family portrait . . .

We splurged last xmas and got DNA prints (from www.dna11.com) of our family and finally got them framed, from left to right oldest (me) to youngest . . .

sun = good (and hot) . . .

Just adding a bunch of pix of shades I recently put up (bought from theshadestore.com) and our re-upholstered 1957 vintage MCM couch and vintage 1970s daybed (I guess the 70's are now vintage???) - btw, all the Upholstery work was done by Ambrose Upholstery - they have no website, but call them at (512) 929-1905 . . .

The Sun is BEAUTIFUL, but does bring some heat . . .


We're fighting back the heat with solar shades on most western windows . . .
Master Bedroom . . .
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Dining Room . . .
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Livingroom . . .



Gameroom - sliding panel system, which I think is a very hip idea for shades . . .


The track system for the panels . . .


Our 70's Danish mod Daybed with new Knoll Fabric . . .



Our '57 Couch (which my mom and dad bought new back in the day - along w/ the Bertoia chairs, and chem top coffee table seen in these pics . . . I am blessed with parents who have GREAT taste - thanks y'all!

design within reach (dwr) . . . only when they're having a really good sale!

Picked up a couple cool new toys (for the house) a George Nelson Saucer Lamp and some "Easy Stacking Chairs" from dwr - as I said only "within reach" when there's a great sale which there is right now at "http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=6950". BTW, if interested in a Nelson lamp, learn from my mistake and order straight from Modernica http://www.modernica.net - DO NOT order through Lumens as it's the same price and takes longer to ship (I received POOR customer service from the folks at Lumens).



A couple pics . . .

Odic Force Magazine . . .

Well a new publication is about to hit Austin - its going to be a FREE, ad driven publication featuring arts/techno/architecture type Austin stuff - did I say it was FREE. It's due out in March. The reason I mention this is because they're doing a feature on modern homes in Austin and one of their photographers (Daniel Perlaky) came out today and shot our house (all came about through our architect, Travis Young) - kinda cool and a little stressful at the same time. Who knows if any shots of our house will actually make the magazine, but we'll soon see! Anyway, as the house was clean I took some shots myself . . . enjoy!

Exterior . . . (I love our new Bullet planters from hiphaven - http://www.hiphaven.com - seen in front of the wall as well as in our living room a few shots down)





Alex's room (painted) . . .




Interior . . .

let the weekend projects begin . . .

Well, now that we're in, there are a plethora of things to be done to make our house a home (and a little more functional).

Project #1 has been in the planning process for a while - we intentionally left our loft/master closet area kind of bare bones with the intention of customizing it later - well later is now. We installed an Elfa closet system two weekends ago - which worked GREAT, I was very impressed with the install simplicity - here a quick shot of that . . .


And this weekend was my desk/bench project which has gone through many guises until landing on a final design. Google Sketch-Up was priceless in my design work (oh yeah, it's free) - here's what I planned in Sketch-Up . . .


And here are some progress pix of the build - BTW, all done with products from the good folks at Ikea (Pronomen beech wood countertop material and Effektiv cabinets and doors) . . .











Also kicked off some painting projects - kid's rooms first, here's Addison's new paint job . . .



Alex's room is in progress - more to follow when done . . . oh, and our new starburst clock, and contemporary twist on a modern classic . . .