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I know what you are thinking … three homes? But hear me out.

My husband has been in commercial real estate for thirty-five years, so it only makes sense that we have invested in real estate.

In 1998, we bought Dave’s parent’s home in South Pasadena, CA. and it’s where we live full time. It’s the home I refer to as My 100 Year Old Home.

In 2012, I managed to talk my husband into buying a house in Ventura, California. The home is at the beach and is only an hour and twenty minutes away from our home. I call it the “kid magnet” home because it has been a great draw for our kids. And when your kids are in their mid-to-late twenties, that’s a good thing.

In 2019, we bought a home in Waco, TX., as an investment and short-term rental. It was a huge project, but it was a great remodeling project. I am thrilled with the outcome, and I poured a lot of love into this home. It’s now available as a rental on Airbnb and VRBO.

My 100 Year Old Home

As I mentioned, we bought my in-laws home over twenty years ago. I didn’t mention that they bought our house too!

Our home has changed over the last twenty years as we remodeled three different times (and they were very big projects). The first remodel was the kitchen, family room, two downstairs baths and the outdoor patio. A few years later we added a pool and remodeled our master bedroom, two upstairs baths, and the third-floor attic. Our last major remodel was when we updated my art studio (The Carriage House) and added an outdoor kitchen.

I love our home so much and it’s the perfect place to entertain. We have hosted engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, themed dinners, dinners for 100, and our annual Christmas party for 200.

Poolside-Afternoon
Exterior
A redecorated living room with sage and taupe and a mix of new and vintage items.
Living Room & Entry
table set with hyacinth placemat, copper charger, green plate, green glasses, copper candlesticks, and green flowers in a vase. White sectional in background.
Family Room
A bright kitchen with white cabinets, a wooden island, and three woven chairs. Two pendant lights hang above the island, and a large window provides natural light. The floor is wooden.
Kitchen
Thanksgiving Memories
Dining Room & Butlers Pantry
A well-organized craft room with wall-mounted storage units filled with supplies, a large work table, chairs, and a rolling office chair on a grey rug. Two pendant lights hang from the ceiling.
Craft Room
A Quick and Easy Primary Bedroom Makeover
Primary Bedroom


Boys Room King
A bedroom makeover from two queens to a king and how to make the room well suited for guests.
Boys Room King
Baths
Third Floor Guest Suite
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My 100 Year Old Waco Home

In 2019, we bought a home in Waco, Texas, on a half-acre lot with a two-hundred-year-old oak tree. We bought the home to fix up and rent as a short-term rental. My plans included remodeling this fixer-upper into a farmhouse-style home with a large wrap-around porch. I loved that we could finally have a home to share with others.

The ceilings in the Waco home are 11’4” tall, and the floors and ceilings are original wood. We had to take down the original shiplap to add insulation. I decided I didn’t want shiplap on every wall, so I put it on two walls in the common living area and kitchen and on one wall in each of the bedrooms. I found vintage interior doors, and I love how they look in our home.

After a year of remodeling, My 100 Year Old Waco Home became the perfect home to stay at while visiting Waco. Located one mile from the Magnolia Silos and Market and Baylor University, this three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is ready for guests as a full-time, short-term rental.

Benjamin Moore Pure White paints the exterior and interior of our home.

Exterior
Living Room
Kitchen
Dining Room
Laundry Room
Master Bedroom
Front Bedroom
Middle Bedroom
Baths
Our modern beach house in Ventura with white plaster finish, glass windows and a new garage door.

Ventura Beach House

I am still not sure how I convinced my husband to purchase the home in Ventura at the beach. We bought it in 2012 and originally were going to rent it out as a short-term rental but somehow we (as in I) changed our mind about that too.

It’s been an amazing getaway for our entire family and we have loved it since the day we bought it.

I remodeled part of the home shortly after we purchased it. That included replacing the doors and windows, updating the kitchen and two bathrooms, redoing the lighting, adding a tongue-and-groove ceiling in the great room, and adding a new fireplace and banister. The most amazing part of the remodel is that I finished it in twelve weeks.

Ten years later we expanded and remodeled the entire home. We went from a two-bath, three-bedroom house to a four-bath, five-bedroom house. We also added a third-floor deck, raised the ceilings, and enlarged the kitchen.

The remodel was completed in spring of 2023 and it is the perfect year round vacation home for our family and friends.

The deck on our third floor with Arhaus furniture, a fire pit, and dinner decor items.
Deck
The beach house in Ventura where we celebrated the new year.
Living Area
Bright, modern kitchen with wooden dining table, wicker chairs, white cabinets, and hanging pendant lights.
Kitchen
Bright, modern living room with two white armchairs, a glass coffee table, and large windows overlooking a beach and ocean.
Primary Suite
A bedroom with two built in queen sized bunk beds, a king sized bed, rocking chair and green, tan, and blue decor.
Bedrooms
A newly constructed primary bathroom with a double sink vanity, marble tile shower, and decor.
Baths
a small putting green in the back yard
Putting Green
Beach