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Serana Situated on 53 acres of private Texas grasslands, Serana is a 21+ glamping destination for those seeking a place to reset, relax, and reconnect.

Spent some time going through our old Field Cabin photo album from 2023 and forgot just how many little chaotic decision...
10/20/2026

Spent some time going through our old Field Cabin photo album from 2023 and forgot just how many little chaotic decisions went into a 288 sq ft building!

We had an incredible contractor and crew who helped make this happen, while we were over here drawing things in Canva, hunting down materials, and trying to learn how to communicate what we wanted in a way that made sense to people who actually knew how to build things.

That’s been such a huge part of this whole Serana adventure. Learning a completely new industry while also trying to run a business in it.

We’d like to think we’ve gotten a little better at estimating costs since then (general rule of thumb, multiply everything by 2). The Facebook Marketplace & vintage habit is very much alive though 😎

And to those of you who have had a chance to enjoy our Field Cabin over the years, thank you. It’s still one of our favorite corners of Serana with some of the best views!

A little of what’s up at Serana lately! It’s easy for us to get caught in the narrative that creating something new is t...
10/14/2026

A little of what’s up at Serana lately! It’s easy for us to get caught in the narrative that creating something new is the only thing really worth sharing on the grid, so it’s harder to get on here when we’re just in status quo mode. Which really is just a lot of running this place!!

So here are a few recent favorites and how things are lookin as fall finally starts to roll in. No particularly big announcement here but giving you a glimpse at life lately on the ranch!

Our first September in two years that some part of Serana hasn’t been under construction. Using these photos as a time m...
09/21/2026

Our first September in two years that some part of Serana hasn’t been under construction. Using these photos as a time machine / time capsule, taking us back to just one year ago in September 2025.

We’re here every day and still need the side-by-sides sometimes. So many little, deliberate (most of the time) steps that are hard to see when you’re in the middle of it / always in it.

Not pictured as much here, but the landscaping especially (even just around the pool) will always feel like it had the biggest impact. The pool area was just an open area, hardly any trees around it. No defined space. The most rewarding work was figuring out how to shape spaces with plants and fencing, working with what’s already there, changing as little as possible. Letting the land be what it is. We’ve put a lot of thought into things we hope feel like they’ve always been here.

And on the days we actually take 2 mins to sit down and take it all in, we let ourselves be proud. To feel the gratitude that comes from putting so much of ourselves into a place every single day. And getting to see that effort compound.

Six years of our lives, all around us.

We’re grateful to share it with you!

ps: Slid a 2024 “before” pic at the end when we started the cabins! For those of ya’ll who are new here, we broke ground for our newest (and biggest) wave of construction August 2024, and finished in November 2025.

Bring your people and stay awhile! Serana is available for private group stays and retreats — 1 hour from Austin, 1.5 ho...
09/16/2026

Bring your people and stay awhile! Serana is available for private group stays and retreats — 1 hour from Austin, 1.5 hours from Houston and San Antonio.

Still figuring out New Year’s Eve? It’s one of our last remaining weekends of 2026! Get planning in the group chat, you know the drill 🤠

DMs are open for any questions 💌

It’s been 6 years and we’ll never stop building, learning, and growing. Serana is your perfect space for retreats, micro...
08/31/2026

It’s been 6 years and we’ll never stop building, learning, and growing.

Serana is your perfect space for retreats, microweddings, and offsites. 1 hour from Austin, 1.5 hours from Houston, and 1.5 hours from San Antonio.

Only 2 weekends left in 2026. 2027 is booking now! Come out and join us 💛 DMs are open for any questions.

📷 by: Madeline | Interior and Brand Photographer | Julia Davis | Alison Marlborough | Michelle Nash | Photographer | Dillon Magnuson

There’s so much more to share about this day and what it meant for both of us to be guests at the place we’ve been build...
05/26/2026

There’s so much more to share about this day and what it meant for both of us to be guests at the place we’ve been building for six years, and share it with the people who’ve been with us through every phase.

But for now, here’s the highlight reel.

It’s the privilege of a lifetime to build something with your partner. And to be able to share it with the world - to have Serana be even a small part of your weddings, your retreats, your reunions, your weekends away - is something we don’t take for granted.

We’re excited for what’s to come 💛

And a very huge thank you to our wonderful photographer extraordinaire .co and incredible food by Chef Mike and team

The year was 2020.Before there were cabins, there were tents. Before the tents, there were teepees. We built one ourselv...
04/06/2026

The year was 2020.

Before there were cabins, there were tents. Before the tents, there were teepees. We built one ourselves 🙃 then quickly decided not to go that direction. Found a woman on Craigslist to buy them all for 50% of what we paid (*lights money on fire*). She was amazing and we were so glad they went to a good home!!

Year one of Serana was three Kampinas and five canvas glamping tents. All off-grid. Tents with wood-burning stoves. Beautiful for about five months a year. The rest of the time? Texas weather. Freezing nights in winter, unbearable by June. We quickly added electricity to the Kampinas but kept the tents off-grid.

And when it rained, like really rained, we’d be out there in the mornings bailing water out of the stoves with buckets. The ceilings leaked around the stovepipe holes. We tried everything. Nothing worked. Miraculously it never once rained this hard when it was cold enough to need the stoves, but still such a grind.

And if there was any bad weather (rain, cold, hot, hail, lightening, etc.), neither of us slept. We’d lie awake refreshing Airbnb, hoping guests were okay. We never got a single complaint (again, miracle. And a testament to our amazing guests!) But that didn’t stop the anxiety.

One night there was a proper Texas deluge. Again, barely slept. Saw the guests the next morning, bracing for the worst. They said: “THAT WAS AWESOME. It felt like sleeping inside a thundercloud.” And were cracking up about it.

Great guests. Still absurd.

We’re past the tent phase now. But we’re glad we did it. The slow, phased approach taught us how people actually use the space. And some things carried forward: every cabin door still faces east, just like the tents did. And old camping tradition. Wake up with the sunrise.

We don’t miss the buckets. But from time to time we do miss the tents 💘

Most often, people ask how we designed Serana. The true answer is it that it was one decision at a time, usually figurin...
03/22/2026

Most often, people ask how we designed Serana. The true answer is it that it was one decision at a time, usually figuring it out as we went. All over the course of 5 years. (It was originally an old cattle ranch with only a few pole barns).

Some of those decisions felt small in the moment. Building the communal kitchen first - before we even had cabins. Enclosing the Spa House instead of leaving it open-air. Drying flowers and framing them instead of buying art. But those little choices ended up shaping everything. What help make our space feel so intentional.

The communal kitchen and amenities became our differentiators as hubs that makes Serana work for retreats. The Spa House evolved into a Japanese-inspired sanctuary we’re so glad we invested in. The art, the vintage furniture, the objects we actually love. These are why guests say it feels like staying in someone’s home instead of a basic short-term rental.

We agonized over a lot. Sauna size, materials, the view out the window. Pathways and fencing. Where to create privacy and where to preserve the view. Really none of it was in the original plan. Most of it we figured out along the way, usually just the two of us.

Turns out that’s how it works.

Morning light at Serana. That’s it. That’s the post.
02/26/2026

Morning light at Serana. That’s it. That’s the post.

Six years in and we’re still learning. We’ve made a lot of decisions we’re proud of. Most of them. And a few we’d do dif...
02/23/2026

Six years in and we’re still learning.

We’ve made a lot of decisions we’re proud of. Most of them. And a few we’d do differently. Not because they were wrong! But because we know more now.

Someone asked us recently what we’d change if we started over. And while we carry a mental list of things that are definitely too specific 🤪 we’ve distilled it down to a few themes that we thought would resonate.

And we’d do it all over again. No amount of research replaces the education of actually doing the thing. But hopefully this helps someone along the way!

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197 Orts Lane
Paige, TX
78659

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