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As soon as you meet her, Tolly is a genuine friend accepting, rental cars tampa welcoming, and easy to talk to. A book publicist by day, prominent blogger by night, and silk aerialist in her free time, Tolly is expressive and versatile and with a quaint home office, music studio, and silk rope hanging on a tree in the backyard, rental cars tampa her house follows suit. Like Austin, her home is a blend of cultures and ideas infused rental cars tampa into a space that's relaxing, comfortable and unpretentious.
As Austin's Eavesdropper , Tolly has her ear tuned to the beat of the city's scene and culture. rental cars tampa In her own AETV video productions and those upcoming with Citysearch , you can find out about Austin's hot spots and attractions great for locals and visitors of the city. She spends a lot of time behind a keyboard as a blogger and publicist, so she makes a conscious effort to unchain herself from the computer by isolating her laptop to the office. This allows the rest of the home to be her sanctuary where she can relax and pursue other hobbies and interests.
rental cars tampa The subdued color palette of her home's walls and drapes, along with the amber glow from antique lamps and chandeliers, adds to the sense of relaxation and calm. There's no television in her home, and in its place are a pair of cozy rocking chairs that she and her husband use to read a book or magazine while listening to some music. Her husband enjoys woodworking, and crafted several of the pieces in the living room including the stools and the dining and coffee tables. Made by joining different types of wood, some gathered on their travels in India, the pieces have geometric patterns that take on several unique rental cars tampa shades and textures.
Tolly and her husband have turned their backyard into a space for enjoying their creative interests. The patio area is used as a wood shop, and Tolly hopes to one day transform some of that real estate into a yoga studio as well. There's also a blue silk hanging from the a tall oak tree, where Tolly practices silk aerials something she's been enjoying as part of a New Year's resolution to have more offline hobbies. Also out back is an impressive music studio that her husband built from the ground up. In it, her husband leads a "School of Rock", teaching children how to play everything from guitar to drums, and even doing vocal coaching. Featuring rental cars tampa a sloped roof and eight-inch thick walls with sound dampening foam, this music studio is able to jam out without disturbing the neighbors. Whether you're inside or out, this space is definitely one that offers the true essence of home a place for peace, comfort and escape.
Our Style: I guess I think of our style as "vintage modern", as well as "wood obsessed." We both love the look of natural wooden furniture, especially since my husband is a wood worker. I'm always ooing and ahhing at Megan / Don's apartment in Mad Men, so I guess I'm a bit of a mid-century modern gal too.
Inspiration: Mad Men, my friend's houses, and books like Design*Sponge at Home and The Selby Is In Your Place. Those both sit on our coffee table, and I thumb through them almost daily. Also, '70s colors, like avocado green (which I painted our whole bedroom).
rental cars tampa Favorite Element: Probably the fact that we have so many homemade things in our house. I love bragging to people that my husband made this table or that stool. He's built three pieces of furniture for our living room alone. We also built a music studio in our backyard that I think is pretty awesome.
What Friends Say: "This is so cute!" Ok, so in all honesty, they are my friends so they have to say that, but I really do believe them now. It took a while to get the house looking like how we wanted it to, but we're just about there.
Biggest Embarrassment: Our backyard! Oh my God. When we built the music studio out there, it kind of ate up all the grass it's pretty ugly right now. Once we replace the grass though, we want to have friends out there for entertaining.
Proudest DIY: Either the coffee table in our living room (that my husband rental cars tampa made), or the orange accent wall in our living room. I mixed two colors together to get that shade, and it was all kind of an accident, but it worked out nicely.
Biggest Indulgence: Our two couches. I love them! A lot of our furniture is either vintage (as in Craigslist "vintage") or was given to us by family, but the couches are brand new. My husband made fun of me for buying a "backless" couch (i.e. an Antoinette Sofa), but it's so glorious to look at. It's a SEXY piece of furniture.
Best Advice: Everyone always says "don't fear color!" which is sound advice. But I'll add onto that by saying, don't fear color-neutral combos. When I was in my early 20s, I painted every space I lived in purple, red, green, peach it was a little out of control. Once I moved in with a dude though I had to tone things down a bit, and now I like this style even better the colors are still bright and cheerful, but the neutrals make things feel calmer and more serene. Less like a crazy person lives there.
PAINT COLORS Office: The brown was already there, but I painted the accent wall with Sherwin Williams "Turqish" Living Room: Sherwin Williams, mix of two colors, Pumpkin + Habanero Pepper Bedroom: Sherwin Williams, rental cars tampa Gecko
ENTRY Hexagonal "Dining" Table: Ross , my husband, made it out of three different kinds of wood (including some wood we brought back from living in India together one summer). He takes custom orders too. Pictures above the Hexagonal Dining Table: Imaginarium ( here is a post to how those are assembled) Turquoise Flower Lamp: Gift from my mother-in-law
LIVING ROOM Coffee Table: Ross, my husband, made it out of scrap wood from the music studio we built Green Antoinette Sofa: Urban Outfiiters Brown Mid-Century rental cars tampa Modern Sofa: Home Decorator's Collection Couch Throw Pillows: Pier One, Urban Outfitters, and a trip to Kerala, India in 2005 Yellow / Wooden Rocking Chairs: Room Service Vintage on North Loop here in Austin Green Screen Printed Art: Design Public Pressed Leaf Artwork: I made
OFFICE Pink Lamp: Room Service Vintage Cube Hanging Lights: IKEA Curtains: Urban Outfitters Brown Floral Mural: DIY project by my husband and I, fabric from Jo-Anne Fabrics Walnut Desk: Estate sale in Hyde Park (Austin, rental cars tampa TX) Artwork in Office: Central rental cars tampa picture of turquoise building comes from South Austin Gallery , little rental cars tampa collages were made by me, screen-printed yellow art from Design Public
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Not feeling this place at all. Looks like grandma's house after a deep cleaning. I realize that a year is not a lot of time to do much work on a place... maybe she jumped the gun on pitching AT on this tour.
Does she fangs?? Hahahaha. She is super cut but yeah, ya only needed one photo to see that sister!! rental cars tampa I REALLY tried to find something I liked here. I looked at the tour like 5x!! and my facial expressions got worse every time. I can't quite put my finger on it but NOTHING here works for me!! Uhg! Is it all the browns? The pseudo boho/etsy vibe? The floors? (that's concrete with carpet glue still on it and no stain right?) The avocado linoleum? Maybe if the walls were different colors it may work for me. All that browntown mixed with all those woods (oak, plywood,maple) makes me sad. I felt like it was a garage not a house. Sorry!!
AT, where is the editor? Agree with many of the comments above. Nice choice of color throughout the house, but not enough to warrant a house tour. And can we stop crushing on the girl and her hubby? inappropriate.
I can totally see why this was a house tour. If you look beyond the excessive photos of the owner (it did seem at times like an Apple advert/ personal photoshoot...I thought I accidently clicked on a FB album link at one point), and beyond some of the iffy photo compositions there are tons of nice stuff here!.
The floors are gorgeous and I actually enjoyed the silk thingy photos...that looks so cool! The back porch with all of the natural wood throughout is beautiful and I love that you were daring with the paint colors and patterns. Lovely home!
I'm not sure how many Austinites there are out there amongst these commenters, but many homes in Austin fall under this boho chic/modern/vintage/unfinished vibe. I can't tell you how many Austin homes subscribe to this type of design! While I personally feel that it is an acquired taste, I can certainly appreciate the style and the conscious thought processes she went through to make all of her design decisions. I could easily step into her home and feel excited to be in that space because it is so different from the way that I decorate. Different rental cars tampa isn't always bad :)
I also admire the fact that Tolly and Ross's passions fit so well in their backyard. I can't say that I know of anyone who has silks in their backyard. It's a good life when what you love is always at your fingertips. rental cars tampa Thanks for letting us into your home, Tolly!
although a million times nicer than my house -I don't even HAVE a house hahaha, I live in an apartment...-, I don't think the tour was worth watching. the most annoying thing was the many pictures of her. yes, she is very beautiful rental cars tampa but come on! AT keeps showing beautiful people....and now their boobs too! and please stop with showing pictures of regular objects, like a microphone. rental cars tampa we are all familiar with microphones. thank you.
Truthfully, I was a bit nervous when AT approached us about doing a home tour -- my husband and I are NOT rich by any means, rental cars tampa and have to decorate on a shoestring budget. As many of you have noted, the house isn't finished yet. We just have to take our decor projects little by little, as our bank account allows.
In the end, I was so honored by the writer / pho