“The house checked all my logistical boxes, and then some: It was small enough for one person, but large enough to grow into, well-maintained, had a backyard for my dog (with fruit trees!), a garage and fence (both of which make me feel safer, as a single woman), and a kitchen that opened into the living room,” Leslie continues.

“I had some trepidation about the neighborhood, since it’s in an area in Portland I’ve never lived in and is about 20 minutes away from where most of my friends live, but I’m getting to know it better every day. Most of my neighbors have been here for 20-plus years, and there are gorgeous parks and trails a short run away. My mom often says, ‘Bloom where you’re planted,’ and I can feel myself blooming the longer I spend in this home,” Leslie explains. And bloom she has! Her debut novel, You’re Safe Here, published earlier this summer.

• Low Shelf — Design Within Reach
• Peace Sign Vase and Lava Lamp — Gift from my aunt and from a friend, respectively
• Embroidered Racket — Danielle Clough
• Gold Light Switch — Anthropologie
• Slide Photograph — From my former boss’s home!

• Abstract Painting — Commission by Brenna Therese
• Couch — Interior Define
• Coffee Table — Lulu and Georgia
• Blanket — Anthropologie
• Olive plate — Muug
• Hand-Beaded Coasters — Etsy
• Crystal Bowl — Gift from my Mom
• Tall Vase — Target
• Monotone Pillows — Suay Sew Shop
• Other Pillows — Schoolhouse Electric
• Floating Picture Shelf — Room & Board
• “A well spent life” and “cowboy says” — Anna Fusco
• “The Sun is in My Eye” — Melody Hansen
• Frames — Framebridge
• Woods Candle — Betsy + Iya
• Bud Vase — IKEA
• Black Table — Amazon
• Squiggle Lamp — West Elm

• Tulip Table — Amazon
• Overhead Light — Georges
• Dining Chairs — West Elm
• Round Rug — Ruggable
• Cookbook Shelves — Amazon
• Mirror — Studio McGee, similar here
• Kitchen Mat — Food52
• Dishware — A mix of Year & Day, Hawkins NY, and East Fork

• Bed — Article
• Left Bedside Table — Antique, from Urbanite in Portland
• Knobs — Reformation
• Gold Mirror — Purchased in Guatemala
• Vase Holding Tulips — Target
• Tissue Box Cover — Etsy
• Gingham Sheets and Quilt — School House Electric
• Green Euro Pillows and Lumbar Pillow — Target
• Quilted Gray Pillows — Parachute Home
• Right Bedside Table — Antique, from Stars Antique Mall in Portland
• Gold Bedside Lamp — Target
• Small Stool by Door — Target
• Sheepskin Rug — Food52
• Colorful Rug — Urban Outfitters
• Curtains — Quince
• Meditation Set — Walden
• Framed Art — Taken and painted by various family members

• Framed Art — Urban Outfitters
• Shower Curtain — Urban Outfitters via Poshmark
• Window Covering — Etsy

• Diptych Ocean Photos — Film photos I took in Big Sur
• Dead & Co. Poster — Kiiarens
• Runner — Ruggable
• John Lennon Photo — From my former boss’s home!
• Tapered Candleholder — Food52

• Chair and Ottoman — Studio McGee for Target
• Print of Flowers — Carla Llanos
• Low Book Shelf — Amazon
• Dog Doorstopper — Vintage, from my family
• Treadmill — Peloton
• Standing Desk — Branch
• Desk Lamp — Target

Thanks, Leslie!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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