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
If you're like me, you've perused and saved hundreds or even thousands of Pins on Pinterest. This site is great for getting ideas and identifying styles that attract your interest. Occasionally, you'll also find some helpful do-it-yourself tips. If you spend much time on the site, you've probably noticed how everything starts to look alike.… Continue reading Signature Interior Design: Creating Timeless, Personal Style
No matter the size, most folks need these spaces to be organized and accomplish multiple functions. Of course, we also want them to look great. We designed our laundry and mudroom to maximize the space and optimize the efficiency. We want to easily do the laundry, find household items, and get in and out of… Continue reading Laundry & Mudroom
As you can imagine, building a new home wreaks havoc on a landscape. We have a lot of restoration to do around our house, as well as a large area going from the house to our well and septic field. We've spent time assessing our site, which includes soil testing, notating shade and sun patterns,… Continue reading Garden Restoration
Living in a wildland urban interface means we need to prepare for wildfires potentially impacting our home and property. We're lucky because there is a lot more information about building and living in high fire risk areas today than in the past. Studies have found as many as 80% of homes lost to wildfires could… Continue reading Firewise Home & Garden
Although, we won't be visiting the site for a few months, our contractor, J Martin Builders will keep the build moving forward. Jason told us he expects the house to be finished mid-late July, so now that our little beach house has sold, we can start preparing for our move. Y'all we've been dreaming about… Continue reading Exterior – Majestic Meadows
We've been dreaming about living in Northwest Montana for 17 years, so getting this close feels amazing. Designing and building our home has been exciting and our build partners, J Martin Builders have made it fun and easy. The cost is scary, but a well-built home with finishes we love will be worth it. When… Continue reading Purposeful Spaces – Majestic Meadows
During our latest visit to NW Montana, we had beautiful sunny days with highs in the 40-50s. We took some time out from the house stuff to have some fun, including visiting Glacier National Park and cross-country skiing. The conditions were a bit icy making my first attempt at xc skiing difficult. I definitely want… Continue reading The Rooms – Majestic Meadows
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
Seven is my favorite number. Turns out it's my lucky number too. We've started our build, seven years after buying our land, Majestic Meadows. Where there was once dirt, rocks and wildflowers, now sits the bones of our house. In today's post, I'll share an update on trusses, framing, flooring and cabinet choices. Plus, I… Continue reading The Bones – Majestic Meadows
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