Steve & CJ
We believe a home is at its best when it is lived in fully: dinners around the table, friends at the door, music in the background, seasonal traditions, and always another project waiting in the wings.
Our home was built in 1919 in Detroit’s Boston-Edison Historic District. We see ourselves as the latest caretakers of a house with more than a century of stories behind it — preserving what gives it character while continuing to make it unmistakably ours.
Discover the house story →Historic bones, thoughtful updates, and plenty of life in between.
The goal is not to turn the house into a museum. It is to respect what came before while creating a home that feels beautiful, useful, welcoming, and entirely alive today.
The kitchen transformation.
The kitchen had been the victim of a quick flip — inexpensive finishes, shoddy workmanship, and choices that never felt right for a 1919 home. We took it back to the structure and rebuilt it with intention, creating a bright, classic space with checkerboard floors, custom cabinetry, and warm brass details.
Read the full kitchen story →
Building the house journal.
We’re documenting the projects, details, traditions, and little decisions that have shaped the house — starting with the kitchen and expanding from there.
Front landscape
New trees, stone edging, hydrangeas, and layered beds gave the front of the house a stronger frame — with plenty of growing-in still ahead.
Read the landscape story →A little more of the story, in real time.
Renovation progress, finished rooms, seasonal moments, and the occasional detail that deserves its own post. We share the less-edited version of life at the house on Instagram.
Still evolving, one season at a time.
There will always be something changing here — a room refreshed, a garden growing in, a new holiday tradition, or another reason to fill the house with people we love.
This site will grow right along with it.