The Wanderlust Life

The Wanderlust Life The Wanderlust Life explores the importance – and interconnectivity – between family, home and community. Every family has a rhythm. Every community has a story.

Every house has a personality. The Wanderlust Life embraces the importance – and interconnectivity – between all three of these elements. In the Wanderlust Life, our family explores unique communities and places while collaborating creatively with one another, as well as our followers, to design unforgettable spaces. Ultimately, these remodeled houses will be offered in the sharing economy for the ultimate interactive opportunity.

01/10/2026

What a great way to start 2026. Courtside at Bartow Arena for UAB Women's Basketball. Here with Ken's clients Doug and Ellie to watch daughter/sister Marnie play. Go Blazers!

I had the opportunity to stay in a fun new boutique hotel in Birmingham last night. The Painted Lady is a charming new a...
05/13/2025

I had the opportunity to stay in a fun new boutique hotel in Birmingham last night.
The Painted Lady is a charming new addition to the Birmingham hospitality scene. Located in a former boarding house (and way back in the day, brothel), today it is a place for a great snooze. The rooms are comfortable, beautiful and generously sized and the bathroom is gracious with everything you might need. And they are pet friendly! It is a cross between a hotel and an Airbnb, as there is staff there during the day only, and there is not a restaurant or café on the property (although there are several refreshment stations on each floor).
Perfect for a staycation with walkability to downtown and the Southside. Or if you are coming in for a show at Iron City (which is a short walk around the corner). Definitely glad to discover this little gem!

Our latest pint-sized project, back in Tuscaloosa. In this college town, proximity to campus (and especially the stadium...
02/17/2025

Our latest pint-sized project, back in Tuscaloosa. In this college town, proximity to campus (and especially the stadium) is EVERYTHING and this one does not disappoint, only a couple of short blocks away.
Wanderlust8 is small but mighty. A compact one bedroom, we added additional sleeping space in the main room with a cabinet under the TV that contains a queen size bed!
Inspiration for this space came in a few different areas. Elephants are synonymous with Bama and we wanted to include them wherever we could. This started with finding the perfect wallpaper that incorporated pachyderms. After looking at dozens of options, we settled on this blue and cream paper from Spoonflower. Other elephant accents included a small figure on the scorched bamboo shelving from Chairish by the front door, and salt and pepper shakers from HomeGoods .
The second inspiration were some antique French botanicals we picked up on our fall trip to Round Top Vintage Market and East End Salvage. We leaned into French influences in other ways with some of the furniture and decor accents.
Lastly is that infamous crimson color that every Alabama fan knows. But we didn't want it to be too in your face, so found ways to incorporate it more subtly. The vintage Broyhill sofa with cane accents was recovered with a fun cut velvet fabric in crimson and pink (we carried a lighter version of the pink onto the ceiling in the living room and kitchen areas). Art and textiles in the bedroom also picked up on the reddish tones.
All walls and trim were painted a creamy BehrPaint Simply White. One of the showstopper moves was removing upper cabinets and replacing this area in the kitchen with gorgeous blue subway tiles, which solidified another element of the design, from Floor & Decor .
To work with the refreshed color palette, solid surface counters from The Home Depot diminished the emphasis on gray and focused more on warmer tones, with a creamy base and light brown veining.
Silver fixtures throughout were also replaced with gold accents (bathroom lighting from Anthropologie , kitchen island lighting and bar stools from Wayfair, plumbing fixtures from Delta, and k***s from Amazon Home). Other Bamatastic touches included art fashioned from sheet music and antique wooden blocks, etched Bryant-Denny Stadium decanters from Etsy, and an elephant museum bee picked up at a great Birmingham vintage/antique emporium, Stash.
"Before" photos are included at the end to let you see the transformation of this tiny oasis from basic to Roll Tide perfection.

She's so fancy...Love spending time with my girl
01/31/2025

She's so fancy...
Love spending time with my girl

Thanksgiving 2024 is in the books. What a joyous day and time with all these special people. Started with a turkey trot ...
11/29/2024

Thanksgiving 2024 is in the books. What a joyous day and time with all these special people. Started with a turkey trot run, ended with Wicked, & a lot of food, smiles and laughter in between.

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Every family has a rhythm. Every community has a story. Every house has a personality. The Wanderlust Life embraces the importance – and interconnectivity – between all three of these elements. In the Wanderlust Life, three family members -- interior decorator Sheri Corey, builder David McCrary and real estate investor and designer Vikki Grodner -- and their extended families, explore unique communities and places while collaborating creatively with one another, as well as their followers, to design unforgettable spaces. Ultimately, these remodeled houses will be offered in the sharing economy for the ultimate interactive opportunity.