Let me help you transform your home into a comfortable, safe, accessible and beautifulspace that you can call home for many years. Why not invest in your current residenceinstead of paying for a retirement village or assisted living?Your future begins now! As an expert in Universal Design and Living in Place design, I have the…
In January 2020 I was invited by the institute founders to give a presentation at the National Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas about how the Living In Place Principals have affected my life. Well… my family members could pretty much be the poster children for Living In Place. It felt intimidating at the time…
I was going to put my thankful thoughts in a wish jar. But what good is gratitude if it is not shared? Grocery shopping has never been my favorite thing. I am grateful to Dillon’s and Costco for delivering food to our door. Thank you to all those participate in keeping my family fed and…
Six years ago, I met my biggest challenge in my 30 years as an Interior Designer – the need to renovate house into a comfortable, safe and accessible home that met the long term needs of my multi-generational family. Easier said than done! At that time it was not “fashionable” to create a home that was…
In July of 2014, I took some downtime with Megan and Matt in Kansas City and designed an elevator location for our Longwood house. On the trip home, I was struck with severe abdominal pain. Major surgery fixed the problem. While recuperating at home, with my walker bumping along the walls, and showering being a […]
A year after we lost my Dad, Dot moved into a condo that we totally renovated. She purchased new furniture and window treatments and was quite comfortable and content. Let me preface this by saying that we are a very close family and she is at the center because of her unconditional love, amazing personality and sense of […]
Five things had to happen before the family could move into our Plum Tree house The Elevator had to be installed. Bryan’s bath had to be revamped for a roll- in shower Dot’s bath needed tub replaced with a walk in shower The master bath needed a lot of love and the shower enlarged. And of…
Consider this the Flores Family Christmas Letter that came a little late. (Two years late) to any new readers. In fact we had a wonderful Christmas. We started a family tradition a few years ago. Everyone or couple chips in what they can afford into a kitty. That amount is then divided by the # of…
Just to recap… We are frantically searching for a home to accommodate our multi-generational family with accessibility issues. We require an elevator, 2 offices, 3 accessible bathrooms, a space for my the 88 year young mother, a suite for our 44 year old son who is battling ALS and a guest area for our Kansas City kids.…
As I said at the beginning, we could not move into the Plum Tree house until we had 3 bathrooms complete. If you have ever worked with me, you’ll remember that I like to one or two areas at a time so that we don’t disturb the entire family life. But time was of the…
