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Roundup: Guest Photos We Love

Cover image by @emilybourne Photos taken by our guests continually inspire us with how they experience and capture the beauty of the desert. Each image offers a fresh perspective on the landscape, sunsets, and quiet moments, reminding us of the things that make our day-to-day lives so special. They not only capture the desert’s essence […]

Five Years of JTH Tucson

It’s been five years since we opened our doors at JTH Tucson! Before JTH Tucson was a thought, we started a home renovation in Joshua Tree, CA which is why we are now called ‘The Joshua Tree House’. We’ll never forget how exciting it was to design and renovate that space ourselves and sharing it with […]

Living room at Posada by The Joshua Tree House in Tucson, Arizona

Meet the Makers: JTH Tucson

We are so lucky to live in and host our guests in two locations with incredible creative communities: Joshua Tree, California and Tucson, Arizona. During a stay in either location, you’ll find that our spaces are filled with special pieces by artists, makers, and small shops we admire. Both our inn in Tucson and our […]

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Guest FAQ: What paint color is that?

After a stay at one of our spaces we’re always flattered to get questions about the design from our guests. Finding design inspiration is one of our favorite aspects of travel, so it means a lot that many of you have found that sort of inspiration during a stay with us. One of the most […]

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Roundup: Frequently Asked About Products

When designing and styling our spaces, we spend countless hours sourcing pieces that are not only beautiful, but also functional. We love hearing which of these pieces resonate the most for our guests, and have compiled a running list of the products you’re most interested in. Below, find links to shop some of our favorite […]

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Before Photos: Saguaro Inn

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 […]

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Moroccan Design Inspiration at Berber Lodge

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 […]

The Assembly clubhouse

The Assembly (Before & After)

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 […]

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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.

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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.