As soon as you spot the compact-but-welcoming front porch and red door on the house at 320 15th Street, you can tell that ...

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Professionals go to great lengths to sand the bare wood until it resembles glass. You want the wood as smooth as possible before applying stain. This sanding is also a requirement for the final clear ...

If your front door needs a fresh look, change the hardware. A new doorknob, knocker, kick plate, or address sign can give it ...

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Several public beaches are within a 10-minute drive, including Mother’s Beach, where a playground is set up on the sand. Both Portland, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H. are about a 40-minute drive.

Other jewel tones to consider for your front door include rich blues and mustard yellows, Summerlyn Feckner, the founder of Ginger Designs, says. She finds that these hues look particularly nice ...