HeyJaredHomeward
A top-to-bottom renovation, design finds, and hard life questions—the nitty gritty of creating our home in Ojai, CA. Plus, input from experts and all of you! A researched, opinionated resource from Amanda Hesser of Food52, Schoolhouse, and Dansk.
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Kitchen design that quiets the “noise” of clutter (opens the original)
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Hi there,Before I dive in, a reminder that this post is free! So if you enjoy reading, please share with whomever else needs an apple cake recipe by way of Florence; ideas for reorganizing cookbooks by region; streamlined kitchen inspo from one of my favorite designers; and a new home maintenance app that just might make our lives easier(?!)ShareAfter four months away
Stylish glassware, a gift-worthy potluck tote, and my office chair upgrade (opens the original)
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Earlier this week in the chat, I asked about the lessons you’ve learned from past renovations, and reader Laura Bohdan weighed in to say, “Live in a Tesla, on a sailboat or in a tent while backpacking. Develop a portable high-paying skill then go see the world.” I love that Laura still reads a reno substack despite her views on home ownership. Tad and I have occasionally wondered if we would have been better off spending our Ojai house investment on travel instead. We have friends who are sellin
“We tried to make the house more itself” (opens the original)
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There’s a lot I can relate to in Annie Meyers-Shyer’s wonderful new book, This Oak House (out September 15), which follows her renovation of the 80-year-old home in L.A. where her mother-in-law once lived.Namely, Annie’s attention to detail—from light switches (consider room entry points, furniture placement, and allotting dedicated lighting circuits)&#
A vibrant green soup to end summer on a high note (opens the original)
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Summer has a way of shaking everything loose. My desk is in disarray. Some of our beach towels hang on the clothes line and some lie in wads on the laundry room floor. There are countless ⅞-eaten potato chip/tortilla/flaxseed crisp bags in the pantry. Not sure about you, but by this time in the season, I’m ready to tighten the screws.On Monday, I kicked off a weekly Chat, and your thoughts about house layout tips were detailed and insightful! I especially liked how this comment from
Let’s bring back the sensuous dining table (opens the original)
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Earlier this summer, we went to our friend Sasha’s house for dinner. She served cocktails outdoors at a wooden table that, at first glance, resembled what you might find out back of an abandoned home. The table and chairs were covered with lichen. Sasha had been nurturing it for years, tending a living sculptural installation. She joked about having to defend her work-in-progress from the cross-hairs of her husband’s garden hose; he, naturally, thought the lichen should be hosed off. The simple
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