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Fall Fete: Birch & Brass, designs a tabletop inspired by the new season
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Blended Spaces: Dallas couple merges styles and personalities with the help of SWOON the Studio
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The Craftsman: Hatch Works is dedicated to the renewal of East Austin one house at a time
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Art History: Frank X. Tolbert2 and Ann Stautberg’s bungalow is a living and work space fused with personal history
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Trends: Fall Hearth
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The Final Image: The studio of Paige Morse
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*Editors’ Letter
Creative People “ These creative minds have challenged my approach to design and inspired me to personalize my style Even Further.”
Art is my first love. There has never been any question about what degree I would earn or my life’s work. But, after five years of professional work in the creative field, I walked away seeking new challenges. In the midst of forming new relationships and the inevitable question arose, “what do you do for a living,” my response, ‘student, therapist,’ or anything else I was dreaming of becoming in this new season of life, did not feel right. It was wrong to walk away, art is my passion and challenge and will always be my first choice. In each issue of Bungalow, we are fortunate to highlight the environments of creative people, professionally trained or naturally talented. For the fall, we spent time in the studios of artist Frank X. Tolbert2 and Ann Stautberg, observing how they live with art and the story of their home and the history inside (pg.88). I am feeling in awe of Hatch Works’ mission to restore East Austin neighborhoods with historical homes (pg.68). Their approach to living with color and design is pleasantly refreshing. So is the work of Paige Morse, a stylist who built a studio space just to hold her collected treasures and to be creative (pg.35). SWOON the Studio shares their ability to provide families with eclectic living spaces that exude taste and openness (pg.48) and Birch & Brass use their talent for layering texture and color to create a fall tablescape (pg.27). These creative minds have challenged my approach to design and inspired me to personalize my style even further. As you read this issue, take the time to linger and let them inspire you. Best,
Lesley p.s. Be sure to check out our Holiday Gift Guide (pg.13)
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Our Talent. Chris Mulder Adam Fortner
Adam Fortner is a stylist based in Austin. After a career in the magazine industry, he combined his love of architecture, objects, and photography into a new vocation. Several years and hundreds of beautiful photos later, he thinks he might be on to something.
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Rachel Brown
Rachel Brown is the Director of Project Development of the Touch A Life Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides long-term rehabilitative care for children rescued out of slavery. Rachel and her husband live in Dallas, and she loves traveling, reading, writing and enjoying great food.
Classically trained as an oil painter, Chris Mulder adapted his skills to the needs of the graphic design world. For 15 years, Chris has helped publishers and national brands with his eye for color and retouching talents. Recently he has begun illustrating for them as well. Check out his latest work in the Winter issue of Texas Farm Bureau’s, Texas Heritage magazine.
Shayna Fontana
Shayna Fontana is a fashion and interiors photographer from Chicago currently living in Dallas. She has worked with several major publications while living New York City such as Harper’s Bazaar, WWD, Architectural Digest, & InStyle.
Buff Strickland
Ramona Flume
Ramona Flume is a freelance travel and design writer based in Austin, Texas. Her work appears regularly in various national magazines, newspapers and websites, including The Dallas Morning News and Austin Monthly. She is currently finishing her first series of nonfiction short stories, From One Fog to Another, released by Monofonus Press.
Bill Sallans
Houston native advertising and editorial photographer Bill Sallans has been shooting in Austin for the past 4 years. After graduating from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California and a short stint in LA, Bill made the trek to Texas’ Capital and has not looked back. One of his favorite things about being a photographer is constantly being exposed to new places and people.
Rhonda Reinhart
When it comes to home design, Dallas writer and editor Rhonda Reinhart thinks there is no sweeter word than “custom.” However, if she cannot have custom, she is also happy with vintage and one of a kind. That is why she spends most weekends scouring estate sales for treasures to fill her East Dallas condominium. Two favorite finds include an antique chest repurposed as a bar cabinet and a piece of 1970s yarn art that is so kitschy it is cool.
Buff Strickland is a native Texan who put down roots in New York and returned to Texas again. Her photography captures the intimacy of life’s moments. She draws inspiration from a variety of subjects she is asked to shoot; children, interiors, food and travels. When she is away from the camera, Buff races to keep up with her fouryear-old son, George, and explores her newly adopted hometown of Austin. She recently wrapped up a seasonal entertaining book for Camille Styles due out in October.
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style [stahyl]
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1. a distinctive manner of expression. 2. an elegant, fashionable or luxurious mode of living.
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1. Classic Brass Lighter, by Zippo, $24.95 at Things Remembered in Austin, Dallas and Houston 2. Gulf Coasters by Reed Wilson Design, $32 at Biscuit Home in Houston, Baker Tatum in San Antonio and Forty Five Ten in Dallas 3. A Visual Compendium Of Sneakers by Pop Chart Lab (24” x 36”) $35 at Nannie Inez in Austin or Z Gallerie 4. Mint No.9 Toothpicks by Daneson, $4.99 and Bourbon No.22 Toothpicks by Daneson, $8.99 at Gameday Cloth in Plano, Manready Mercantile in Houston and Stag in Austin 5. Small Leather Covered Cooler by Coleman, $350 at Stanley Korshak in Dallas 6. 90 Minuto Fooseball Table from, $14,900 at Nest in Dallas 7. Football, $120 at Timothy Oulton in Dallas 8. Audubon Field Guide Series: The Ultimate Nature Reference, $60, at bestmadeco.com 9. O’Malley Sun by Oliver Peoples, $380 at OliverPeoples.com 10. Regal Beer Glass, $4.95 at crateandbarrel.com 11. Bristol Leather Maddox Backpack in Chocolate by Jack Spade, $548 at jackspade.com
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Street Style Meet two fashion entrepreneurs, who influence style.
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Age: 37 Occupation: Head of Product at NeoBantu.com
Personal STyle Favorite thing to wear: High heels— if it is less than 3-inches I am seldom interested. Favorite Store: My attention span doesn’t allow me to have favorites —however I do love when I find something great and unexpected at a thrift store, like these Vintage 1950s frames from Gratitude in Dallas. A rule for personal style: I have several... 1. Make it your own and don’t take yourself too seriously. 2. Just before you leave the house add one more thing to complement your outfit. 3. “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; Dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”-Coco Chanel
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Favorite accessory: Scented Candles —right now Tory Burch Candle.
the little Black Book Art: I typically buy art and stuff from friends or markets when I go back home to Africa —these are the elements that I can easily add to my home and add a personal touch to my space.
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Favorite Store: Zara, V.O.D, Nicole Kwan, Garland Thrift and Urban Outfitters Favorite thing to wear: Long blazers & coats, men’s button-down shirts and jeans A rule for personal style: “If it doesn’t feel comfortable I don’t wear it and I don’t follow any rules.”
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Favorite Home Store: Lulu B’s, IKEA, Patina Green Home, West Elm, Design Within Reach and estate sales Design style: Modern with a bohemian twist Favorite accessory: Art, books, Indian or African throws, tchotches, baskets and textiles A rule for personal style: “We have a small home, so we have to love it before it comes through our doors. Each purchase is thoughtful.
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nest [nest]
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Fall Fête Birch & Brass founder Brittany Pigorini’s love of color and flair for bohemian style —creates bold setting for a vibrant gathering of friends.
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For Pigorini, color is a very important part of her design process— and a starting point, “It allows me to create a specific mood and a story,” she says. The selection of gold, amber, and green tones was purposeful to keep with the season, avoiding the cliché orange and red. Pulling from the palette, gold mid-century tumblers and mismatched gold and white china add a collected look and are neutralized by the foliage and wooden table. “I wanted to allow the lush greenery of the arrangements to steal the show, but I still wanted small doses of color throughout the floral designs.”
Designer Tip: “Many people have the tendency to select perfectly symmetrical and matching pieces, but I style in the complete opposite manner. When it comes to creating an interesting table, the more unique and unusual the pieces are, the better. For example, I prefer a peach pumpkin rather than a traditional orange gourd. I focus on finding shapes and textures that complement each other without precisely matching.”
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Practically Imperfect
When planning involves beautiful things it is hard to stay grounded. The truth is someone will always spill a drink, drop a fork or pass the food the wrong direction and the meal is better for it. “I personally don't think that anything should look too precious or delicate when designing a table,” Pigorini says. Everything should be visually stimulating, but when a table is too meticulous, it often feels intimidating.” This can be accomplished by adding personal finishing touches. In this case, Pigorini uses natural geodes from her coffee table. “Using little pieces that hold significance to you always makes a design more personal,” she says.
Designer Tip: “I believe no matter how casual
of an occasion it may be, place cards are always a wonderful addition to a table. Assigned seating always ensures that people are spread out evenly amongst a table and it also can create wonderful conversation amongst your guests.”
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Meet Brittany Pigorini How did you get started?
Personal Touches: Florist, Antonio Bond used Pigorini’s geodes to personalize the table.
While planning my own wedding, I wasn't finding the exact look I had envisioned for my special day. One of my biggest passions in life is traveling and my personal design style is very much influenced by other cultures. I gravitate toward bohemian pieces such as Indian Kantha blankets, Mexican Equipale chairs, and Turkish Kilim rugs. I decided to start my own company where I could incorporate all of these cultural items into a collection for other like-minded brides. What types of events you specialize in?
While weddings are the bread and butter for most vintage rental companies, we don't limit ourselves to any specific event type. My background is in corporate events and marketing, so we can add a vignette to your holiday party, line up our farm tables for a stunning backyard bash, or redecorate a venue for local music events. Name your style?
The beauty of our collection is that it's very eclectic and can't easily be classified as one style or another. I typically stray away from neutral upholstery; we have many bright, ethnic prints and patterns throughout our inventory. I have plenty of jewel toned mid-century modern pieces, but we also offer moody, deep hues for a more Hollywood Regency look. It's truly a combination of many different styles that we play around with to create a unique aesthetic for each individual client.
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ren路o路vate [ren-uh-veyt]
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1. to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair. 2. to reinvigorate; refresh; revive.
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sk Paige Morse what she does for a living and you’ll get a variety of answers. Interior photo stylist, art director, designer, textile purveyor, travel photographer, professional meanderer, and soon-to-be shop owner. No matter how you refer to her, one thing is certain: Morse is a talented, creative, and inspiring woman. Her sense of style is evident in every project she touches, including the new studio just built behind her home in the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff. It’s a space Morse utilizes for prop storage, personal projects, and, in the coming months, housing Mexican textiles that she’ll sell on her online shop. Considering all of the projects on her to-do list, this busy multitasker somehow found the time to renovate a dilapidated shed into a beautifully curated studio. Read on as Morse weighs in on building a room from the ground up.
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The Inspiration
Morse lives in a Craftsman-style century-old bungalow on the southwest side of downtown Dallas. Since she works and travels a lot, she found herself seeking a studio space where she could find solace, be creative and generate an income for future travels. “I looked around and thought what do I already have?” Morse recalls. “I had these decrepit sheds, why not start there?” A self-taught designer, Morse studied abroad in Ireland during college while pursuing degrees in literature and art history. During that time, she fell in love with traveling. “It took me seven years to graduate, but I value passport stamps more than my degrees,” Morse says. “I learned valuable lessons in big cities, small towns, country sides, museums, and while speaking with transients.” The vision for her studio was to create a space that would accommodate the treasures collected on her travels and serve as a place where she could work on projects, and pour those resources back into traveling.
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Collected items are conversation pieces and look effortless styled on open shelving
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Removing the dropped ceiling and exposing the cedar beams opened up the space.
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Identifying the perfect contractor for the remodeling project is essential. After scouring neighborhood sites online, Morse found a great fit. “ I had an immediate connection with the fourth contractor I interviewed. We were finishing each other’s sentences from the beginning!” she says. “You hand your contractor the keys to your house, it’s imperative that you trust that person implicitly.” Morse was able to stay on budget and true to her vision by using found objects from the existing sheds. She preserved as much as possible— repainting the walls and leaving the structural beams exposed, after removing the dropped ceiling. Countertops and tile were sourced locally and fixtures and lighting were found online. Her favorite find, is a sink discovered under one of the sheds during the demolition process. It was restored and installed in the studio bathroom and is accented with a skirt her mother made of vintage ticking. Neutral: A contractors grade of white was used on the walls and black for the floor. Floors:
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Morse decorated with items that resonate with her, there is an obvious thoughtfulness to the style of the space, “I would rather be surrounded by pieces…that have emotional value,” she says. “I’m into character. I want guests to feel at home. I want naps, laughter, shared meals and stories. That’s a priority.” Incorporating plenty of natural light into the studio, was intentional when creating, what she affectionally calls “a piece of Sweden in Oak Cliff.” She and the contractor preserved the floor-to-ceiling windows and replaced the old-school air vents in the lofted ceiling with glass, flooding the area with an abundance of light. She chose to paint the space white, echoing her love Scandinavian design. Social media outlets served as sources of inspiration; Pinterest and Instagram provided Morse with ideas. However, intuition always guides her design process. “I usually ‘think’ with my gut,” she says. “My brain catches up later.”
Paige’s Favorite Stores For vintage, collected and outside-the-box styles these stores should be on your list. Bolsa Mercado Chango Botanica Craigslist Curiosities DIRT Design Studio Etsy Ebay Fiesta Giovanni + Kozel Lucky Dog Books Lula B’s Make M’Antiques Neighborhood Store Urban Outfitters Wayfair We Are 1976 West Elm White Elephant Antiques Warehouse Wisteria
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Soft Light Expect these brass accent to add a brighten andy room.
Dayton by Hudson Valley Lighting, $480 at Ferguson in Austin, Dallas and Houston and M & M Lighting in Houston
Swing Arm Wall Lamp, $294 at Circa Lighting in Houston or circalighting.com
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Congress Sconce, $170 at Ferguson
Mist Single Sconce, $180 at
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Gridlock Sconce by Philippe Malouin for Roll & Hill, $2,400 at SCOTT + COONER in Austin and Dallas
Egoluce Scissor Sconces, $3400/pair at lumfardo.com
Flush Mount Lamp, $49.95 at cb2.com
Counterweight Sconce by Fort Standard for Roll & Hill , $1,600 at SCOTT + COONER in Austin and Dallas
Branch Sconce, $155 at
Large Lucite Sconce, $1100 at
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L Sconce, $109 at schoolhouseelectric.com
Issac Sconce, $135 at schoolhouseelectric.com
Heirloom by Hudson Valley Lighting, $480 at Ferguson in Austin, Dallas and Houston and M & M Lighting in Houston
Zelda Sconce, $95 at Ferguson in
Vista 2 Sconce, $149 at
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home home [hohm]
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interesting vintage finds.” The couple’s willingness to take risks with design is what made working on the Cobb home such a pleasure for the SWOON team. The couple’s collaboration is evident in the décor. A prime example is the gallery wall in the den. As Sam and codesigner Joslyn Taylor were putting the wall together with a number of pieces from Kristen’s collection, Britton suggested they add a cardboard rhino head from his collected work. “You know what? It kind of works,” Kristen says. But, without a doubt, the couple’s most precious addition to the home was son Alexander, who turns one in November.
Bungalow: “One of the things that was really appealing to us when we moved was that this would be the first place where we would make both of our roots and make it truly ours.” says Kristen.
LIVING ROOM: “The living room is really a mix of new and old,� says homeowner Kristen Cobb. A mirror from Wisteria and a Crate & Barrel chair recovered in fabric from Childress share space with an antique cabinet from White Elephant and a light fixture from Again & Again that came out of a downtown Dallas hotel. The coffee table and vintage Venetian glass lamp are also from Again & Again, and much of the art was found on Etsy.
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DINING ROOM: The dining room features a table from Again & Again and chairs from Ikea. Kristen Cobb found the rug at a garage sale.
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DEN: When designers Samantha Sano and Joslyn Taylor started working on the Cobbs’ den, Kristen had one request: “I said this is the room where we can go wild. We can really go crazy.” Sam and Joslyn answered that call of the wild with bold blue couches, Designers Guild wallpaper from ID Collection, a vintage elephant desk from Gypsy Soul Interiors, and a vintage chair from Antiques Moderne covered in a fuchsia velvet from Fabric Factory.
NURSERY: Baby Alexander’s nursery has a bit of an animal theme. The elephant side tables are from Scout Design Studio, the elephant lamp is from Jonathan Adler, the peacock mirror is from Thrift Studio and the animal photographs are by Sharon Montrose.
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MASTER BEDROOM: The design goal for the master bedroom was to make it feel both masculine and feminine. “I didn’t want it to be a fluffy, girly room,” Kristen Cobb says.
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The Craftsman Adam Talianchich and Ashley Menger, are dedicated to the Renewal of East Austin one House at a time.
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shared passion for unique spaces and Old-World appeal led Adam Talianchich and wife, Ashley Menger, to trade their desk jobs to design and build houses. The couple started Hatch Works after being fed up with the new construction in East Austin. Rather, they wanted to preserve the historical integrity of the neighborhood. “Every time we saw a new house go up that… didn’t fit in with our neighborhood, we’d get frustrated.” Adam said, “We thought we could do better than that.’” In 2009, after Ashley and Adam witnessed contractors break ground for the latest group of gentrified condo rentals and outsourced corporate buildings they took action. Adam, a third generation builder, ultimately ended 10 years with the state as an environmental scientist to start Hatch Works. Over the decade, Adam had honed and compounded his design and building skills in the construction of his first home on Austin’s eastside. A few months after he met Ashley, a
Bungalow: Hatch Works owners, Adam Talianchich and Ashley Menger, moved into their latest East Austin design-build creation in 2012 after customizing the two-story, three-bedroom home from the ground up.
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product designer, Adam purchased his second “fixer upper.” The couple discovered a shared infatuation for architectural details, nooks, archways, handcrafted woodwork and other unique features that adds character to a home. Ashley had grown up in a historical house and Adam in a Houston community surrounded by Craftsman homes. They wanted similar structures for their home and other residences in East Austin. Adam and Ashley started the design-build company because while the eastside boasts its share of historic houses, they noticed that most of the houses on the market were on the verge of collapse. They realized it would be faster and more economical to plan and build new structures with the historical elements they loved rather than renovate older homes. The couple likened the name of their company to a rebirth— and an “escape hatch” from their day jobs. Over the past five years the Talianchichs have designed and constructed a variety of spaces—urban studios, Quonset huts and full-scale homeswhich include their current home on Angelina Street they share with Gia George, their 2-year-old daughter, and Birdie, the family dog. “They plan to move into new spaces every few years, but will remain loyal to their beloved East Austin.
Dining room/kitchen: Ashley leans toward monochromatic interiors, but the family’s dining room and kitchen serve up heavy portions of bright colors and patterns, like the chunky light bulb bunch fixture (handmade by Ashley) playing off the dining room’s Jonathan Adler “Meurice” chandelier. And chartreuse chevron curtains (sourced from Castle Creek Design’s Etsy shop) and the kitchen’s Nicaraguan-tile accent wall, arranged in a geometric pattern designed by Adam.
Living ROom Art: “We love walking through the basement of the Capitol where all of these posters are lined up. It’s very cool and peaceful on a hot texas day. This is my favorite because in a sea of men, there is Barbara Jordan. She was pretty amazing for her time,” says Menger.
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Powder Room: The tile is from Granada in the Echo collection, Serengeti
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Playroom/Guest Room: The downstairs playroom also functions as a guest room when visitors are in town. “Making it a flex room was so great for us,” Adam says. “And the Clei pulldown bed just “presto change-o’s” so we don’t have to waste any space.” Ashley found a lot of Pinterest ideas for a graphic “white board” wall for Gia George, but ended up customizing a six-foot industrial spool and roll (sourced from Uline) that was large enough to conceal the Clei bed when folded.
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Master bedroom: The chair, side tables and the original vintage Nelson cigar lamp are all vintage finds.
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Toddler Room: Ashley creates a batch of colorful, paper pom-poms for each of Gia George’s birthdays, now hanging in fluffy clusters above her crib. “I was just wondering last night how I was going to continue to fit all of these pom-poms in her room as she gets older,” Ashley says. The rocker is a vintage find that they reupholstered.
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Backyard/Pergola: The backyard’s white steel pergola, custom built by Adam, is slowly being covered by Chinese wisteria and evergreen crossvines. “It’s our first pergola, so we wanted to try both and see how they fared to learn more about them from experience,” Ashley, who also collaborates with Adam on landscape design, says. “So far, I’m in favor of the wisteria…it coils around the metal nicely and seems like it knows what its doing.”
Bungalow: The couple purchased the home from architect Rob Robinowitz, who has since returned and built two new homes in the Woodland Heights. The Herman Miller Eames rocker-is from Frank’s childhood home and above it is a piece by Robin Utterback, from a residency he did in Strasbourg in 2004.
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Frank X. Tolbert2 and Ann Stautberg’s Houston bungalow is a living and work space fused with personal history
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rtists Frank X.Tolbert2 and Ann Stautberg’s Woodland Heights home is a thoughtful narrative of family heirlooms, fine art and modern to mid-century furniture. “I grew up with this stuff, “says Frank X. Each arrangement speaks to their history and chronicle meaningful relationships. The narrative range from simple stories about cotton picked from a neighbors’ garden to a sculpture by the late Robin Utterback that hangs above an Eames rocker that Frank X’s mother used to rock his sister. A coffee table displays a set of Utterback paintbrushes while a leopard muff from a vintage Manhattan shop makes its home on the sofa. It’s a reminder of friend, Liz Lunning, former chief conservator at the Menil Collection in Houston. Liz knew how much Ann loved fur and gifted it to her. The couple purchased their 1926 bungalow from architect, Rob Robinowitz in 2000 after hearing about the home from a friend, Judith Freedman. “She is an artist as well as a realtor and understood what we were looking for,” Ann reflects. The couple spent a year renovating the space before they moved in. “We had lived in nine different places since the late seventies;
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Living Room: The Herman Miller Eames rocker is from Frank’s childhood home and above it is a piece by Robin Utterback, from a residency he did in Strasbourg in 2004. The coffee table is from the office of Ann’s father. The book is called Mildred Tolbert Among the Taos Moderns, a relative of Frank’s who documented the early days of the school of Taos. The chaise is from Smink in Dallas and (blue piece) Ann Stautberg, title: 4-19-02, Hong Kong
Living Room: The console is from Frank’s childhood. (Snake piece) by Willard Watson aka’ The Texas Kid’, Dallas, Texas. (Tiny cat carrier) by David McManaway, circa 1990’s. (Small b & w painting) by Vincent Falsetta, 2001. The sculpture is by Mac Whitney. The pot is by Ann Stautberg, circa 1962. (Hanging) by Ann Stautberg, 7-14-07, P.M., #1.
fixed them up and then relocated when the owners decided to sell,” says Ann. They customized the home to complement their lifestyle. New floors were laid; doors too large for the limited space were reconfigured. The bathroom was personalized with a new sink and subway tile. “We wanted this look before it was popular. It wasn’t easy to find subway tile back then,” recalls Frank X. “We had to get it from New York.” Ann and Frank X’s studios are steps away from the bungalow—a rarity for a neighborhood moving towards new construction. Frank X enters his studio through an oversized barn styled door, originally, the space served as a mechanic’s garage and then studio for artist Melinda Beeman. Frank X’s workspace expresses the infinite nature of his work. It ranges from a 1980s painting to sketches for a collaborative venture with Flatbed in Austin, a series of lithographs. It also contains a Paul McCobb desk from Frank X’s childhood. Rice architects, Joe Meppelink & Marisa Janusz, designed and built Ann’s studio in 2006 juxtaposition to Frank’s space because of the vaulted ceilings and natural light that flood the space. Her sitting area is furnished with pieces from her
fathers’ old office. “It was very ‘Mad Men,’ grasscloth wallpaper and all.” Ann laughs. Frank X. and Ann created a home in a neighborhood where they have cultivated friendships with neighbors and enjoy strolls in the cultural epicenter of Houston. They love these experiences and look forward to more chapters. *For more information on the works of Ann Stautberg, contact the Barry Whistler Gallery in Dallas or the Stephen L. Clark Gallery in Austin, Texas and for Frank X. Tolbert2 work, contact the William Campbell Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas.
Living Room: The coffee table is from the office of Ann’s father. The book is called Mildred Tolbert Among the Taos Moderns, a relative of Frank’s who documented the early days of the school of Taos. The chaise is from Smink in Dallas and the muff is from friend Liz Lunning.
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DINING:The dining set is from Tolberts family and the piece hanging is by Frank X. Tolbert2, Wasp Nest, Moon, 2012.
Console: (hanging), Ann Stautberg, 5-5-04, A.M., Houston. (Hand), Ken Little of San Antonio, Bye. Ann found the stack of floats when they lived in Galveston.
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Bathroom: “We wanted this look before it was popular. It wasn’t easy to find subway tile back then,” recalls Frank X.
Hallway: The couple cut the doors down the center to make the more functional. Library: The sofa is from IKEA, above is a piece by Frank, Brickhead, 1996.
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Library: Frank X. Tolbert2, untitled portrait of Ann, 1977.
Tolberts Studio: (left to right) Works by Frank X. Tolbert2, Dr Scholl’s Epiphany, 2013. Home, 1984. A., Moon, 2012. Frank X. Tolbert2, Sleeping, 2012. and White Oak Bayou, 2014.
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Frank X’s STudio: Frank X’s art supplies and the desk from Frank’s childhood is a Paul McCobb.
Ann’s STudio: Ann’s studio is a juxtaposition to Frank’s space with vaulted ceilings and natural light.
Stautbergs Studio: The studio was built in 2006 with architects, Joe Meppelink & Marisa Janusz. The furniture belonged to Ann’s father. (left to right) Works by Ann Stautberg, 7-22-12, P.M. 6-18-13, P.M., #5. and 12-1-12, P.M.
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