Denver Interior Design – let's talk vintage style, old homes and remodeling
Holidays are here and a lot of us are experiencing our own version of a particular stress that happens this time of year. When you work full-time, it's hard enough to cram in normal things like Doctor's appointments but then you add the expectations centered around Christmas and you start to realize that it's really… Continue reading Hi, I’m Effortlessly Cool: Decorating for Christmas
I love being outside as much as I can in the summertime. I eat a lot of my meals outside, I have my first sips of coffee from the back deck every morning and in the evenings, I love to sit outside and read while the sun sets. My "summertime" office is in the converted… Continue reading Vintage Is the New Modern: Creating Soulful Outdoor Rooms with Timeless Finds
Denver sits at the edge of the Great Plains. We get unpredictable weather swings, harsh summers and winters and crazy wind days yet it's a sunny, genteel, dog-loving Western city at the end of the Prairie and at the start to some heavenly Rocky Mountains. I love working in older homes in Denver and imagining… Continue reading Reviving Denver’s Historic Homes: A Renovation Journey
This Victorian beauty was built in 1891 in Denver and when I walked up to it in the winter of 2024 it was looking down on its luck. It had been converted to apartments probably in the 1950's and most recently had been through a bad fire when a tenant on the top floor left… Continue reading An 1891 Denver Victorian Gets a Facelift: Maintain the Eccentric
The struggle I have with my job crops up every now and again when the rest of the world or the country feels like it's in a crisis. You could say to me, Laura, there's always a crisis and I will agree with you, but I am somewhat shallow and I like to have my… Continue reading Garden Inspiration and Being Shallow
Every year, around this time, I have a scent memory that comes to me unbidden. It's an odd memory in that it's not from anything extreme. You always read about someone having negative experiences and certain smells trigger them, but this is a memory of something fairly mundane that comes to me every single year… Continue reading The Scent of a Primrose
The days are getting longer, the breeze is feeling warmer and my happiness levels are returning. I had a hard winter - the cold and the ice paired with a need to eat my way through January and February. And probably December if I'm being honest with myself. I got out every single day with… Continue reading Good Riddance February
I've got my head down going into this year listening to audiobooks and music and glancing with one eye open at the news. I'm thinking of becoming a Lifestyle pages person, that could be my happy ticket through the next few years. It's cold here right now but I've been getting out in it every… Continue reading Turn Up the Vinyl and the Audiobooks
I am surprised by how early it gets dark this time of year even though I've lived through half a century of winters. Although, my formative years were in Florida so that might not count. With the new puppy, I've been forced out of my cosy morning reading routine and into the low, winter sun… Continue reading The Joy of Early Walks in a Winter Park
I think about color a lot. Some of it is for my job and some of it is just who I am and what lights me up. Green has long been favorite color of mine. The last few years I've done multiple green kitchens and it's been awesome. Green looks particularly good with wood and… Continue reading Charming Green Kitchens
The Colorado Nest 