Effortless Boho Style Transforms a 90s Cookie-Cutter Home
When Anita Yokota and her family decided to move from Los Angeles to Orange County to lead a more family-friendly lifestyle, they didn?t expect the process of finding a home to be so challenging. The family?s own townhouse sold in three days but when trying to buy a new home, Anita and her husband Travis […]
When Anita Yokota and her family decided to move from Los Angeles to Orange County to lead a more family-friendly lifestyle, they didn?t expect the process of finding a home to be so challenging. The family?s own townhouse sold in three days but when trying to buy a new home, Anita and her husband Travis kept being outbid ? it got to the point where they even considered moving to Seattle, WA, Anita?s hometown. Luckily, after nine months of living in a tiny rental apartment, the family?s luck turned. Their offer on a four-bedroom home, built in the 90s, was accepted. ?It came as an unexpected surprise,? Anita recalls the sudden turn of events. For the first seven years in their Orange County, CA home, the family didn?t change much. The mustard colored walls, chosen by the previous owners, stayed untouched, as did the dark granite countertops in the kitchen. ?I was a commitment [phobe],? Anita explains. When the exterior of the house eventually needed painting and the family received an offer that included painting the interior, the transformation of the Yokotas? home began. ?I got brave and started nailing things on the wall,? Anita says, ?but what really marked m...
When Anita Yokota and her family decided to move from Los Angeles to Orange County to lead a more family-friendly lifestyle, they didn?t expect the process of finding a home to be so challenging. The family?s own townhouse sold in three days but when trying to buy a new home, Anita and her husband Travis kept being outbid ? it got to the point where they even considered moving to Seattle, WA, Anita?s hometown. Luckily, after nine months of living in a tiny rental apartment, the family?s luck turned. Their offer on a four-bedroom home, built in the 90s, was accepted. ?It came as an unexpected surprise,? Anita recalls the sudden turn of events. For the first seven years in their Orange County, CA home, the family didn?t change much. The mustard colored walls, chosen by the previous owners, stayed untouched, as did the dark granite countertops in the kitchen. ?I was a commitment [phobe],? Anita explains. When the exterior of the house eventually needed painting and the family received an offer that included painting the interior, the transformation of the Yokotas? home began. ?I got brave and started nailing things on the wall,? Anita says, ?but what really marked m...
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