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Sarah Stebbins
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Sarah Stebbins is Down East's deputy editor. A native of Cousins Island, in Yarmouth, she began her career at In Style and Martha Stewart Living magazines in New York. Her work has also appeared in Real Simple, Southern Living, This Old House, Women's Health, and other publications. She lives in Portland with her husband, two sons, and Mississippi mutt.
Behr’s Midnight Blue on the walls and a Sofary globe chandelier provide modern counterpoints in the otherwise historic looking dining room
Home + Garden

At a Harrison B&B, the Owners and Guests Are Tight

Some of Jill and Joe Drew's closest friends have been their guests at the Greenwood Manor Inn.
Spruce trunks, reimagined as posts, returned to roughly where they stood before the couple cleared the land.
Home + Garden

How 8 Adventurous Homeowners Live Off the Grid in Maine

The range of their approaches is striking — from island cottages with cobbled-together utility systems to a fully electric house of the future
Kimberly Crichton's studio in a former barn on her 4 1⁄2-acre property in Lovell Maine
Home + Garden

An Artist’s Lovell Cottage Came With Some Unwanted Guests

It had stood empty for three years, and mice had the run of the place.
members of Mostly Maine Frosty Fleet No. 9 out on the water in the Cape Cod Frostys
Arts & Leisure

For a Group of Winter Sailors, Racing Tiny Vessels Is a Pretty Big Deal

Mostly Maine is the world’s only fleet still competing in Cape Cod Frostys.
Maine-Made Holiday Ornaments
Maine-Made

7 Maine-Made Holiday Ornaments to Add to Your Tree

Local crafters are dangling some pretty sweet options this year.
views from Cliff Trail, Monhegan, Maine
Our Towns

Caitlin Fitzgerald’s Favorite Maine Place

The actress and Camden native has fond memories of hiking Monhegan’s Cliff Trail.
Castine, Maine
Our Towns

Meredithe Stuart-Smith’s Favorite Maine Place

The Kansas native, and owner of Meri Meri party supplies, says her heart is in Castine, where she has summered since 1994.
Exterior of Mario and Kitty Costello's 1948 Camden Cape
Home + Garden

Color Us Charmed By This Boldly Hued Camden Cape

Only a cherry-red door and a sky-blue vintage Beetle hint at the boisterous palette inside.
Maine-Made Valentine's Day cards
Maine-Made

7 Maine-Made Cards for Your Valentine

These Maine-based greeting-card artists make it easy to say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day.
Judy Minaudo standing in the dining room of Kennebunk's James Hubbard House, which is decked out in holiday decor
Home + Garden

Vibrant Holiday Décor and Paint Shine Up a Kennebunk Saltbox

This time of year, candy-colored glass ornaments grace Judy Minaudo's 1751 home, while walls and woodwork in splashy colors and patterns dazzle year-round.
Maine-made aprons
Maine-Made

5 Maine-Made Aprons That Are Fit to Be Tied

With styles for every cook, Maine apron makers have you covered.
Above a Design Within Reach sofa, the branches on a spindly pine in the Orcutts’ triptych of a fiery-red blueberry field echo the branches on a moose antler John and his son found while cross-country skiing in Carrabassett Valley
Home + Garden

Whimsical Décor Informs a 19th-Century Former Academic Building

The playful furnishings suit photographers John and Cynthia Orcutt’s former place: an old four-room schoolhouse in Kingfield.
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