Designed as gallery, studio, and residence for an artist, this house takes inspiration from the owner’s love of cubist art. The program includes an upper level studio with ample north light, access to outdoor decks to the north and south, which offer panoramic views of East Austin. A gallery is housed on the main floor. A cool, monochromatic palette and spare aesthetic defines interior and exterior, schewing, at the owner’s request, any warming elements to provide a neutral backdrop for her art collection. Thus, finishes were selected to recede as well as for their longevity and low life scycle costs. Stair rails are steel, floors are sealed concrete and the base trim clear aluminum. Where walls are not exposed CMU, they are painted white. By design, the fireplace provides a singular source of warmth, the gas flame emanating from a bed of crushed glass, surrounded on three sides by a polished concrete hearth.

Jamie Salomon, Stylist Susan Salomon

Guests upon entering the row house encounter a stately yet comfortable entertainment space paneled in floor to ceiling stained white oak. A darker stained red oak floor covers the first floor completely and contrasts with the paneling. A new iron stair rail and a granite hearth and fireplace surround provide needed accents to the wood paneling. Photography by: Carolyn Watson of Carolyn Watson Photography

David Patterson Photography

Tara Bussema © 2011 Houzz

photography by Don Hebert

Martha O'Hara Interiors, Interior Selections & Furnishings | Charles Cudd De Novo, Architecture | Troy Thies Photography | Shannon Gale, Photo Styling

Using the same wood that we used on the kitchen island, we created a simple and modern entertainment area to bring the style of the kitchen into the new living space.

Music room with baby grand piano. Photo by Benjamin Benschneider.

Giovanni Photography

Designed by Katie O'Dwyer, Decorating Den Interiors in Calgary, AB Canada

Living room. Photo:Chad Holder

Photo: Paul Hultberg Floor of salvaged heart pine from 1800s stables, cabinet conceals media, low transom and high electronically operated transoms provide natural cooling