What about those of us who rent, I wondered? Where are all the blogs for us? With that, my idea for a rental home decor blog took root, some brainstorming ensued, and The Borrowed Abode was born. The content got off to a slow start (sometimes I look back and am horrified by the ideas I tried in my first few months of blogging . . . ) but all the risks I took were worth it. At my last condo I work
ed to inexpensively make it just as lovely as if I owned it, but without implementing renovations or other permanent fixes. Then, before I was finished, it was time to pack up and move again - to a cute little ranch with my sidekick Ryan - in the suburbs. With that move I kicked my long commute for good, and re-started the process of making a rented house a home. n6235025_39964115_8941
These guys are totally worth the furballs they leave in their wake. And now, inspired by the extra space in the new house, I launched my own handmade product business in spring 2011, and I'm sharing some of the trials and tribulations of that as I grow.
