Tour a Funky Texas Cottage Filled With Color

The healing power of quirk works wonders in this colorfully decorated home. HGTV Magazine shows you around.

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January 28, 2022

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The Story

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)

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The Home

The house had a lot of not-so-perky neutrals going on. “I’d done what friends did in their places,” Melissa continues. “But I’d had fun with color when I was 8, and I knew I could do it in my 40s!” She also sought comfort in whimsical stuff that had always delighted her: eclectic art and objects and pattern. (“I mean, I named one of my daughters Paisley!”) Enlisting designer Amy Hadley, she went all in with redecorating and reenergizing. An infusion of brightness here, a dose of prints there, and soon enough, the house was full of cheer. Says Melissa, “I look around and it’s colorful and playful, and I feel that way too.”

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Hip starts here, with a console from Riverbend Home that has mod triangular legs and a colorful print above it by artist Hayley Mitchell, accented with a string of beads. The Dutch door is painted aqua on both sides (for a similar shade, try Waterfall by Sherwin-Williams).

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Living Room

Its eclectic-glam mix is partly driven by vacation memories. There used to be open shelves on both sides of the TV; now a section of 8-inch-by-8-inch geometric tiles by Clé brings Melissa back to a girls’ trip to Mexico. Another adventure, to Morocco, influenced the combo of pillow designs, the throw from Anthropologie and the rug by Surya.

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Kitchen

“The house is flirty everywhere else, but here’s a place for resting my eyes while sipping coffee,” says Melissa. Charcoal lower cabinets (for a similar look, try Cyberspace by Sherwin-Williams) ground the white. Still, she couldn’t resist pop — in a runner from Five Below and aqua Blu Dot barstools, where the kids do homework.

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Dining Room

The juxtaposition of leafy-fab wallpaper by Justina Blakeney for Hygge & West and pink and orange elements encourages happy meals. Blending antique and new chairs is always great for casual flair, while switching out the mirror once in a while keeps things fresh. The lacquer and walnut sideboard is from Organic Modernism.

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Main Bedroom

Melissa already liked the cocooning wall color (for a similar look, try Tarragon by Sherwin-Williams) — she just injected pep, from Anthropologie drapes with leopards printed on them to a stripey rug by Safavieh. Geometric cutouts in ceramic lamps from Burke Decor wink at the hex shapes in the capiz shell chandelier (also by Anthropologie).

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Paisley’s Bedroom

Spreading the sunshine around, Melissa got her older child a Jenny Lind bed from Crate & Kids in bright yellow. For a similar look, try painting a bed frame Confident Yellow by Sherwin-Williams. Green nightstands from Ikea and pineapple lamps from World Market likewise brought in Paisley’s personality. Designer Amy constructed the cutest ceiling medallion — watermelon fabric (Paisley’s favorite fruit) wrapped around a plywood star, with pom-pom trim.

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Tour a Funky Texas Cottage Filled With Color

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