About Me

I have always been a creative type. I remember my dad driving me to art classes every Saturday morning starting in the 4th grade - Gordon Lightfoot playing in the background.

I spent the last 15 years as a textile designer in the fashion industry. Recently, I decided to switch gears and persue my love of home decor and floral design. Then started "housemartin" the blog - after a sweet little bird that flits around the nest making things just so. Even the smallest things inspire me daily.

I will be opening an eclectic home decor and floral store with an organic modern aesthetic in Portland, OR in Spring 2008. It combines vintage and modern home decor and lifestyle products with floral designs. The store is called "ink & peat". The name represents the coming together of hand-made goods such as "ink" printed cards, table linens, and pillows and nature-made items such as plants, flowers, and (peat) moss. In the meantime, until the store is open, I am doing freelance floral design as "ink & peat". Please contact me for custom floral arrangements for any occasion.