Making small homes work for busy families.
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Sharing what we’ve learned as AirBnb hosts, in particular the extras we provide as hosts to enhance the guests’ experience
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road trip to Lost River, West Virginia
When I say West Virginia, what comes to mind? When we first started taking road trips to West Virginia in 2019, our friends were perplexed.…
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wallpaper accent wall
Over a year ago, I thought our living room was finished. I wrote a long post explaining all that we’d done to the room (including…
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painting and staining outdoor furniture — or how I gave a mouse a cookie
I hope you had a lovely August! School started for us two weeks ago, so we’ve moved into the maelstrom of buying school supplies, planning…
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painting the stairwell
Over the past few years, I’ve gotten really tired of the gray in our house. When I first painted it, I thought it was classy…
● About Me
I’m Vanessa, a wife and mom living in the DC suburbs. In 2017, I bought a rundown house and began renovating it with my husband, John. Together, we’ve made our small house into a cozy, comforting space for us and our four kids.
