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- Name:
- Mary
- Location:
- Austin, TX
- Square Feet:
- 300
- Division:
- Teeny-Tiny
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- It keeps me from being a pack rat.
Name: Architect Cass Cheesar, Carla Umlauf-Cheesar, Sophie 13, Ella, 11, and Maggie (our lab)
Location: Brentwood; Austin, Texas
Size: 2,200 square feet
Years lived in: 8 years; Owned
Architect and builder Cass Cheesar and his wife, Carla Umlauf-Cheesar, a native Austinite and realtor, renovated a 1952 home in the Brentwood neighborhood a few years back. While modern elements were brought in, they also maintained the spirit of the original home, all combined with their impeccable style. The end result is an elegant, playful home with Mid-Century lines, bursting with the personality of a vibrant family.
These are some honkin' planters, ready to be up front and center in your yard or patio.
- Austin, TX: Rustic Metal Planter - $295
- Dallas, TX: Zinc Outdoor Planter - $125
- Brooklyn, NY: Tin Tub - $165
- Los Angeles, CA: Square Planters - $110
- Austin, TX: Upcycled Metal Planter - $295
Warm weather is just around the corner. Do you have your outdoor furniture yet?
- Austin, TX: Modern Wood Table - $775
- Brooklyn, NY: Bistro Set - $120
- New York, NY: CB2 Patio Furniture - $200
- Seattle, WA: Patio Set - $150
- Brooklyn, NY: White Shell Chairs - $300
Name: Emily (co-owner of Prototype Vintage Design) and Ian (awesome musician Orthy) with kitties Monty and Marmie.
Location: Cherrywood Neighborhood; Austin, Texas
Size: 1300 square feet
Years lived in: Rented; Ian 8 years, Emily 3 years
Want to see the home of a couple that's perfectly paired in both romance and style? Vintage clothing store owner Emily and musician Ian both have vibrant personalities and great taste in design, and when they got married and Emily moved into Ian's apartment in East Austin, their styles combined to create one seriously mod and beautiful space.
Name: Mary Lee
Location: Austin, Texas
Size: 300 square feet
Years lived in: 8 months
That's not a typo. Mary Lee's Austin studio is only 300 square feet, yet it somehow seems so spacious, so open, and so comfortable. Come on in, take a peek and let Mary Lee show you that living in 300 square feet is not only possible, but it's perhaps all the room you really need.
Name: Matt Short
Location: Austin, Texas
Size: 1,864 square feet
Years lived in: 7 years; Owned
Just a guy, his dog, and their one-of-a-kind home in the country. Does it get any more idyllic than that? How about if we throw in a really cool kitchen table, soaring vaulted ceilings, and an outdoor stone fireplace for fun?
Name: Sam, Anne, new baby Tesla and Pup Indiana
Location: South Austin, Texas
Size: 2200 square feet
Years lived in: Owned; 8 months
Sam and Anne never intended to make this house in South Austin their home. They had been living in a gorgeous modern home we featured on Apartment Therapy last year, and purchased this 1927 bungalow with the intention of flipping it. But once this creative couple starting adding their signature style (and some exciting modern additions) to the house, its unique charms won them over.
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