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Hello pals, Courtney right here (Melissa’s daughter!)! I’m so excited to welcome you to our new house in the present day. After years of renting, my husband and I (together with our son) have simply moved right into a new-to-us home with my parents-in-law!
Just a few years in the past my parents-in-law introduced up the thought of us dwelling collectively and it instantly felt proper to us. We continued renting our townhouse and took our time home looking till we discovered simply the appropriate home for sharing.
Enter….The Lake Home.


That is simply the kind of house we have been on the lookout for and even higher than we hoped. There’s a basement condominium with a separate entrance my parents-in-law live in, and my husband and son and I live in the primary home.
Such a particular present to have 3 generations beneath one roof!


This view was such an sudden blessing. My husband and I used to drive round imagining how enjoyable it might be to reside close to a lake, however we by no means imagined we’d find yourself with such a stupendous view. Each rental I’ve lived in has regarded proper into parking tons or huge buildings…so the sight of a lake, mountains, stunning timber and large open sky out our home windows is such a peaceable delight. We’re very grateful.


We’re so excited to be starting this new chapter of house possession. We plan to be on this house for a really very long time–a household house we will actually settle into and slowly make our personal for years to come back!


We don’t anticipate to be doing main renovations (fortunately we like a lot of the house to start with) however we undoubtedly have long run visions and plenty of little initiatives forward. And naturally, simply making a house cozy and personalised is one in every of my very favourite issues to do. The considered having the ability to do this in a house we personal and anticipate to STAY in is thrilling!
















This can be a first look at our lake house…only a peek! There’s a lot extra to share, and I can’t wait to take you alongside as we make this home really feel like us.
I’ll be sharing a lot extra behind the scenes as we uncover our “lake home model” inside HomeBody Gathering Place!
It might be so enjoyable to have you ever be part of us within the HomeBody neighborhood. You’ll get entry to cozy adorning guides (the Room Recipe adorning technique is so useful whether or not you’re simply beginning out in a house like me and have quite a lot of choices to make, otherwise you’re able to settle in and luxuriate in your property or make progress in pulling your model collectively). There are additionally different signature HomeBody Strategies, plus a complete neighborhood of kindred spirits who’re all creating sanctuaries of their very own.
I’ve already began sharing some further peeks of our house in HGP (plus some design mockups and even just a few design dilemmas!). I can be so appreciating all of the enter from fellow HomeBodies as we start the journey of turning this home into our house!
You’ll be able to observe alongside on my Instagram as I share my easy joys and bits of our life.
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