CUTEST LITTLE ADOBE: LIVING ROOM

This room was the heart of our little adobe in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, a 90-year-old home we stumbled upon while on tour with Flagship Romance and somehow made an offer on before losing cell service in the desert.

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The living room already had magic in its bones: high ceilings, warm natural light, bamboo-covered ceilings, a hand-painted border, and a painted nicho left behind by the home’s previous owner, British artist Peter Bowles. We refinished the original wood floors, replaced the old front door with a black steel one, and slowly filled the space with the things we had gathered over years of traveling.

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Most of the room was built through layers: screen prints from independent artists, folk art, New Mexico pieces, family furniture from my Meme, thrifted finds, records, woven textures, and a pair of orange Equipale chairs from Albuquerque that instantly made the whole room feel alive.

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It became a space that held so much of what I love about interiors: color, memory, patina, art, and a little bit of beautiful chaos. Nothing too precious. Nothing too perfect. Just a room full of story.