The making of a home—like the building of a life well-lived—takes time and intention. The miraculous sense of feeling at home doesn't just happen, it twists and turns through adventure and memory, function and feeling, work and play, solitude and celebration. We believe a home is never "done", it's a journey, forever evolving, and, like the humans in it, it tells its own beautiful story of where we have been, what we value, and how we hope to feel every step of the way.

For designer and entrepreneur Sara Combs, that search for the feeling of home has inspired her to create and share it. In 2015, Sara and her partner Rich found themselves craving a shift from city living and longing for greater connectivity to the natural world. Their journey led them to Joshua Tree and a thoughtful rehabilitation of a 1949 Hacienda. They envisioned the home as a space to slow down and recharge, and they developed a signature Spanish meets Moroccan style of warm, earthy textures and spaces that seamlessly balance design and nature. After opening their original "Joshua Tree House" to guests, the experience inspired them to build and share other destinations with like-minded wanderers looking for the same thing: places to connect, create, and reset. 

Most recently, the evolving path to home led Sara to her newest creative project: a loving restoration of Posada, a sprawling retreat steps from Saguaro National Park outside of Tucson. Built in the late 70's, the property had been abandoned for a decade before Sara and Rich fell in love with its organic adobe lines and hot-springs style pools and decided to bring them back to life. We stepped through the prickly pears and into the mesquite-shaded courtyards of Sara's rejuvenated desert oasis to talk about the importance of ritual, the story of restoring places, and the deep power of centering nature in design.