Starting this Saturday, December 14, the former Trinkets and Tomes building in the Smoketree area of Twentynine Palms will begin a remarkable transformation. The two-story retail space at 72051 Twentynine Palms Highway will be the future home of The Desert Beautification Project and retail space for a roadside treasures-type business offering desert-themed souvenirs and furniture.
Sarah Beck, one of the most sought-after, high-end painting contractors and interior designers in the industry, has purchased the building and completed the permitting process for the extensive renovation of the iconic structure. The most visible change will be a striking wrap-around mural featuring modern bright colors with desert animals and landscape in an eye-catching motif by veteran muralist Tommy Wonder.
Beck is a native to the Morongo Basin, having been brought up in a Wonder Valley homestead cabin, before moving to and raising her family in Yucca Valley. She currently operates her upscale painting and design business out of Culver City.
An enthusiastic Beck told Z107.7 News, “We are opening a business in the Desert Beautification Project which will find eligible properties and improve and remodel them for the rental market.” She said she, along with her partners, will be locating and developing properties themselves—as well as assisting owners and investors in potential short-term rental properties—on design and amenities’ improvements.
In addition to the design services, Beck said she would be looking at putting a roadside treasures-type retail operation with desert-themed souvenirs, as well as furniture and interior accessories for the rental and local household market in the building.
