I saw this house listed for sale last summer and fell in love with it… of course it wasn’t blue then, and it looked more like it was about to collapse, but I still loved it. It was only $350k at the time but needed a complete face lift, major work, and a new roof. …
Happy Sunday Lovecats! Here comes a Sunday House Crush that is far more affordable than the usual house crushes I share… not that it is entirely affordable for everyone BUT it’s one of the few under a million that I’ve shared… and I just kind of LOVE it. Mostly though. I love the BATHROOM! It’s …
I actually spotted this home on an Instagram story of a local realtor up here, Michelle Calkins, who consistently makes me giggle via her stories, as well as keeps me in the loop about what’s going on locally in our liitle community. Definitely follow her if you’re a local! This house is about a minute …
I’m having so much fun with these Sunday house crush posts because it really gives me a chance to peek around the real estate on the mountain, especially into areas I can’t go by car or foot! There are so many really amazing places up here that you never really know about unless maybe you’re …
My word for 2018 is BUTTERFLY Magic. Transformation. Beauty. Change. Mystery. Abundance. Prosperity. Freedom. Love. I don’t usually choose a word of the year but I’ve read a few books recently that recommend it and the word butterfly continues to reveal itself to me lately. Also, it encompasses all the words in bold above, and …
I stumbled upon this listing and found my jaw dropping at each consecutive click to the next photo, because I’ve never seen anything like this house up here (in Lake Arrowhead). It just sort of seems out of place among all the very cabin style mountain homes -though it is trying to keep a mountain …
I am slightly OBSESSED with this mountain house. I LOVE the layout and open floor plan and I love most of the upgrades done to it, which is rare. Oftentimes I’d rather just find a really cool place that hasn’t been touched, but this place is move-in ready. I would make a few small changes, …
This house is incredible and the photos do NOT do it justice! It’s in the Palisades, just minutes from my house and I pass it when I take the walk along the lake instead of the lanes… and every time I stop at it because the location and view of the lake from this point …
Last year around this time, my partners and I acquired the building that is in the process of becoming Dogwood Tavern. While we had planned on doing a sort of quickie fix-it to open early 2017, it turned into a full-blown renovation. Much of the structure has remained the same, but the entire place has …
I was nosing around Zillow’s homes for sale in my area again (Lake Arrowhead) and stumbled upon this incredible French Normandy-style lakefront “masterpiece” which, according to the listing, blends classic Old World architecture with state-of-the-art amenities. Not only that, this dreamy estate is located on the tip of its very own private peninsula right on …
My first “House Crush” posts centered entirely around homes nearby where I lived in Lake Arrowhead… I figured since I was looking at homes anyway, it would be a fun way to sort of share a little bit of the process with you… (I’m still not sure if I’m staying in my house or moving, …
This Aspen Inspired Private Luxury Mountain Retreat ( via Zillow ) was recently sold in September, but it still popped up in my recommended local homes email, because obviously at $2,875,000, it’s totally in my price range 😉 and I’m crushing on it… HARD. At 5 beds 5 baths and 5,495 sqft, it’s not a …
I sit in my living room at the end of each day and look around and smile. I love my house. It makes me so happy and for some reason I still don’t feel like that in itself, is enough to stay in it. But it should be. Why do I feel like I don’t …
I’ve shared in a few posts about having to sell my house… Things have changed a little bit and I have a choice to stay, though it’s an expensive one, and as quickly as I can usually make decisions, the choice to stay in this house or to sell it and move is one that …
I am squealing over the cuteness of this Vintage Disneyland Birthday party for 3 year old Scarlett on the Art of Being Female because ISN’T IT JUST THE CUTEST!?! With all the new Mickey ear hats and headbands available now, I LOVE seeing the original ears on these kids. They’re so simple and sweet and …
