On the discipline of doing less

On the discipline of doing less

The house 2026-09-09

Every year we are offered another amenity. A second pool, a branded toiletry line, a lobby installation. Almost every year we decline.

The temptation is to read restraint as thrift. It is the opposite: the costly part is maintaining a standard across fewer things, where there is nowhere for a lapse to hide. A house with three offerings and no failures is far harder to run than one with thirty and a tolerance for error.

The house

A private house of nine rooms, a kitchen garden and a table that seats twenty-four. Open by reservation.

Correspondence

Four letters a year. Openings, the garden, and the occasional recipe.

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