Holtwood Hipster

I thought I'd share an update on the big project we've had in the works here around Holtwood House - the one that has been con...

This is a post about some really great grains, beautiful stains and one big ol' pain. Throughout our renovations process, I've ...

Back in February, The Mister had gifted me a little birthday dream getaway- Florence + The Machine at the Santa Barbara Bowl. If you haven...

The last couple of days have brought lots of activity to Holtwood House. I love waking up when projects are in full effect, the sounds of ha...

Remember this post where I shared a bit about our plans for Holtwood House's upcoming exterior facelift? Well, an April start date is a...

As part of my overall plan to infuse some color into Holtwood House, I've been on a mad hunt for new throw pillows to punch up our ch...

I love looking out into the backyard to see this.  Because it used to look like this. The Mister wanted the rusted out "ghetto shed...

The Mister and I spent at least a year and half looking at dozens of distressed properties in nice neighborhoods and iffy properties in iff...