Helen Thompson

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Posted by helen: June 18th, 2018

In the fall of 2013, Michael Skelly and a friend, architect Joseph Meppelink, were riding their bikes through Houston’s historic east end. Skelly and his wife Anne Whitlock were looking for an industrial building to renovate and live in, and … Continue reading →

As a writer and stylist, it has been my job to search out great Texas design—but I've always thought it was also my good fortune to have a job that depended on people opening their homes and allowing me a first-hand view of their take on style. It's an insider's privilege to see these houses, and it's a privilege that I am passing on to you. I hope you enjoy seeing fascinating, imaginative, and significant houses that are completely unique to Texas—they aren't like anything you'll see any place else!

Helen Thompson

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