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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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Repairing Brick Walls

In a new monthly column, Christopher W. Closs, an expert with Maine Preservation, answers your questions about maintaining antique and...
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Caring for Historic Windows

In a new monthly column, Christopher W. Closs, an expert with Maine Preservation, answers your questions about maintaining antique and...
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Curating a Collection

You don’t have to have an art background, or a voluminous budget, to appreciate and acquire works by Maine artists....
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Your Doorway to an Inspiring View

New Englanders — especially those living in Maine — are passionate about their vistas. Whether your home overlooks Casco Bay, Sebago Lake,...
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Garden Party

Green-thumbed friends gather among vegetable beds for a laid-back meal in a Phippsburg potting shed.
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Meet the Maine Cabin Masters

How an unassuming Maine homebuilder became a reality TV star.
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These Two Families Help You Make a Home

Nice guys don’t always finish last. In fact, in Maine, they finish first and help families build homes throughout the...
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The Age of Opulence

Peek inside the gilded, paneled, elaborately painted Victoria Mansion in Portland, where one early-twentieth-century family had a whole lot of...
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A Unique Perspective on Coastal Living

Looking for inspired ways to bring light, sea breezes, and a feeling of expansiveness into your home? At EBS Building...
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Going Gray (Or Is It Blue?)

Falmouth decorator Penelope Daborn shows how to use a fashionable color with a split personality. Growing up in Kenya, India,...
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A Century of Skylands

Looking back at Edsel and Eleanor Ford’s landmark Seal Harbor home.
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The Art of the Family Home

Over a river and through the woods is an airy farmhouse, finely crafted by Portland’s Wright-Ryan Homes for a busy...
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