I love mountains, so when I got a call from a kibbutz that’s nestled away in the Carmel mountains, I was excited to go and get some soul food!

The clients were absolutely delightful, over the moon to be able to work with such easy going, lovely people… but boy was this project going to be a challenge.

The project was 2 bathrooms, and the primary bedroom.

The bathrooms were essentially, caves.

There were no windows, no ventilation, extremely low ceilings, and mould (unsurprisingly!) everywhere.

When Lorren called me, we instantly connected. I felt like I was talking to an old friend, and she decided on the spot, on our very first phone call that she was hiring me, there and then!

It was a match made in heaven!

She was hysterically funny, and just such fun to be around, I quickly advanced her to the top of my “favorite clients ever” list, which I secretly make in my head!

“I don’t know what to do, I have no inspiration, and I just can’t see it!”

Some of my favourite words to hear! Because it just means that my client is struggling to see how the space can best tell their story and represent their character - that’s where I can help!

It’s a word we hear almost daily here in Israel, it means renovations. But we can rest assured that there is always a shiputz going on somewhere - usually the place we need to be, at all times.

The bank, the post office, the doctors office, and of course - the supermarket.

Oh - and don’t forget about the neighbours.

The upstairs neighbour, the next door neighbour, the apartment below neighbour… We live in a country obsessed with shiputzim!

BUT WHERE TO START!?