Classic Meets Cool in This Trendy Texas Home

Trying to pin down the style of Shauna Glenn’s house in Fort Worth, TX, is impossible—which is exactly why it’s so enjoyable to look at. There are trendy rugs and timeless furniture, contemporary art and classic light fixtures, and endless charm.

“I married my taste and my husband’s,” says Shauna, a designer. “He’s more rustic and traditional, and I’m more modern.” What helped her mix it up: “I used to be a writer, and I never went to design school or learned the rules,” she says, so nothing held her back.

Shauna and her husband, Jeff Jones, had worked with a builder to construct their house, and they started with neutral walls (Modern Gray by Sherwin-Williams), a simple background to ground her eclectic design brew. Another Shauna strategy: sprinkling blue accents throughout the house. It has a cohesive effect, even when it ranges all the way from classic navy to superstrong turquoise. “If I’m ever worried about a combination, I’ll walk away for a while,” says Shauna. “When I come back, if it makes my head hurt, I’ll change it, but most of the time
it feels good.”

Pieces that are both classic and cool can set the tone for an entire room, as these leather Barcelona chair replicas from Modterior do. Balancing them out are a simple sofa from West Elm, a hip shibori armchair from Anthropologie, a fluffy stool from Grandin Road, and whimsical artichoke lamps by Stray Dog Designs. The couple have four grown children plus two teens at home, and lots of family nearby, so there’s always lively conversation around the coffee table when the house is full.

Shauna’s reasons for leaning traditional in the kitchen were purely practical: She plans to be cooking there for a long time. “Marble subway tile is never going out of style,” she says. Even so, the space has personality, with bistro barstools from CB2, Shauna’s collection of colorful drinking glasses displayed on the counter and a vivid runner by Annie Selke’s Dash & Albert.