How to buy a house when you’re a Type-A control freak
I’m a major Type-A, pain in the ass, need-to-know-every-detail kind of person. And when you’re doing something as huge as buying a home, things aren’t always as accessible as you might want. I learned that the process isn’t over when your offer is accepted — that’s where the really hard stuff starts…
Why you should do a home photoshoot before you move out
I knew it was time to move out of our apartment. However, it felt wrong to just depend on my own memory and a few Facebook pictures to document such an important space in our life. When a friend offered to do a lifestyle shoot to add to her photography portfolio I leapt at the opportunity.
Here are the reasons why you should do a home photoshoot before you move…
This “grandiose” Palm Springs home hasn’t changed since the 1969!
This vintage Palm Springs home was built in 1969, and it looks like it was decorated right around that time as well AND THEN NEVER EVER CHANGED. Even though it was sold twice in the ’90s. Both buyers did the world a favor, and left this time capsule home un-changed. And I salute them with this new vintage home tour…
The cozy-ass-cabin pyramid house that will make you want to move to Snohomish
I found this amazing home for sale in Snohomish, Washington. Snohomish? More like Snohom-YES I WANT TO BUY THAT! The house is apparently called The Pyramids. It’s the coolest house you will see today (or maybe ever?) And it WILL make you want to move to northwest Washington.
Disney + retro-futuristic decor meet in this time warp of a Dallas home
This amazing vintage-style piece of time capsule real estate is currently for sale in Dallas, Texas. And it has a special Disney twist!
I’ll let the real estate listing fill you in on this fascinating retro Disney house…
Check out this Victorian workspace for jewelry-making
I work in one corner of the living room of my Victorian house — it’s a brick hearth where a woodstove used to be — in an amazing antique chair that I found at a thrift store. My workbench is an antique sewing machine table…
This “wacky wallpaper house” in Minnesota will assault your eyes with patterns galore
Did you know there was a time when the fanciest way to decorate a room was to match your fabric to your wallpaper? This home for sale in Minnesota in the paradigm of that matching wallpaper and fabric movement…
8 tricks to bring back retro details in recently-remodeled homes
I hate when vintage homes get remodeled and loose all of their retro flavor. But there’s hope! This Las Vegas home can give us all a great lesson in how to bring back some retro details to recently-remodeled homes!