Hello there! Thanks for stopping in for this 3rd day in a row of my series on the progress being made on my latest fixer upper. Today I’ll be giving you a Dining Room reno update on The House On Cottage Grove. And in case you missed it, check out this week’s other reno blog […]
Welcome to Day 2 of a week’s worth of updates on the renovation of my latest fixer upper. Yesterday I shared with you the progress we have made so far on the kitchen. Click here to view it if you missed it. Today I’m sharing the living room reno update on The House On Cottage […]
Greetings from Lake Arrowhead. I’m back after a fantastic 14 day trip to Europe. While I was away a lot of progress was made on my latest fixer-upper. And since I’ve been back I’ve been working like crazy on it myself. I come home every night exhausted, so much so that sadly I’ve had little […]
Greetings from Lake Arrowhead where we have been enjoying beautiful Spring weather. Today I bring you the House On Cottage Grove reno update. I have a very small team of workers so our progress is steady but not fast. We have been working on the renovation for about 3 months now and my goal is […]
Greetings from cold and rainy Lake Arrowhead, California where today I bring you a renovation update on The House On Cottage Grove. The snow has stopped and has been replaced by continuous rain, a very welcome thing here in drought-stricken SoCal. Plus, I welcome the lovely flowing stream below the cottage which not only looks […]
I am so excited to report that we are now the proud owners of another cute little cabin in the woods! So today I thought I’d give you a sneak peek inside our latest fixer upper. I’ve been knee deep in planning the renovation, but I’ve got so much great inspiration that I can’t quite […]
Hi! Today I’m really excited to show you the before, the in-progress, and the after photos of my Big Bear Lake cottage kitchen renovation. To wet your appetite, I’ll give you a sneak peek of how the tiny kitchen looks today. But it didn’t always look like this. On the left is what the kitchen […]
Hi friends, I realized it has been ages since I last gave you an update on my Big Bear Lake Cottage renovation so today I’m doing just that. Last time I showed you my cottage, affectionately called The Bird’s Nest… we had just finished selecting paint colors. This is the result. At the same time […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
