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 paired dressings can be a bit disappointing. Not to mention you [...]

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 southeast from Austin, Texas, the capital city skyline was quickly replaced [...]

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 on the environment and its inhabitants, the more we desire sustainable, [...]

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 furniture, gold-gilded fixtures, and beige wall paint may have been au [...]

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 non-traditional, there are a few other materials you should consider to [...]

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 ways to warm up your space for [...]

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 we think will be making a statement in the office/commercial interior design world [...]

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't even think they have a style! But most do. While we're confident [...]

Top 3 Office Design Mistakes Jennifer loves working with small urban spaces. Her eclectic mix of modern and bohemian style lends itself to her hunting down one-of-a-kind pieces (often for a bargain). To create an impressive style for a small work space on a budget, here are her tips in avoiding office design mistakes: Keep [...]

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 also allows you to choose the direction of your renovations for either a [...]