Seacraft Vintage
You might know Jackie Greaney and Paul Havel from their artfully curated adventures or entrancing stop motion videos, but their latest project, Seacraft Vintage, is sure to captivate your interest with darling vintage finds, many that you can take home! What started as a love for timeless New England novelties has grown into a beautiful collection of costal inspired curiosities! Since opening the doors on 2 Morning Walk Ln., they’ve learned that their favorite part is sourcing the treasures and they love sending them to new homes, sharing the sourcing story or history along the way — and the cycle continues!
We caught up with Jackie and Paul to hear more about what inspires them. Enjoy!
Maine the Way — When did your interest for vintage begin?
Seacraft Vintage — We both grew up with vintage pieces in our homes, and bonded over our love for it when we met. Jackie's mother lives in a 1920s bungalow in Southern California that is filled with vintage treasures, and Jackie spent weekends as a kid hunting coastal garage and estate sales with her. Paul's grandfather's house is the oldest house in his hometown of Mentor, Ohio and when his grandfather passed it was his and his brother's job to sort through the home. Some of the pieces he found in that house are in our Maine house today.
MTW — Do you have a favorite piece that you've found over the years?
SV — We found a large, handmade red and black model sailboat at a flea market in Maine that is forever our favorite. The attention to its detail is amazing, and its slightly out of proportion which makes it quirky-- we love a handmade piece with personality! My sister recently asked us, "what are the things in your house that you'd never sell?" and we both immediately replied "the boat!"
MTW — How are your styles different?
SV — We are mostly drawn to the same things, and have pretty similar taste, which seems to be why we work so well together. At Seacraft, we do source a little bit differently: Paul might be more likely to add pocket knives and zippo lighters to the collection where Jackie is drawn to caned clutches and silk nautical scarves. We think that variety is what makes Seacraft appealing to so many people!
MTW — What makes Kennebunk feel like the right spot?
SV — We moved to Kennebunk from New York City about 4 years ago. We were getting ready to launch our animation and photography studio, and wanted to be in a place where we would have more space for those things and also be by the ocean. We love that the Kennebunks feel small-town, and have such a strong sense of community, but at the same time, daily life feels like a vacation (year round!). We try to capture that spirit at Seacraft.
MTW — What inspired you to open Seacraft?
SV — We've always loved nautical vintage, and spend a lot of our free time treasure hunting locally and while traveling. We also love Maine -- the Kennebunks especially -- and are forever encouraging folks to visit. With Seacraft, we were really excited to create a shop that would add to the experience of visiting this area. Seacraft is bright, coastal, historic, and happy, and to us, quintessentially Maine.