Welcome Home

Hey Doll, welcome to my website.

I am excited to share with you an idea that has been years in the making - The Doll House.

This space is a curation of my favourite tricks, habits, inspiration & products that have helped me learn to create a home in any space on any budget. In early university I began investing in self-care, I fell in love with the idea of ritual and routines. Being in university, my life was constantly changing; I felt that just as I would become consistent in a routine I would move, or change focus only to fall back into unhealthy habits that brought me comfort during uncertainty. Slowly I began to realize what an impact my home environment had on my ability to ritualize my routines and show up in the world as the person I wanted to be. While I can’t control the chaos in the world around me I can create a peaceful haven within the walls of my home. 

I do not consider myself an expert at this, nor do I have any credentials that support my ideas. What I share is based on my lived experience of creating a space that feels like home while moving 5 times in 4 years, starting out in a teeny tiny 500 sq ft apartment to leaving my hometown to live on an island 2500 km away with my husband, dog & big dreams in tow. I don’t know much but I know that creating beauty in my home brings warmth, purpose and fulfillment to my soul. I hope that by sharing what I have learned and continue to as I grow can become a source of inspiration for others like me who love to physically express the beauty within their minds eye.

Whether you know me personally or not I thank you for being here. In the last few years I have engaged in a lot of self-reflection which has taught me that my joy is cultivated through living authentically.  For me, living authentically has exposed me to all that the universe has to offer when I am willing to be vulnerable & wear my heart on my sleeve. I have always considered myself an open book however that doesn’t come without fear that people won’t like me or that I will later look back on what I share with embarrassment or shame.

So please know that what I share here comes with the intention to connect, create & deepen my relationships with others who share the love of living in a warm and peaceful home. I invite you on this journey with me as I follow my heart and explore this passion. 

XO, 

Grace

A windowsill haven from my current apartment in Victoria, BC.