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About a year ago, Ryan and I agreed we were pretty happy with the house and wanted to start saving for other life events and emergency...

I'm a huge fan of Lily Collins (Emily in Paris, anyone?!), mostly for her style and relaxed aesthetic. I had no idea she had purchased...

I've always wanted to attend the Hollin Hills House + Garden Tour but for the past few years, was either out of town or did not purchase...

One of my favorite substack writers, Leslie Stephens, who lives near where I grew up in Portland, shared this AD article on a gorgeous...

When we bought our house last year, I was thrilled by the space for outdoor entertaining - upper and lower decks, a sizable, grassy...

The calendar tells me that fall is just around the corner, though you wouldn't know that from the 91 degree days we are battling in the...

Lately I've been noticing an uptick in mid-century modern homes and styles in Architectural Digest, the swoon-worthy publication for...

Do you ever find yourself going down a YouTube black hole on home tours? It's certainly one of my guilty pleasures. I selected my recent...

We just spent eight days in beautiful Palm Springs, where we will be getting married in May at the O'Donnell House. We used the trip both...

I very much thought when we bought our mid-century modern in Holmes Run Acres that I would have oodles of content for the blog - and I...

Wow, it's been a whirlwind the last few weeks and we have been BUSY getting acquainted with the house and the neighborhood while throwing...

My mom and I went to Palm Springs last week for a fun and too short getaway. I have been to Palm Springs before and classified it as a...

What are you all doing for Memorial Day? It's raining all weekend in the mid-Atlantic and we are planning to drive up to Baltimore today...

In an update that surprises no one...we are STILL looking for a house. It's somewhat mind numbing that this search began in December, but...

If I had to choose a favorite MCM neighborhood, it might be Rock Creek Woods. Rock Creek Woods is in Silver Spring, Maryland and situated...

I am a voracious reader and have become even more passionate about my book collection during the pandemic. In our future home, I aspire...

Growing up in Portland, Oregon, I always dreamed of living in Los Angeles. We visited often to see my godparents and I could not get...

When I started home searching, I learned about “comps” or comparables, homes of similar size and quality that have recently sold in the...

Friday nights have become our home tour night for the houses that go on multiple listing service (MLS) during the week. With inventory so...

We had six houses scheduled for this weekend and only ended up seeing three in Falls Church, Virginia, none of which will work for us. It...