“Ribbon, ornaments, nutcrackers, reindeer — anything you can imagine is there.”
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House of Fu
“I think people’s homes are about their life journeys, and this house is a perfect illustration of ours. We’re always happy to share it with families and friends.”
Big Sky House: The Hecks Now Call It Home
How often does an architect design a home for a friend and discover it should have been his all along? That’s what happened to Jim Heck and his wife, Tricia.
Smaller Home, Larger Life
The Beckers agree that downsizing their home was the right move for this time of their lives. “It’s a burden to maintain a large residence,” she says. “It’s much less expensive to maintain a small home.”
Masterpiece of Design in Cordillera Ranch
To help create a balance of their personal styles, one that would complement their new combined lifestyle, the Trevinos found the perfect mediator in Kim Kraemer of Rue Designs of Boerne.
At Home: Marymont Redesign
It has been nearly 20 years since interior designer Toni McAllister, of McAllister Designs, moved her family from their sprawling historic house in Monte Vista to a contemporary one in Marymont. The upkeep of the older home was overwhelming, so the more contemporary...
At Home: Much More Than a Pumpkin
Holiday Décor an integral part of the home By PAMELA LUTRELL PHOTOGRAPHY BY AL RENDON When Keith and Cindy Booke relocated eight years ago from Inwood to Terrell Hills, they were in search of a location closer to their daughter’s school and, above all, a family home...
At Home: A Solid Foundation
A TEXAS COUPLE RETURN TO SET DOWN ROOTS IN OLMOS PARK In 2011, native Texans Lauren and Jay Bullock were preparing to leave New York City, where they had lived for the last decade for Bermuda, when they were asked about relocating to San Antonio instead. They jumped...
Estate on the Ranch
Fay Pemberton enjoys her Hill Country retreat Cordillera Ranch, located on Highway 46 near Boerne, is a Hill Country gem. The community is the site of many beautiful homes, and Fay Pemberton’s estate is no exception. Situated on 8-and-a-half acres, this Hill Country...
World-Class Art in a High-Rise
Art-lover leaves New York for stress-free lifestyle San Antonio’s art communities are helping fuel the city’s current decade of downtown revitalization, a decade witnessing the emergence of The Pearl and modern urban dwellings. These developments are attracting a...
San Antonio Home: Hilltop Home with a Colorful Past
Melinda and Rob Rodriguez are a hard-working couple unafraid of adventure. They love traveling in the Far East, serving San Antonio in challenging leadership positions and living in an aerie on a mountaintop in Leon Springs. The property has a colorful history. It is...
At Home: Historic Monte Vista Manor
Elegance & Style in Historic Monte Vista Manor Atlee B. Ayres was one of the most prominent Texas architects of the 1920s. He designed homes for San Antonio’s well-to-do, among them the home that became the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum. According to the Light...
Renewed Spirit
For Home with Family at its Core For attorneys Kelly and Jim Satel, a nurturing nest to raise their teenage twins and to bring family together for gatherings around a bountiful table was found in a home that had cultivated generations of another clan. As the childhood...
Refined Hill Country Home
Art and Carey Yeager build the house of their dreams Cordillera Ranch is an exclusive master-planned community on 8,700 acres of some of the finest Hill Country heaven you can find. “We were drawn to the Texas Hill Country and Cordillera Ranch for many reasons, but at...
At Home: Heritage Home in Terrell Hills
You can go home again The 1920s and ‘30s were a golden age for San Antonio homebuilding. Homes from bungalows to mansions in Queen Anne, Prairie, Tudor and Spanish Colonial Revival styles were scattered throughout the upscale neighborhoods of Tobin Hill, Beacon Hill,...
Contemporary Home for International Family Made for family entertaining
Tanya and Joe Espinoza’s handsome home in Garden Ridge stands out as the only contemporary house in the gated community. Perched atop the end of a cul-de-sac, it affords a beautiful view from both the front and the back of the structure. The Espinoza family is new to...
At Home: A Convivial Confluence of Taste
Historic River Home A Convivial Confluence of Taste: Family heirlooms and modern art join time and space Perched on a peninsula sloping gently down to the San Antonio River, a stately manse built in 1890 is a regal reminder of King William’s historic past. But a step...
At Home: Monte Vista Georgian Goes Mod
The Fun Fresh Style of Contemporary Art and Furniture San Antonio has a number of historical neighborhoods, but none is quite like Monte Vista. Located about a mile and a half from downtown, it is recorded on the National Register of Historic Places. In one of these...
