Flora-and-fauna wallpaper with painted trim to match. Fabulous geometric floor tile. A rich use of color and pattern. I’m a maximalist at heart and have a weakness for these bold design moves. You’ll see lots of them in today’s post — part 2 of my coverage of the 10th annual Tribeza Interiors Tour, a tour of Austin homes that shows off the work of interior designers. (Here’s part 1 if you want to start there.)

Let’s go!

Lindsey Hanna Design

I could barely tear myself away from the mystical mudroom in the Lindsey Hanna Design home. First off, I adore the Scissortail wallpaper (in sepia) by Counterpart Studios, designed in collaboration with Austin’s chainstitching queens at Fort Lonesome. (For more Fort Lonesome wallpaper, check out this home from the 2023 Tribeza tour.)

Sage green paint on the trim picks up the color in the moon spots and flowers’ eyes. It coordinates with the Soci Aura floor tile, whose starry design adds to the romantic nightscape of the Scissortail paper.

Thanks, Lindsey Hanna team, for providing spec sheets in your rooms — so helpful! Maybe add paint colors too next time? I’m greedy.

In the powder bath, terracotta wall tile warms up the space. The color and geometry of it, with a geometric mirror to match — so good! A Lostine punched-leather pendant adds a tactile, hand-crafted accent.

Here’s the spec sheet.

In the primary bath, a matte brown concrete tub melted my indifference to showpiece bathtubs. I always suspect those fancy stand-alone bathtubs are rarely filled. And yet they take up so much space for a symbolic (aspirational?) gesture at leisure time or self-care. I dislike a tub even more when it’s shoehorned into a dim shower stall. Who wants to soak in one of those? Here, however, the tub is a tactile work of art. I could get behind a tub this beautiful.

Dandelion ceramic floor tile in brown and terracotta set everything off to perfection.

Aha, the wall color is provided in this spec sheet — nice!

In the girls’ bathroom, Louise Jones’s Stellar Blush wallpaper, available from Supply Showroom, livens the walls. Australian plant lovers, this one is for you. Louise Jones describes the botanically inspired design: “[T]he distinct star-like flower of the blue devil (Eryngium pinnatifidum) shines amongst a beautiful mass of gum leaves, kangarooo paw and acacia blossoms.” G’day, mate!

But it was the floor tile that stole my heart: a terracotta star-and-cross by Zia Tile. Love, love, love.

The spec sheet

Yet another bathroom features teal oval shower tiles with terracotta grout, a terracotta-tile shower floor, and Tropicana Rucksack Green floor tiles from Clay Imports. A fun use of color and pattern!

I spotted this snake vase on the dining table on the way out and suspect it’s the work of Austin’s monster-making ceramist Rick Van Dyke.

In the entry, fluted paneling and checkerboard floor tile from Clay Imports set off a burl veneer console and mosaic mirror.

West Chelsea Contemporary homeowner

A sapphire blue Chevy Chevelle and vibrant mural-style wall art greeted visitors at the West Chelsea Contemporary owner’s home in Bryker Woods.

The back garden grabbed my attention first, and I explored. Blocks of cut stone lead to a patio under a steel-pipe pergola, enclosed by a living wall for privacy.

A Chinese warrior statue wearing a string of beads stands guard. You can see it’s going to be eclectic.

A sunburst-patterned table provides outdoor dining space.

A few steps down, a sunken patio with fire pit provides another seating area. Look at the vibrant color on the oakleaf hydrangea in the foreground.

Inside, it was art, art, art, as befits the owner of a huge contemporary art gallery. The mountain scene is Cleon Peterson’s The Reflection.

Another wall features Aboudia’s Les Enfants D’Abidjan Rouge-Orange.

A Kiss stool by Barbara Kruger stands nearby.

Roby Dwi Antono’s surreal Mystique Moonlight Lamp

Dire warnings in framed wooden postcards from Jenny Holzer’s Survival series

Lizzie Pincoffs Interiors

Less provocative art greeted me at the Lizzie Pincoffs Interiors home in Tarrytown. A Lise Temple landscape above a black console perfectly echoes the colors of the entry wallpaper, Nympheus – Multi by G P & J Baker, featuring egrets and lotus leaves.

Red-cushioned chairs and a blue-and-red rug pick up the wallpaper colors too.

Off the entry, you step into a library with cobalt chairs, dark ceiling and walls, and a Dall sheep taxidermy. Texans love taxidermy in their decor. I saw more on a Lockhart homes tour last Christmas.

It’s a gracious room, comfortable and traditional without being stuffy.

I could see reading in here for hours. Or having cocktails with friends.

In the powder bath, Peace and Music wallpaper by Mind the Gap sets a vibrant scene.

A bouquet of orange protea flowers makes a perfect accent.

A show-stopping display of flowers was in the dining room. Under a crystal-dripping chandelier, dozens of tulips, orchids, and calla lilies filled blue-and-white vases running the length of the table.

It was a vision of spring — or the hothouse — in January.

A sweet French-pleated cafe curtain with blue flowers was one of my favorite moments.

A fanciful fruit bowl echoes the texture and gloss of the kitchen’s lattice backsplash tile.

In a hall bath, I loved this wallpaper with geranium leaves and trim painted deep green to match. Blue Dog art adds a playful dash of blue.

The wallpaper is Geranium by Cole & Son.

A green door even! Great combo.

Pretty bowls and trays accent the counter.

Stay tuned for Part 3 of the Tribeza tour, featuring the final 5 houses. To read Part 1, click here.

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