Joanna Gaines

3 weeks ago | magnolia.com | Joanna Gaines

Story by Joanna GainesThis story has been adapted from the spring 2025 issue of Magnolia Journal. This is almost always how it goes: When I get home, Crew runs toward me with a twinkle in his eye, and he slips something into my hand. Most of the time it’s something he’s found or made: a stone, a clover, a handwritten note. They’re little markers in his story, of his growing mind and curiosity—little proofs of this life we’re exploring together.

1 month ago | magnolia.com | Joanna Gaines

Story by Joanna GainesPhotography by Lucy DiazThis story has been adapted from the spring 2025 issue of Magnolia Journal. the beauty in planting something newClose your eyes and think of a place that anchors you. Think of a spot that quiets distractions and puts you at ease. A space you know will leave you better than you were before. For me, that place has always been the garden, especially in the morning. If I wake up feeling hurried or anxious, the fresh air settles me.

2 months ago | kirkusreviews.com | Joanna Gaines |Laura Hughes

A contemplative story on the healing power of nature. Ananda’s mother regales her with stories about how the river springs from a Himalayan glacier and is revered as a goddess. She tells her that the Ganga is “the greatest mother of all.” When Mamma falls ill, Ananda and her aunt travel to bathe in the Ganga’s healing waters and pray for her. As they enter the freezing river, light clay lamps, and chant Mamma’s favorite prayer, the weight of Ananda’s sadness is lifted away by a sense of hope.

2 months ago | magnolia.com | Joanna Gaines

In nearly every season of my life, I have looked to balance as a benchmark, a way of measuring how well I’m holding my life together. If things generally felt right-side up, then I knew I could breathe a sigh of relief. Balance, to me, was the light at the end of the tunnel, the antidote of sorts for whatever chaos was swirling nearby. In my 20s, for instance, I was mothering small children and a small business, and I longed for the secret to make it all achievable.

Nov 26, 2024 | magnolia.com | Joanna Gaines

For years, I have been dreaming about what it could look like to walk people through my actual design process, from blank slate to finished space—and then I got a call from MasterClass. The way they turn inspiration into action has always fascinated me, so we spent this year developing and filming my first-ever class called Designing a Home That Tells Your Story.