When the holiday table is laden with artful, local wares in an autumnal palette, the turkey is gravy.
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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.
Perched on a bluff on Howard Cove, the folded-in A-frame conjures a grounded ship.
David Marsden and Honour Mack reimagined their groovy, Truman-era home (but kept the HiFi/bar cabinet).
The director of the Colby College Museum of Art on an acquisition that speaks truth to power, her laid-back gift-giving strategy, and the fancy china she uses every day.
With its wraparound porch and louvered shutters framing massive windows, the Greek Revival looks like it teleported from Charleston or Savannah.
The Bremen ceramicist on her crafty love language, choosing a maker’s life over mechanical engineering, and the vintage remnant she treasures.
Inside the circa 1880 sea-captain’s mansion, the clothing designer mixed cutting-edge style with Yankee frugality.
Maine houses are becoming tighter, cleaner, and, in some cases, nearly or fully self-sustaining.
For Marcia Pond Anderson, the road to rescuing the 19th-century church leads back to middle school.
A creative couple reimagines their 1965 place with sweat equity — and whimsical wallpaper.
A fish house and toolshed turned into guest quarters complete the off-grid Harpswell compound.