January 8, 2013 home tours

The Mother Of All Builders

I’m so proud of my good friend, Jen. Like so many moms I know whose children are in school full time, Jen reinvented herself by finding a new career. With a pink hard hat and a passion for details, my friend is now an official general contractor. Jen was able to combine all her previous business school project management training with her real life work experience and her first hand knowledge of what families really need in a home along with her flawless taste and aesthetics. The result is Jen’s first home, featured here today. The gourmet spacious kitchen (seen below) is my favorite feature, not to mention the open living floor plan, stunning views, designer pantry complete with gift wrapping counter and amazing attention to detail… this house truly has it all and then some! Congrats Jen!
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December 18, 2012 Florida House

Our Florida Home: More Updates
corner of living room in our Florida home

Updates on our Florida vacation home

 

During the Thanksgiving Holiday, we took a quick trip and were able to get a few things done on our vacation home…here are a few pics of the slow but steady progress we are making in Florida.

While I’m itching to replace the drapes in the living room that came with our house, the fact that some of our living room furniture has arrived is making it easier for me not to focus on them too much.

I like how it’s starting to really come together in there. 

Keeping the green broadloom in the guest room that came with the house, proved not be be as challenging as I had first thought. 

I’m also loving the few little cozy areas that are really starting to take shape…even our landscaping is filling in (plants grow so much faster in Florida…it’s astonishing!)
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October 30, 2012 life

Relief

Thankful to be on the other side of hurricane Sandy. While this super storm has knocked out our power and our phones and even our trusty generator of ten years, (which we are still hoping to have repaired by hopefully, tomorrow) we are all safe and sound with little, to no property damage. Feeling very grateful (even if I do have to remind myself several times a day, while we are all cooped up here together). It could have been a lot worse. 

Tonight we will dine by candlelight again. Although it will not be even half as glam as this photo from Style Me Pretty suggests, it will be alright. It will be cozy and we’ll all be together. It might be some time before our little town can untangle from this mess and power gets turned on again, but after hearing stories from friends and news reports of true devastation in the wake of Sandy, its hard to feel anything but relief. I hope you are all safe and sound. For more information about donating to the Red Cross Hurricane relief fund, please click here.