Design - A High-Rise In The Heart Of Austin Gets A Warm And Inviting Makeover

A custom mural of pineapples by Karen Maness welcomes guests into this Austin high-rise.

“This 2022 Aspire Magazine article features my custom-interior designed artwork made in collaboration with Austin-based art collectors for their new home. They dreamed of a warm welcome for all visitors and a seamless integration with acclaimed NY interior designer Phillip Thomas's exquisite designs. - Karen Maness

Aspire Magazine - April 28, 2022 - Article by Jennifer Quail

“From the very threshold of this high-rise Austin home, one is embraced by a blending of color, pattern, texture, and art that transports the eye and the senses and serves to honor both the homeowners themselves and the city they’ve chosen to call home. A three-dimensional front door – a nod to Austin’s Brutalist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s – was achieved by wrapping it in custom-designed canvas paper. Step inside and be greeted by a mural erupting with oversized pineapples, the traditional symbol for welcome. And that’s just the beginning. Beyond the entry, an intriguing mix of materials and finishes – hallmarks of Thomas’ work – blend with the homeowners’ passions for art and music to create a home that is uniquely theirs.”