Hi.
Welcome to The Canyon Estate. My name is Michelle and this is where I document my adventures in a 1940's home remodel.
Welcome to The Canyon Estate. My name is Michelle and this is where I document my adventures in a 1940's home remodel.
This is my crew.
Colton and I are from the same small town in Oregon. We grew up, went to college, Colton went into the Marine Corps and we spent a few years moving around the country and living it up on the beach in California while I built a photography business. Colton left the military for his dream job and I went back to graduate school to study what I should have studied the first time around (no regrets).
In 2017 I graduated from UCLA and we welcomed our first kid, Hank. We left jobs we both adored in Los Angeles to move back home to Oregon, where we could be closer to family and enjoy a slower pace of life. One year in I can say that while we are definitely closer to family, a slower pace of life is an elusive game we’re constantly trying to play.
Along the way we’ve been investing in real estate in an attempt to craft an intentional, simpler life in which Colton and I can be around for our family. This online journal is a reflection of many years spent trying to build something that allows us both to be home, working on the farm, when we want to be.
I’m not a financial professional, but this is my story of what’s worked for us. I don’t know if that’s interesting to you, but if it is, I’m really glad you’re here.
