Design, Garden, & Travel by Majestic Meadows
Join us for outdoor adventures, as well as useful and inspiring tips to create wonderful spaces inside and outside of your own home
We've always walked our property together, but this time Jim had to go it alone. I stayed home to be with our Westie, Hanna who recently had ACL and Meniscus surgery. Thankfully, she is doing great. This trip was a little different, but Jim included me by using Facetime during his first visit back to… Continue reading Water and Air – Majestic Meadows
My hubby, Jim and I were talking about the new house during his Christmas break. He said something that took me by surprise. Usually, he is an even keeled dude, who doesn't show a lot of excitement. Well, out of nowhere, Jim says, "Can you believe we designed this house ourselves? And it looks so… Continue reading The Guts – Majestic Meadows
The lovely meadows overlooking the Swan Range mountains inspired the name Majestic Meadows in 2017. It wasn't until 2024 that we finally broke ground on our home build. There's a symbolic nature to building a foundation together in a place we love. Building a house is exciting, stressful and takes a bit of work. In… Continue reading Building a Foundation – Majestic Meadows
We've officially broken ground on our new home build in NW Montana. As many of you know, once the house is complete, we will sell our South Florida home and move to Montana. This day has been seven years in the making for us. We've done a lot of planning and preparing both emotionally and… Continue reading Breaking Ground – New Build
During a quick trip to Montana, we selected the exact site location for our home, met an HOA President, visited a few stone veneer shops, and had some fun. We had cool mornings and hot, sunny days for our stay at Meadow Lake Resort. This location features a golf course with Mountain views. The resort… Continue reading Home Site Selection
Build Update Spring came early in NW Montana, so Jason from J Martin Builders (https://www.jmartinbuilders.com) worked with his excavator to lay out our site location, which provides a better driveway location, awesome views from the house, and a flat portion of yard on the North and West sides of our build. In addition, we'll have… Continue reading Let’s Talk Budget – New Build
This rendering is designed by Majestic Meadows Design using SketchUp On my last post, I shared tips for finding the right build site and our process for choosing a residential contractor for our new home build in NW Montana. During our early February trip, we interviewed six local builders, including Design-Build firms. All the builders… Continue reading Design, Plan and Bids – New Build
As many of you know, in 2018 we purchased a little over 12 acres featuring Swan Mountain views in Northwest Montana. We are finally ready to start meeting with potential build partners. We've spent the last several months identifying and speaking with local trades, including our realtor, architect/draftsman, interior designer, surveyor, and residential builders. Everyone… Continue reading Mountain Modern New Build
Trend If you have fallen in love with the latest trend, I recommend swapping out inexpensive items, like decor and accent pillows. For example, add pops of gold and green, as well as natural fibers to your spaces. Warm, calming spaces like the one pictured above are trending right now. Here are some others that… Continue reading Trend or Not to Trend
To create a successful lighting design, you must think about the room's function, decide what mood you want to create, and consider how the different lighting types will harmonize in any given room. To learn more about these three fundamental tips visit Develop Your Design Eye – Majestic Meadows. The right lighting for the right… Continue reading Hit the Lights!
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