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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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Home + Garden

Meet Vintage Camper (and Pink!) Proponent Stephanie Towle

She and her Shasta are regulars at Shore Hills Campground & RV Park’s Vintage Camper Jamboree.
SoPo Cottage's Laurel LaBauve
Home + Garden

The Diary of a Serial Renovator

SoPo Cottage’s Laurel LaBauve refurbishes old houses to resell — but don’t call her a flipper.
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Surface Lighting Strategies

In a monthly column, Sanford Fogg, of Fogg Lighting in Portland, offers his best advice on illuminating your home. This month, Fogg talks surface lighting strategies.
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Digs for Design Lovers

Top decorators have been making their mark on Maine’s inns. Feast your eyes on these stylish places to stay.
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The Art of the Family Compound

Why bunk under one roof when you and your crew can divide among cozy, self-contained cabins? This foursome on Sebago...
Catherine & Charles Morrison - Portland
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Home Is Where Their Art Is

Downsizers carve out space for themselves — and their collection — in 1,200 square feet.
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Angela’s Aerie

Take a tour of Maine rug designer Angela Adams' sunny living room.
outdoor room over the garage, furnished with comfy seats, a fireplace, and heat lamps
Home + Garden

Maine Goes Prefab: 6 Homes We Love

In their quest for affordable, energy-efficient homes, some Mainers are thinking outside the site-built box.
Home + Garden

Straight-Up Advice for Downsizers

Small-space experts Ross and Christine Endicott of Endicott Home Furnishings candidly deliver their top five tips for downsizing.
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Home + Garden

Artist’s Retreat

Encaustic painter Dietlind Vander Schaaf never had a dining room before moving into her Portland Colonial four years ago. Now, she relishes having a space dedicated to dinner parties, Rummikub matches, and showcasing items by local makers.
Home + Garden

Perkins’ Perch

From “Romance in Old Kennebunkport” by Harry Packard in the July 1955 issue of Down East Little of the romance of...
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The Art of Lakeside Living

In Raymond, a contemporary riff on Maine camps takes its cues from a treasured waterfront site. Photographed by Brian Vanden...
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