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A South Austin Sunny and Sophisticated Home!
House Tour

Name: Janie Flemming, daughters Ally and Kat Location: South Austin, Texas Size: 2,400 square feet Years lived in: 6 months This home is a surprising and delightful mix of traditional and modern ele...

Nathalie Vingot Mei Decorates in Different Shades of Grey

We usually see grey used in modern interiors, so it's a nice change to see how this shade translates in more traditional rooms. Interior designer Nathalie Vingot Mei has a beautiful portfolio that f...

Rags Rugs to Riches
Best of 2008

Rugs were an expense we took for granted when we were kids and sometimes have a hard time fathoming their expense as an adult. The good news is they are something we love to talk about, especially i...

Determine Your Style
Choose Your Path

Gennine's Modern Mexican AbodeWhen we do housetours, one of the first questions we ask is: What's your style? In the Cure this week, we're learning that it helps to define the look or mood that you'r...

Traditional to Modern and Vice Versa: Simple Changes with Big Impact

Although we love mid-century furniture, visiting a home where we can name every piece can be a little...well, boring. Frankly, we prefer a home with a little bit of this, a little bit of that. But s...

Lessons from A Shabby Chic Redux

We went through our Shabby Chic period -- couches covered in billowing white sheets, paint chipped tables displaying shell-encrusted knickknacks, flower paintings -- and we would've said that we have ...

LA Store - Third Street: Bluegrass Home

Continuing our journey westward along Third Street... Bluegrass Home, on Third Street, true to the simple and straightforward ease its name conjures up, offers what owner, Kendra Rogers, a Kentucky n...