Over the past year and a half, my friend Amanda has been working on renovating their new (to them) family home. When they purchased the 1970’s home back in the Fall of 2015, Judd and Amanda fell in love with the layout of the home as well as the property that surrounded it. They knew they would want to update it to fit their family’s style and needs though. Slowly but surely, Amanda and Judd have been working on transforming the… Read more »

Today I am excited to share the most amazing renovated ranch home in our neighborhood. And even more inspiring than the transformation the house went through is the story of the people who live there. I’m honored to share the photos of the house and the story of this special couple who lives here. A little backstory: Lorraine and her husband David have been on quite the adventure the last few years. Prior to the recession, David worked as a residential… Read more »

A Few Days in Lima + Pierina's Eclectic Urban Oasis

I cannot believe it has been over a month since we came back from Peru. Even though I dedicated a post to our time in the Peruvian rainforest, I also wanted to share a few details with you about our time in Lima. If you ever plan on visiting Machu Picchu, most likely you will spend some time in Lima. At close to 9 million people, this is not a small city. And they have insane traffic to prove it. Despite its… Read more »

My friend Emma decked their house out for a Christmas historic home tour and I wanted to share the pictures with you. Emma has been decorating and preparing their home for the historic home tour since the day after Halloween. You’ll see all her hard work paid off in their beautiful home. Emma’s family lives in a historic house a couple blocks down from us. Her husband Chris is a builder who has been transforming this house over the past few… Read more »

Today’s “Step Inside” home tour is such a treat. I hope you are as charmed by this cozy cottage and its owner as much as I was. When I drove up to Becky’s home, not only was it my first time there, it was my first time meeting Becky too! A mutual friend connected us, and we quickly set up this day to meet and shoot her home. The whole experience was extremely uplifting – Becky is so warm, and easy to talk to. A… Read more »