The Joshua Tree Casita: A Stylish DIY Remodel, Budget Edition
Two years ago, Sara and Rich Combs were on a monthlong cross-country road trip when they visited the Southern California desert outpost of Joshua Tree. They only stayed a night, but it was long enough to take a hike, size up the funky little community, and fall in love: “It’s a place that instantly relaxes and inspires.” Soon, they were back and buying a house in town. “We joke that rather than dating Joshua Tree, we just asked it to marry us.”
Despite the fact that their home base and Web design business are in San Francisco?an eight-hour drive up the length of the state?the newly minted remodelers embarked on a total overhaul of the place themselves, working over much of a summer. That became the Joshua Tree House, their first Airbnb property. They’ve since succumbed, entirely unplanned they say, to a second too-good-to-pass up house that required, among other things, a new kitchen and bath. Our friend NYC-based photographer Kate Sears was among the first to check in. Photography by Kate Sears.
Above: Built in 1958 as a homesteader cabin, The Casita is surrounded by 900 acres of protected land that serves as a wildlife corridor to Joshua Tree National Park, 20 minutes down the sandy road. Town is about 12 minutes away.
Above: A wood pergola extends out from the entry, connecting the newly painted house to the garden. Mature palms, cacti, and other plantings were already in place; it was the secluded grounds that the cou...
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