A Trooly Personal Design
Troo Designs perfects design through their personal projects
Design is in the details. As creatives, Patrice Rios and Manuel Hernandez see a home as a canvas onto which they create a masterpiece. Although clients only see the final draft, drafts come from outlines, and like every other artist the Troo Designs team needs a space onto which they can work and rework their sketches.
In order to fully immerse themselves in the textures, color nuances, and shapes of their designs, Troo opted to build two homes in which they gave themselves permission to play. The two homes are nestled in East Austin on Reyes Street and Perez Street, and both projects were constructed specifically to be a blank background onto which the team unleased their boundless creativity. From the latest tiles from Clay Imports to turn-key cabinetry done by Troo Designs, each home was an exercise in pattern and color.
The Reyes house, in particular, was the team’s first foray into murals as monumental wall art. Emblazoned up the wall alongside the staircase, the mural was designed by graphic artist Steven Meledez (@hellomelendez) and painted by Rebecca Barbour (@beckatx) in a manner befitting the spirit of the home. At Reyes, bold is beautiful and is not a detail, but it is center stage as the inspiration after which the home is designed. The Perez Street home similarly uses pattern to brighten the space and draws visitors’ eyes to typically overlooked nooks and crannies.
Both homes take a unique approach to pattern. By using overstated designs in traditionally small spaces – powder rooms, back splashes, and staircases – Patrice and Manuel were able to create the appearance of space and functionality. With the addition of backlighting and mirrors, Troo pushed the envelope to experiment with designs that were bold but cost-friendly. “We still have to maintain a budget and work within that too,” Manuel smiles. However, being financially minded, he explains, is not a constraint. It is just another opportunity to exercise creativity, work to achieve a vision, and keep each project at human scale. That, he says is the essence of Troo Designs: beautiful, innovative, yet accessible interiors designed on a human scale.
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