Piper Raffle and her husband wanted to buy a house in Tulsa. But they were split on what sort of house to buy. She was leaning toward something older with character. And her husband wanted a house with fewer problems. Bold Patterns & Colors Abound: Once the decision of which house to buy was made,…
Dani Ferretti and her partner Brad were living in a 450 square foot apartment in San Francisco. But after a few years, they wanted something bigger. With their jobs in tech, they were able to move to Austin, Texas with their chocolate lab. They found a rental in a nice neighborhood and began to transform…
Shanty Wijaya, an LA designer and founder of ALLPRACE Homes, started out as a molecular biologist. But then she decided to fly from Jakarta, Indonesia to Los Angeles to start a new career in interior design. After the 2008 housing market crisis, many homes were abandoned. Shanty and her team came in and began to…
Someone mentioned that the colors in my apartment bring a cohesiveness to the small space. Even though I have a rather boho color-is-chaotic style, I try to choose a few colors to spread throughout my home. I use yellow-gold, red, green and a bit of turquoise (seen primarily in the wall hangings). So let’s look…
This is Kendra’s flip house, the first completed 2021. She worked very hard on this one, adding 600 square feet for a master bedroom and bath. Real Estate Agent & House Flipper: She’s been a real estate agent for over 20 years and in that time she has seen a lot of unloved houses. My…
Last week I purchased a back massager from Amazon. It was kind of pricey, but there was a $20 coupon I used. And yesterday it stopped working. I only used it a few times a day. It arrived on Sunday. And it died on Thursday. Strange. I also purchased this massage mat from the very…