A house is nothing if it doesn’t have a healthy earth to build upon. We love to embellish the landscape, especially gardens and trees! Sometimes the landscape is already set in the photos provided, but sometimes the landscape is either not built yet or not in bloom – no problem. McKenzie is the Chief Embellishment Officer.
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Mesa Arizona
Read moreAhhh…Arizona. My first taste of Arizona was on our honeymoon. We spent a day in Phoenix and three days in Sedona. Like most vacations, it wasn’t long enough! We loved Arizona – the climate, the people, the architecture, the new-to-us landscape, the history. Personally, I was most intrigued by the ancient Native American ruins and culture. Some artifacts and pictographs are dated back to the ice age, and it’s right…
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Front Door Realty
Read moreFront Door Realty are the good people who represent the Chesterfield county real estate. This special project was commissioned by FDR realtor Chandler Shornack as an anniversary gift for the owner of Front Door Realty – who is also her aunt! Chandler wanted this rendering to represent the brand, so we made sure to feature their signature brand color – TEAL! The front door says it all, and we added…
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Pennsylvania Breeze
Read moreThis beautiful home portrait is all about the landscape design. What a gorgeous keepsake gift to celebrate the hard work and pride that goes into building an estate. This architectural rendering was handmade with love by Monarch Creative Studio. Working with McKenzie was a total breeze. From start to finish she made me part of the process. I had originally contacted her to recreate my house as a gift for…
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Happy Hydrangeas
Read moreWe take great pride in our custom home portraits, handmade with love, by Monarch Creative Studio. The colors in this piece are so happy and bright, you can’t help but smile! What a great keepsake gift! McKenzie did an amazing job capturing my parents’ home. My parents’ garden was on point this past spring and she was able to capture the beauty of it. She also added in my moms…
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Garden & Golden
Read moreOne door closes, another door opens. Parting with a home can be heartbreaking, especially if your green thumbs and golden paws cultivated a knockout garden like this! [We may have embellished a little bit, but make no mistake – this garden is 100% real!] So when the time comes to close that door, it’s important to honor your hard work. Honor yourself and your family with a home portrait that…
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Blue Birds
Read moreA generational farmhouse, kept in the family for over 100 years. When the family lost their matriarch to this estate, they knew a keepsake portrait of her home was due. She is cherished in the presence of a blue bird…and a pesky squirrel! With tears of love, Jill began to tell me the story. Jill’s husband grew up in this house and has memories of a slightly different rendition of…