Welcome!

You know those rooms you see that are stylish yet lived-in, 

organized while being family-friendly, beautiful, cozy, and full of life?  

Well, I can do that.  I can make that room for you.  

Through thoughtful design, using what you already have in new ways, organization, decluttering and purchasing only what is needed, I make your home a reflection of YOU

-who you are, your story, how you live. 

Let's do it.  Let's Vagabond your home. 

Dive in to the lifestyle, design and products of Vagabond Ruth. 

I love my work.  I love how personal it is.  I love the opportunity to be creative.  I love that no two projects are the same and each day presents wild and wonderful opportunities and challenges.  

My latest project has been unbelievably fun.  A client approached me in late November and asked if I could transform her daughters shed-turned-playhouse into a school room.  Her girls, ages 7 and 8,  play "school" frequently and would love to have a playroom that was school-house themed. 

Would I like to do it?  

Why yes I would!  Per Vagabond Ruth protocol, we first cleaned everything out, keeping several pieces to be used in the new room.  Next we did a LOT of work at World Market (chair, rug, bronze side table and accessories, lamp, pillows) and Amazon (desks, chairs, blackboard, teaching supplies).  The craziest thing is we pulled the whole thing off in two weeks.  Christmas came early to this sweet little shed and, according to my client, school is now in session.

These are the before pictures..... 

And these are the after pictures.  

My two oldest share a room.  They are 8- a boy,  and 5.5- a girl.  While we realize this current arrangement cannot last forever, we do plan on having these two -roommates their whole lives- continue to share a room for as long as possible.  It has worked well so far, but recently we felt the room needed a little tweaking in order to meet the needs of our growing kids.  Namely, both needed their own defined area, more storage space for all of their treasures as well as  desks for doing homework.  It was a FUN project but also a big challenge.  I wanted the room to feel functional, airy, uncluttered and equally respect each kids unique interests and personalities.  We needed also to work within a very limited space and budget.  

Enter.... Vagabond Ruth!  Ok. Check out my before pics.   

Not, bad, right?  It was a cute room, it just was no longer fitting the bill in terms of space and needs.  They really liked  their bunk bed situation, each person had a book shelf (clutter-y and breaking, but they worked for awhile), little dress up area, artwork, etcetera, but they really love their new room.....

Annnnnd after!  Sorry, the pictures are not so good.  I tried to make it like you are turning around in the middle of the room.  And I know it looks like my kids are posing.  They were not.  It was just one of those odd little peaceful moments that happen every so often.  I promise my house is a zoo most of the time.  

The details... well, the Vagabond Ruth philosophy means I reuse as much as I can and only buy what is needed.  What I needed ended up being the storage shelves from Target (by Threshold, bolted together AND firmly secured to the wall), storage boxes (5 for each kiddo), beds and chairs (Amazon, baby), and desks (again Target, by Pillowfort).   I reused bedding, artwork, and stuffed animal storage. 

 Most importantly, the kids love it.  They like to go in their rooms to work at their desks and each has their own bit of space.  Amazon and Target ended up being very cost effective (and delivered) so I did it all at a pretty low price.  I love a little challenge!