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AT T O S B Y D E S I G N B U Y E R S S E L L E R S A N D C U S T O M D E S I G N 50 ExchangE StrEEt Portland MainE 207 613-9222 attoSbydESign.coM attoSbydESignAT TO S B Y D E S I G N . C O M AT TO S B Y D E S I G N5 0 E X C H A N G E S T R E E T P O R T L A N D M A I N E 2 0 7 6 1 3 - 9 2 2 2 A T T O S B Y D E S I G N B U Y E R S S E L L E R S A N D C U S T O M D E S I G N BUYERS SELLERS OF ANTIQUE AND ESTATE JEWELRY APPRAISE REPAIR AND CUSTOM DESIGN 40 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Downtown No pastel Queen Elizabeth A-line-shift- and-jacket sets here todays mothers like fitted gowns bare shoulders bolder colors and a little glitter for their kids weddings. Since its also prom season there are racks of super-glam short and full-length prom gowns shimmering with sequins and beads. A show-stopper on its own dress formpur- ple and swingy with black trimgrabs your eye as you walk in the door. We have about 100 prom dresses here for the most part just one of each. We keep track of schools and proms to minimize the chance of duplicates at the same dance. Upper east Bayside Shopped out Maybe its time to pick up a bottle of bubbly on the way home at Maine Loire Wine Shop open since the first of the year. When this space became available we made our move says Peter Hale who owns the bright airy new store at 63 Washington Avenue with his wife Orenda. We were in New York but my mothers familiy is from Maine the Turner and Leeds area. Maine Loire is in the brick retail strip that formerly housed the multi-ethnic Mit- tapheap market and Masterpiece Repro- graphics both of which have found homes elsewhere. Sillys Restaurant and Coffee By Design are the anchors on this block. A ru- mored Latinbarbecue hybrid restaurant Terlingua may soon join them. T he Hales have maximized the indus- trial-chic qualitywhite walls soar to a very high ceiling with giant ex- posed duct work all painted in a deep shade of gray. Wine bottles are arranged mostly by country of origin on free-standing met- al racks. You can roam the original wide- planked hardwood floor from an Italy rack to France Spain and so on. A long harvest table runs down the center of the room also covered with bottles including a Bubbles section. The table is weathered salvaged wood so is the check-out counter which has pounded tin ceiling panels as siding. Both the table and counter were creat- ed two doors down at Repurposed a huge antiques and architectural salvage empo- rium filled with old signs pottery kitchen- ware collectibles furniture and another zillion treasures. Proprietor Bill Simpson and his partner Steve Trask like to cre- ate fun and weird stuffnot to mention some beautiful furniturefrom bits of sal-