The whole DHB Team came together to make a video for the website!  Despite the initial butterflies we did it!  And it came out great.  Thanks for being willing to participate in my wacky plans!

DHB Development is looking for someone to help with our lawns and landscaping.  This is a seasonal position.  We have some flexibility with the start and end date, approximately mid to late May until the end of August .  We need someone who can create, organize and maintain a schedule to keep all the lawns at our properties looking amazing.  Under most circumstances you will be working independently.  We will not be looking over your shoulder the whole time.  We will be relying on you to do a  great job.  

I love when people love their apartment.  These units were rented before they were even completed!  Which means people did love them and scooped them right up!  And today both units are scheduled for move ins.  This project definitely ended up being way more involved than we planned but it does look amazing.  For example...we did not plan on taking off the roof and completely removing 50% of the second floor.  But with each new project we learn something new and use that to make the next project better.  The process of tearing off and re-doing the roof actually wasn't that big of a deal (or so I hear) ...and we are planning to do this on a house around the corner.  It'll be like we know what we're doing.  Tearing the 2nd floor off...that actually was a pretty big deal.  But so worth it!  The layout and space is 1000 times better!

We walk in and see this butcher paper roll.  This is literally on my vision board for the interior design for this project.  Perfect.  I must have it!  It's part of their sign...not for sale...blah...blah...blah...

The owner thinks his wife might have another one.  My hopes are back up.  She's already sold it.  Damn it.  

Joe went down stairs to find shutters that were the right size and I wandered around looking for some other pieces for the interior of 1155 S Plymouth Ave and I captured some items that I thought were amazing.  If you are feeling like taking on a project...ie channeling your inner Joanna/Chip Gaines...or you have a place in your house that is missing some character...head over and pick up one of these items!

I love boxes.  I feel like I can put them everywhere...the table in the foyer for mail...or all the crap, I mean stuff...i mean artwork that comes home in my kids folders, next to the chair in the living room with magazines, in the kitchen by the sink for soap and a sponge, in the bathroom for some wash cloths.  That big thing with the drawers. Is that a card catalog??  Well, it's a amazing and would be perfect in a living room with a little clean up.  Those pieces of molding would be perfect on a book shelf as book ends, or just as a stand alone piece.

It goes without saying...I need this!  But don't we all...LOL.

If you check out ReHouse and pick something up post a picture in the comments!  And if you do a DIY...please,  please, please share your design!

It sat vacant and abandoned for years.  We worked around it.  Buying and renovating the houses and buildings up and down the street.  But we knew to make a real change, we had to have that property!  There are 2 residential apartments upstairs, which was a no brainer.  We could handle those.  The first floor commercial space and the exterior?  Those were going to be a challenge.  The commercial enterprise in this space and the visual impact has the potential for a big impact.

There was a lot of work to do.  This place was ugly!

After a lot of demo...a full paint job...and re-paint.  Which I can't believe Joe approved me changing a full body paint.  We operate on pretty tight budgets.  I come up with ideas and designs...and Joe figures out how to make it work usually with creative cost saving fixes.  So when I suggested the paint job was not going to work...I was not expecting to get the okay on that one...But I did.  And 2 colors no less.  

We are finally getting close.  We are getting to the final exterior touches and inside...We are really excited about what's happening in there.  The design and concept is not ready to be revealed, but stay tuned because I think you are going to love it as much as we do!

Please comment below and let us know what you think of the design.

There are some things that are important to one person, but not so much to another.  The value of something is really subjective depending on who you ask.  One person may believe that $200 each year for family pictures is way too much or a waste of money.  Someone else might spend that on family pictures every season or even every month.  The same person who thinks $200 is a waste of money for family pictures may feel $200 for a chain saw is a great idea.  The way you feel about something and the value you place on that, is what determines the value and it's okay that's different for everyone.

Before we had kids, when I was pregnant with Sloan we started a tradition to have maternity pictures taken and then newborn, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month and 12 month pictures done.  I truely cherish those photos.  It's rare that I have a picture of myself with my kids or husband where I look nice.  It's usually a selfie or I set the timer...and there's always something that goes arye.  But those pictures from our photographer, I love them so much.  Each and every photo.  I look at them over and over again.  Staring at each picture for several seconds.  And then I go back and look at them all over again.  Trying to decide which one I love the most.  The value of these pictures exceed far beyond any dollar amount that was spent.  

The photo cred on these pictures goes to Brenna Thering Photography
http://www.brennatheringphotography.com

She does amazing work and is one of the kindest people I have ever met.