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this house/store is seriously cool.

Oh and I forgot to mention something adorable about those quirky kitties that followed me around, they were named "Gary" and "Garry" respectively---though I never did figure out which one was which!

Wow, serious amount of "Fight Club" house feel here.. particularly with that picture of the TUMOUR! LOL

That being said, I want that green chesterfield so bad...

Um, it might not be *perfectly* styled, but this place is as *styled* as it gets... "styled" doesn't mean neat or clean or formal or traditional... it just means carefully chosen items presented and positioned to complete compositions.

So that makes this place pretty "perfectly styled" in my book.

It's awfully overwhelming. To me it's over the top, overly styled, and just sensory overload. (Did I get enough "overs" in there?)

As an Austinite, it feels nothing like what I think of as Austin style. Give me the fresh, bright, and laidback feel of all those fantastic shops on South Congress and the Drag any day.

I love that graffiti-esque mural. And I love seeing someone represent old school Austin. That's how we used to rock it in this town before all the yuppies got here (not that I don't love many of the designer boutiques--but, no, that's not Austin style).

last i heard, one of the cats is missing...

I like what I like. And I like!

Lots of creativity in Austin...some interesting tours there lately.

Love this! And very sorry to hear Gary/Garry is missing.

Keith Herring meets David Lynch meets an NCI cancer clinic.

Barry, Rob Howl were my neighbors! What's really great about that place is that those two are amazing, open laid-back, talented people...I miss dropping by with Hamlet the wonder-dog, and running into Barry at Z, and hearing Rob's wry observations on the whole enterprise that is the art and their respective lives.

I miss Austin - but not for the quirk - I miss it because the thing that's most "Austin" about this story is that peeps were hanging out on sofas, let someone in and gave them the run of the place, and probably somewhere along the line, offered a cold beer.

I couldn't live in that space. I would have an epileptic fit.

My living room is such an empty space, I thought to myself 'I need to mow', instead of vacuum. HAHA

I have gone Zen.

i love the space! i hope the missing kitty is safely home now.

and I thought men who know how to decorate weren't welcome in Texas!

looked the house looking so beautiful, and i loved it, i like all features and all all paints and bla bla, anything is lovely in this house,
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"Not for everyone" is the understatement of the millenium! It seems very.... Felix the Cat? Ren and Stimpy? I don't think I could sleep in this place for money. Sorry.

I don't know what to say. One thing is for sure. These guys love collecting stuff. Flat screen tv's over the fireplace really really bugs me for some unknown reason. There is just too much going on here. Clutter is everwhere. Kind of looks like the home of gothic vampires.

i especially registered to comment on this: it's g r e a t! whenever i see places like this i think to myself: it's time to travel the u.s. again!

Orange kitties & orange velvet are always good design choices.

I just love this place. Gotta get to Austin one of these days.

This is very old school Austin. 20 years ago when I moved there this was the norm- have a beer, hang out till it's time to go out.

Cool place and I hope that cat is ok. Ausin doesn't have the greatest track record with missing cats....

This makes me really want to visit Austin.

The first thing I thought was "this is SO Austin".... In a great way.

I love this in all its maximalist glory. And I would do terrible things to own that green velvet sofa.

Oh Squarah- How long have you lived in ATX? The Austin you describe has been here about a minute and it's on EVERY street corner.

THIS tour feels like the Austin of old. It's got a little twang, some humor, a feeling of grandeur, and a whole lotta spark. It makes me want to throw some Doug Sahm on the record player and open the front door to see who says hi on their way by.

Inspiring.

That Barcelona Chair looks very beat up...i wonder if its authentic? ;)

Austin is home to all kinds of design. This is one end of the spectrum. Very cool. I'm so happy I live here!

Wow, this place is amazing. As an empty space I would be overwhelmed with what to do, in fact, it looks like it should be condemned in some spots but what they've done with their house/store is jaw-dropping. Austin, LA, NYC, whatever city, it's unique, it's artistic, it's fun. This place is f'ing rad - this is what I come to AT for.

That mirror and theater backdrop- broken-down carnival gorgeousness!

I want that lampshade!

Chicago Sue is absolutely wrong about the kitty collars. A collar is a death sentence for a cat outside. Get caught on something somewhere...can't get free.

And cats SHOULD be outside. Keeping your cats inside is cruel.

Love all the feathers, etc.!

uh.. how is keeping your cat indoors cruel? As long as you give them lots of space to play in, it can be a lot safer for them.

How about this: Cats kept indoors and controlled outdoors have the best quality of life. They are domestic animals and without proper control of their behaviour can end up catching disease, being attacked by other animals or disturbing the peace of other residents in one's neighbourhood.

It's only cruel if someone does not give their cat(s) the interaction they need to stay content and healthy. Contrary to your blanket statement, SwedishChef, indoor cats live the longest and are usually the kind of cat that gets the most interaction from their people. Do you also let your dog run loose because you don't want its freedom constrained? No? Then why let your cat out to bother your neighbours and endanger itself?

And chicagosue, since cats are carnivores, you have to kill things for them to keep them alive or allow them to kill prey themselves. Which do you prefer?

chicagosue, I don't know how many hunters you know, but in my experience people don't create taxidermy to fill a market demand. They create it as a personal trophy--but don't give the term "trophy" too much weight. People hunt for food and for recreation. The trophy is just an afterthought.

And I'm gonna guess that all of this stuff is vintage. They are some random person's personal trophies sold off at estate sales or whatever that have been digested by the next generation as irony and kitsch. There is no world where people are out hunting big horn sheep (not antelope) because wealthy people want to hang heads on their walls. It just doesn't happen that way.

All of that said, I'm not a hunter or a lover of taxidermy. But the idea that this guy has the blood of hundreds of big horn sheep on his hands just irked me.

oh how the heck did this turn into a friggin PETA thread?

Great, individual, eclectic house/gallery.

I love the blue ceiling. And the bizarre combinations.
Nice job. Love the kitties. I believe in outdoor cats. As long as they get their shots, etc., they're in their natural element.

So tired of these people that want everything "safe" and sanitized. Hello!! Life is not safe. That's an "illusion" - get over it.

Thank you for the great house tour! Howl reminded me of something that would have been in dearly departed nest magazine or where one of my drifter rockhound friends would couchsurf for a while. The home has southern hospitality dripping out of its pores while everything in it is just begging to be touched and adored.

I hope the orange kitty makes it home OK!

Writer's note---Shame on me! I spelled his name incorrectly in two spots! It's JelinSKI. Not Jelinksi. Duh! My apologies to both Barry and to anyone this may have inconvenienced.

aurelais, you're right, life is not safe. That's why it is our responsibility to protect our domestic pets from hazards that they are not equipped to deal with, like predators, cars and humans who would abuse them. A loose cat in an urban environment is an annoyance at best and a vector of disease at the worst, whether or not it has shots.

Aw, Gary :(