After many years of renting, Tracy Phillips was ready to plant her roots. Her checklist for a place to call her own seemed straightforward: privacy, abundant natural light, and a view enriched with greenery. “I thought it would be easy,” muses the creative consultant and director of her own agency, PPURPOSE. “I just wanted a space where I would not be peering into someone else’s home and where ample light could flow through because I do not like dark spaces.”
Yet, the path to fulfilling this criteria was fraught with unexpected challenges. Over two years, Phillips sifted through countless listings and attended numerous viewings, but each fell short. The process, she thought, was starting to feel
