Home Services

The Art of Backyard Living

For many homeowners in Austin and the surrounding Hill Country, building a pool is about far more than simply adding water to the backyard. The most successful projects begin with a different question altogether: how will this space actually be used?A swimming pool can serve many roles. For some homeowners it becomes a quiet retreat from the pace of daily life. For others it becomes the center of gatherings with friends and family. And for families with young children, it often evolves into the...

Home Services

ASR Swimming Pools in Austin Texas: Signs, Causes, and What Homeowners Should Know

ASR Swimming Pools in Austin TexasWhat I’m Seeing as a Builder and What Homeowners Should KnowOver the past couple of years, I’ve started getting more calls from homeowners around Austin, Lakeway, Bee Cave, and Westlake asking about unusual cracking in their swimming pools.In many of these cases, the issue turns out to be something called Alkali-Silica Reaction, or ASR. In the construction world you’ll sometimes hear people refer to it as “concrete cancer.”It’s a chemical reaction that happens...

Food + Beverage

Private Chef Leave It to Kievit

For dinner parties big or small, get fine restaurant-style service & cuisine, without leaving home Article and Photography by MEET DANNY KIEVIT For Chef Danny Kievit, food has always been about connection. He says that as a child, Mr. Rogers taught him how to cook eggs in the microwave – and on Mother’s Day, he delivered his mom breakfast in bed. The care he took preparing the meal, and his mom’s positive reaction to it, were the impetus for Danny deciding to become a chef. It’s that...

Home + Design

THE LUXURY HOME TECHNOLOGY GURUS

HAAS Home Technologies Is the Go-To for Austin’s Top Architects, Designers, and High Value Homes Article by Laura Craddick | Photography by Hannah Louise Koehler, Douglas Freidman Home technology has come a long way over the last decade, especially when it comes to Austin’s luxury market. Luxury home technology is architecturally-driven, starting in the planning stages of a project, giving the performance luxury homeowners want, while remaining out of sight.  Home technology is more than just...

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Austin’s Wallpaper Matchmaker

Former tech refugee, Lindsay Nicol, helps Austinites find their forever wall Article and Photography by Lindsay Nicol laughs when people call her the “wallpaper queen of Austin” but she doesn’t exactly deny it. The founder of The Wallpaper Concierge has built a niche helping people bring personality back into their homes. “We’re finally healing from sad beige,” she says. “People want spaces that feel uniquely like them again.” For Nicol, wallpaper is less about trends and more about mood...

Home + Design

A Traditional Twist

Ashby Collective Gives this Classic Brykerwoods Home a Fresh Makeover with a Full Remodel Article by Laura Craddick | Photography by Lindsey Brown Ashby Collective’s Senior Designer Cori Pfaff helped a young family update their longtime home by balancing tradition with playfulness. The classic house had been the backdrop for years of family memories, but no longer fit their evolving lifestyle. The team at Ashby Collective preserved original details like crown moldings and wood floors while...

Food + Beverage

A Trio of New Spots for Sushi

...with chefs we love Article by Jennifer Birn Shokunin Chefs Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee From Chef Phillip Frankland Lee and Executive Pastry Chef Margarita Kallas-Lee, the brilliant Michelin-starred husband and wife team behind Sushi by Scratch Restaurants, Pasta|Bar, and NADC Burger, comes a more casual sushi concept that seems almost retro in a world of high-concept spots. While Sushi by Scratch is one of our favorite special occasion spots, Shokunin and their a la...

Food + Beverage

Ways2Well Innovative Longevity Lab

Increasing healthspan & lifespan with compassion, innovation and end-to-end care Article and Photography by If you’ve driven down Bee Caves Road and spotted a tiny alien waving next to a Ways2Well sign, you’ve glimpsed the entrance to the building that houses one of the country’s most innovative longevity labs. The brainchild of founder and healthcare entrepreneur Brigham Buhler, Ways2Well operates on the core philosophy that healthcare should emphasize wellness over illness. As such, the...

Beauty

Your Hair & Scalp Need TLC

Elysian Head Spa’s co-founder shares hair & scalp health Is a practice, not a product Article by By Katie Wills | Photography by Connie Chang Head spas have been popping up with more regularity in the last year or so, and with good reason. In this article, Katie Wills, an acute care nurse practitioner, clinical trichologist and co-founder of Elysian Head Spa shares why our hair and scalp deserve the same attention we give to our skin *** I’ve spent nt my career in medicine, where the body...

Local Services

Chatting with Modern Animal's Dr. Mo

Article by Jennifer Birn   Modern Animal is one of our favorite California transplants. In addition to two brick-and-mortar clinics in Austin, the modernized veterinary clinic offers 24/7 care, video chat, and has a membership-fee-based model that includes unlimited free visits. During pet procedures, which can often be scary for pet owners in addition to their furry loved ones, the high-touch practice provides updates every step of the way. We recently had a chat with Dr. Stacy Mozisek, aka...