"Old houses come with great stories," Nicola says. "Using salvaged items helps them live on a bit."

"I've always loved old houses ... especially in the evening, when the lights are on ...through the wavy glass. There's a romance to all of that. People hire us to restore homes and give them new life for today's needs. I'm in the business to make a living, but I like building houses. Actually, I love building homes."

"... the rooms inside display Nicola's gifts for combining disaparate elements—
elegant and rustic, formal and casual, vintage and new ... 'It's a business for me, but I get to do what I love,' she says. 'I get to live in these old houses, and each is very different from the other. I'd be crazy to say I love to move, but I have been moving every couple of years and it's like starting life over each time.'"

"Through her rich layering of colors, textures and vintage elements, [Nicola] has created beautiful, livable spaces that speak to evolution rather than decoration. They defy easy definition. They simply beckon, as if to say, Relax. You're home now."