Last week, the plastic finally came off the windows at The Essex Ranch. I knew they would be beautiful, but I didn’t know they would be this beautiful. A reflection on Marvin windows, glass corridors, and the moment a house begins to feel like home.

From hand-cut stone to hallway mishaps, this update from The Essex Ranch is full of progress, personality, and playful deer. The house is taking shape, the land is watching—and we may have accidentally locked ourselves in a glass corridor.