Some projects are shaped by the house. This one was always shaped by the people.
Long rooted in Highland Park, the clients came to this with a real sense of clarity. They wanted a home that felt deeply personal to this chapter of life, and good to live in every day.
That spirit set the tone for the entire house. The lake, the light, the sense of openness, all of it mattered, but so did creating a home that feels easy, uplifting, and deeply connected to the people living there.
Architecture @robbinsarchitecture
Landscape Architecture @marianilandscape
Build @goldberggeneralcontracting
Photography @rogerdaviesphotography
Styling @rowelosangeles
This Cabo retreat was always about creating a place the whole family would want to stay.
The outdoor spaces are a big part of that. Dining, kitchen, seating, each one picks up right where the indoor version leaves off, so the day doesn’t stop when you step out, it just shifts.
It’s easy, social, and very good at turning a few hours into the whole day.
Photography @matthiasmarklin and @_thebeauxarts_
We always knew this bathroom would be special, with a view like this.
Overlooking Lake Michigan and set among the trees, @andreagoldmandesign calls it The Treehouse. @jaffearchitecture calls it Ravine Reimagined.
Whatever you call it, it’s stunning.
Designed for living beautifully, with an ease that feels effortless.
Architecture: @jaffearchitecture
Interiors: @andreagoldmandesign
Builder: Wujcik Construction Group
Photography: @rymcdon (finished images)
Stylist: @darwin.fitz
“It’s what you do with what you’ve got.”
My mom has said this for as long as I can remember. She was always very clear about not ignoring what comes naturally, or what you love, even if it takes you in a direction you weren’t expecting.
I didn’t have a traditional start in design, but I followed my path anyway. Looking back, it feels like it all came from the same place.
Happy Mother’s Day.
Wallpaper was one of the ways we brought color into this Cabo house.
With all the light, limestone, and that beautiful view, the backdrop already felt very set. The wallcoverings gave us a chance to shift the mood from room to room. A softer pink, a deeper blue, something more graphic where the space wanted a bit more energy.
It adds warmth, pattern, and personality without ever feeling disconnected from where the house is.
Wallcoverings:
@cowtanandtout Papier II
@casamance_official Audria
@peterdunhamtextiles Berber - Sky/Indigo
Postcards from Cabo.
Citrus, salt air, doors open. Everything drifting between the house and the water.
Videography @_thebeauxarts_
DOP @isaacsjohnston
We flipped the script on the original layout pretty early on.
The dining table moved to the center of the living-kitchen-dining space, and everything started to gather around it. In a room this large, something needed to anchor the space.
From there, we carved out a more intimate seating area just off the kitchen, so the space can shift depending on what was going on. It stays open and connected, but still offers moments that feel a little more tucked in.
Photography @matthiasmarklin and @_thebeauxarts_
A quickfire with Andrea. Sometimes taste is just a series of very fast decisions.
Lights down, old pieces, and a little chaos.
Videography @_thebeauxarts_
DOP @isaacsjohnston
Cabo called for a response that was tonal and textural.
With hard finishes already in place, the materials had to do more. Not in a dramatic way, but in how they build depth and bring warmth into the rooms.
That’s where pieces with grain, weave, softness, and patina come in. Enough variation to keep everything feeling layered, but still in step with the architecture.
Videography @_thebeauxarts_
DOP @isaacsjohnston
Some pieces need the right house before they make sense.
These one-of-a-kind, vintage carved wood pieces had been with us for a while. When we find something like this, we tend to hold onto it until the right project comes along, and this one felt like the place for them to land.
The credenza in the bedroom was one of our favorites in the whole house. The carving on the doors, the age to it, the way it feels intricate without ever becoming busy. It has a presence that’s much harder to manufacture in a new piece.
That mattered here. When the architecture is this stripped back, with all that limestone, light, and clean lines, pieces like these do a lot of work. They bring warmth, character, and just enough history to keep the house from feeling too new.
Photography by @matthiasmarklin and @_thebeauxarts_
In this house, every bedroom opens onto its own outdoor seating.
Sometimes it’s a pair of chairs, sometimes a bit more, but always enough to pull you outside without thinking about it. You open the door and the room just keeps going.
It softens the line between inside and out, which in Cabo feels like the point.
We wanted each bedroom to have that extension. Somewhere to sit with a coffee, or end the day, without needing to go anywhere else.
Photography by @matthiasmarklin and @_thebeauxarts_
