Our NW Coastal Woodland Cottage Backyard: Progress + Challenges

We're entering our fifth summer here. How can that even be? I had to count it four times on my hand, and it still doesn't feel right! Somehow time has flown by. Today I'll share some of our late spring backyard progress (and our plant struggles!).

Uneri Grounds Us in the Intricacies of Growth

The physical manifestations of growth exist all around us. Plants sprout, live, and die, returning their nutrients to the soil – a perfect cycle of endless energy. Rivers cut through rock, forming new streams that offer less resistance as gravity pulls forever downward. Trees, our protectors of the

An Almaty Apartment Composed in Sage, Sunlight, and Serendipity

Some homes begin with a site visit while others begin with a passing thought. But this project belongs solely to serendipity. Months before Fariz Mamedov of FM Interiors Design Bureau was formally approached to design this 150-square-meter apartment in central Almaty, Kazakhstan, he would often driv

F5: Lidia Valdivia Talks Her Partner’s Art, Nights in Cairo, a Greek Island + More

Born and raised in Nicaragua, Lidia Valdivia remembers her childhood residence fondly. “It was colorful, textured, imperfect, and full of personality,” she says. “Nothing was overly designed, but everything felt intentional. I think a lot of my work today still comes back to that.” After Valdivia mi