My living room used to be a space that I walked into twice a day. First, in the morning to raise the shades, and once in the evening to lower the shades. It was beautiful.. but not usable. Now – it’s my favorite place to have my morning coffee, curl up with a good book, or work side by side with Emma.

It’s amazing the difference I feel about my home now when I look around my living room.

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When we first purchased this home two years ago our front door was 22 years old, dented and had definitely seen better days. While we have been living here I have been dreaming of designing a new door that I would love. I had hoped to make the change with our renovation right when we purchased our home but we had to draw the line as they say.

The floor plan to our home is an open concept and as a result..

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Tour our new home before renovations

I can’t believe it’s been 2 weeks since we sold our home of 10 years!

It seems like yesterday when I first pitched the idea of selling our home in our quiet cul-de-sac to move a little closer to our Pleasanton downtown area.

With our daughter away at college it seemed the perfect timing to downsize and mix things up. I’ve always loved the close proximity to Main St.

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You know how there are some people you meet and you instantly feel as if you’ve known them for years?
That’s how I felt the first time I ran across Susan from @kindredvintage on Instagram.
We started liking and commenting on one another’s pictures almost a year ago and I fell madly in love with her style and class.
She’s so special and always looks at everything with such a positive outlook that I find it incredibly contagious.

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