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Collection by Michaela Warren

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Unlike most Houston yards, there’s no grass to cut around these houses. Instead, the garden is gravel interspersed with low-maintenance plants like black bamboo, agave cacti, and foxtail ferns. Set inside concrete and steel planters that the Fords made themselves, the landscaping also hides protruding air conditioners.
Unlike most Houston yards, there’s no grass to cut around these houses. Instead, the garden is gravel interspersed with low-maintenance plants like black bamboo, agave cacti, and foxtail ferns. Set inside concrete and steel planters that the Fords made themselves, the landscaping also hides protruding air conditioners.
Next, we take you to the Lahaye Residence in Encinitas, where designer Soheil Nakhshab seamlessly integrated elements of stone, wood, and iron. The young Belgian family for which it was built for handpicked the property in an equestrian-oriented area, where the mother and daughter can practice their passion for riding.
Next, we take you to the Lahaye Residence in Encinitas, where designer Soheil Nakhshab seamlessly integrated elements of stone, wood, and iron. The young Belgian family for which it was built for handpicked the property in an equestrian-oriented area, where the mother and daughter can practice their passion for riding.
The Montecito residence—designed by Kristine Woolsey, now of MAYA Design—is yet another home we'll be sharing. Working with a midcentury gem that the homeowners wished to preserve, Woolsey updated it in ways that would make it more functional for a growing family. The first design decision they made was to embrace the existing butterfly roof and turn it into a thematic element.
The Montecito residence—designed by Kristine Woolsey, now of MAYA Design—is yet another home we'll be sharing. Working with a midcentury gem that the homeowners wished to preserve, Woolsey updated it in ways that would make it more functional for a growing family. The first design decision they made was to embrace the existing butterfly roof and turn it into a thematic element.
A glass-framed corridor crosses a central courtyard to connect these spaces with the main house.
A glass-framed corridor crosses a central courtyard to connect these spaces with the main house.