Travis Heights Craftsman

Katz Builders constructed this new craftsman home in Travis Heights between 2 enormous oak trees.  Many visits from the city inspectors and weeks of excavating with an Air Spade finally let them start building the house between the 2 oldest residents on the property.  The results are beautiful..

Westlake Modern Makeover

The fine folks at Hobbs' Ink helped Katz Builders with this beauty in Westlake.  The owners wanted the home, which only had a pass-through from the kitchen to the living area, to be open, and thoroughly updated.  Oh yeah, they got that!  They also added an entire wing onto the end of the house, with two bedrooms, a Jack & Jill bath, and a treetop-viewing playroom cum office.

Equestrian Ranch Update

Katz Builders updated this ranch house west of Austin recently, with design help from Hobbs' Ink.  The old plan had a closed off (small) kitchen with a terrible laundry "room" behind it.  They gutted and enlarged the kitchen, added a new master suite and a real laundry room, as well as a garage.  They also converted the covered porch to a fully screened outdoor living area.  See the results here.....

North Austin Remodel

EliotJ Construction did a remodel that was designed by Hobbs' Ink.  What a beautiful result!  The remodel was done inside of a 20 year old remodel which had low ceilings and was a little broken up.  Check out this great end product...Flickr Group.

Avenue G Remodel

This past week I took photos of an extensive remodel that was done by Pro Care Construction, designed by Hobbs' Ink.  As Austin continues to grow, this type of in town renovation is becoming more and more common. Areas that languished for years as "student housing" are now being viewed as "in town" and are experiencing strong revivals as people move away from the suburbs and push toward the city center.  The Flickr photo set is here.

Parade of Homes - 2010

Hobbs' Ink designed this home for the 2010 Parade of Homes, and it was built by Triton Custom Homes.  What a beautiful home!  Interior design was done by PPDS, and as you can see, it is mid century fabulous.  I got to take these pictures while James Bruce took the official pictures.  I'd have to say that he took some great pictures, as did Merrick Ales.  OK, I have a LOT I can learn from these 2 guys, but here are mine to look at..... Flickr 

Artist Studio at Dawn

We wanted to get this modern home shot for a contest we were entering, so we arranged to show up at dawn to photograph it.  By "we", I mean Janet, myself and Dave McLaughlin of DCM Photography.  Dave agreed to shoot the house, and let me tag along with him - very generous, in my opinion.  I got a lot of good pointers in what to do and not to do, because Dave is a gracious teacher, even while doing his work.  The light was beautiful, and we got some very nice shots, although there was little doubt as to whose shots were the professional's.....  At any rate, here are mine:  Carter's Photostream