Month: March 2019

Tips for Disney vacation with kids from 5-10.

On our 3rd day there, my husband dryly concludes: There are two different kinds of…

House of the week – Weston

This week’s house is a charming country house in Weston. I love the original wood…

Monday Musings

Hi everyone, here’s a quick recap of what’s on my mind and what I am…

Let’s talk about eyelash extensions!

I have decent eyelashes but they are straight and kind of light at the ends…

House of the week: classic colonial in New Canaan

If you have, well, $2M in the pocket and need a house, I really recommend…

Meeting Martha and Monday Musings

Hi everyone, hope you had a great weekend. 1. The highlight of my last week…

Birthday dinner party for 10

Happy Friday everyone! We’ve have had a pretty miserable week over here with stomach bug…

It’s all in the details – lucite

I am so over this snow!!!! I can hear the birds and feel the sun…

House of the week.

Welcome to my new series: house of the week – where I’ll feature my favorite…

10 things to know when buying a house in the suburbs.

The very first thing to consider when buying a house anywhere is location – we…

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Love this color palette and clean lines which help this room appear visually larger than it is.

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Craft room redo. My fave part were the custom cabinet hardware that looked like the family’s beloved bulldog.
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Rec and gaming space for two boys. Friday vibes for sure.
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Come along for trades day on one of our projects and see how we kick start renovations!

As a mom to 2 girls and 2 dogs, I don’t usually work 9-5. I’m up early texting with crews of what’s going on that day, get kids on the bus, work and tbh play tennis as it’s my mental break. I end up working nights while driving kids around and I do a fair share of weekend work. Above has nothing to do with this gorgeous bedroom we did other than I would have hard time getting out of that bed.
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This gorgeous home we renovated is coming to the market in Wilton. Don’t sleep on it - this home really has it all and no expenses were spared. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/72-Seir-Hill-Rd-Wilton-CT-06897/57420601_zpid/

Why is the contractor a no-show?

I know, I know these post fire photos are not a fair before pics but that doesn’t lessen the tremendous amount of work that went in to get this house fixed up. I don’t like doing any repair work such as this, it’s psychologically hard on clients and sometimes in me. I was talking to the architect and realized I had stepped on burnt baby toys. 🥲 No one got hurt!We completed structural changes, all new electrical and plumbing to bring the house up to code and obviously the aesthetics. As exhausting as it was, it was so incredibly rewarding to hand they keys over on time and on budget to this family and tell them I made this nightmare go away.
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