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2019-01-17 13:00:20 by: bossgate
House at a Glance - Who lives here: Scott and and their daughter, Fiona, 9, and two Ragdoll cats - Location: Austin, Texas - Size: 2,800 square feet (260 square meters); four bedrooms, three bathroomsAs an interior stylist and photographer, Kristin Laing loves using heirlooms, thrift store purchases and flea market finds to create eclectic spaces for clients. She recently brought that passion into her own home in Austin, Texas, where she and husband Scott and daughter Fiona have lived for the past 6½ years.The 1988 house is in a subdivision of traditional brick homes, and the couple have been gradually remodeling parts of it to modernize it and inject their own personality. Inspired by British design, antiques and Victorian homes, Laing isn’t afraid of mixing patterns and says she relishes multigenerational homes with family relics “from a time when quality was more important.”The home’s public spaces tend to be small and the private spaces large, which proved to be a design challenge. The living room, seen here, was particularly vexing. “The real challenge with this room is the size and angled fireplace, which takes up a ton of room,” Laing says. The transparent lucite coffee table makes the rug more visible and “visually doesn’t take up any weight in the room,” she says.Trim and fireplace paint: White Dove, Benjamin ...
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