What is Luxury Interior Design? What makes luxury design... luxury? Like most design terms, “luxury” is hard to define. However, most luxury spaces have a few common elements that unite them. Luxury homes focus on comfort, elegance, and custom touches t...

5 Key Elements of Modern Interior Design How many times have you watched one of those interior design shows on HGTV and heard the term modern interior design or something like it? I bet you could make a pretty intoxicating drinking game out of it. Everyone...

Jennifer’s Favorite Mexican Vegan Recipe: Tofu Tacos While tacos may be your go-to summer food, it might be time to spice things up with this delicious (and highly nutritious) vegan recipe. The benefits of a vegan diet are numerous. While you may not be r...

Jennifer’s ICFF New York Snapshot Few design conventions get my creative juices flowing as much as the annual New York International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). I attended the show May 20–23 with my design associate, Rula Al-Obaidi, to get a fir...

10 Austin Home Buying Tips from the Pros Buying a home can be a tremendous undertaking. In addition to all the financial preparation involved in finding your dream home, you want to ensure you don’t end up with a money pit that consumes all your resources...

3 Spare Room Ideas That Will Make Your Space Shine Is there a room in your home that doesn’t serve a purpose? Does its sparse décor and bland aesthetic clash with the rest of your home’s design? Or is it simply failing to live up to its full potential?...

6 Tips for Eating Vegan at Any Restaurant If you’re contemplating switching to a vegan diet, you may have reservations about adhering to it when dining out. Although most restaurants have some sort of salad, we all know the caliber of salads and their pai...

Jennifer's Guide to the Round Top Antiques Fair In early April, I made my annual trek to the Round Top Antiques Fair, mecca for interior designers and collectors in search of unique home furnishings and accessories at bargain prices. As I drove 85 miles sou...

Vegan Interior Design Alternatives to Real Leather When you look at a leather couch, you may not immediately think of things like greenhouse gas emissions and the unethical treatment of animals. But as we all become more aware of the impact our actions have...

6 Simple Interior Design Updates to Help Sell Your Home If you’re contemplating selling your home in the not-too-distant future, we hate to break it you, but you’re probably going to have to put in some work to spruce up the interior. Dark leather furni...

Using Non-Traditional Materials in Your Interior Design It's time to funk it up. When you think of interior design, the first materials that usually come to mind are wood, marble and even glass. But if you're looking to make a statement and try something no...

Design Tips to Warm Up Your Space for Winter Although the cold weather is nearly behind us in March, this is usually the time we're most ready to infuse some more warmth into our spaces. If you're tired of being cold, read on for our easy and fashionable wa...

Commercial Design Trends for 2018 If you’re looking for great examples of commercial interior design, Austin is a great city for it. Our "Keep Austin Weird" mentality keeps things funky, funky fresh. Here we look at some fun and unexpected design trends w...

What's Your Design Style? Interior designers typically start an engagement by trying to gauge a client's design style. But one of the most common concerns we hear from new clients is that they don't know how to explain their style. Some clients don'...

8 Ways to Make Your Home Feel More "Austin" Marble Austin homes tend to be decked out with gorgeous slabs of imported Italian marble in the kitchen and baths, completed with accented edges allowing for a home of comfort and style. Marble al...

5 Questions to Ask When Hiring an Interior Designer It is important when you hire an interior designer to ask essential questions to clarify your needs and the ability of the designer to meet those needs. The relationship you create with your desi...