Frieden

10/27/2026

A portion of proceeds from this season's Idea House tours also benefits Operation Finally Home, which builds mortgage-free houses for veterans and their families. Every tour this fall supports work like theirs directly.

🎟️ Grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-southern-living-idea-house-tour-tickets-1982218511929?aff=Frieden

Southern Living Idea House:
Builder: Kurk Homes
Architect: Mustard Architects
Interior Designers: Jean Liu Design, Mohon Interiors and Paloma Contreras Design
Landscape Designer: Melissa Gerstle Design
Community: Frieden
Charitable Beneficiaries of Tour Ticket Proceeds: Hunt Preservation Society, Operation Finally Home, and Pioneer Museum
Photographer: Laurey Glenn
Stylist: Cindie Mooney

Come tour the 2026 Southern Living Idea House in Fredericksburg and experience beautiful Hill Country living!

10/25/2026

The Idea House was built by Melanie Sparks and Chris McGinley of Kurk Homes, with flexible, multigenerational living in mind from the ground up. It's the kind of craftsmanship you notice the moment you walk through the door. Tour it yourself, now through December 20.

🎟️ Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-southern-living-idea-house-tour-tickets-1982218511929?aff=Frieden

Southern Living Idea House:
Builder: Kurk Homes
Architect: Mustard Architects
Interior Designers: Jean Liu Design, Paloma Contreras Design, Mohon Interiors
Landscape Designer: Melissa Gerstle Design
Community: Frieden
Charitable Beneficiaries of Tour Ticket Proceeds: Hunt Preservation Society, Operation Finally Home, and Pioneer Museum
Photographer: Laurey Glenn
Stylist: Cindie Mooney

10/22/2026

10/21/2026

Interior designer Paloma Contreras brought her signature layered, collected style to several rooms in the Idea House. See her work in person on your next tour, open through December 20.

🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-southern-living-idea-house-tour-tickets-1982218511929?aff=Frieden

Southern Living Idea House:
Builder: Kurk Homes
Architect: Mustard Architects
Interior Designers: Jean Liu Design Mohon Interiors and Paloma Contreras Design
Landscape Designer: Melissa Gerstle Design
Community: Frieden
Charitable Beneficiaries of Tour Ticket Proceeds: Hunt Preservation Society, Operation Finally Home , and Pioneer Museum
Photographer: Laurey Glenn
Stylist: Cindie Mooney

10/20/2026

The Fredericksburg Food & W**e Fest returns to downtown this month, bringing close to 100 wineries and vendors to Main Street for a weekend built for slow tasting and good company.

Full event details Fredericksburg Food & W**e Fest

10/17/2026

Only weeks into tour season, and the Idea House has already welcomed visitors from well outside Fredericksburg — proof that a well-built home still draws people from everywhere. If you haven't made it out yet, tours run daily through December 20.
Starting tomorrow through the 20th, Volvo Car USA a is on site at the 2026 Southern Living Idea House with the new EX60 and EX90 — come take a test drive for free.

📍 518 Interlaken St., Fredericksburg, TX

🎟️ Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-southern-living-idea-house-tour-tickets-1982218511929?aff=Frieden

Southern Living Idea House:
Builder: Kurk Homes
Architect: Mustard Architects
Interior Designers: Jean Liu Design Mohon Interiors and Paloma Contreras Design
Landscape Designer: Melissa Gerstle Design
Community: Frieden
Charitable Beneficiaries of Tour Ticket Proceeds: Hunt Preservation Society, Operation Finally Home, and Pioneer Museum
Photographer: Laurey Glenn
Stylist: Cindie Mooney

Come tour the 2026 Southern Living Idea House in Fredericksburg and experience beautiful Hill Country living!

10/15/2026

Landscape designer Melissa Gerstle Design shaped the grounds around the Idea House to feel like they'd always been there with native plantings, natural stone, and nothing that fights the land. Worth a slow walk when you tour.

Open for tours September 18 through December 20—Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m.

📍 518 Interlaken St., Fredericksburg, TX

🎟️ Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-southern-living-idea-house-tour-tickets-1982218511929?aff=Frieden

Southern Living Idea House:
Builder: Kurk Homes
Architect: Mustard Architects
Interior DesignersJean Liu Design Mohon Interiors and Paloma Contreras Design
Landscape Designer: Melissa Gerstle Design
Community: Frieden
Charitable Beneficiaries of Tour Ticket Proceeds: Hunt Preservation Society, Operation Finally home, and Pioneer Museum
Photographer: Laurey Glenn
Stylist: Cindie Mooney

10/13/2026

The house is open through December 20. The Volvos are only here for a minute.

The 2026 Southern Living Idea House is officially open for tours in Fredericksburg — and starting today, Volvo is on site with free test drives in the new EX60 and EX90.

So you can walk the house, then drive Hill Country roads in an EV that's barely hit the market. Test drives run during tour hours this week and next only. The house will still be here in November. The cars won't.

📍 518 Interlaken St., Fredericksburg, TX
🎟️ Tickets at the link in bio



Southern Living Idea House:
Builder: Kurk Homes
Architect: Mustard Architects
Interior Designers: Jean Liu Design Mohon Interiors and Paloma Contreras Design
Landscape Designer: Melissa Gerstle Design
Community: Frieden
Charitable Beneficiaries of Tour Ticket Proceeds: Hunt Preservation Society, Operation Finally Home, and Pioneer Museum
Photographer: Laurey Glenn
Stylist: Cindie Mooney

10/13/2026

Architect Andrew Bray designed the Idea House around the way Hill Country light moves through a room over the course of a day.

It's the kind of detail you notice once you're standing inside it. Tour it for yourself, now through December 20.

📍 518 Interlaken St., Fredericksburg, TX

🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-southern-living-idea-house-tour-tickets-1982218511929?aff=Frieden

Southern Living Idea House:
Builder: Kurk Homes
Architect: Mustard Architects
Interior Designers: Jean Liu Design Mohon Interiors and Paloma Contreras Design
Landscape Designer: Melissa Gerstle Design
Community: Frieden
Charitable Beneficiaries of Tour Ticket Proceeds: Hunt Preservation Society, Operation Finally Home, and Pioneer Museum
Photographer: Laurey Glenn
Stylist: Cindie Mooney

10/11/2026

One of the quieter perks of life at Friedën: trails like this one, right outside your door. A small reminder of why we love this land.