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Marbleized Living Room – 13 colors – me questioning my life choices!
Every room in Forteza Luce starts with a story. This one starts with a rug. When my mom sold her house and relocated to Costa Rica, I inherited her reproduction oriental rug. It’s extraordinary — one of those pieces that commands a room the moment it touches the...
Why I Chose the Hardest Possible Way to Launch a Blog (It’s Very On Brand)
Why I Chose the Hardest Possible Way to Launch a Blog (It's Very On Brand)(Mobile readers: I spent January obsessing over design details that really only shine on a bigger screen. If you want the full maximalist experience, check it out on your computer later.)...
Join me in a ‘NeoGothic Rebellion’!
Start Here: Join Me in a ‘NeoGothic Rebellion’! More Joy! More Color! Just MORE! Salutations! I have a confession to make. For over ten years, I’ve been creating behind closed doors. Not hiding from anything dramatic—no scandal, no spectacular failure. I’ve been...
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Join me in a ‘NeoGothic Rebellion’!
Start Here: Join Me in a ‘NeoGothic Rebellion’! More Joy! More Color! Just MORE! Salutations! I have a confession to make....
Marbleized Living Room – 13 colors – me questioning my life choices!
Every room in Forteza Luce starts with a story. This one starts with a rug. When my mom sold her house and relocated to...
Why I Chose the Hardest Possible Way to Launch a Blog (It’s Very On Brand)
Why I Chose the Hardest Possible Way to Launch a Blog (It's Very On Brand)(Mobile readers: I spent January obsessing over...
Art can be made anywhere – a girl and her dog in the middle of the street
Girl: 1 Dog: 1 Trees: lots & lots Cars on the street : 0 Being shut-in can make us shut down. I live in a pretty...
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
Inspired by D'artagnan(the dog), Mr. Rogers and the goodwill of neighbors While on our daily walk we found...
Neogothic Apothic – the Chatelaine’s tips on navigating the Plague
Salutations to one and all! These are trying times – but as a artist, re-enactor, historical martial arts practicer, small...
Find what speaks to you - Let me show you around...
Rooms of the Rebellion -Bold choices. No beige. Ever. Rooms that defy expectation — color, texture, and no apologies. These are the interiors of Forteza Luce — the spaces that cost more than money and evolved into something more extraordinary than anything I could have planned. Come inside.
Forteza Luce: Her Face & Gardens - An 1892 Victorian painted in five colors doesn't blend into a neighborhood — she announces herself. These are the outside stories: the facade, the gardens, the grounds, and everything that happens in the space between the house and the world.
The Rebellion Chronicles - The story of a build, as it happens.
The unfiltered story of building NeoGothic Rebellion from the ground up - the strategy, the stumbles, the pivots, and the wins. If you’ve ever wondered what it actually takes to build something from nothing, this is where that story lives.
The Chatelaine’s Musings - Not everything worth sharing fits neatly into a room reveal or a how-to. This is where I wander —-ideas, observations, things I'm turning over, things I want to share with you just because. Pull up a chair.
The Pups: Tales & Tails - In my world, every good day has at least one dog in it somewhere — and at Forteza Luce, they never stay out of view for long. The four-legged family is everpresent on the furniture, in the garden, part of the chaos and the best moments — and occasionally taking over completely.
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