Austin Home Spring 2024

Inspiration For Your Space THE GREAT OUTDOORS ISSUE

Garden Party Preview the gorgeous properties on Austin Home’s Great Outdoors Tour

Spring 2024 / Vol. 19 / No. 1

+ Gallerist Lora Reynolds’ Artful Abode & Austin’s Best Homebuilders

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CONTENTS

Features

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State of the Art

Gallerist Lora Reynolds’ home balances modernist architecture and contemporary art

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A collaborative approach to design and build gave this community life

Preview the gorgeous properties on Austin Home’s Great Outdoors Tour COMPILED BY

The top area professionals were nominated

by Austin Home readers

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Compound Interest

Take it Outside

Austin’s Best Homebuilders

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Home & Design Awards Finalists The annual competition spotlights the best of the best in local design

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WHIT PRESTON

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On the cover

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CONTENTS 16 Editor’s Letter 22 Elements

What’s making waves in the local home and design world

24 What’s New

A Mexican mercantile and furniture gallery breathe life into a 1920s Craftsman

26 Design Inspiration Visit the Hill Country in style at a Queen Anne mansionturned-boutique hotel

30 Outdoors

Learn to create a haven for nature at home

32 Interiors

A 1916 Hyde Park bungalow opens up with a flowing renovation and personalitydriven details

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A dreamy, wooded guest house provides creative space for a local scribe

64 Curtains

Step inside the kitchen of Austin interior designer Anastasia Casey

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Editorial Editor in Chief Lara Hallock Contributing Writers Rachel Gallaher, Anna Mazurek, Laurel Miller, Saba Rahimian

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EDITOR’S LETTER

SPRING 2024

Dear readers, Who among us hasn’t, surrounded by friends, uttered those eight overly optimistic words? (“We should buy a piece of land together!”) When I tell the story of Robin Chotzinoff and her husband, Eric Dexheimer, who purchased a plot of land years ago with the plan of building affordable housing and the dream of living next to their friends, I get a consistent response: “That’s what we want to do!” In the case of Chotzinoff, with the help of Low Design Office, that dream turned into a reality in the form of a modern eco-compound of small, private homes (page 50). “It’s like I had a dinner party 10 years ago and no one left,” Chotzinoff says.

The latter sentiment largely describes how it’s felt to serve as editor in chief at Austin Home. Every step of the way has been akin to a fete with friends, from amplifying design voices via content to celebrating skilled Central Texas professionals with a lively lineup of events, including the second annual Great Outdoors tour (page 58). I want to thank my colleagues at Austin Home and Austin Monthly for a wonderful run; the city’s talented designers, builders, and showrooms for giving us simply the best content to cover; and each of you reading this for taking part in the fun.

With the new year marks a new editorial team for Austin Home. You may notice that this is the first issue designed by our new creative director, Becky Plante, who has a stellar eye and experience in editorial and with design firms alike. I’m happy to be leaving the magazine in good hands with Plante and the new editor in chief, Karen Zabarsky Blashek. Prior to moving back home to Texas and starting her firm, Ground Up—a multidisciplinary creative studio for the built environment where she oversees strategy, branding, and design of projects in real estate, architecture, and Proptech—Blashek spent 13 years growing her career in New York overseeing design and branding for some of the largest built projects across the country. I’m looking forward to seeing all that she does with the magazine and the community at large.

Equally satisfying is closing out on such eye-pleasing issue full of artful indoor and outdoor content. I hope you’re ready to get inspired for your next big project!

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Lara Hallock, Editor in Chief lhallock@austinhomemag.com @lara.hallock

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Call for Entries

Austin’s Best Architects Call for Entries Are you one of Austin’s Best Architects?

We’re sourcing nominations for Austin Home’s exclusive annual list spotlighting masters of the craft in a region that provides international inspiration. We invite you to nominate your favorite architecture firm (including your own).

Companies with the most nominations will be highlighted in the fall issue of Austin Home and online.

Nominations must be submitted

by June 14. Architecture firms that do residential work in Austin or a surrounding county are eligible.

Note: Only one nomination per company from each submitter will be counted, so spread the news!

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ACCENTS

Austin Design Now

The Bright Side Playful wallcoverings adorn every room in Fredericksburg’s new boutique hotel, The Menagerie. page 26

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Accents Elements

By Lara Hallock

Elements of Design

What’s making waves in the local home and design world

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Jared Dunten’s color-saturated canvases spread awareness for spinal cord injury research Two years after being paralyzed from the neck down in a diving accident in the Rio Grande, Jared Dunten learned to paint by mouth in 2002. Three years later, he won a scholarship from the Mouth and Foot Painters Association and studied with master painter Edward Povey. To create his oil-on-canvas pieces, Dunten cuts aluminum arrows in different sizes, attaches brushes to one end, and wrap strips of t-shirt material on the other end, where he bites down. His style is constantly evolving and encompasses detailed plant life and animals along with abstract and realistic portraiture. “I’m a big fan of letting others describe my work and trying to pin down a style,” explains Dunten, who balances painting in his Hill Country studio working as a copywriter for GSD&M with the help of his support system. “I’m painting to live, so I get absorbed in a piece and try to breathe with every stroke,” he says. Painting has allowed him to spread awareness and advocate for spinal cord injury research. “It’s given me a platform to tell someone that nothing is impossible,” Dunten says. Public displays of his work include pieces at The College of Education at Texas Christian University and past exhibitions at Bass Concert Hall. jdunten.com —Anna Mazurek

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Due East’s latest Moroccan rug line is the result of a years-long collaboration with Interior designer Melanie Raines.

Dubbed “Kintsugi”—a reference to the Japanese art also known as “golden joinery,” or binding together broken pottery with gold—the handmade line features bold geometric shapes in earth tones. dueeastrugs.com

PAINTING: COURTESY JARED DUNTEN; PORTRAIT OF JARED DUNTEN: KIMBERLY DUNTEN; RUGS: COURTESY DUE EAST

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Second Chance Decor Revision Goods gives premium materials a second life as sustainable home accents A design-loving parent concerned about the future of our planet, Aileen Chen set out on a mission to decorate her home with beautiful things while also decreasing her family’s environmental footprint. The result: Revision Goods, her new company dedicated to giving materials new life.

“Having been in consumer products for some time, I find that people really want to do good for the earth,” Chen says. “Sometimes the options out there make it hard either from an affordability perspective or from a design perspective.”

To supply materials for her pillows, table decor, wall art, and more, she began exploring places such as Austin Creative Reuse. “They do a fantastic job and have a 97 percent diversion rate,” she says.

Soon, she linked up with Austin’s chapter of the IIDA (International Interior Design Association), helping to co-sponsor a zero landfill event where materials are collected from firms changing sample seasons and opened to the community for reuse.

“I see the pain point on the interior design and architectural firms’ side where there’s so much beautiful material out there that they don’t know what to do with,” she says. “A lot of our materials are premium samples from interior design and architecture firms, or deadstock from textile furniture makers.”

Chen also partners with Open Arms Studio, a multi-refugee coalition nonprofit that provides fair wages and good working environments to refugees. Check out her eco-friendly accents at Canopy Studio’s monthly Open Canopy event or online. revisiongoods.com

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Lilianne Steckel has always had an affinity for wallpaper. “I put fabric on my walls when I had a rental in Austin where I couldn’t do wallpaper,” recalls the founder of Looksee Collective, a new wallpaper company featuring the work of independent artists. “I’m always connected to that possibility of having something extra on your walls.” An interior designer by trade, Steckel’s natural eye for wallcoverings crept into her private life.

“With some of my friends, it felt so clear to me that they should have patterns of wallpaper,” she says, listing as one Emma James from Antiquaria, a company known for its stationery. “It’s literally screaming wallpaper!” she mused. Looksee’s initial releases come in bold patterns and neutral options alike, with added variety thanks to the five artists collaborating on the prints. They’re also printed by a small, family-run company using processes that align with Looksee’s dedication to sustainability—some of the trimmings are even compostable. lookseecollective.com

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Accents What’s New

By Laurel Miller

Photos by Clay Grier

The new establishment comprises La Casa, with vintage and commissioned furniture, and La Miscelanea, featuring cookware and other home goods.

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When is a glass more than just a glass? If you’re Raul Cabra, co-founder and creative director of Clarksville’s La Embajada, it’s when said drinking vessel is handblown from recycled bottles and made by one of the many Mexican artisans whose wares populate the new shop and gallery space.

“These objects are utilitarian, but they also have soul and a sense of place,” says Cabra, a designer who splits his time between Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Austin. “It’s about the weight of the glass, the way the light filters through it, as well as the pleasure you get from using it.”

Cabra partnered with Larry McGuire, co-founder of MML Hospitality, and Molly Nutter, president of ByGeorge, for La Embajada. The shop, which is located in a 1920s Craftsman on Blanco Street, is two spaces in one: La Casa, a gallery filled with vintage and commissioned contemporary furniture, and La Miscelanea, a mercantile featuring home goods including cookware. Each piece in La Miscelanea is made by hand and aesthetics are only part of their appeal. “Everything we sell is efficient in achieving its purpose,” says Cabra. Consider La Embajada’s inventory of functional art that also happens to be infused with history, heritage, and a sense of place.

Cabra first made the acquaintance of MML designer/partner Liz Lambert when she commissioned him to make much of the decor for Hotel San Cristobal in Todos Santos. When MML founder Larry McGuire then floated the idea of a shop dedicated to handpicked vintage furniture and housewares and commissioned objects from around Mexico, Cabra was all in.

“Texas was a natural fit for this venture because it has shared heritage with Mexico,” says the designer. “These goods just make sense here.” To source his inventory, Cabra travels throughout Mexico, scouring estate sales and flea markets and visiting artisans he’s built relationships with for his other company, Oax-i-fornia, a Oaxaca-based academic collaborative project that unites designers, makers, and artists.

The inspiration for Oax-i-fornia and La Embajada is the result of Cabra’s years spent sourcing distinctive décor for his 300-year-old Oaxacan hacienda. Cabra’s most recent visit to Mexico yielded treasures like earthy green Atzompa and black clay pottery from Oaxaca, popotillo straw art, handwoven straw lamps, and handwoven fabric by the yard from Michoacan, exquisite candles and traditional mid-century mesquite furniture from Guanajuato, and the aforementioned glassware from Jalisco and Hidalgo.

“I consider myself a conduit,” says Cabra of his role in introducing these “poetic objects” to a Texas audience. “These pieces have soul; you get a sense of the person that made them. That’s what makes them magical.” laembajada.shop

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Accents Design Inspiration

By Lauren Jones

The Menagerie is spread over 9,500 square feet that include a dollhouse-esque Victorian home.

Fantastical in Fredericksburg Breathing life into a Victorian house once home to the town’s first mayor, The Menagerie boutique hotel opened doors last year in Fredericksburg. The historic 11-unit property revamped by Austin-based designer Sarah Stacey is decked out in vibrant hues, bold patterns, stained glass, and luxurious stand-alone bathtubs.

Spread across 9,500 square feet, The Menagerie contains the historic Queen Anne Victorian home (now painted in a welcoming rosy hue), alongside four 1930s-era bungalows, a carriage house, a

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Austin Home

The Great

Outdoors Tour Saturday May 11 Looking for all the best inspiration for your yard? Presenting Austin Home’s second annual outdoor event: an exclusive tour of the area’s coolest properties.

Prepare to add to your backyard wish list.

These homes will showcase outstanding exterior features ranging from outdoor kitchens, pools, and decks to dreamy green spaces and more.

Learn more and buy tickets at austinhomemag.com/greatoutdoorstour

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“We started during the pandemic, and it has completely evolved,” she says. “It’s over-the-top, fun and such an experience going into each of the units. They have given me creative freedom which is rare to have.”

Each of the rooms feels inspired and unique.

“Every unit is completely different, but all evoke some type of mood,” she says.

There’s The Temptress, an alluring 782-squarefoot space with a king bed, kitchenette, rain shower, clawfoot tub, and a colorful stained-glass window.

A House of Hackney wallpaper adorns the kitchen, which features rust red cabinetry, while the bedroom, awash in a rich navy paint, is decorated with a

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Clockwise from top left: The lavish Temptress suite features House of Hackney wallpaper, a clawfoot tub and stained-glass window, a kitchenette, and a king bedroom.

five-unit converted barn, and an enchanting landscape designed by Twistleaf Land Design.

Located blocks from the town’s historic center, it’s an enchanting getaway that can accommodate groups of all sizes. Everything from the interior design to the thoughtfully refurbished outdoor spaces tie its past to present.

Owners Nicole and Ramzi AlRashid first purchased the property as a rental but quickly realized they wanted to transform it into a hotel, one that would make a lasting impression. Stacey was working on their vibrant personal residence when the idea came about, and it seemed like a natural progression to hire her for the larger hospitality project.

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Clockwise from left: For a dose of dopamine, book the bright Esperanza Suite. The Serenity incorporates wallpaper from floor to attic ceiling. Twistleaf Land Design carved out gathering spaces that highlight local materials.

bevy of art, a CB2 rug, Anthropologie dining chairs, and a vintage chandelier.

The Esperanza Suite’s cheerful citrus wallpaper brightens a room that’s otherwise painted in Sherwin-Williams’ Oakmoss and warmed by a fireplace. Then there’s the Carriage Suite, tucked behind the 1910 mansion and featuring a moss green kitchen, Maiden Home sofa, Schumacher pillows, and a bathroom clad in William Morris paper.

For a more intimate space, the Serenity Suite, located in the refinished attic of the historic Victorian barn, features floor-toceiling wallpaper, an antique dining table and chairs, and blue trim.

Across the way, the Aurora Bungalow, the second largest for-rent unit, is a refurbished 1930s two-bedroom with a dining room, green kitchen, tiled bathroom, and plenty of vintage finds. The Aurora is ideal for a group or family getaway.

Each has its own jumping-off points, such as The Temptress’ stained-glass windows.

“For some units, we made up a narrative of a person and thought how they would decorate,” says the designer.

The clients also served as a source of inspiration. “Nicole really loves color and things with mood, and we tried to capture the spirit and pick items she would love as well. We wanted to make each unique so that people would want to keep coming back to experience different units.”

Because the project was started at the beginning of the pandemic, Stacey looked all over when it came to sourcing. “Things would be out-of-stock or discontinued,” she says. “We had to pivot.” Many items were purchased at the Austin Auction Gallery, while others were online or at more readily available home goods stores.

Additionally, the landscape needed a massive overhaul. “The landscaping had just felt like an afterthought in the very hot Texas climate,” she says.

Details of Twistleaf ’s mindful property refresh included modern fencing and reconfiguration of spaces to provide equally intimate outdoor areas. LED ground lights create a dreamy nighttime atmosphere while honoring the city’s Dark Sky designation.

Rose bushes and native Hill Country plants bring the land back to its former glory and match the well-crafted interiors while providing the perfect milieu for a sunset toast.

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Accents Outdoors

Walk on the Wild Side Learn to create a haven for nature at home

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Founder, Twistleaf Land Design

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Creating a haven for beneficial wildlife is as simple as showing a little extra love to your outdoor spaces. We caught up with Sarah Yant of Twistleaf Land Design, an ecologically focused landscape architecture and construction firm, to chat about different ways you can attract wildlife at home. Read on for her tips and tricks that will make your yard come alive.

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Below, from left: Pollinators flock to Gregg’s mistflower at The Menagerie (see more on page 26) and milkweed at Horseshoe Bay Nature Park, both designed by Twistleaf.

2 Attract Pollinators Not only are native plants well adapted to our environment and climate, but pollinators have evolved alongside these plants, becoming dependent on specific species for food or habitat.

Monarchs, for example, exclusively lay eggs on plants within the milkweed family because that is all their caterpillars can eat.

This makes milkweeds the sole host plants for the monarch butterfly.

To attract pollinators in your own garden year-round, plant a variety of high nectar-producing plants as well as host plants with an array of bloom times. Common nectar-rich natives include mistflowers, verbena, lantana, Turk’s cap and salvias.

For host plants, look to passion vines, native milkweeds, asters, hackberries, frogfruit, sunflowers and partridge peas.

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Native plants are well adapted to the climate and soil conditions of Central Texas and have evolved to survive our long droughts and sharp cold snaps. Compared to non-natives, they often require less maintenance and intervention in the form of weed and pest management, watering, and fertilizers.

Make your garden tantalizing to wildlife by providing food with berry-producing natives like American beautyberry or grasses with seedheads like inland sea oats. In the winter months, leave your dried perennials and ornamental grasses standing to provide nesting material. Cut them back very early in the spring to encourage new growth.

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Clockwise from left: At Horseshoe Bay Nature Park, native standing cypress forms red blossoms, Eastern bluebirds gather around a nesting box, and a brush pile provides shelter for wildlife.

3 Set up a Nesting Box

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4 Make a Wildlife Brush Pile Provide cover and nesting space for birds, small mammals, and pollinators with a wildlife brush pile. In your garden, try devoting a corner to stack twigs, branches, and fallen leaves. To create a tidier look, weave a little fence made of sticks to wrap around the pile and screen it from view.

Fireflies especially love brush piles as they offer a dark place to lay their eggs or rest during the day. Caterpillars also appreciate the cover and will spend the winter nibbling away at the leaves.

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Attract birds to your landscape with nesting boxes. Birds that typically nest in the hollows of trees, like chickadees, wrens, bluebirds, swallows and owls, will appreciate the shelter and readily make a home.

Before installing the box, consider doing a little research into the preferred habitat for the species you want to attract. That will determine how high the nesting box needs to be and which direction it needs to face.

Be sure to set up your box before breeding season, which for Central Texas is no later than February.

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Accents Interiors

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Cool and Collected

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A 1916 Hyde Park bungalow opens up with a flowing renovation and personality-driven details

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Fashion designer and Kick Pleat boutique owner Wendi Koletar exudes unbridled creative self-expression through the hunt of eclectic, beautiful objects and designs. When she and her family of four bought their 1916 Hyde Park bungalow, she reached out to Jamie Chioco, founder of Chioco Design, who designed her shop; this time, with a very different project proposal.

Chioco recalls first walking through the house and spotting shady plumbing and electrical, paper-thin linoleum laid over a pier and beam kitchen addition, and a hole in the bathroom floor. Still, they both recognized the untapped potential of the home.

“We bought the house knowing we would renovate it. I liked the bones of the old house,” says Koletar. “I love things that have character. I love beauty and old architecture.”

Inside, Chioco and the firm’s head of interiors, Vanessa Francis, gave Koletar a fluid, minimalist redesign and addition to host her love language of light fixtures, furnishings, and warm details found across Texas and abroad.

The dining space, located in the mid-point of the great room, features a vintage counterweight-operated pendant that Francis found in San Antonio. “[Koletar] brings warmth and color through artwork, furniture, and lighting,” says Francis. “She was instrumental in finding fixtures.

She would send me something from Round Top and ask, ‘What do you think?’ If we said no, she would say, ‘Okay! It’s dead to me!’ There was a lot of fun back and forth and a lot of trust and respect.”

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The unassuming bungalow facade begets a double-take with its fresh white paint, refinished original door adorned with new hardware by Ashley Norton, and two vintage sconces scavenged by Koletar. Chioco and Francis chose to redo the deck and stairs in the original size and style using ipe wood for a sense of warmth and longevity. “These old bungalows, I think, are really beautiful,” says Chioco. “We were trying to be sensitive to the neighborhood. Any renovations that we did happened toward the rear of the property because we didn’t want them to be apparent.”

Upon entry, a new, airy rectangular great room took the place of the former doored-off living room, family room, dining room, and kitchen once jigsawed together. “I wanted openness and light for this house. It was built so long ago and they typically did a bunch of small, dark, weird rooms with repeated living and dining spaces,” Koletar says. The bedrooms and outdoor spaces move off the great room as appendages. Hundred-year-old longleaf pine floors were saved during renovation, and additional longleaf pine was salvaged and tediously refinished to match. The transition to new materials is subtle, and Chioco worked with Joshua Cummins at BuildCo to make it as seamless as possible. Even though the room is an unobstructed rectangle, the furnishings, kitchen design, and light fixtures mark spatial transitions and different usage, making the four components—family room, dining room, kitchen, and den—feel intentional and designated.

Koletar says while she aesthetically loves maximalism, when it comes to her own home, she prefers simplicity. For the kitchen, Chioco and Francis chose a white concrete countertop and backsplash custom poured by Newbold Concrete. A creamy white sealed Venetian plaster is used to finish the range hood. The millwork is all white oak, stained in a honey finish by Windy Hill Cabinets.

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Francis set the stage with a commissioned sculptural wood and soapstone table by Seer Studio. The dining chairs, given to Koletar by a friend, tie the scene into the warmer honey tones of the floor and cabinetry. Koletar purchased the painting of a man playing the guitar in Round Top, and Francis chose a vintage-style picture light from Visual Comfort to accent the art.

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The addition to the home begins in the kitchen and includes the office den and the primary suite. While the building materials differ from the facade, Chioco matched the roof pitch so that the home is virtually unchanged from the street view. The roofline provided space to vault the main bedroom, creating an even more spacious oasis at the back of the home. Lawson Fenning made the custom bed, and the overhanging pendant is by Pinch Design. The chairs and rug were Koletar’s finds. “I love the rug in my bedroom with all that I am,” she says. “I have a designer [in Milan] who collects really unique artifacts as a side project. In his showroom, he had four different versions of that rug. It was old and beautiful, and I loved the colors.”

The bathrooms mirror each other in materials. The same Venetian plaster used in the kitchen is brought into the bathrooms, which paired with the Clay Imports tilework, makes the rooms feel rooted in Mexican design and aesthetics that Koletar grew to love during the year she lived in Pachuca, Hidalgo. The countertops match the sealed concrete used in the kitchen, and the cabinets have the same honey finish used throughout the house. All the plumbing fixtures are done in an unpolished finish by Newport Brass for a weathered patina look. Ashley Norton hardware finishes all cabinets throughout the home, sourced by Alexander Marchant.

The sconces in the primary bathroom are

by Urban Electric, and the lighting in the kids’ bathroom is by Felix Light Specialists.

The kids’ rooms, through original doors, offer a tone shift that reconnects the interior to the front porch. During demo when the walls were stripped, the team discovered all shiplap walls and decided to keep them as is, patched and repaired where needed and then painted them white for uniformity throughout the house and to mirror the facade.

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The glass door in the den accesses a French gravel garden flanked by a wall of passion vines that beckon a frenzy of butterflies, which Koletar says is one of her personal favorite spaces. Chioco designed the trellis overhead in the French garden and worked with Spencer Landscaping for the build. Thanks to the new design, these vignettes are brought into every room of the once-dark home.

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By Anna Mazurek

Photos by Andrea Calo

A spacious 350-square-foot wraparound porch with handmade wrought iron railings set the stage for a new ADU built for a family in Tarrytown/Pemberton Heights by McKinney York. The outdoor space was a nod to the property owners, one of whom is a writer—a devoted Texan who considers a sizable porch an essential family gathering place.

“In a way, the porch set the tone for the feel of the whole place,” explains Heather McKinney, founder of McKinney York and the project’s design collaborator. The generous porch was one of many design tools used to increase the perceived spaciousness of the four-room cabin along with large windows and varying ceiling heights ranging from nine to 15 feet.

Replacing the main house’s carport created the opportunity to build the upstairs ADU with 549 square feet of conditioned space to serve as a guestroom and writer’s retreat. The terrain—a steep woodland hill combined with a sloping driveway and utility lines—was the biggest challenge.

“In order to maximize the project, we tucked it into the hillside and flared one wall of the cabin/ carport,” explains Aaron Taylor, the project architect and project manager. Taylor points out that durable materials including wood and fiber cement siding and asphalt shingles were used for the exterior. A winding path and bridge help navigate the terrain height difference between the carport and the upstairs porch.

While McKinney York designed the interior architecture, the owner handpicked the finishings and furnished the cabin herself with a combination of found pieces and family treasures, such as the dining chairs and the oak gate-leg table tucked between the living room’s leather chairs.

Authenticity was the driving factor for the color and material selections, from the door hardware to the post-oak flooring and soapstone counters. Nine different paint colors ranging from pale greens and

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“It is like going aboard a boat and casting off the land,” architect Heather McKinney says.

blues to soft whites were used throughout the space to reflect harmony with nature.

A custom color covers the living room walls while Benjamin Moore’s White Dove was used for the woodwork and bookshelves. The porch ceiling was coated in Benjamin Moore’s Province Blue while the railings are Narragansett Green, also by Benjamin Moore. Interior pops of color (including the red handmade Clé tile kitchen backsplash) add character.

The full kitchen—outfitted with a Summit cooktop, Bosch oven, and Fisher & Paykel refrigerator and hood vent—is one of McKinney’s favorite spaces. “I love the pop-up ceiling in the eat-in kitchen,” she says. “It is childlike and captures a view high into the woodsy hillside.”

The painted cedar bridge connecting the hillside to the porch is another standout feature.

“It is like going aboard a boat and casting off the land,” McKinney says.

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The home of gallerist Lora Reynolds balances modernist architecture with contemporary art

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everal years ago, gallery owner and art collector Lora Reynolds took a walk in Austin’s West Lake Hills neighborhood. She was two weeks from breaking ground on a new home, but a friend had recently called and told her to check out a lot nearby. Although it was smaller than the property she already owned, the two-acre parcel of land sat about 200 feet higher and offered sweeping views of downtown, with an aim toward the Capitol building.

“As soon as I went up there and walked around, I knew I was making a mistake,” Reynolds says about the impending construction on her lot. “The views were beautiful, and it looked like an easier space to build on.”

“With the lot we were originally working on, there were a lot of compromises in the design,” says Reynolds’ husband, Colin Doyle, “but once we started designing for the new property, we knew we had made the right choice.”

Reynolds’ architect David Fox, co-founder of StoneFox, a design firm he started more than two decades ago with his life partner, Christopher Stone, was in Dallas when he got a call from Lora. “[She] said, ‘I found this property, and I think I have to buy it; can you be here tomorrow?’” recalls Fox, who, along with Stone, has a deep friendship with Reynolds, formed through a shared love of food, art, travel, and design over 25 years. “We were supposed to start construction on her house in less than two weeks, but once we saw the site, we understood the switch.”

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“There were four big, old live oak trees that we couldn’t touch. It wasn’t even a consideration; they were so magnificent.”

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Previous spread: The modernist residence’s primary building material was handmade Petersen Tegl brick from Denmark.

A gym crafted from glass blocks by Seves sits over the garage. Clockwise from top: A bronze sculpture by Elmgreen & Dragset, titled Watching, looks over the backyard pool. An oculus over the Kettal sofa and chairs on the back patio gives good views of the stars on clear nights. The property held four large, mature oak trees that the clients opted to keep.

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Clockwise from top left: In the dining area, an Egg Collective table is surrounded by a set of Gio Ponti chairs upholstered in Toyine Sellers fabric. The living room is the heart of the home, where Reynolds and her husband often gather with family and friends on sofas from Pierre Paulin and Egg Collective. Carlisle custom herringbone covers the living room floor; the pink-and-black work on the wall is by painter Sarah Crowner.

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Using a mix of materials—glass, handmade Petersen Tegl brick from Denmark, and light wood by Carlisle— Fox and Stone crafted a modernist ranch that tucks into the landscape and acts as a neutral, welcoming backdrop for Reynolds’ mix of contemporary art and vintage furniture, the latter of which includes chairs by Pierre Jeanneret and Gio Ponti, a Carlo Scarpa chandelier, and a Jean Royere console.

Derived from the tenets of modernism—rational, simple designs that often include an open floor plan, clean lines, and glass facades—the house has two levels.

The ground floor has a circular flow, encompassing the living room, dining room, kitchen, a ‘hidden’ prep kitchen, and a primary bedroom suite. An upper level includes three bedrooms, a family room, and a large terrace for the kids. Also on this level is a glass-block gym and yoga studio (its materiality inspired by a client/ architect trip to Maison De Verre in Paris), which sits over the garage.

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Turning their attention to the new property, Fox and Stone found a narrow, steep piece of land—with some obstacles. “We had to wedge the house into a very tight building envelope,” Fox says. “There were four big, old live oak trees that we couldn’t touch. It wasn’t even a consideration; they were so magnificent.”

As Fox and Stone started designing, consideration for Reynolds’ art collection was top of mind. Reynolds—who established her namesake gallery in Austin in 2005 after working with Anthony d’Offay and Matthew Marks galleries in London and New York—has amassed a diverse body of work, including photography, paintings, prints, and sculptures. Many of those pieces were gifts or acquisitions from artists that have become dear friends.

“The lot itself demanded that the house be glass and take in the views,” Reynolds notes, “but that makes it hard to hang art. One of the things I love about working with Chris and David is their great talent at working with collectors and taking the art into account as they design.”

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“One of the things about modernism that people often dislike is that it doesn’t have any sense of place or local vernacular,” Fox notes. “Lora said that she always wanted a house with a pitched roof, which is prevalent in Texas. Low, metal, pitched roofs are common in agricultural structures, so adding a pitched roof to this modern house helps ground it in place.”

According to Fox and Stone, the house is “Miesian” on the main level, referring to the style of pioneering modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who was known to create elegant, simple designs that seem to unfold as one walks through them, framing views and offering up snapshots of the surrounding landscape in interesting or thoughtful ways.

Art ties together each room. The living room, for example, has two large-format works: a floor-to-ceiling Karl Haendel drawing of two hands and an Erin Shirreff cyanotype photogram. The former looks like a photograph, and the latter looks like a painting.

“It reminds us that when we spend time together, we should approach each other from a place of curiosity,” Doyle says, “and always look for the surprise in other people.”

The curved sofa is Pierre Paulin, ordered after a trip to the restored Paulin house in Bordeaux, where Reynolds met the late designer’s son and daughter-in-law.

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From top: The family room, a favorite escape for Reynolds’ children, is bright and playful, with a vintage, amoebic side chair upholstered in hunter-green fabric and a beaded dragon by The Haas Brothers.

A neutral guest bedroom includes work by Martha Tuttle.

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Clockwise from top: In the primary bathroom, Cristallo Quartzite and Waterworks fixtures make an elegant backdrop for the Agape tub. A piece from Wolfgang Tillmans’ Paper Drop series hangs on the wall in the family room. In the study, a sofa by Roy McMakin is upholstered in custom Scott Bodener fabric, and art

by Jeppe Hein, Ed Ruscha, Arlene Schechet, Gaetano Pesce, and others is seen throughout.

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One of Reynolds’ favorite spots in the residence is the shelf-lined study, a transition space between the public spaces and the primary suite. Here, a neon, text-based work by Jeppe Hein hangs over a bright green sofa

by Seattle-based artist/designer Roy McMakin, setting a playful tone. Art by Ed Ruscha, Elmgreen & Dragset, and Arlene Schechet, among others, shares shelf space with a large book collection, while vintage Paavo Tynell sconces round out the room.

“We used art in almost every part of the home,” she says. “There’s no wasted space.”

Adds Doyle: “It was important to think about what a given space feels like, what kind of work makes sense in that space, and how it relates to the work around it. We tried to pair pieces to reinforce their impact on the body, brain, and heart.”

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COMPOUND INTEREST Thanks to a collaborative approach to design and build, a community property is thriving in Southeast Austin

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When Robin Chotzinoff and her husband, Eric Dexheimer, bought a plot of land in the Montopolis neighborhood in 2012, their reasoning was simple: It was cheap. Amid rising housing prices, the long-term goal was to build affordable houses with space to live close to downtown. Just over a decade later, the couple is surrounded by friends on the Southeast Austin property. Unlike a commune, where everyone shares common spaces, the property consists of separate, private dwellings. “Privacy was important to us as well as proximity to like-minded people of different generations, like our current tenants,” she says.

The couple worked with Low Design Office, primarily principal/co-founder Ryan Bollom, to design and build Mishpocha Woods (“mishpocha” means “family” in Yiddish). Low Design Office is known for its socially and ecologically responsible collaborative concepts, such as multi- and single-family homes that can organically expand and contract to accommodate family evolutions or generate income.

Early in the process, it became evident that Chotzinoff and Dexheimer’s budget wouldn’t cover the building costs as well as contractor fees. Unfazed, Bollom offered to guide her in general contracting the property’s first house, an approach that melded LowDO’s communal approach with her desire to be heavily involved in the entire process.

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Previous spread: Together the buildings are in dynamic conversation with the landscape and community at Mishpocha Woods.

This spread, clockwise from top right: Corrugated Galvalume siding pairs with multifunctional cedar screening for a resilient, cost-effective pallette.

Efficiently constructed roof forms were determined by performance and use.

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‘extreme construction and design build,’ where we engage the client collaboratively in the design process and ultimately empower them to serve as builder,” Bollom says. “Collaboration and the corresponding exchange of knowledge is fundamental to our studio’s approach with the goal that everyone learns from each other: tradespeople, designers, clients, etc.”

The building process occurred in stages, starting with the construction of a 1,110-square-foot auxiliary house in 2015. By 2019, Chotzinoff and Dexheimer had acquired the land adjacent to their property, increasing their lot size to 1.5 acres. Today, the couple lives in a 2,500-square-foot main house, which has a flex bedroom/rental unit above the garage, and there are now three auxiliary rental homes on-site, one of which is LowDO’s studio.

Interspersed amongst the houses are Chotzinoff ’s gardens, mature oaks, and native plants designed to attract pollinators.

“The biggest challenge on this project was designing creatively while building affordably,” Bollom says. “We also had to think about things like getting water to the site and making the units fire-resistant because it’s within Austin’s and the Wildland Urban Interface fire hazard zones.” Just

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“[Mishpocha Woods] is like I had a dinner party 10 years ago and no one left,” the homeowner says.

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as critical was integrating the design, including the gardens and landscaping, with the ecologically sensitive environs. The property borders Roy Guerrero Park and is backed by a 35-foot-deep ravine. In order to retain water so it nourishes the land, the property will employ drip irrigation and try to group plants by their water needs.

Chotzinoff also committed to using as many Central Texas building materials as possible, including limestone, cedar, and corrugated metal. When hackberry trees had to be cleared to make room for a foundation, she took the trunks to a local sawmill and gave the slabs to Mario Correa, who served as Master Carpenter on the project. Correa also used the wood for live edge win-

dowsills and interior paneling, blending them with tile sourced from his native Dolores Hidalgo. Budget-friendly concrete was used for the floors and counters, which were then custom painted.

Metal, however, became the key component used for all of the structures. Dexheimer took a welding course and did most of the property’s metalwork, while Chotzinoff sourced affordable Galvalume steel—typically used for barns—from Montopolis Supply Co for the exterior walls and roofing (the latter also has polycarbonate clear plastic).

“Galvalume fit our budget, reflects heat, and doesn’t require painting,” Chotzinoff says. “I find it very instruc-

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tive to look at how people built before central air.”

For increased energy efficiency, she also installed mini-split climate control in all of the homes and hopes to incorporate solar and rainwater collection in the near future.

Today, three of the four auxiliary properties are rentals maintained by the owners, while the fourth is owned by former tenants who decided to have Chotzinoff (who was so inspired by first phase of the project that she became a general contractor) build them a home on-site. “They could never have afforded to build in Austin,” says Chotzinoff, who only charged them for materials.

While the creative and construction process weren’t without challenges, the landowners and Low Design Office are thrilled with what they’ve created together. “[Mishpocha Woods] is like I had a dinner party 10 years ago and no one left,” Chotzinoff says. “In this country, there’s a narrative that when you reach a certain age, you get rid of your house to avoid the upkeep. I like that stuff. It’s important to feel like you still have a purpose in life. As Eric and I age, things might change, but for now, we’re happy.

This place is always evolving.”

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Take it Outside Get a taste of the gorgeous properties on Austin Home’s Great Outdoors Tour, May 11.

With a day full of exclusive visits to stunning local landscapes, Austin Home’s Great Outdoors tour welcomes visitors on May 11. From Pinterest-worthy pools and outdoor kitchens to thoughtful plantings and stylish urban density solutions, these homes will provide all the fodder you need for your next project.

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▲ Builder: Cedar & Oak | Landscape Design: Urban Landscape The husband and wife builder/designer team at Cedar & Oak operates on the idea that architecture alone doesn’t necessarily create any sort of feeling, and interior design doesn’t work without cohesive architecture. For their own newly constructed Tudor home in South Austin, builder Holt Williamson created a Tudor-style home that looks like a traditional one-story from the curb but opens up into two stories in the back.

When it came to the yard, the design developed around the pool placement. A 25-foot-by30-foot pool takes center stage, nestled in an ample ipe deck. A more traditional Lueder’s coping was forgone to emphasize simplicity of materials. The project also serves as a bit of a test subject for the owners, who selected zellige traditionally used indoors for the pool tiles. To the side, a turfed area complete with corn hole and a swing set provides space for the family of six to play.

◄ Architect: Nick Deaver Architect Landscape Design: Mark Word, Word + Carr Design Group After buying a 1919 bungalow in Smoot Terrace Park, architect Nick Deaver and his wife Kathleen set out on a 14-year phased renovation with the goal of honoring the historic memory of the home. The front porch, for instance, had broken up to accommodate entry to a duplex. Deaver dug into an architectural investigation to restore it to its former glory, incorporating masonry columns made of a brick similar to what used in the era while providing updates necessary for code.

The historic district home highlights how to integrate private landscapes and views for multi-family living on an urban site. For the landscape Deaver enlisted longtime friend Mark Word, principal of Word + Carr Design Group. Narrow side gardens populated with weeping bamboo create privacy as you enter the property. Along the side of the home, tucked under an ipe and steel exterior staircase, angled ipe stretching nearly a story tall hide garbage bins and gardening supplies.

In the back, a sunset porch features steel arbors and forms the ceiling for the downstairs apartment. Because it faces due west, Deaver devised a plan to use airplane parts made of aluminum with casters on louvers. Each piece spins independently, providing strategic custom shade on any given day and creating a dynamic sculpture in the wind.

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Landscape Design: Cutters Landscaping Pool Builder: Texas Tiny Pools Located in the heart of downtown Austin, this project by Cutters Landscaping blends luxury and practically. A rectangular pool

by Texas Tiny Pools incorporates a patented retractable composite deck, which smoothly opens to a secondary deck ideal for outdoor entertainment. A cantilevered steel shade structure dressed in cedar slat details cleverly conceals an existing city electrical panel. Terrazzo tiles sourced were from the artisans at Concrete Collaborative, while a circle privacy wall was brought to life by Tesselle breeze blocks. ◄

► Landscape Design: Cutters Landscaping With the help of Cutters Landscaping, this backyard turned into an ultimate space for entertaining friends and family. The composite deck and pet-friendly artificial turf create a seamless transition from the sliding doors to the pool space. The outdoor kitchen is clad in Lueders limestone for a modern look that ties into the poolside patio and coping, and the hog panel pergola will be covered with Tangerine Beauty cross vine by the fall. Additional bells and whistles include a matching composite bench with interior storage and low voltage lighting throughout the backyard for nighttime lounging. In the front yard, Cutters created a new fence with a custom automated car gate and new plantings with accent lighting for curb appeal.

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► Landscape Design: Open Envelope Studio This project by Open Envelope Studio evolved over the course of several years, including adding a casita design to the backyard living spaces right as they were breaking ground with construction. The family already spent a lot of time outside with their existing pool and wanted more defined spaces. Open Envelope gave them a covered seating area with a fire feature, custom furniture for a bar and a grill, a lounger patio, lawn for play, a bocce court tucked along the fence line, and plantings to frame and soften the spaces.

The pergola is flanked on one side by a board-form concrete privacy wall to allow a TV to be hung. The gas fire feature acts as a coffee table when not in use, and provides a cozy space to gather with a bar and counter nearby. The existing covered porch needed an update and rework, so Open Envelope modernized the roof and hardscape, which now extends to the outdoor kitchen. String lights are hung to allow use at night and extend the roof line visually. It’s important to have a barefoot connection around pools, so the artificial turf was pulled up to the coping. Concrete pathways intersect the lawn area to lead users around to the lounger patio on the back side of the pool and to the casita. This paving pattern is created by inlaid steel, and the design language appears in all of the patio spaces.

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Austin’s Best Builders We polled homeowners and industry pros to create this list of the top home builders in the Austin area David Wilkes Builders 512-328-9888 davidwilkesbuilders.com @davidwilkesbuilders

Jenkins Design Build 512-402-9222 newhousebuilder.com @jenkinsdbatx

RedOven Property Solutions 512-580-6222 redovenps.com @redovenps

Vinson Radke Homes 512-743-6913 vinsonradke.com @vinsonradkehomes

Abode Modern Homes 512-401-3030 abodemodernhomes.com @abodehomes

eleV8 Builders 512-910-8778 elev8builders.com @elev8_builders

John Siemering Custom Homes 844-883-3337 jsh.group @johnsiemeringhomes

Render ATX 512-436-3261 renderatx.com @renderatx

Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes 512-261-0344 zhcustomhomes.com @zhcustomhomes

Arrowhead Construction 512-994-4148 arrowhdtx.com @arrowhdtx

Enve Builders 512-322-9889 envebuilders.com @envebuilders

Juneberry Homes 512-553-8177 juneberryhomes.com @juneberryhomes

Revent Builds 512-590-5223 reventbuilds.com @revent_builds

Atlas Custom Homes 832-459-5730 atlashomesatx.com @atlas_atx

The Escobedo Group 512-312-2673 escobedogroup.com @escobedogroup

Kirby Walls Custom Builders 512-466-5774 kirbywalls.com @kirbywallscb

RisherMartin Fine Homes 512-495-9090 rishermartin.com @rishermartin

Brunkenhoefer Construction 512-200-3550 brunkbuilders.com

FIA Homes 512-217-623 fiahomes.com @fiahomesaustin

LBF Homes 512-489-6871 lbfhomes.com @lbfhomes

Risinger Build 512-535-4063 risingerbuild.com @risingerbuild

Form to Finish Builders 512-808-0416 formtofinish.build @formtofinish

LBR Homes 512-777-9509 lbrhomes.com @lbrhomes

Roost Custom Homes 512-731-2844 roostcustomhomes.com @roostcustomhomes

Foursquare Builders 512-944-4520 foursquarebuilders.com @foursquarebuilders

Mangum Builders 512-489-9722 mangumbuilders.com @mangumbuilders

Silverton Custom Homes 512-267-3777 silvertoncustomhomes.com @silvertoncustomhomes

Freccia Group 512-883-6868 frecciagroup.com @frecciagroup

Matt Rygg Custom Homes mattrygghomes.com @mattrygghomes

Skelly Build 512-810-5400 skellybuild.com @skellybuild

How This List Is Made Using an online survey, Austin Home solicited peer and public nominations, asking voters to nominate up to three builders they’ve worked with or know to produce outstanding work. Austin Home then tallied the results, selecting the top percentage of vote recipients before submitting the final list to our fact-checking process.

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Cary Paul Studios 512-947-7864 carypaulstudios.com @carypaulstudios Cedar & Oak Homes 512-529-8559 cedarandoakhomes.com @cedarandoakhomes CG&S Design Build 512-444-1580 cgsdb.com @cgsdesignbuild Crowell Builders 512-328-9974 crowellbuilders.com @crowellbuilders CT Builders 512-461-5848 ctbuildersllc.com @ct.builders Dalgleish Construction Company 512-346-8554 dalgleish.net @dalgleish_construction Davenport Builders 512-788-4663 davenportbuild.com @davenportbuild

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FSB Custom Homes 512-433-6875 fsbcustom.com @fsbcustomhomes Gossett & Co 512-842-9904 gossettco.com @gossettco Hayes Builders 512-373-2878 hayesbuilderstx.com @hayesbuilderstx Hilltown Building Company 512-748-5833 hilltownbuilding.com @hilltownbuilding

Melde Construction Company 512-442-4479 meldeconstruction.com @melde_construction Moontower Design Build 512-524-7253 moontoweraustin.com @moontoweraustin

Soledad Builders 512-306-8310 soledadbuilders.com @soledadbuilders South Oak Builders 512-590-5551 southoakbuilders.com

Mosier Luxury Homes 512-947-7255 mosierluxuryhomes.com @mosierluxuryhomes

Stewart & Co. 512-945-2321 stewandco.com @stewandco_construction

Rauser Construction 512-481-8444 rauserconstruction.com @rauserconstruction

Urban Home Builders 512-916-8700 urbanhomebuilders.com @urbanhomebuilders

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A.R. Lucas Construction Co. 512-801-7221 arlucasconstruction.com @arlucasconstruction_

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Coming Soon Look for the winners in a very special Austin Home edition this April

DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN

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Home & Design Awards: The Finalists

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Congratulations to the finalists of the 2024 Home & Design Awards!

Austin Home’s annual competition spotlights the best of the best in local design. Winners will be announced in April at an issue release party for the Home & Design Awards special edition magazine.

The esteemed panel of judges of the competition included interior designer and HGTV host Kim Spradlin Wolfe, Rice University School of Architecture professor Scott Colman, and Texas Tech Huckabee School of Architecture senior lecturer Terah Maher.

SHOPPING Accents/Decor • JS Dwellings | Shop JSD Art Gallery • McLennon Pen Co. Gallery Custom Furniture • Growler Domestics | La Paseante Dining Table • Waldo Furniture Co. | The Arcus Cabinet Home Furnishings • Objets | Objets Inspiration—Design of a Retail Space • Alyssa Rome Design | The Howard Social Club • Chris Cobb Architecture | Flatbed • Kasey McCarty | Alexander Marchant Showroom Textiles • MK Workshop | MK Objects Rug Collection: Geometry Collection • MK Workshop | MK Objects Rug Collection: Color Contrast Vintage Furniture • Joint Detail SPACES Children’s Bedroom • 3 Fold Design Studio | Stonewall Residence • Daley Home | Hammerstone Children’s Bunkroom • JS Dwellings | Small Drive Children’s Room Design Custom Cabinetry • Cary Paul Studios | Fred • Chris Cobb Architecture | Barton • Kelle Contine | Barton Creek

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Dining Room • Arterberry Cooke | Lost Creek Dining Room • Ashby Collective | Ashby Collective • Shannon Eddings Interiors | The Parlin House Dining Room Fireplace • Cuppett Kilpatrick | Camp Frio Fire • Cuppett Kilpatrick | Fire in the Meadow • Furman Keil Architects | Vale House Fireplace Remodel Full Bath • Page Paul Architecture | Spa-Like Primary • RedOven Property Solutions | Shadow Mountain Full Bath • Skelly Build | Hyde Park Haven Full Bath Guest Suite • Christina Cruz Interiors | Big View Casita • CHU Interiors | Old Enfield Guest Suite • CHU Interiors | Old Enfield Historical Guest Suite Kitchen • Arete Kitchens | Caddyshack • North Arrow Studio | Sightline House • Urban Space Interiors | Independent Penthouse Kitchen Library/Study/Home Office • Ben Newman Studios | Woodland Loft • Davey McEathron Architecture | Wilshire Writer’s Studio • M James Design Group, Inc. | Melinda James Home Office

Living Room/Great Room • Ashby Collective | Ashby Collective • CHU Interiors | Old Enfield Family Room • Shannon Eddings Interiors | The Parlin House Great Room Millwork • J. Fuller Interiors | Meandering Millwork • Restructure Studio | Zaza House • Skelly Build | South Lamar Millwork Powder Room Bath • BANDD/Design | Gilbert Powder Room • Cedar & Oak Homes | Clawson Powder Bath • SLIC Design | Tulum-Inspired Powder Bathroom Primary Suite • Shiflet Richardson Architects | Hill View Primary Suite • Suzanna Santostefano Design | Spiller Lane Primary • Urban Space Interiors | Independent Penthouse Residential Landscape Design • B. Jane Gardens | Swedish Hill • Eden Garden Design | Edgemont • Land Water Light | Safari Ranch Landscape Residential Swimming Pool or Water Feature • 3 Fold Design Studio | Stonewall Residence • Davey McEathron Architecture | Oak Park • Land Water Light | Safari Ranch Poolscape Specialty Room (Gym, Music, Billiards, Crafts, Etc.) • Cathryn Lindsey Design | Storybook-Inspired Playroom • J. Fuller Interiors | Moody Media Library • Modern Hippie Design Studio | Falcon Head Renovation

Historical Renovation (50 Years and Older) • A Parallel Architecture | West Lynn Residence • Cary Paul Studios | Clarksville Chic • Furman Keil Architects | Oak Creek Court

Use of Accents/Decor • Audrey Scheck Design | Pearson Ranch Remodel • Audrey Scheck Design | Spicewood New Construction • Audrey Scheck Design | Westlake Remodel

Home in the Hill Country • Cedar & Oak Homes | Wimberley Ranch Project • cwA+D | Florence • North Arrow Studio | Heritage House

Use of Color • Audrey Scheck Design | Park West Remodel • Daley Home | Hammerstone Colorful Pool Bathroom • Suzanna Santostefano Design | Spiller Lane Use of Home Furnishings • Audrey Scheck Design | Spicewood New Construction • M. Elliott Studio | A One of a Kind Moment Wall Treatment • Aidan Lane Designs | Gaines Court • LZM Studio | Every Moment is New • M. Elliott Studio | English Influence in the Hill Country Wine Room/Bar • Britt Design Group | Fiore Residence Wine Cave • Skelly Build | Barton Creek Canyons Home • Skelly Build | Independent Modern Glamour HOME ADU (Casita/Garage Apartment) • McKinney York Architects | Backyard Art Studio • North Arrow Studio | Birdhouse • Side Angle Side | Harvey ADU

Interior Design • Audrey Scheck Design | Loma Vista Remodel • Britt Design Group | Red Oak Residence • Urban Design Studios | Barton Creek New Construction Remodel • Furman Keil Architects | Oak Creek Court • Shiflet Richardson Architects | Hill View Remodel • Side Angle Side | Reynolds Remodel TOP AWARDS General Excellence | Architecture • A Parallel Architecture • Michael Hsu Office of Architecture • Miró Rivera Architects General Excellence | Interior Design • Audrey Scheck Design • Blitzer and Company • Davey McEathron Architecture Rising Star Award | Less than 5 years • Cedar & Oak Homes • Jenna Barton Interiors • Modern Hippie Design Studio

Apartment/Loft/Condo • Aidan Lane Designs | Hartford • Spaces Designed Interior Design Studio, LLC | Downtown Eclectic Condo • Urban Space Interiors | Independent Penthouse Architecture • Alterstudio Architecture, LLC | Alta Vista Residence • Alterstudio Architecture, LLC | Falcon Ledge Residence • Michael Hsu Office of Architecture | Greenbelt Residence

Last Year’s Winner for Library/Study/Home Office

by Ryan Street Architects and Fern Santini.

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Deck/Patio/Porch/Outdoor Kitchen • B. Jane Gardens | Swedish Hill • Daley Home | Hammerstone

Outdoor Oasis • Matt Fajkus Architecture | Filtered Frame Dock

Use of a Collection, Antiques, or Art • 3 Fold Design Studio | Barton Hills Residence • Ashby Collective | Ashby Collective • Love County Design | Intentional Vintage

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Curtains

By Anna Mazurek

Southern Comfort

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MADELINE HARPER

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Texas Tudor was the inspiration for designer Anastasia Casey of The Interior Collective when she renovated her 3,200-square-foot home in the Castlewood Forest neighborhood. In the kitchen, Casey installed new cabinets that she designed for her bespoke cabinetry collection with Unique Kitchens and Baths, painted in the color Zilker. Caesarstone Black Tempal quartz counters were added to complement the diamond- patterned tile floor, made of 12-inch limestone tiles from Alexander James. See more of Casey’s home at austinhomemag.com/idco.

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Inspiration For Your Space THE GREAT OUTDOORS ISSUE

Spring 2024 / Vol. 19 / No. 1

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