Hacienda Garden

The Sound of Silence

Joshua Tree engages all of the senses. The smell of the creosote, the sound of the silence, the crunch of the sand beneath your feet. We’re very excited to share this video that captures the experience of staying at one of our homes in the high desert of Joshua Tree, CA.

The Joshua Tree House tent room

Tent Room Updates & Sources

The desert elements truly tested our homes these past couple of months with an incredible amount of rain, wind, and even snow. While we’re always making updates, this past week we tested our own endurance by redoing the ceiling in the tent room in just a few days. Wind and rain had caused a leak, reminding us that we are just human and do not have control over everything; that our house is ultimately a home with a story. In the end, the tent room is better than ever.

Hacienda Garden

The Joshua Tree Hacienda Bathroom

We’ve been working diligently on (and living in) the Joshua Tree Hacienda, our newest project. To be quite honest, our life right now consists of dust, tripping over home depot bags while cooking dinner, and working on cleaning up one corner at a time so we have a place to sit and keep (some of) our sanity. It’s a whole different beast renovating while living full-time in the project, but we’re starting to see progress which gives us hope. Ultimately, we know it will be worth it. 

The Joshua Tree Casita (Before Photos!)

Well, this is long overdue! As you may know, last year we bought the Joshua Tree House which we spent the summer working on and have now been renting on Airbnb since September. We loved creating a lasting experience so much, that we decided to do it again!! We closed on a new property in […]

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Feeling Honored Around Here

It’s been an amazing week full of love for some spaces that Rich and I have designed together. The Joshua Tree House was featured on Apartment Therapy, Dot & Bo, Refinery29, Gal Meets Glam, and Uncrate… all in one week! I know I already kind of said that, but whoa. We also had our SF apartment […]

I like my Pillows in Piles, Thanks

I don’t know if there is such a thing as ‘cheating’ when it comes to interior design, but there are certainly a few tricks I like to use to transform a room that are all too easy. One of these ‘cheats’ is just adding a ton of pillows. (Plants are another great example, but with The […]