Hi lovelies. I hope you had a great week! This weekend I was housebound with two sick and super cranky teenagers. I spent most of it unpacking boxes and taking care of them while getting a slight case of cabin fever myself. Sure, it's rewarding to see the empty boxes pile up and the house start to feel like home, but after 48 hours of nothing but, I was getting a little crabby too. That is, until I opened the boxes marked 'cookbooks' that had remained unopened the entire time we were in the rental house. As I started to... Continue reading

Happy Mother's Day! Did you have breakfast in bed? I don't like to eat in bed, but I do love breakfast! I've dropped major hints this week that I've been craving blueberry pancakes and bacon. My two (plus sleepover friends) are still snoozing, so we'll see how that goes! First off, I want to say thank you for all of your comments and emails! I try to respond to each individually, but I'm sure I've let some slip by the past couple of weeks. Please accept my apology and if you don't mind, just resend them! I have a temporary... Continue reading

Good Morning or good whatever time of day it is when you read this! We are mostly moved in and last night was the first night back in the house! I have much to share, but for today I only have a minute before my crazy work week starts. Right now I'm savoring a quiet moment all alone in my house having my favorite tea and thinking about this past year and now, what lies ahead. So much time and thought is consumed with remodeling. It's nice to be able to slow it down and just enjoy the sameness of... Continue reading

Well hi... My great intentions to get this to you a few days ago, were met with even greater and more time sensitive priorities. So, here we are again on Sunday! How was your week? Last night was my son's Prom. Very sweet :-) As one of three girls, it's a whole new world seeing things through the eyes of a boy. While there was no opportunity to offer help in the areas of attire, make-up or hair, I was able to give some last minute chivalry reminders as well as my own two cents on the subject - it... Continue reading

Hi! It's Sunday evening of what was an absolutely gorgeous weekend. It was one of those weekends where a little bit of everything all seemed to fit in. Some productivity was accomplished in the way of more purging (is there a disorder for the opposite of hoarding, because I think I have it?), some packing and cleaning - even the kids pitched in! A little exercise and time spent outside, topped off with a fun night in the city made for pure heaven. Feeling quite content and abundantly grateful. The contractors are putting on the final touches and it's starting... Continue reading

Hi! How was your week? Mine was pretty mellow. My daughter Lily and I had the house to ourselves while she was home for Spring Break. I alternated days working and spending quality time with her, trying not to feel guilty about the one I wasn't doing. The plight of the working mom! Does that ever happen to anyone else? Lots of stuff going on right now, so the next several weeks are going to be really crazy! If posts are more sporadic than usual, that's why. The house is steadily coming along, and moving back in is now days... Continue reading

Quite a bit of progress was made this past week. In fact, our contractor said we should be able to move in by the end of April! That's three weeks away! Realistically, it will probably be mid-May, but still! It was exciting to finally see the marble slab that I picked out in all of five minutes get installed. It's honed Calacatta. The edges are 2 1/2" on the island and 1 1/2" on the rest of the countertops. Fuzzy photo of the kitchen desk (below). The stair treads were installed as well as a few wrought iron pickets for... Continue reading

Hey sweet people. Hope you had a wonderful weekend and if you celebrate Easter, hope you had good weather for hiding eggs! After an incredibly restorative couple of days, I feel much, much better :-) One of the highlights of last week was a photo shoot of a kitchen and family room I recently completed. The magazine doesn't know which issue it will be featured in yet, so I can't show much from the shoot until after it hits the news stands. In the meantime, here are some behind the scenes photos I took. Stylist Sarah at work. And one... Continue reading

Hi...Sorry it's been a little while since my last post, but I haven't been in a blogging mood. It's been a challenging week. This photo helped me. Thought I would share it with you in case you are going through a process too and need something to help you get over the hump. Continue reading

Hi there you. Happy first day of Spring! It's the time for new beginnings, fresh starts and picking up where we left off. New Year's Day just doesn't work. Now seems a much more fitting time for reevaluating, purging, getting organized and making changes doesn't it? For the next two weeks the house will be under a shroud of tarps and paper, as the painters complete the inside. In the meantime, there are still a few things that need to be selected. On the top of the list is the powder room sink. The room is narrow, so the sink... Continue reading

Martin and crew arrived on Thursday and spent the weekend installing. It was such a relief to see them- especially the colored kitchen cabinets. Love how they turned out! Here are photos of the first day. medicine cabinet piece of the island Oil-rubbed bronze hinges (with some sawdust) on island Master bathroom vanity (1 of 2) Inside view of the vanity drawer. It opens and has a space for the sink in the middle (it's hard to see from this photo, but I'll show more later) and on each side and the front, there are spaces to put things. All... Continue reading

*Update - I was about to publish this post when I got a call from Martin. They left last night and should be here in a few hours. It was like Santa didn't show. I found out this morning (Wed), as I burst into the house, camera in hand ready for Martin and his entourage to roll in (he has two female assistants - tool belt toting, skill saw savvy and able to lift super heavy things without batting an eyelash! I kid you not.) that they have not left Seattle yet. I'm hoping they arrive late tomorrow (Thurs), but... Continue reading