About

What is Penny Modern?

Penny Modern started as my interior design blog, following my journey renovating and designing my own personal residences. I’m a self-taught interior decorator and have renovated and designed 3 different homes.

Here’s how I can help you…

I help everyday people like you to:

• Get inspiration to make your home beautiful, but stay on a budget you can afford.
• Find affordable products by doing home product reviews.

One of the best ways to get the most value from my site is to sign up for my email list to help you to find ways to save money while decorating your home. Or check out my Freebies page to get some free helpful stuff!

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My Dream

The reason why I am doing all this is to help other people to create a place they love to live in, without breaking the bank.

Why listen to me?

I’m just a mom, living life in sunny San Diego. My husband, Robert, and I purchased our first home in 2014, and began fixing it up. We have fixed up 3 homes ourselves, and have also turned a 3 bedroom home into a vacation rental out in the desert.

I’ve Fixed Up Two Fixer Uppers

Two of our homes were 1970’s “fixers” and needed pretty serious cosmetic updating to make them livable. The remodels were an amazing learning experience in themselves, since we did the work ourselves and through various contractors. I had to hire, organize, and schedule all the various “trades” to come in for remodeling.

What next?

After we remodeled pretty much every room in our home, what was next? The real estate bug bit me hard, and I decided we were buying a rental property. We searched for about 6 months, and finally bought a pool home in Indio, CA to rent out as a vacation rental.

Our vacation rental, The Funky Palm, took some setup time as I had to furnish it from scratch, and completely remodel the pool and spa. Once that was done, we put it up on Airbnb and VRBO and started my career in property management.

I hope you enjoy my site, and look forward to helping you learn to decorate your home like a pro – on a budget you can afford.

Thanks and happy decorating!

Carrie