New house, who dis?
After a year of living in the high rises of downtown Denver, sister and I have moved! Rent increases and change in building management had us craving a place of our own, so we scoured the listings until we landed on our new home – an 1890 house rental in the cozy neighborhood of Highlands!
It has a yard for Rhubarb to get her farmdog energy out, an extra bedroom for our parents during their many ski trips, and so much character!
The living area is my absolute favorite part of the house, with high ceilings and exposed brick that makes me feel like I’m living in an episode of New Girl.
And while the bedrooms are a bit smaller than in our last place, I’ve taken the opportunity to make it feel like the coziest of nooks, complete with the princess canopy!
Despite feeling bright and airy, there’s really no place in the house to shoot photos with natural light, which is how all of the photos on this site are taken. So Live Eat Learn photography is getting leveled up – we’re moving to studio light! Like…when I stop being so intimidated with this lighting setup and actually figure out how to use it.
Between sister and my tight schedules, we couldn’t have got it all done without the help of our ever generous dad, who flew into town to help us move boxes, carry furniture, and figure out just which of the 3 million anchors at Home Depot we needed. Rhubarb repaid him in ample kisses.
And because I’m an impatient person to my core, I set the ambitious goal of having our housewarming party exactly one week after moving in.
The theme? Dress as your Spotify top artist. Eminem, Ed Sheeran, and Olivia Rodrigo were in attendance (as was Mayday Parade, my high school guilty pleasure who have somehow remained on the top of my charts since).
A week later we hosted Friendsgiving for all the transplants who couldn’t make it home this year. Needless to say, I don’t need another bite of food or sip of alcohol at least until our inevitable Ugly Christmas Sweater Party.
Our favorite fall things
In the margins of time not spent moving, we managed to squeeze in a few of our favorite fall things! Like…
Hiking (and ice fishing) at the Saint Mary’s Glacier (whether cold or warm, we never really know what to expect).
And exploring some new hikes around Lyons, along with some old favorites at the Boulder Flatirons!
And letting our inner Nittany Lions shine at the Penn State bar, Larimer Beer Hall. Rhubarb isn’t so sure about that lion though.
And obsessively going to the Cherry Creek Reservoir dog park, 107 acres of pure Rhubarb happiness.
And finishing hikes with puppuccinos.
And trying out all the eateries (and drinkeries) in our new neighborhood, to include Uncle Ramen, Postino LoHi, Zuni Street Brewing, bartaco, and My Neighbor Felix!
November marks one year since moving to Denver, but it looks a little different now. A Rhubarb by my side, house to call home, and good friends to feed.
I hope your November was cozy and delicious and filled with time spent by your favorite people 💛
Di m says
Your home is lovely! So bright and comfy! The lighting set up for your food photos will work fine. The white wall can be an additional ‘large softbox’. If you need to spread more light around direct the lights to bounce off it.
Looking forward to reading more of your adventures in your new neighborhood.
Sarah Bond says
That’s such a great idea, I didn’t think of using that wall for bouncing light! Thanks so much, Di!