When we began designing JTH Tucson, we couldn’t have been luckier that Café Appliances had just released their gorgeous collection with a focus on design. As soon as we saw it, we knew it would work perfectly with this old southwestern inn—the matte white finish along with brushed bronze hardware had us swooning. In the […]
When we found our dream abandoned inn bordering Saguaro National Park, it already felt like tile heaven. In some areas old carpeting had been removed, but the original Saltillo tile remained along with various Talavera tiles creating patterned borders on the many fireplaces. As we brought JTH Tucson back to life, we loved the idea […]
We did a lot of research to find the perfect sofa for the shared living room at JTH Tucson—it needed to be something large enough not to be dwarfed by the room, comfortable, and practical to clean. We began looking into slipcovered sofas for that reason, and fell completely in love with SixPenny’s Neva sofa. […]
The bones of JTH Tucson were amazing from day one (and why we bought the property in the first place), but the bathrooms were never really the star of the show. While we didn’t have to make any major layout changes (nor could we afford to), they were in major need of a surface level […]
The past few months have been an amazing whirlwind between releasing our new book ‘At Home in Joshua Tree‘, and closing on our dream property in Tucson, Arizona. If you know us well, you’ve likely heard us talking about our dream of opening up an inn next to a national park one day. Rich obsessively […]
We are so excited to share that our book on design and desert living called ‘At Home in Joshua Tree: A Field Guide to Desert Living’ releases in a little less than two weeks! Though it will look beautiful on your coffee table, we thought it would be fun to share a little more about […]
Back in May, we took an inspiration trip to Morocco. I got a sinus infection during the trip, and then life took over when we got back—so we didn’t really get a chance to look through our photos until now! Looking back, there are so many inspiring Moroccan design details, particularly from the lodges and […]
In January we sat down and wrote a list of what we’d like to accomplish this year, one of our goals being to build a pool next to our house. Once we wrote down how to accomplish each goal, we realized that if we wanted a pool for summer we needed to start the swimming […]
Rugs are one of our favorite elements to choose for the homes we design—they bring so much warmth, color, and texture to a space. A home is meant to be lived in, and so natural materials that age well are always our first choice. For this reason, we’re often drawn to designing with vintage rugs. They’re […]
An original 1905 church in the Mission district of San Francisco is now a place to put down your phone or laptop for a while (only if you want to), maybe write (with pen and paper), read (from a physical book), rest (without guilt), and physically push yourself to strength (and tears). It’s a place […]
