A side by side image: Left: a small white dog lays on a blue couch in a room painted green with a stuffed white peacock and many framed paintings. Right: A woman with blond hair smiling.
Michelle Carder, right, has spent $250,000 transforming her dated Victorian into a colorful home in Michigan.
  • Michelle Carder and Michael Ochs moved into a century-old Victorian home in Michigan in May 2016.
  • Carder has transformed the home with bright colors and murals that captivate her Instagram audience.
  • Over 126,000 people follow her renovation, which has cost $250,000 to date.

Victorian homes are an alluring, lifelong love affair for Michelle Carder, who's fascinated with the era's grandeur and history.