From the Blog

• November 21, 2020 A new home that needs some major LOVE
  

  We honestly hadn't been thinking too much for looking for a new house. I was lying in bed one night looking at Zillow, just curious to see what was available in our area. Our neighbors were moving so I guess it planted a seed in my head, what if we moved? Where would we go? What would I want?

  I love a good rags to riches story, take something that needs love and bring it back to life. Maybe that's why I love rescue dogs so much, I love that they have a new lease on life when all they need is a little love.

  Well I found a house that DEFINITELY needed some much needed love. The house was only about a mile from our existing home so that was a plus since we knew we loved this area. It was on a cul-de-sac so plenty of room to ride bikes in the front yard for the kids. It was in a gated community which we had never lived in before but thought that the little extra security never hurt anyone. It also had a massive back yard that backed up to a beautiful golf course that had room to expand our home if we ever wanted to.

  Dave has his real estate license so we decided to contact the bank and go check it out..... Do you want to see the very first look (photos) we had of the house that would turn into our dream home??

  

  This is the kitchen, it has 2 weird islands and varying heights and a big post in the middle. It really cuts up the living space.

  

  The main living area had such pretty light that came in from the windows. I also loved the volume ceiling, it really made the room feel much bigger than it actually is.

  

  The master bedroom is less than to be desired. Let's just say there isn't anything staying!

  

  Oh and there is my photographer John Woodcock, he is an amazing architectural photographer. I am pretty sure this is the ugliest space he has ever photographed. I asked him to take the before pictures for me so the after pictures we would pour over and style later would tell the complete story of how far we have really come.

  In this blog series I am going to take you through my remodeled home one room at time. I will tell you about problems we had to solve and share all the blood, sweat, tears and of course money we have put into making this house our forever home.

  XO,

  
• November 21, 2020 Deciding to Make that Move
  

  Renovating a home is definitely not for the faint of heart, but since I am not afraid to dive into a big project being and interior designer and my husband Dave is as handy as they come we thought why not right??

  When we got married we settled into the community of Ocotillo in Chandler, Arizona. We had both lived in several cities in Phoenix area and home prices were pretty good for the amount of space we wanted in Chandler. Our first home we bought as a foreclosure in 2007 and we did a ton of cosmetic changes to it. Just think cabinets, paint, flooring, bathroom remodeling...... Let's just say it was cutting edge design in 2007 LOL!

  

  Our kids were growing up a bit and we just felt like we needed a little more space. The back yard wasn't very big and to be honest, there were so many expensive changes we had made that we couldn't bare to undo.

  My design taste had changed over the 9 years of living there and I wanted to change my floors and bathrooms and cabinets and at that point it was either live with it or MOVE!!

  So we decided to do it!! We found our dream (well kinda) home about a mile away from our existing house. It had been sitting vacant for about 2 years. The pool is green, the yard is dead and the the decor is stuck in the early 2000's . Perfect right? I won't even feel guilty about tearing the whole thing apart and making it exactly what we need to function for our family!

  Here are the kids on moving day. They were a little sad to leave this house, it is really all they have ever known. It wasn't like the house we were moving into looked all that appetizing either. There was still so much work to do.

  

  We promised them they would love our new home even more than the one we were leaving.... Our last family picture at the old house.

  

  This is merely a preface to take you on our journey of our new home and fast forward to 2020 where now we are adding on a 1200 sq foot addition.

  So follow along as we make this home the most perfect place for our family!

                                            XO,

  

   

   

   

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