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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.
Maine-made thanksgiving table setting
Maine-Made

6 Maine-Made Picks for Your Thanksgiving Table

When the holiday table is laden with artful, local wares in an autumnal palette, the turkey is gravy.
inside Back Cove Books, in Portland
Arts & Leisure

3 Newcomers Join Maine’s Vibrant Indie-Bookstore Scene

Here’s how they stack up.
Phil Rose's Machiasport prow-shaped A-frame
Home + Garden

A Teacher’s Boat-Inspired Machiasport Home Is On Point

Perched on a bluff on Howard Cove, the folded-in A-frame conjures a grounded ship.
Pup Arlo soaks up passive-solar heat on a living-room sectional
Home + Garden

A Couple Leans into Retro Vibes in Their Portland Ranch 

David Marsden and Honour Mack reimagined their groovy, Truman-era home (but kept the HiFi/bar cabinet).
Home + Garden

Five Minutes with Colby’s Jacqueline Terrassa

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.
Elaborate moldings distinguish the “west parlor” in the James Walker House in Lovell where Sean Litchfield and Zach Violette’s now live
Home + Garden

A Lovell Home With Lowcountry Vibes

With its wraparound porch and louvered shutters framing massive windows, the Greek Revival looks like it teleported from Charleston or Savannah.
ceramicist Alice Nasto sitting in her Breman studio
Home + Garden

Five Minutes With Alice Nasto

The Bremen ceramicist on her crafty love language, choosing a maker’s life over mechanical engineering, and the vintage remnant she treasures.
The Waldoboro Inn's elaborately decorated living room
Home + Garden

Fashion Designer Alexa Stark Spiffs Up the Waldoboro Inn

Inside the circa 1880 sea-captain’s mansion, the clothing designer mixed cutting-edge style with Yankee frugality.
locally sourced pine paneling in a living area with a giant picture window
Home + Garden

5 Sustainable, Stylish Homes We Love

Maine houses are becoming tighter, cleaner, and, in some cases, nearly or fully self-sustaining.
Marcia Pond Anderson inside Patten’s 1845 Regular Baptist Church
Home + Garden

A Patten Preservationist Is a Historic Church’s Salvation

For Marcia Pond Anderson, the road to rescuing the 19th-century church leads back to middle school.
Gabriel Keith Sutton and Megan Rochelo relaxing with dachshund mix Emmet on a sectional Sutton made for the deck
Home + Garden

A Mid-Century Ranch in Biddeford Gets a Modern Makeover

A creative couple reimagines their 1965 place with sweat equity — and whimsical wallpaper.
Jim and Casha Kerney's off-grid compound in Harpswell
Home + Garden

With Hand Tools and Less Than $100,000, They Built Their Dream Cottage

A fish house and toolshed turned into guest quarters complete the off-grid Harpswell compound.
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