Nov 5, 20203 min readDia De Los Muertos - My first ofrendaI'd like to say I've been making ofrendas with my family all my life but it's just not something my family did. We are Catholic, we're...
Jun 25, 20201 min readCommunity Spotlight - San Juan Bread maker extraordinaire, Karlo EvaristoI have been anxiously awaiting the opening of Mayfield, a new restaurant in downtown San Juan (more on that in a future post). One day...
Jun 25, 20204 min readJennifer Bolaños - Owner of Via Raiz Jennifer Bolanos is a Latina business owner who has her own brick and mortar shop in Portland, Oregon which sells home decor items and...
Feb 13, 20202 min readMy quest for the perfect Spanish style fireplace For about five years now I’ve been at a standstill with my fireplace. The home came with a basic brick fireplace (not the chic and modern...
Feb 8, 20202 min readThe power of curb appealA couple months after moving into our new home my husband started convincing me that we needed to re-do our landscaping. It was a hard...
Jan 20, 20204 min readAn Interview with Interior Designer, Raili Clasen Raili Clasen is an Interior Designer who I first learned about on a #newportharborhometour many years ago. Since then I have followed her...
Jan 6, 20202 min readWhat I learned from my first "client" So when you're first starting out you take on any "clients" that come your way right? Isn't that the idea? Just say yes and learn. In the...
Jan 1, 20201 min readThe inspiration to start For years I've thought about homes. Years. I frequented open houses, scoured them on Redfin, paid to go see them on local home tours,...