

for the love of design: our first home
jesus got us our first home. we hadn't planned on getting a home while in austin, but with rapidly rising rental rates and the prospect of not just throwing money into a black hole, we decided maybe it was for us after all. only six months after moving into our lovely apartment in south austin, we bought our first home way up in north austin. we had bid on three houses before this one. we lost out against other bidders on the first two and the third we had under contract unti


for the love of design: apartment life
my style has evolved over the years. and as i've accumulated slightly more disposable income, i've been able to add more pieces i like. now, i'm definitely not rolling in the dough. my style is mostly IKEA with some craigslist finds and a splash of anthropolgie and west elm. it's a hobby of mine to continually improve my design, one that i do a lot when i feel like other things are out of my control. i may not be able to get a larger, lovelier apartment, but gosh darn it i ca