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
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
Aosta Valley Aosta Valley, Italy is perfect for folks who love an outdoor adventure in a gorgeous mountain setting. The entire valley includes the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and the Matterhorn. Its highest peak is Mont Blanc and is the highest region in Italy. The peaks are stunning in contrast… Continue reading Summer in the Italian Alps
As predicted, Italy along with most of Europe is a popular destination this summer for folks traveling from the U.S. and within Europe. I'm happy to report we avoided most of the crowds during our three-week trip to Northern Italy. In today's post, I'll share information about the first half of our trip to Lake… Continue reading Italy without the Crowds
We are less than 10 weeks from our trip to Northern Italy, which will include a Home Exchange in the foothills near Lake Maggiore, as well as time in Courmayeur in the Italian Alps. We fell in love with Northern Italy during a brief visit over 10 years ago. While on vacation in Switzerland we… Continue reading Northern Italy – Lake District & Mont Blanc
Guest Writer: Patrick Young So many of us hold off on taking our vacation days because we feel like work is our one and only. Plus, when you have a disability, you must find the right place to visit so you can get around and enjoy tourist attractions easily. Take advantage of your off-time because… Continue reading Get Outta Town! The Mental Health Benefits of Traveling to Wheelchair Accessible Cities
I'm excited to find a few new outfits for our upcoming trip to Italy. I already have some great pieces, which will work for any weather and terrain, but you can't fault me for also wanting the perfect dress. As many of you know, we are staying in a Home Exchange among the foothills of… Continue reading Pretty and Perfect in Italy
Jim and I have transformed several garden spaces before, including a 1/4 acre at our prior home in South Florida. As you can see from the picture below, all the plants except several palm trees in our back garden were unhealthy and overgrown. In our first phase, we replaced the overgrown, unhealthy plants with new… Continue reading Coastal Gardens
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