I moved a lot as a kid. I think that is where the obsession with home comes from.

I grew up in Waco, Texas, among old architecture, antique stores and a family who loved HGTV as much as I did. My dad was in the military and my mom raised me on her own, so we moved a lot. My best memories are outside: my grandfather’s garden, the woods, a limestone creek.

At fourteen I took my first floral job. Later came Bows and Arrows in Dallas, where I found Slow Flowers, a farming internship on San Juan Island, and Terra Bella Florals in Seattle. We moved to Orcas when I was pregnant with my son, and never looked back.

How the house led to the work

Our forever home on Orcas turned out to have hidden rot, moisture and pest problems—and my family’s health showed it. Working as an assistant carpenter to fix it, I made the connection between construction and health. We rebuilt with wool insulation, limewash and better air, and it is a house I keep improving.

That is why the consulting practice exists. I can walk a client from housewrap and insulation down to the sheets on the bed—then fill a healthy room with heirlooms, thrifted pieces and real art.

Continued: what I do and how to work with me →