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    Step into this beautiful Austin home hidden amongst majestic live oaks

    Ashby Collective in collaboration with Cornerstone Architects has designed this Austin, Texas home that is a beautiful example of transitional architecture and design. This dwelling is tucked amongst magnificent live oak and elm trees uniquely balancing traditional forms with contemporary lines.  A family of four recently moved to Austin from Silicon Valley, California to lay down roots. They purchased this home halfway through construction and worked together with Cornerstone Architects and Ashby Collective to create an environment that is truly in line with their preferences and lifestyle. The couple are each from different multicultural backgrounds as well as avid travelers. DESIGN…

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    A life changing stroke in her 40s made Arlene Austin reclaim art

    Arlene Austin has been painting her entire life and the walls of her colourful Inner West Sydney home are lined with her creations. But it took a stroke earlier this year aged just 44, to finally prompt her to push her art out into the world as a business. “When I had the stroke, everything that I’d previously found easy, was hard – writing, reading, concentrating etc. At about the six week mark my doctor said I needed to start pushing my brain again and start the process of recovery. It was at this moment that I decided to start,…