I grew up on a small island in Denmark, in a house by the sea, with wide skies and water always in view. I spent my childhood in nature, with a multitude of creative projects always on the go. By the time I was eight, I was drawing floor plans — though even then, it was never really about the plan itself. It was about the life inside it: a home that could hold a full family life and a growing business, side by side.
As a teenager, I moved to Italy for a period that changed how I saw the world. Standing in the Roman Forum, walking through Renaissance buildings and medieval towns, surrounded by marble and stone that had outlived centuries — my love of classical architecture, proportion, and honest materials was awakened, and it has never left me.
I trained formally as an architect, and later earned a PhD in leadership and collaboration in complex projects. I built my career at the intersection of classical architecture, heritage development, and one simple belief: that the homes we live in shape us — subtly, and completely. Alongside my studio work, I founded Nordic Ville, a property development company built in close collaboration with established families across Denmark’s historic manors, and I am currently in the process of building my own countryside manor — the full embodiment of everything I teach.
Nordic Ville grew into something larger than I first imagined — Homes for Abundant Living, a movement, and a book of the same name. Now, I am taking what I built locally, across a handful of Danish communities, and bringing it to women everywhere through Nordic Ville Home Studio. I am currently residing in Copenhagen, Denmark, with my two beautiful daughters, and it is one of the most meaningful things I have ever created — I am endlessly grateful for the privilege of building a life around everything I believe in.
None of this came easily, or in a straight line. I grew up in a modest home, rich in literature, philosophy, and history — but where independence was, in many ways, the only model I was given. For years, I built my businesses alone and raised my daughters alone, and I mistook that hyper-independence for strength. Rebuilding — my home, my identity, and my capacity to lead and to receive support — has been its own full-time education.
That is what I believe now: designing a dream home is a technical and creative skill, but it is just as much a matter of transforming your identity and your leadership. The two are never really separate. That is what I want for every woman who crosses paths with my work — to build a home, and a life, so abundant that she finally comes home to herself.
