It started with a kitchen. During the pandemic, we renovated the one in our family home in Nyack, and I chose the stone, the cabinet colors, the fixtures. I didn’t know it then, but it was the first time I’d make design decisions for a space other people would live in.

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When I began hosting in 2022, I brought what I’d learned from years of traveling and staying in other people’s spaces: the places I remembered weren’t the fanciest, but the ones that felt considered. A good bed, soft light, clear instructions, a host who thought ahead.

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Hosting turned the house into an ongoing design project, tested by every guest who walked through the door. Four years and a 4.93 rating later, the reviews I value most aren’t about how the rooms look, but how they made people feel: rested, at ease, at home.