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Sneak-A-Peek || Our Austin Studio Tour

Aug 16, 2016 ·

Jen Pinkston's Austin Studio Tour

I've been dying to share our Austin studio tour with you all and I couldn't be more excited that this day is finally here.  Before I get ahead of myself, though, let's talk about this move, shall we?  The only thing I can really compare it to is having baby.  In my mind, of course I knew that moving our family across the country, deciding to build a house from scratch, and deciding to shack up with my parents in Georgetown until said house was complete would be a transition, but I couldn't possibly understand what that would feel like until we were in the midst of it all.  It's the same thing when people try to prepare you for having a baby.  You are fully aware that you will be exhausted and emotional and all of the other things, but there is almost no conceivable way to really wrap your mind around it until you're in it.  So, here we were, two months ago, living in Austin (well, actually Georgetown) and trying to continue with business as usual.  Meanwhile, so many of my props and other resources are still in storage and we are trying to impose as little as possible on my parents.  It took all of about two weeks to realize Aaron and I were going to need an Austin studio space for work.

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We searched high and low for an Austin studio.  We wanted something central or a little more north.  We found a lot of great studio spaces on the Eastside.  The problem with typical studio spaces is that they don't always have kitchens and can feel a little stark.  For shooting purposes we really wanted something that could feel warm and cozy and work for a variety of types of shoots. That's when we happened upon this perfect space which just so happens to be my sister and sister-in-law's guest house.  They just moved in a few months ago and haven't done anything with the space except to put some orphaned furniture pieces from their old place in there.  Here's what the space looked like before I talked her into letting us use it as a studio:

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This is what it looks like now, after a little paint DIY and a big Hayneedle shopping spree:

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One more time, because it's just so gratifying!

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For starters we gave that extra tall 14 foot wall a major makeover with a pink coat of paint.  I knew right away that I wanted to swap the positions of the sofa and chairs.  The sofa blocks so much of that big window.  Plus the pink wall is much larger so it just makes sense scale-wise.  I think this sofa is the perfect color complement to that pink wall!  It makes me seriously happy.  There was so much wood and upholstery in the room with the chairs, the sofa, the tufted bench, and the ottoman that I knew I wanted something completely opposite for the coffee table.  Isn't this table the coolest?!  I'm obsessed and may just have to steal it back when our house is ready!  There's something about all of the black and white prints that really ground the pastel colors, too.  It makes it a little more grown up and sophisticated.

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You know how much I love a bar cart!  I love how narrow this one is-- it almost doubles as a console table, but with a lot more storage and interest.

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Photography by Kate Zimmerman

Shopping Guide:

Rug || Coffee Table || Sofa || Chairs || Bar Cart || Ottoman || Tufted Bench || Side Table

The Austin studio tour was done in partnership with Hayneedle, a virtual one-stop shop for every interior style and every room in your house!  (My words, not theirs... always!)

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  1. Jessica says

    December 15, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    I love this pink wall! Can you redo my house?

  2. lexi says

    August 25, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    Swooning majorly over that coffee table and the pink wall!

    • Jen Pinkston says

      August 26, 2016 at 11:55 am

      Thanks, Lexi! I'm so into that semi-weird, semi-beautiful coffee table.

  3. Eden Passante says

    August 24, 2016 at 11:13 am

    The colors in this room are so modern and timeless. Beautiful work!

    • Jen Pinkston says

      August 26, 2016 at 11:55 am

      Thanks, Eden!!

  4. Fatima says

    August 22, 2016 at 4:06 am

    Love this redo. So cute, and it's so inviting with all the warn colours you chose. Great job.

    Xx, Fatima
    www.fatimasabri.com

    • Jen Pinkston says

      August 26, 2016 at 11:57 am

      Thanks so much, Fatima! It makes me so happy every time I step inside!

  5. Jesse Coulter says

    August 17, 2016 at 11:36 am

    So cute! Love all the pieces! And goodness....I feel for you with the move. I currently feel like I'm drowning a bit w/work, kids and blogging. We will survive! Right? ; )

    • Jen Pinkston says

      August 26, 2016 at 12:01 pm

      Absolutely! This week I feel like we have turned a corner... although, I think I say that every week! I'm starting to accept that life with young kids is just always partially organized chaos!

  6. Carly Grose says

    August 16, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    Great job!!!! So freaking cute 🙂

    • Jen Pinkston says

      August 26, 2016 at 12:01 pm

      Thanks, Miss Carly!

  7. Inez says

    August 16, 2016 at 10:39 am

    Very very beautiful! Fabulous.

    My Small World

    • Jen Pinkston says

      August 26, 2016 at 12:01 pm

      First of all, Inez is one of my favorite names! Secondly, thank you. I really appreciate it.

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