09/05/2026
YOU GUYS. š³ THIS WAS THE COFFEE SHOP BUILDING IN 2022!!
Every once in a while, I stumble across old photos that stop me in my tracks.
Peeling paint. Boarded-up windows. Weathered siding. Makeshift stairs. A building that, from the outside, probably looked like it had already seen its best days.
Looking at these pictures now, itās almost hard to believe this is the same building so many of you came to know as Chaos Coffee Company.
There have been countless hours, countless dollars, plenty of āWHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO?!ā moments, and more projects than I could ever list, but little by little, this old building came back to life and after everything it has been through ā including the fire ā these pictures hit a little differently now.
I do want to be transparent about something, though.
A lot of people assume that rebuilding Chaos in this building is a definite and to be honest, I thought it was also!!
Right now, it isnāt.
Weāve had some challenges involving another property we own and the townās Planning Board that have forced us to seriously think about how much more we are willing to invest in Wilton going forward.
Thatās not meant as a threat or a dramatic announcement. Itās simply the truth.
Rebuilding after a fire is already a huge decision ā financially, emotionally and practically. When you add uncertainty about future projects and investment in the community, you have to stop and ask some difficult questions.
Do we rebuild here? Do we take Chaos somewhere else? What makes the most sense for our family and our business?
I donāt have those answers yet.
What I DO know is that Iām incredibly proud of what we did with this building.
We took something that looked forgotten and gave it another life.
These pictures remind me that Chaos didnāt start with a beautiful building. It started with seeing possibility where other people might not have and choosing to heavily invest where others havenāt.
Wherever the next chapter happens, I think thatās still exactly who we are. ā¤ļøāļø
2022. What a difference four years made.
