WE ARE CODY AND WENDY ARNOLD RECENT EMPTY NESTERS—EMBARKING ON A BOLD NEW CHAPTER. JOIN US AS WE RESTORE AND REIMAGINE A NEARLY 100-YEAR-OLD TUDOR-STYLE HOME, BLENDING TIMELESS CHARM WITH MODERN CREATIVITY. FROM DESIGN INSIGHTS TO RENOVATION ADVENTURES, WE’RE SHARING THE BEAUTY, CHALLENGES, AND DISCOVERIES OF BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO THIS HISTORIC SIXTH STREET GEM IN THE HEART OF NUGGETT HILL. WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
Hey MTV – Welcome to our Crib!
You may be sadly disappointed to learn that you won’t be getting my normal literary genius (or, as it’s been called, “snarky banter”) in these next few posts. But I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. We unfortunately didn’t take many photos of the cottage before, but as a bonus, I can tell you what it smelled like as you scroll through the few photos we do have.
As I sit here, exhausted from working late (again), aggressively willing my coffee to bring my body back to life, I want to be angry. Angry that the work isn’t getting done fast enough on the main house, frustrated that certain subs can’t seem to just do their dang job, and generally annoyed that another day is slipping by with what feels like zero progress.
Well… seems I’m already failing miserably at my 2026 one-post-a-week challenge. Cool. Cool. In my defense, a LOT has happened in the last month between moving into the cottage, all the work happening on the main house, and an ice storm that our pug, Aliza, refused to poop in. However, today Cody is traveling, and I’ve finally found a (conference-call-free) pocket of quiet time to process my thoughts.
We have a big job ahead of us to make this house our home, but it’s easy to see why we fell for her—here are a few of the historic details that won us over.
