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.
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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.
An exit interview with David Fuller, the Cooperative Extension’s outgoing agriculture expert who popularized every Maine gardener’s favorite overwintering crop.
Your next heirloom is waiting in one of their shops.
Ripped canvases, worn pencils, and a table no one else wanted enliven antiques dealer Lexi Joyall’s Richmond living room.
A couple’s artistic passions drive the design in their Waldoboro Greek Revival.
The Portland interdisciplinary artist and founder of Fireball Bookbindery on her high-school side hustle, making art that bridges cultures, and trying water bugs.
A couple’s new shop brings rich Turkish rug-weaving traditions to Maine.
A designer helps Freeport sisters achieve their #bedroomgoals with playful spaces that speak to their personal styles.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we rounded up a trio of homes where famous romances unfolded (or imploded).
Inside: Rooms arrayed like stalls and space for scootering and four-square contests.
Handmade linens mix with quirky vintage finds in one of the oldest buildings on the Portland peninsula.
A love of thrifting launched Jessica Stetson’s groovy aesthetic and her eclectic new Waterville shop.