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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.
Home + Garden

Punch Up Your Powder Room

Since Victorian baths began rocking wallpaper, it’s been a powerful way to energize a tight space. Here, local designers provide fresh takes on a classic pairing.
Home + Garden

Get to Know Maine’s Garlic Guru

An exit interview with David Fuller, the Cooperative Extension’s outgoing agriculture expert who popularized every Maine gardener’s favorite overwintering crop.
Portland furniture maker Kyle Kidwell’s tapered-leg, walnut McCormick table, and matching bench, anchor a cozy dining area designed by the city’s Tyler Karu.
Maine-Made

Meet 14 Furniture Makers Who Embody the Maine Spirit

Your next heirloom is waiting in one of their shops.
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Flawed Pieces Get Star Treatment Here

Ripped canvases, worn pencils, and a table no one else wanted enliven antiques dealer Lexi Joyall’s Richmond living room.
Andrew DeGraff works at a mid-century drawing table in the Waldoboro home he shares with Michelle Provencal
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Their Formal Parlor is Now a Fun-Filled Studio

A couple’s artistic passions drive the design in their Waldoboro Greek Revival.
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Five Minutes With Evelyn Wong

The Portland interdisciplinary artist and founder of Fireball Bookbindery on her high-school side hustle, making art that bridges cultures, and trying water bugs.
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Handcrafted Vintage Carpets Land in Freeport

A couple’s new shop brings rich Turkish rug-weaving traditions to Maine.
Home + Garden

Behold These Dreamy Bedroom Makeovers

A designer helps Freeport sisters achieve their #bedroomgoals with playful spaces that speak to their personal styles.
Home + Garden

Peep These Historic Love Nests

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we rounded up a trio of homes where famous romances unfolded (or imploded).
cupola-topped home with (non-operable) barn doors and a mudroom wing and porch designed by Freeport design-build contractor Heather Jackson
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An 18th-Century Barn Inspired This Freeport New Build

Inside: Rooms arrayed like stalls and space for scootering and four-square contests.
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Even the Display Tables are For Sale in this Eclectic New Shop

Handmade linens mix with quirky vintage finds in one of the oldest buildings on the Portland peninsula.
Old Soul Collective in Waterville, Maine
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Score Your Next Funky Vintage Find Here

A love of thrifting launched Jessica Stetson’s groovy aesthetic and her eclectic new Waterville shop.
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