Our home - before and after

A year ago at this time we were negotiating offers on a lovely old home in the North Central neighborhood of Phoenix. A year later, we are here enjoying the approaching holidays in our warm, beautiful home. This is our first Thanksgiving/Christmas where we aren't headed to Salt Lake or hosting people here. I have to admit I miss the chaos and excitement of entertaining.

The extremely talented photographer who took the "after" picks for my website is Maggie Holmes.

kitchen/dining before

dining after

kitchen before

kitchen after

living room before

living room after

bedroom before

bedroom after

Jax's room before

Jax's room after

(last years post)

Halloween 2008

I thought we pulled off the dub-T pretty well. 

Jax did not want to wear his dog costume so we changed his into a mini-dub-T rocker child. He loved it. He was the life of the block party. He loved the twin girls sitting by the candy bowl. He was flirting with both of them all night. Can you say ladies man!

Walmart Parking Lot

This was a bumper sticker on a car in the Walmart parking lot. I wish the "Right to VOTE," could be taken away from certain ignorant people. 

Dwell Home Staging

I passed the state and national salesperson real estate exam. Whoo! This means, I'm on schedule to launch Dwell Home Staging by the end of the month. 

Below are elements of Dwell's identity system. I had the opportunity to work with Susan Fireside http://www.winterandconstruction.com/ an extremely talented designer and friend of mine whom I met through working at HBG, the branding agency in Chicago.

Below is the website's  homepage design. I've been working with another talented designer Drew Taylor. Check out just the design at http://www.drew-taylor.com/dwell/

The website is not live, but I wanted to pass it on to all of you for feedback. PLEASE provide me with any thoughts, opinions or ideas. The more input the better. 

Also, if you have any ideas for the official launch, that would be helpful too!

Halloween Themes

I love the holidays, but something doesn't seem right pulling out the fall/Halloween decorations when it is still 100 degrees outside.

We're having a block party for Halloween this year. For years, I've anticipated the time when our family can dress up as a "theme." I've been envious of my sisters' ability to sew creative costumes for their children and then get their husbands and children to dress according to the "theme." Well, I finally found a theme that would work with my, often reluctant husband and my child who's new favorite words are "woof, woof."

Here's what we're thinking... 

Jax can be a little dog.

Matt can be Duane "The Big Dog Bounty Hunter" Chapman 

and I will be his white trash wife Beth with an almost matching mullet

Bring on the dub-T!!

a few more of colorado

My sister 

does it get any better?

LOVE HIM!

blog world oh how i miss you

Hello long lost blog buddies. I've been MIA for 2 months - and for good reason. I'm in the process of starting my own business, dwell home staging. I've been busy with real estate classes, working on a business plan, brand strategy, copy, design, website and much more. The process has been so much fun. I've been excited to combine my two favorite things (outside my 2 men of course) real estate and home design. 

What I missed...a few photos of our trip to Pagosa Springs, Colorado.