Byards Point Road, Sargentville, Maine
Some people just have a way with words. In this case, it's a listing agent who penned, "Lovingly restored and updated circa 1900's schoolhouse and charming writer's cottage on 10+ wooded acres."
That was all I needed to read. This post is going to write itself.
While the house pays homage to its past, it does so quietly. There are no maps or globes or anything cliché-- just thoughtful design that needs little embellishment, as demonstrated by the kitchen:
In here I would like to add a marble counter or table under the left window, add brass hardware, and perhaps darken the green color of the cabinets. Something a little like this:
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The pantry of course would be styled...
...because it's too cute not to show off:
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The living room again suggests a simple design...
Something along the lines of Nancy Fishelson's work:
The house has 3 bedrooms. This sweet floral-papered one is my favorite, and it's easy to imagine decorating it in a style similar to Cameron Ruppert's.
Now, about that charming writer's cottage...
...it could use a little characterization, like so:
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If it were mine, that basket might be big enough for all my crumpled up drafts.
Just think, when the schoolhouse was first built, the village of Sargentville looked like this:
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Actually, it still looks a lot like that.
The listing is here, but it caught my eye, appropriately enough, on Old House Dreams.
