Austin Home Magazine

06/23/2026

“Yovana has such a presence and following on social media that it’s easy for people to form preconceived notions about who she is—but she and Dorian are so genuinely authentic in the lifestyle they share,” says designer Audrey Scheck. “They don’t just talk about it—they live it. Every detail of their home was deeply intentional: how it functions, feels, and looks in their day-to-day life. And for us, it was an incredible opportunity to learn and grow as a design firm.” ⁠
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The interiors themselves are bathed in natural light with sweeping views of nature and feature a sauna integrated into the couple’s en-suite bathroom, a full gym with red light therapy, and an outdoor shower and cold plunge—creating an authentic wellness retreat. ⁠Scheck also brought in artwork from local artist Aileen Fitzgerald—earthy-toned landscapes that mirror the Hill Country—echoed in the kitchen’s Mexican Otomi-inspired Jardin de Luna tile backsplash, a nod to the region’s woodland creatures.⁠
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06/22/2026

Stay up to date with Austin’s art and design scene this summer.

Second Floor, First Rate The New York Times recently wrote, “To find high end furniture in New York, look up.” This piece highlighted the burning trend

06/19/2026

A pool and a gym worthy of a retired NFL player. A golf lounge centered on a collector’s extensive set of putters. A converted barn, centuries old, where kids can roughhouse to their hearts’ content. Each space, designed to encourage activity, movement, wellness. And yet each one could not be more different — a reflection of their clients’ personalities and intentions, passions and priorities.

Here, we dive into three new spaces devoted to being healthy and active, blending beautiful and deliberate design with functionality to spare. Game on.

A pool and a gym worthy of a retired NFL player. A golf lounge centered on a collector’s extensive set of putters. A converted barn, centuries old, where

06/18/2026

Past South Austin strip malls and modest pocket neighborhoods sits Elmwood Estates, a small, rural-feeling enclave with oversized lots, mature trees, and the sounds of farm animals drifting through the air. For Petra McKenzie, co-founder and principal of MK Workshop, discovering the area felt like stepping into another world. “We were so thrilled that we found this little chunk of really old South Austin,” she says. “Everyone has chickens, goats.”

Past South Austin strip malls and modest pocket neighborhoods sits Elmwood Estates, a small, rural-feeling enclave with oversized lots, mature trees, and

06/16/2026

Stardust Ranch, a new retreat by Austin interior designer Jessica Love, offers a restorative respite in Round Top to combat long hours on our feet.

On a stretch of open land just outside Round Top, where wide skies and weathered roads have long drawn designers in search of something slower and more

06/15/2026

Amid the rolling hills of Dripping Springs, healthy-living advocate Yovana Mendoza and her family craft a modern haven where architecture meets wellness.

For content creator Yovana Mendoza-Ayres, life imitates art—and that’s a good thing. The Mexican-American influencer and healthy living advocate, who’s

06/12/2026

Austin Home is looking for the area's best real estate professionals. Nominate through August 7.

Austin Home is seeking nominations for the Best Real Estate Agents in town. The annual list is part of our mission to showcase standouts in a region that

06/11/2026

At Casa Ayehualco in Tepoztlán, a new retreat co-created by Melanie Raines unfolds through somatic exercises, shared meals, and long conversations.

The Architecture of Self: Integrated Well-Being as a Design Practice resists easy categorization. Part retreat, part laboratory, part collective pause, it

06/10/2026

Husband-and-wife duo, Connor and Espoir Michalek, redefine what true wellbeing means through their co-working cm wellness space, Gevity.

In their one-bedroom apartment overlooking Rainey Street, Connor and Espoir Michalek see a microcosm of Gevity, the empire-in-the-making they hope to

06/09/2026

Photographer Jenn Rose Smith transforms her Clarksville home into a hub for neighbors, proving that community can be a powerful form of wellness.

When local lifestyle photographer Jenn Rose Smith moved from a condo to Clarksville, she found that an unlisted amenity, community, was the key to turning