Did you catch the First part of this office makeover last week? You can see the indoors HERE. The garage turned guest house originally had no opening to the view and just a dusty hill outside. We added a sliding door and built a deck that would capture the best view and sunset on theOffice Makeover Part 2 – Outdoors
From Garage to Dream Teen room – the full reveal
You might recall we turned the garage in to a guest house to make space for a teen room for Luke, and a downstairs and office for me. I finally have some pictures to share. If you follow along you might remember… Luke’s Great Gatsby inspiration for the room HERE While we we’re building HEREREAD MORE From Garage to Dream Teen room – the full reveal →
Pictures from our house in Sweden
Every summer we come to our house here in Sweden and every time I fall in love with this place all over again. Homes are to be loved and lived in and I can’t think of a place that represents that more than this house. The house sits in a little village with only sevenREAD MORE Pictures from our house in Sweden →
Update on a huge design project
We’re finally coming to the the home stretch on a huge project on the east coast. We’ve worked on the building and design of large property in Virginia. Initially I didn’t think I could take on the big job considering the location. Somehow it’s working out with intermittent trips and yes Facetime! We’ve been workingREAD MORE Update on a huge design project →
House updates – kitchen & eat in dining area
Our LA house is slowly taking shape. I haven’t had the house professionally photographed yet but a number of you have e-mailed and asked that I share pictures, so here are just a few snapshots of our dining area in the kitchen. The house has received a lot of updates since I last posted aboutREAD MORE House updates – kitchen & eat in dining area →
My house tour in Malibu Westlake magazine
Unless you live in Los Angeles you’ll miss my mini home tour in Malibu Westlake magazine which is out on the newsstands now. Its always fun to see how your home looks in magazines so thought I would share a few peeks here on the blog. You can read the full interview with pictures andREAD MORE My house tour in Malibu Westlake magazine →
Renovation plans created in one afternoon
We left our summer house in Sweden in slightly better shape than we found it in… In case you missed the disaster I’ve dealt with you can check it out here. You can see what the house looked like when we came home in June and I burst in to tears here. The renovations areREAD MORE Renovation plans created in one afternoon →
One Room CHALLENGE – Week # 5
Now I know why this is called the One Room Challenge…because it is truly a challenge to pull off a room just the way you planned it in only six weeks. Particularly when you have two other magazine shoots happening at the house this week! Some of the items that we need to complete theREAD MORE One Room CHALLENGE – Week # 5 →
My new living room rug- the geometric shag
My living room carpet finally arrived, and it was worth the wait. It’s my first design of a line of geometric shags for my Jill Sorensen Lifestyle. It’s super soft underfoot with just enough modern as well as organic vibe. I’m happy! For our living room I used a cream base with a dark brownREAD MORE My new living room rug- the geometric shag →
BEFORE/AFTERS of our house exterior
Happy New Year! Hope you had a great holiday. I love when a new year starts and you get a clean slate and can fix what you didn’t accomplish or do right in the last year. Our home will definitely get done in 2016. Here are a a few Before/After pictures of the exterior thatREAD MORE BEFORE/AFTERS of our house exterior →