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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.
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Your Guide to a Maine-Themed Holiday

Everything you need for a stylish season is right here in our snowy midst.
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A 2003 Montana Keystone RV Gets a Mod DIY Makeover

After a budget-friendly reno, a local couple is ready to roll in their spiffed-up fifth wheel.
energy efficient homes
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Dreaming of Building a Green Retreat?

Draw inspiration from three sets of owners who pulled off energy-efficient dwellings with modest carbon footprints.
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Five Minutes With Geo Neptune

The Passamaquoddy master basket maker/educator/drag queen on living with a menagerie, “gateway plants,” and honoring Molly Neptune Parker’s legacy.
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For an MDI Couple, One Renovation Led to Another

But now they've got "a house we feel like was designed for us."
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Five Minutes with Pam Chévez Zendejas

The Portland digital artist/illustrator/Maine College of Art instructor on mixing art and surfing, the power of asymmetry, and playing a tourist in her home country.
93-year-old retired teacher Margaret Mathis
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At 93, Margaret Mathis Hikes More Than You Do

Even in winter, the retired teacher hikes Bridgton’s Pleasant Mountain every week — for a start.
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Collapsing Barns Inspired This Green Retreat (That’s Built to Last)

We're crushing on a Falmouth new build that marries traditional and modern aesthetics.
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In This Wiscasset Home, Very Little Was Purchased New

DIYers start their new life in Maine in a fixer-upper filled with salvaged finds.
How Does Maine’s Tallest Building Compare to Other Maine Structures?
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How Does Maine’s New “Tallest Building” Compare to Other Maine Structures?

We lined ’em up to find out.
architect Jocelyn Dickson's Oquossoc cabin expansion includes two new modern cabins attached to one side of the property's original log cabin
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Antique Sporting Camps Inspired This Log Cabin Expansion

Learn how an architect blended old and new in Oquossoc.
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Help Your Shelves

Saco antiques dealer Erin Donovan shows how to help your shelves.
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