Design, Food, People, Places

 

Chase Reynolds Ewald has been writing about art, design, food, travel, craftsmanship, rustic style and the American West for more than 25 years. A writer, editor and consultant, she’s written 18 books, two Western Design Conference Sourcebooks and hundreds of magazine articles.

BISON: Portrait of an Icon, a collaboration with Montana photographer Audrey Hall, has been the recipient of 4 awards, including the National Outdoor Book Award. Chase and Audrey’s book AMERICAN RUSTIC was named one of The 14 Best Home Design Books of 2015 by Architectural Digest. Their other works include RUSTIC MODERN, CABIN STYLE, NEW WEST CUISINE and THE NEW WESTERN HOME. MODERN WEST was released in September of 2025.

The author of CLB Architects’ monograph INSPIRED BY PLACE, Chase also wrote MODERN AMERICANA with interior designer Max Humphrey and WILD SUGAR with Wyoming pastry chef Lindsey Johnson, AKA Lady in the Wild West. Other recent titles include RANCHO SISQUOC: Enduring Legacy on an Historic Land Grant Ranch, and BY WESTERN HANDS: Functional Art from the Heart of the West.

Chase has partnered with brand strategist and writer Heather Sandy Hebert on 3 books, most recently CALIFORNIA COASTAL. They also wrote AT HOME IN THE WINE COUNTRY and DESIGN MIXOLOGY. For more on their consulting partnership, True North Creative Studio, visit their website here.

A graduate of Yale and U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, Chase helps private clients craft their stories. An enthusiastic cook and traveler, former wrangler and pack cook, and inveterate road-trip enthusiast, Chase lives in northern California and Montana with her husband and 4 daughters. 

 
 

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Foodie alert! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was in Jackson in September for the Western Design Conference and a bison event with American Prairie when my editor at Big Sky Journal asked if I could pay a visit to Spur Restaurant at Teton Village. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Why, yes,
We’ve never made the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas transition so quickly, but there’s a lot to be said for allowing time to enjoy the process. 🎄 • • • #talltree #douglasfir #treework #ohchristmastree #holidayweekendvibes #fami
Thanksgiving baking inspo coming your way, courtesy of Lady in the Wild West and the cookbook WILD SUGAR. The recipe for Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake is one of many fall recipes featured in the book; it’s also available on Lindsey’s blog.
Home on the range. Cozy Sunday evening mood from @osmconstruction + @jlfarchitects + @audreyhallphoto. Here’s a design that’s rugged and rustic and conveys a solidity that holds its own against the extraordinary setting. • • &bu
We’re experiencing atmospheric river levels of rain in the Bay Area, and if you planned on driving to Tahoe this weekend forget it… So what better time to make a trip instead to the wine cellar? This moody destination wine cellar in Ste
With the holidays upon us, we’re either sleeping in other peoples’ guest rooms or fluffing the pillows of our own in anticipation of welcoming traveling family and friends. This is the time of year bunkrooms shine — although I love
I do love guest houses, and obviously I’m crazy about log buildings, so this perfect little cabin in the woods, built from salvaged hand-hewn timbers, tugged at my heart strings. A collaboration between @fharchitects + @peacedesign + @highline
A much too short trip to Dallas reminds me of the west Texas roadtrip I went on this past spring with @stonebarnphotographymissyjanes @hooeymountain and @bingham_art_advisory. Next time with @audreyhallphoto: a trip to Fort Worth for great western
Downing Yudain Gallery knows how to throw a party. Historic barn, amazing art, great company and a flowing bar… what more could one wish for? Thanks, Lily and David, for bringing Bison together with artwork by Audrey Hall and Ron Strackbein a
A stunning space to start the day from @northforkbuilders. • • • #bath #bathtime #bathtub #bathinspo #bathroomdesign #elevateddesign #bathspa #retreat #bathroominspiration #mountainhome #modernrustic #mountainmodernhomes #bathroomdecor
The perfect place to enjoy sunny/crisp fall days, I wrote about this Tahoe home by designer Mead Quinn and architect Clare Walton for Tahoe Quarterly. I love the sense of floating above the lake’s famously blue waters. • Interior design:
Wintry signs & designs around Aspen: Andy Goldsworthy’s Stone River at Aspen Institute; Hotel Jerome interiors; Hats at Kemo Sabe. • • • #cowboyhats #westernstyle #cowboychic #westerninteriors #coloradostyle #aspencolorado #