Step inside this incredible Historic Country Club District renovation with a family-first approach to floorplan and finishes. Starting with incredible bones, these homeowners brought a fresh, warm and whimsical aesthetic that blended modern amenities with timeless details. The results were worth the journey to get there. Take the tour!

What a thrill to be inviting you into our clients’ incredible home after 17 months of hard work! It all started with a Historic Country Club District home search that culminated in a 7 month renovation of one of Country Club’s finest. The results are incredible and your opportunity to see it for yourself shouldn’t be missed! All the details are in the post!

As colder temperatures settled in this Fall and another bone-chilling winter lay on the horizon, we decided there was no time like the present to tackle the finishing of our garage interior. Read on for a deep dive into the work that was completed and the budget you could anticipate spending by doing a similar project on your home!

Purchasing a home is one of the most significant financial decisions most of us will make in our lifetimes. With the real estate market always changing, what it takes to write a compelling offer is also a moving target. Here is all the information you need to write a compelling offer along with a savvy worksheet to draft your own terms!

On my radar for years has been getting my family’s important documents in some semblance of order. As my oldest daughter pursued her driver’s license this Fall and we were pushed into the crutch of needing to know where everything was at once; I was FINALLY inspired to make sense of the gallon-sized ziploc bag that has been home to our most valuable documents. All the tools to make sense of yours are in this post!

If you follow me on Instagram or have been within earshot of me this summer, you know our family grew by four legs with the addition of our golden retriever puppy, Cosmo. Click through to learn about the products I’m using to keep the inevitable pet messes at bay!

It seems surreal to be at the point we are in our home ownership journey - settled in and living a regular life in our improved and renovated space. The truth is I’m a bit of an addict when it comes to renovation. For nearly two decades, I’ve been buying and renovating homes. The idea that you can take a space and make it something completely different hasn’t lost its luster on me. Come take a tour of our recently completed renovation - the Drexel Avenue Project!

I’m excited to be sharing some of my favorite household goods with you that also function as useful, practical gifts for both the seasoned and novice homeowner. Over the years, I’ve been quick to eliminate items in my home that weren’t in use on the regular - refining my belongings to those I couldn’t live without. I’ve found many of these items to make great gifts - hoping others will appreciate their sense of purpose with a discretionary lens for quality. Shop my favorites!

We have been settled into the finishing of our exterior for just about 2 weeks now. I can say with certainty that no one in the neighborhood is sorry to see the siding start after months of staring at our haphazard exterior. Follow along as we walk you through some of the critical siding details and decisions we’ve made along the way.

When we first embarked on this project, this was certainly a post I never anticipated writing. But as has been the case for the past couple years, it seems we always need to be prepared for an element of surprise. The latest on the Drexel Avenue project is just one click away!

Come take a first look inside the finishes we are selecting for our home renovation. Traditional and feminine with a playful, modern vibe - the finished product will be anything but neutral. Paying homage to the home’s original colonial character, there will be a formality to the space that feels appropriate, while keeping spaces durable and functional for a busy family of 6.

I’m so excited to be sharing with you the very first official post of our own personal home renovation, the #drexelavenueproject. If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know how passionate I am about renovation. Click through to see how my renovation experience benefits my real estate clients and where our renovation work began.

After months of looking, my buyers narrowed in on this Peach Dream. The bones of the home were good, but having served its previous life as a rental, it lacked the warmth and soul that often accompanies an old, character-filled home. Come take a look at how we transformed it with the homeowners’ keen eye and our crew of trusted sub-contractors.

Having lived its former life as a rental property, what this home lacked in showing quality was made up for in costly mechanical updates. Come take a look at how my clients intend on transforming this diamond in the rough into their dream home.

Our time on Prospect Avenue has come to a close. The last of the dust has settled and been cleaned, the straggling cardboard has been removed and the space is ready to be used and abused by the busy family that will call it home. Come take a look at how we transformed a basic walkout basement into a modern, functional and happy family retreat.

We are in the final stages of narrowing our scope of work on a new lower level renovation kicking off this month in the Tangletown neighborhood. Like many of the clients that reach out to me, these homeowners were grappling over the decision of whether to stay in or sell their current home. In the end, they chose to lay down roots in a contemporary home perched on Tangletown’s Prospect Avenue with sweeping views of downtown Minneapolis - but first, a renovation of the lower level.

The final inspection of our project on Joppa Avenue wrapped up earlier this month and our homeowners are settling into their cozy new space. I’m sharing a closer look at what we accomplished during this Minikahda Vista renovation and how the process worked when purchasing a home with the intention of renovating.

Catering to each clients’ unique vision - one of the platforms of my real estate business. As is often the case, this darling Tudor in Minikhada Vista checked so many of my clients’ boxes, but fell short in a few critical categories. Follow along to see how we tackle the transformation of their home - from dark and dim to airy and bright in just a few short weeks!