Real Estate, Renovation The ABode(n) – Our Home Buying Story TweetSince our first date, Daniel had talked about being ready to buy a house or a condo but never actually acted on it. About a year and a half after that fateful day, he had officially occupied two different Wauwatosa duplexes only 4 blocks apart, […]
Real Estate 5 Tips to Make Your Offer Stand Out in a Competitive Market Tweet Buying a home should be a fun and exciting time. To help avoid the frustration that may happen as a buyer in a seller’s market I put together my Top 5 Tips for Making Your Offer Stand Out in a Competitive […]
Home Decor, Real Estate Girl Behind the Blog – 25 Fast Facts! Who knew that my January would lead to a boom in buyers hitting the real estate market?! For the most part this winter has been fairly mild and this has contributed to me being much busier than I have been in years past. This […]
Lifestyle Our Engagement Story For those of you who know Daniel and I personally, you know that us getting married, was never a question of if…it was always a question of when. Although there were plenty of opportunities Daniel could have taken advantage of to propose, anywhere in Paris for one, the way he finally […]
Organization, Real Estate Under Sink Organization Tweet For those of you who have been to The Container Store before, you probably agree with me when I say it is jam packed full of things you think you don’t really need…that is until you actually get it. And then you aren’t really sure how you ever […]
Lifestyle Realizations on Privilege in Paris. Tweet It’s been a while since I posted on here, but it has been a while since I felt like I had anything worth sharing that required more space and thought than a Facebook post or Instagram story. Frankly, I’ve been content in the mundane of my day to […]
Lifestyle Gift Ideas – Jord Wood Watches Tweet I’ll be honest, I always struggle with finding the perfect gift for Daniel. Regardless of the holiday he always tends to be one of the most difficult people on my list. I usually have him send me a list (read: links, so I can easily order them), and go […]
Lifestyle Friday Five – Vol. 01 Galentine’s Day Must Haves TweetHappy Friday! Fridays are going to look a little different than they have in the past around here! I decided to implement something called “Friday Five” in which I will share 5 things, or places or a combination of the two that rank my top […]
Lifestyle Don’t Marry Your Best Friend Tweet I’m not going to lie, it makes me sad every time I see another social media announcement of an engagement that includes the words “I can’t wait to marry my best friend.” Actually, there’s nothing worse than these. Why? I think it is LAZY. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Lifestyle Don’t Marry Your Best Friend TweetI’m not going to lie, it makes me sad every time I see another social media announcement of an engagement that includes the words “I can’t wait to marry my best friend.” Actually, there’s nothing worse than these. Why? I think it is LAZY. Don’t get me wrong, I’m […]
Lifestyle The No Good Very Bad Day Tweet Yesterday was a no good, very bad day. I woke up with a hoarse voice, a dry cough, and the monthly reminder that I am a woman. And after returning home from an afternoon away, I discovered water in the basement and a cable and internet outage. On […]
Lifestyle 2017 Resolutions Tweet Ironically, as most people express their gratitude for 2016 coming to a close, I’m sad to see it go. By far, 2016 was my best year yet, not only personally, but professionally. In my personal life I secured life long friendships, got engaged and traveled. Professionally, not only did I […]
Home Decor, Lifestyle, Real Estate What’s new in 2017 Tweet I am a slow start to my morning type of person. I wake up, check my email and social media, get out of bed, eat a light breakfast, work out, then make my coffee or tea and sit down in front of my computer for […]
Home Decor, Renovation The Great Debate – A White Couch TweetI consider myself to be a fairly practical person, that is why when thinking about our current upstairs renovations I suggested we get a pull out couch in the room slated to be my home office. Not only would this solve our occasional need for […]
Home Decor Our Living Room Christmas Decor Tweet Christmas is my favorite time of year so it probably is no surprise that I go overboard when decorating for the holidays. If it were up to me we would decorate on November 1st but Daniel is not a fan. This year I waited as long as […]
Home Decor, Real Estate, Renovation Instagram Roundup Tweet Because not everyone is on Instagram (or following me yet, which you should @ourhumbleaboden) I decided to grab a few of my favorite posts recently and share them on the blog. Back in October I had the opportunity to attend a branding workshop hosted by the Bloguettes […]
Home Decor, Real Estate, Renovation Trying Something New – A Home Decor Blog TweetAs I recently entered into yet another year of life, its hard not to reflect on how busy I have been in just 12 months. From notable trips to New York, Denver, Europe, Mexico and many places in between, as well as […]
Home Decor Holiday Home Tour part 2 Tweet Today is Christmas Eve! We still have a few days with our decorations before I am forced to take them down by a certain Grinch. If you missed my first post about our holiday decor in our living room Friday, you can check it out here. Its no surprise […]
Home Decor, Real Estate Girl Behind the Blog – 25 Fast Facts! TweetWho knew that my January would lead to a boom in buyers hitting the real estate market?! For the most part this winter has been fairly mild and this has contributed to me being much busier than I have been in years past. This […]
Entertaining, Home Decor Fall Decor Round Up TweetWell friends, I’ve been slacking on the whole blogging thing lately. Not off to quite a good start, but it happens. Life sometimes gets in the way. It wasn’t until I was taking down my fall decor and putting up my Christmas decorations that I realized I never […]
Home Decor, Real Estate Out with the Accent Walls, in with the Accent Colors TweetFor me, finding the perfect paint color is the ultimate task. It took me 5 different paint stores to find the right color for our living room and dining room because nothing was just quite right. Now that we are tackling […]
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About Tweet Hi, I’m CoCo, a twenty-something self proclaimed real estate mogul living in Milwaukee, WI with my boyfriend, Daniel, and our mini-labradoodle, Riesling. As a real estate agent, I was looking for a way to connect with buyers and sellers beyond the traditional model of the home buying or selling process, as well […]
Lifestyle Don’t Marry Your Best Friend I’m not going to lie, it makes me sad every time I see another social media announcement of an engagement that includes the words “I can’t wait to marry my best friend.” Actually, there’s nothing worse than these. Why? I think it is LAZY. Don’t get me wrong, I’m […]
Organization, Real Estate Under Sink Organization For those of you who have been to The Container Store before, you probably agree with me when I say it is jam packed full of things you think you don’t really need…that is until you actually get it. And then you aren’t really sure how you ever lived […]
