as Coathooks: Home Projects

Resources for Creative Coat Hooks

IssuesMarch/April 2007Home & Garden

Real Solutions: Floor care, frost heaving

Moss Garden by Christine Cook

This Connecticut landscape designer loves rain and crawling in the woods

Where Fairy Tales Come to Life

The home of children's author Jan Brett is as magical as her books

Blossoms & Botticelli at the Museum of Fine Arts

Flower arrangers vie to match their creations with the MFA's masterpieces

House For Sale: Cape Cod, Massaschusetts

Test: do you really want to live in an old house?

Hammers as Coathooks: Home Projects

Mudroom solution from hand-hewn beam and old tools

The Woman Who Painted Spring

Laura Coombs Hills brought flowers to life on canvas

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Home & GardenReal Solutions: Window Drafts and Deer Damage

Drafty Windows

Controlling Deer in Your Garden

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Home & GardenHooked Rugs: Floor to Wall

Collecting Antique Rugs

Hooked Rug Designers in New England

Visit some of our favorite rug collections

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Home & GardenRoom for All: Space for a Large Family

Resources for Massachusetts Home Design

The Detail: Designing a Room with a Dormer

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Home & GardenConcrete Countertops: Home Projects

Resources for Concrete Countertops in New England

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Home & Garden

Room for All: Space for a Large Family

Top priority for this North Shore house design was creating space for eight grandchildren.

Concrete Countertops: Home Projects

Concrete is durable, moldable, and comes in colors

Wonder Bulb: Amaryllis

Even novice gardeners can create an at-home flower show

Antiques: Valentines

Give an antique valentine and receive a heart in return

Hooked Rugs: Floor to Wall

A New England craft grows into art for the walls

Real Solutions: Window Drafts and Deer Damage

House For Sale: West Freeport, Maine

Saltbox built by Jeremiah Ferguson and Jeremiah Ferguson

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Feature StoriesA House Divided: Eminent Domain in Connecticut

Is Your Home at Risk? Eminent Domain Law

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Feature StoriesNew England's Finest: Artful Lamps

In the Mood: Thomas Davin and Mary Kesler Lamps

It's in the Details: Janna Ugone Lamps

Mission Possible: Alistair Parker Lamps

Bright Idea: Hans Schepker Lighting

IssuesJanuary/February 2007Feature Stories

A House Divided: Eminent Domain in Connecticut

Susette Kelo and her fight against the city of New London

IssuesDecember 2006Home & GardenDecorating with Poinsettias

Place Cards

Illuminated Winter Garden

Table Wreath and Tablecloth

Candle Holders

Hanging Wreath

Ice Bucket

IssuesDecember 2006Home & Garden

Decorating with Poinsettias

Easy decorating ideas for the Christmas star

Antiques: Vintage Travel Posters

Relive the golden age of travel

Our Backyard

New England garden advice from R. Wayne Mezitt

House for Sale: On Boston Harbor

View of the city's skyline from the front deck is spectacular

IssuesNovember 2006Home & GardenWreath Sale: A Circle for Life

Wreaths for Sale

IssuesNovember 2006Home & GardenHome Makeover Includes Painted Murals and Furniture

How to Paint Like a Master

Who Was Rufus Porter?

IssuesNovember 2006Home & Garden

Home Makeover Includes Painted Murals and Furniture

A creative do-it-yourselfer saves a ramshackle New Hampshire house

Antiques: Cast-Iron Doorstops

Among the most desirable collectibles on the market

Wreath Sale: A Circle for Life

These wreaths help support a homeless shelter

Our Backyard

Burning bush, perennials, fertilizer

House For Sale: Albany, Vermont

68-acre farm in the Northeast Kingdom

IssuesOctober 2006Home & GardenNew Hampshire Lake House

Like Solving a Giant Jigsaw Puzzle

Resources

IssuesOctober 2006Home & GardenDavid Haskell: Green Giant in Massachusetts

David Haskell's Picks

While in New Bedford

IssuesOctober 2006Home & GardenOur Backyard: Mums, Fertilizer, Bittersweet

When to Fertilize?

Bittersweet is Invasive

IssuesOctober 2006Home & Garden

New Hampshire Lake House

What's new is old again in this camp-turned-getaway

David Haskell: Green Giant in Massachusetts

Son of famous horticulturist Allen Haskell

Our Backyard: Mums, Fertilizer, Bittersweet

Antiques: Halloween

IssuesSeptember 2006Home & GardenGlass artists Jennifer and David Clancy

The Clancy Way

Glass to Last

IssuesSeptember 2006Home & GardenFenway Gardens: Community Gardening in Boston

How to Start Your Own Community Garden

IssuesSeptember 2006Home & Garden

Antiques: Buffalo Pottery

Deldare line is prized for decorative value

Fenway Gardens: Community Gardening in Boston

One of the original Victory Gardens

Our Backyard: Poison Ivy, Hydrangeas

New England garden advice

Glass artists Jennifer and David Clancy

Earth, wind, and fire make this Rhode Island artists' home glow

House For Sale: Maine Coast

Resort to a Maine cottage -- golf course included

Home & GardenPlanting Vegetables, Trees, and LawnsBeginner's Garden Tips

Tomato Plants

Home & GardenPlanting Vegetables, Trees, and Lawns

Natural Lawn Care

Organic Lawns: 5 Tips for Healthy Lawns

Create a Backyard Memory Garden

Beginner's Garden Tips

Home & Garden

Greener Living at Home

Eco-friendly tips and recycling ideas

10 Fall Garden Tips

10 things to do when gardening is over

12 Painting Tips

Best time to paint and more tips

16 Fall Cleaning Tips

Till the garden, clean the windows

Room Makeovers That Won't Break the Budget

New room in little time and low budget

Garden Paths and Hardscapes

Put a path in the garden this weekend

Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies

Mayonnaise, vinegar, baking soda for truly 'green' products

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