I fear for my husband, I fear for my family. I do believe that my virgin attempt at One Room Challenge has me hooked. The ebb and flow of a quick run makeover is buoyed by the knowledge you are in the company of hundreds of amazing designers. I imagine we all feel a little […]
Nov 16, 2017
Nov 8, 2017
This week’s One Room Challenge update is a blog version of an out-of-office. Currently I am somewhere in the air en route to Florence, Italy. If you’ve been following my renovation you might have caught this last minute ticket purchase somewhere around week 3. Please feel free to follow along on my journey there on […]
Nov 2, 2017
Hello from my fully unpacked and almost completely settled home! Trying to get my kids to leave the house now is nearly impossible. School, playground, a toy store splurge nor Disneyland would entice them out the door. They have a space all their own again and they are claiming it! We are all happy nestling […]
Oct 26, 2017
Hooray! I can hear the sound of the One Room Challenge world sighing. First time in the history of ORC the reveal date has been moved one week further. For me this might bring the chair we thought wouldn’t have a chance of arriving on time! And, now I can enjoy my birthday week!! The […]
Oct 19, 2017
How is everyone else doing?? Happy, frustrated, excited, sleepless, broke? All of the above? I am loving feeling the collective energy of over 200 designers attempting a makeover at once. What an amazing forum for designers to cheer each other on, wallow together in misery, and celebrate our fabulous craziness at the finish line. More […]
Oct 11, 2017
I romanticize everything I do. I had dreamy visions of daily happy endings as each task was completed with ease and perfection. Every piece of furniture placed in its home as if meant to be. Alas, not so much. WALLPAPER Day one of wallpaper installation had my dad, mom (i.e installer and assistant installer) and […]
Oct 5, 2017
Oh hello! If you just found me after falling down your own rabbit hole of ORC discovery here’s a quick download on life over here. This summer we sold our house and cars, my business, and all of our furniture. My hubby, twins and I left our nearly two decade San Diego city life for […]
Aug 30, 2017
The last room of the Front Street house to complete was the sunroom. For three years it remained the left-over room, a storage room, a place for the kids junk. Finally one day Brian gave me a meager budget ($2,000) to re-style the space and I happily accepted the challenge. One of the biggest lessons […]
