Before & After: They Turned a ’70s Tract House Into a Quirky Desert Dream Home
Interior designer Kelly Kai helps her partner, Catalina Monsalve, find and renovate her very first residence on the outskirts of Joshua Tree.
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Like so many others during the pandemic, creative director Catalina Monsalve found herself at a turning point when it came to her living situation. "I had been living in New York for 17 years, and it had started to feel stagnant there for me," recalls Catalina. "I gave up my place, and when I came to visit Kelly in California, she showed me this house. It just felt right."
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Lauren Gallow
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Lauren Gallow is a Seattle-based design writer and editor. Formerly an in-house writer for Olson Kundig, she holds an MA in Art & Architectural History from UCSB.
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