Call it what you want — an adventure, a midlife crisis, or wanderlust, but the past year I spent in Waco changed my life and was the inspiration behind starting this blog and my design company Fig & Ash Design Co.. I dreamed about moving there for years (yes I am a sucker for fixer upper) and finally the day had arrived and we loaded up our truck and said sayonara to California and headed East. Included in my dream was purchasing my own fixer upper, a tired old house that called out to me to give it a design hug and shine bright again like it did when it was built. We found the perfect house, a 1936 Colonial dream.
When our offer was accepted, I was in a state of pure joy and shock because there were multiple offers on the house and the real estate market was crazy competitive at the time. When we closed escrow, it felt like it was meant to be, that my dream was becoming a reality…and that is when the real work began. We have moved a lot in the past 10 years- 14 times (I know) - and in the process renovated houses a few different times. We learned so much in the do-it-yourself frustration and I realized there is so much we can share. I love designing and my husband loves making me happy (and actually he is extremely handy and loves the renovation as much as I do) and we have become addicted.
My husband is actually a classically trained Executive Chef so you may see some food blogs pop up now and again because he is too talented not to share. We have since sold the house and moved back to California, but that period in my life has provided me with the courage to finally share myself in a vulnerable way and write these blogs and start my own interior design company! I don’t know how many more times we will move in the next 10 years, but I hope I can use this blog to share our projects and our lives with you and hopefully help inspire you to do a few home renovation and design projects for yourself or reach out to me if you need help! It is so worth all the headaches and almost marriage ending arguments— I promise! For now, I want to share the Waco Colonial and hope you love it as much as I do and stay tuned as I try to figure out how to blog (bear with me) and post more about sourcing and choosing paint colors and the how-tos of the renovation process.
Oh and P.S..... SURPRISE! We just bought a house back in our home town of Fresno and close escrow Friday! (15th move here we come!!) It is a whole house renovation project and I can't wait to blog about the entire renovation which will begin this weekend. I hope you will continue to follow me and see how it all unfolds. Wish me luck!
SEE THE FINISHED PROJECT SLIDESHOW HERE:
See you soon,
Brianna
Yay!! I’m so happy for you, Bri! I can’t wait to watch you make some magic happen!!!