Welcome to Nicola Home—my new design studio and boutique in Portland, Maine's historic waterfront Old Port district.

I am so thrilled to announce my retail this summer with a breathtaking new boutique in Portland’s bustling Old Port. Nicola’s Home opened its doors at 215 Commercial Street on June 14, 2010, and offers a hand-selected collection of my favorites for the home—and for the discerning, design-obsessed and style-conscious shopper. Nicola’s Home will also have the distinction of being the exclusive retail outlet for my vintage-inspired bedding line for Garnet Hill.

I've transformed the historic space into my own personal canvas, and my own personal design studio, as my home design business had outgrown my home office. I needed a dedicated design space for my clients to be able to browse fabrics and finishes, to spread out blueprints and to compare sketches. Creating and renovating homes is at the heart of what I do, and even though I’ve diversified, it is still so very important to me. I hope past clients as well as prospective clients come in to see how much more O can offer them.

Our shelves are filled with distinctive home accents and furnishings, lighting, new and vintage textiles, women’s and children’s apparel, bath and body products, gifts and curios and much, much more. It also includes my exclusive bedding line for Garnet Hill—even sold out pieces no longer available from the catalog!

I've edited this collection to evoke a lifestyle rich in creativity, originality and taste … and carefully chosen indulgences. My signature mix of old and new, vintage and modern is particularly captured in The Reservatory—my premier line of one-of-a-kind, found or repurposed items featured in the store. Reservatory items are my inside picks. My personal favorites, my own discoveries, the sorts of treasures I bring to my clients. And with this store, I’m so excited to bring them to you.

I've longed to return to retail since I closed her first store, Nicola’s, on Yarmouth’s Main Street in 2000. After four successful years focusing on women’s apparel and home accents, I shuttered the store to launch my home design business—and as the postcard I sent to my customers explained, to have more time to share with her beloved daughter, Maeve. When Maeve was young, I needed more flexible hours, work that made space for my family. My home design business was inspired by my own desire to make the perfect home for Maeve—and it succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. Now that she’s older and so much more independent, a store feels right again. It is wonderful to come full circle.

Nicola Home: Now open at 215 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine.

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