When you see the sentimental details in Michelle and Ed’s home, the care that was taken with their space, and how personal and loved it feels, it’s hard to believe that they have only been living in it for the past two years. The couple’s timber frame Cape Cod style house could pass as being […]

When you see the sentimental details in Michelle and Ed’s home, the care that was taken with their space, and how personal and loved it feels, it’s hard to believe that they have only been living in it for the past two years. The couple’s timber frame Cape Cod style house could pass as being over a hundred years old, but it was constructed in 1986. In addition to creating homes together in the familial sense, Ed and Michelle have also been renovating houses as a team for 21 years — and they’ve lived in 15 of their projects. Michelle and Ed spent most of their marriage in North Carolina, where they raised their daughters, and the last few years were spent between North Carolina and Maine. The couple created a lavender farm and wedding venue in Maine where they lived seasonally, but after selling the property they decided to relocate permanently to Alna, ME. While their girls are grown and off on their own, Michelle and Ed did have their two dogs (Abby and Mason) and three chickens that accompanied them in the move to their new home. Winters are spent with their dogs by their sides as they snowshoe along their property and summers ...