Budget Breakdown: She Turned a Joshua Tree Shack Into a Homestead for the Long Haul With $456K
Photo by: Estee Ochoa
North Joshua Tree isn’t quite the same as the other areas surrounding the town proper. The Southern California sun is ever-present, of course, as is the sand. They share the moon that rises above the jagged mountains and the glitter of stars blanketing the sky. But this corner, as designer Veronica Koltuniak puts it, is a little more austere.
"There’s nary an iconic tree in sight," she says, referencing the area’s namesake plant. When Veronica and her husband came here in 2018, they acknowledged the remoteness of the location as a positive. "It’s the absence that makes this place special," adds Veronica. "The long view into the void is what I like most, surrounded by the mountain ranges of San Jacinto, Indian Cove, and San Gorgonio in the distance."
