“Honestly, it’s the most practical thing you’ve come up with so far” was Max’s response when he saw the listing in Maine that would become our first home. 

If you missed it, I shared a tour of the space earlier this week showing the beginning stages of home ownership. Naturally, a few of you picked up on the fact that when I photographed the house we had already made a number of changes. Inquiring minds reached out asking if I would share ‘before’ images and while I hadn’t planned on including the realtor’s photos, I decided why not. 

Here is our cottage, as it was photographed, prior to Max and I moving in (and before we painted a few things).