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Austin design stars detail how to bust your home out of builder grade Austin design stars detail how to bust your home out of builder grade

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2.24.21  |  11:00 am

Builder grade homes are usually simple and lack personality, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Bandd Design ...

New Times, New Designs

Austin designer predicts how COVID-19 will affect home decor in 2021 Austin designer predicts how COVID-19 will affect home decor in 2021

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1.26.21  |  2:00 pm

The past year has brought with it a renewed focus on the home, since the pandemic turned it into not ...

Design Must-Dos

Home and design experts look ahead to what will be trendy in 2021 Home and design experts look ahead to what will be trendy in 2021 By Lindsey Wilson

12.18.20  |  9:15 am

Never before has your home's style and functionality felt more important than in 2020. We've all become a ...

MUSIC TO OUR EARS

Austin brothers amp up music scene with new stereo and record shop Austin brothers amp up music scene with new stereo and record shop By Chantal Rice

12.16.20  |  2:02 pm

This may sound like a broken record: 2020 sucks. But two Austin entrepreneurs are trying to change that tune with ...

Start Shopping

Custom puzzles and more great gift ideas for everyone on your list Custom puzzles and more great gift ideas for everyone on your list

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11.20.20  |  4:45 pm

As you start putting together your holiday shopping list this year, here's a hint: you can't go wrong ...

Now Open

Pioneering mattress company opens first Austin store in Music Lane Pioneering mattress company opens first Austin store in Music Lane

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11.18.20  |  12:45 pm

If part of this year's home improvement streak includes buying a new mattress, you're in luck. The first ...

Holly Jolly

Austin holiday markets and events unwrapping gift ideas for 2020 Austin holiday markets and events unwrapping gift ideas for 2020 By Chantal Rice

11.16.20  |  3:27 pm

It’s true the holiday season only comes but once a year. But when you’re living in a pandemic ...

Do It For You

Enjoy home improvement sans stress with this skilled Texas company Enjoy home improvement sans stress with this skilled Texas company

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11.12.20  |  12:46 pm

Staying home more this year has caused many of us to look around and think, "I should really tackle that ...

Shopping News

Revered home goods store returns as a Texas-based online shop Revered home goods store returns as a Texas-based online shop By Teresa Gubbins

11.3.20  |  9:25 am

Home furnishings and accessories brand Pier 1 Imports is back, sort of. The Fort Worth-based company sadly shut down in ...

'Little' Moves

Big-name Austin architecture firm announces not-so-little changes Big-name Austin architecture firm announces not-so-little changes By Katie Friel

10.23.20  |  10:35 am

One very big Texas architecture firm is making a "little" change. Clayton & Little Architects, which is based in both Austin ...

Shopping news

Major home goods retail chain throws in the towel on Austin store Major home goods retail chain throws in the towel on Austin store By John Egan

10.16.20  |  3:32 pm

Now might be a good time to score a deal on bedspreads and bath towels. Going-out-of-business sales are under way ...

A virtual look

These 9 dazzling Austin homes star in first virtual AIA Homes Tour These 9 dazzling Austin homes star in first virtual AIA Homes Tour By Katie Friel

10.9.20  |  12:00 pm

The AIA Austin Homes Tour is going virtual this year, which is good or bad news, depending on how you ...

With the Bandd

Austin designer explains how to mix wood tones when decorating Austin designer explains how to mix wood tones when decorating

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9.29.20  |  1:00 pm

With the help of HGTV, Pinterest, and blogs, people are feeling more confident than ever when it comes to decorating ...

Coming Unstrung

Austin loses another longtime local gem as quirky craft shop closes Austin loses another longtime local gem as quirky craft shop closes By Katie Friel

9.24.20  |  1:12 pm

For the past 18 years, a quirky little bungalow on South Lamar Boulevard has been home base for Austin's ...

Awesome Abodes

Take a virtual tour of 8 funky homes that keep Austin weird Take a virtual tour of 8 funky homes that keep Austin weird By Lindsey Wilson

8.19.20  |  1:01 pm

Ready to get nosy and look inside some of Austin's most interesting homes — right from your couch? The seventh ...

Virtual Summer

Stroll through Austin's historic downtown houses during virtual tour Stroll through Austin's historic downtown houses during virtual tour By Katie Friel

8.10.20  |  11:30 am

In normal times, a home tour is one of my favorite activities. Traipsing through beautiful properties fulfills both my love ...

Reopening Austin

Austin-area IKEA opens with built-in measures to combat COVID-19 Austin-area IKEA opens with built-in measures to combat COVID-19 By Katie Friel

6.8.20  |  4:36 pm

As they say in Sweden, "Vi är öppna!" (Thanks, Google Translate.) After shutting down in March in response to the ...

Sheet News

Texas-based JCPenney bats down bankruptcy with plush new bedding Texas-based JCPenney bats down bankruptcy with plush new bedding By Teresa Gubbins

5.29.20  |  3:35 pm

Plano-based JCPenney may have recently filed for bankruptcy, but that's not stopping them from introducing something new. As part ...

pier closed

It's curtains for Texas-based Pier 1 Imports with big liquidation sale It's curtains for Texas-based Pier 1 Imports with big liquidation sale By Teresa Gubbins

5.19.20  |  2:02 pm

In very sad news, longtime Fort Worth-based Pier 1 Imports is calling it quits. The company has begun what it ...