This Spanish Revival bungalow was built in 1928 and is for sale in the Aldridge Place Historic District. Over the decades it had fallen into serious disrepair, with most of the original features stripped from the house. The current ... Keep Reading
A Modern Farmhouse For Sale (Picket Fence Included)
Architect Steve Zagorski designed this charming "modern farmhouse" within walking distance of downtown Austin. The listing for Milton House, as it's called, says, "From its wraparound front porch to the giant old-growth Texas Live Oaks ... Keep Reading
Restoring a Painted Queen Anne Cottage in Austin
This is the kind of house story I love to hear because it has a happy ending! The Wilkins-Heath House is a painted Queen Anne Victorian that was built in the 1880s but had fallen into serious disrepair by the 1980s. It's been restored ... Keep Reading
Before & After: An Arts and Crafts House in Austin
A reader named Katie wrote me about this renovation: "My husband and I bought this amazing property known as The Brady House, a 1910 Arts & Crafts house with City Landmark designation in Austin's Judges Hill neighborhood." Here's ... Keep Reading
Roger Hazard’s Modern Farmhouse in Texas
Do you watch the show Sell This House on A&E? It's fun to see designer Roger Hazard turn a house around in a short amount of time to get it market-ready. So when he told me he's selling his own place, a 1,500 square-foot "modern ... Keep Reading