The first time we set eyes on the house on Colorado Blvd we knew it was the one for us. We called our realtor Amy Sack and told her we were ready to make an offer. We had not seen the interiors but we fell in love with the lush bamboo courtyard; This was a wild jungle that only we thought would be magical. We felt like we traveled to Austin, where there is an abundance of picklelada and thoughtful design. We decided to bring our Austin to Dallas.

Our neighbors and now really good friends (Matt and Anthony) bought the house in front. everything about their new home was perfect, everything except their neighbor's eyesore house. Later on, Anthony told us how excited he was when our house finally had a sold sign, he said for sure they would demo this one. And then the dumpster came “Oh today is the day” Then he started seeing new windows come in,“oh noooo, why aren't they demoing it”?

In the meantime, we were making good progress in our middle space. We opened it up and lined the whole wall back with floor-to-ceiling windows (from our estate sale adventure). We wanted to be able to see the bamboo from every room in the house. We wanted to challenge the back yard concept (a space you only occasionally use), I wanted this space to be so in-your-face you felt grounded by the outdoors. Because of this, the house became very open, and the division of the space is delineated by a split level between the living and kitchen area. It's so cool how when we have people over we are all together (where the food is of course). In this space, we went all-out using reclaimed wood. The living room, bedroom, and lounge walls/ceilings glow with antique cedar. We re-cladded the fireplace with steel that was coated in a bronze patina. We offset the warmth with white oak kitchen millwork and stainless steel countertops. My favorite nook is the coffee bar: at some point due to space constraints, we had to decide if we should use this precious square footage for a stove or a coffee bar. The decision was easy, we chose what gives us joy every morning...glorious coffee routine! This space is where we live and get inspired every day.