Our New Favorite Color: Fire Engine Red

And bright yellow, as well! As many know, brush fires ripped through the Hill Country yesterday. In the path, was Maison HV co-founder Melanie's home just outside Dripping Springs. Thanks to the brave and tireless firefighters of Dripping Springs, Henly, Driftwood, Buda, Oak Hill, Manchaca, Fredericksburg, and La Grange (just to name a few, we're sure) her home was completely spared. Fire licked as close as 18 inches from some parts of the home, but other than acres of burnt grass (which promises to be a thick, glorious green this spring), some crispy sages, and a few charred fence posts, no damage was done to the things that matter most -- her family, her dogs, and those precious pieces of physical family memories.

There are absolutely no adequate words to fully express our entire family's gratitude to those men and women who fought the fire and saved her family home yesterday.

God Bless You.

Cedar Fervor!

What do you do with a drunken sailor early in the morning?

Not our problem.

What do you do with 20 acres of cedar early in the project?

Our problem.

But no matter what the problem, we always like to start with a little inspiration. Coming up, we'll be discussing our approach to clearing cedar but, in the meantime, we created some project fervor by clearing away the cedar from the live oaks near the entrance to the property. Hidden behind all that cedar, we had no idea that the "entrance tree" would be so inspiring indeed.

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It's the Final Countdown!

The B.P.B. Hill Country Project will officially begin in less than two days. The new owners close on the property on Friday and the project will be off and running. Follow Maison Home Vision as we transform a cedar-covered 20 acre parcel of land in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. The project will include building and decorating a "healthy" custom home designed for the owners' "golden years" needs, clearing the property and landscaping in an environmentally-sensitive way, and, as entree to it all, creating a gorgeous gated entrance.

Pictures, posts, and tales from the front lines on their way!