Before & After: Ann Edgerton Takes the ’80s Out of Her Texas Ranch House
The Dwell 24 alumnus jumps into Hill Country life with a holistic remodel that pairs vintage finds with new works from her furniture studio, Muhly. “I really like fresh starts,” she says. “Like, let’s leave it all behind, you know?”
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In 2020, longtime city dwellers Ann and Ben Edgerton decided to sell their house in Austin, Texas and give country life a go. He was a restaurateur hit hard by the pandemic, she is an interior designer and the founder of Edgerton Studio, and they met when he hired her to design one of his projects. "I don’t marry all my clients, just one," jokes Ann. "When the pandemic hit, it was just this opening to make a big change."
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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