I was talking to a friend of mine that’s a couple of years older than me when I was getting ready to turn the big 3-0 back in January. I remember describing my quarter-life crisis to her and feeling just so not ready to step into the next decade. She told me “my thirties have […]
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So you want to get started in real estate but you have no experience, huh? I hate to tell you, but you aren’t alone. Almost everyone I know who is invested in real estate, started exactly where you are. Most of them didn’t come from a real estate background or have an “in.” They started […]
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I’m excited to be sharing my Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Guide 2020 with y’all!! I know — it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the #nsale. Honestly, when I first took a look at the full 2020 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale preview, I felt a little overwhelmed and knew I needed to pair it down this year to just my top 10 […]
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In case you missed my Instagram story, we are moving into our basement! Well, not literally. When we built our house 4 years ago we designed the basement to be a separate apartment so we could make some extra income. But, we knew one day we would need to grow into that space. The space […]
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I call this the modern Italianate because it honors the Italianate style of the neighborhood on the exterior but has modern elements on the interiors. This home probably has stretched me the most of all the homes we have built. Italiante by nature is outside of my wheelhouse. But I wanted to build a house […]
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The before and afters of our front yard makeover is here! Admittedly I had never really had a front yard before we moved into our home a couple of years ago. Before now I had always lived in condos, apartments, or my parent’s house so I had NO idea how much work it takes to […]
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Hi friends! So last week I was invited to tour the Richmond Homearama homes in Hickory Hill. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Homearama it’s an event put on each year by Home Building Association of Richmond that showcases several different custom home builders in a particular neighborhood. These custom builders each build one home that […]
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By popular demand (*Drum roll please!*) I give you my favorite white paint colors for the exterior! Now white paint is tricky. The trickiest of all colors because I think it can change the most drastically depending on lighting and there are just so many shades, tones, undertones….I mean picking a white paint color can […]
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Dave and I were reflecting last night on some of the positives of being quarantined and we both agreed that we are so happy to be able to find time to work out and prioritize our health. I’ve been using the 21 day free trial of OpenFit and am loving it! I can stream the […]
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One of my favorite spring sales is going on now! You can get 25% off when you use the code SPRING. I went through and rounded up some stuff I have my eye on! 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 […]
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If I am splurging on one thing in a home, it’s ALWAYS lighting. Honestly, a lot of times I will start in the kitchen, pick pendants, and then pick everything else on the first floor-based off that choice. So, if you are looking for the biggest bang for your buck. Lighing. I am telling you. […]
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Parents are some of the hardest people to buy for! At least mine are. Anything they want they just go buy themselves, which is why I’ve created this 2020 gift guide for parents. I love gifting them things that maybe they have never heard of or don’t want to splurge on themselves. It’s the perfect […]
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These before and after renovation photos in the historic Union Hill neighborhood of Church Hill is shockingly one of the easiest renovations we have done. The house itself actually had really good bones. toaster / backsplash / crock / We lovingly brought this home built in the 1800s back to life and the once abandoned eyesore is now the […]
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Not going to lie here, I’m usually not all about the Pumpkin Spice flavored everything. But this year I felt like the Grinch when his heart grew two sizes haha. I can have enough of it! I literally craved it for the first time the other day! Usually its really hard for my to order […]
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Fall is here and I am here for it! Pumpkin flavor everything, comfy clothes, booties, sweaters, bonfires! Without a doubt, sign me up for it all! I put together a list of my favorite fall nail colors below. So, whether you are wearing a chunky beige sweater with jeans and booties or a graphic tee […]
