Tour a Funky Texas Cottage Filled With Color

A few years ago, as Melissa Abdine coped with a chronic health issue, it occurred to her that livening up her family’s 2,400-square-foot home in Austin, Texas, was the remedy she needed. “My body was changing and, as I started to feel better, I wanted that reflected in my surroundings,” she says. “I was taking inventory of my life and I was like, Oh my gosh, I’m not really expressing myself anymore.” (Pictured here: Melissa and Alan with Magnolia, 12, Paisley, 14, and mini blue merle Australian shepherd Ollie)