Turning Points // Love Letter, September 2021
On rare occasions in our lives, we become keenly aware of past turning points, or even better, present turning points as we make “the” turn. It seems to me, right... Read More
BK Love Letter by Wakako
Belonging to This Moment // Wakako
This might or might not be surprising to you, but I used to be in the spectrum of workaholics. Through design school years, working long hours late into the evening... Read More
It's not about an organizer, a cactus, or a bathroom // Love Letter, August 2021
It is hard "not" to draw a living metaphor with the mending of a hundred-year-old house. When we purchased the house in May, we studied an inspection report from the... Read More
Getting Lost in Thoughts // Wakako
I hope your summer months are going well. Ours has been interesting with full of twisty turns as we unearth our 100-year-old house. The unexpected changes of renovation plans can... Read More
Dancing with past, present, and future // Love Letter, July 2021
Earlier this year, our wise BK customer Tiffany shared an insight with me through an email exchange. She wrote, "2020 was a year that asked a lot of questions, and we’re hoping to live our way into some... Read More
"Hello" from Baum-kuchen / June 2021
Hello from Baum-kuchen. I hope you are doing well. At BK, we are moving through the season of many changes, so I am here to share some updates with you. First... Read More
Join us to wish Ame the very best, as she journey onto her next adventure!
Greetings from BK studio! This month, Ame has decided to depart from Baum-kuchen onto her next adventure. Though, we will most certainly miss her at the studio, I would love... Read More
life is what happens after you make a plan // Love Letter, June 2021
It feels as if we have been on a life’s roller coaster these past few weeks. Within the same weekend, we picked up a key to our new (old) house... Read More
"Trust the Inner Process", our family's journey of becoming a homeowner once again
I have been sharing some family updates on my Instagram about selling our home in Pasadena in February then purchasing our house in Topanga recently. Someone on Instagram asked how... Read More