A recent renovation of an underachieving ‘70’s-era ranch house is a testament to the magic that happens when an interior designer and a savvy client collaborate. For their seventh project –the Blanco River ranch house– Marcus Mohon served as both interior designer and architect. The native stone-clad clunker sat on a tributary that flows into the Blanco Ranch, with the river’s crystal waters and cypresses creating a parklike setting that’s the epitome of Hill Country bliss. “The house isn’t the jewel; the land is.” The top priority was to open the long and lean house to the view. Marcus replaced windows with steel sliding doors for easy indoor-outdoor access. Opening the sliding doors on either side of the house turns the main body of the house into one big breezeway, a nice return to an old-fashioned remedy for the Texas heat. They all use the property as a family retreat, and the sons stay there when they are hunting. The family unit also includes grandchildren and four Labrador retrievers. “Everything in it had to be indestructible.”
Ranch Style
Credits:
- Interiors: Marcus Mohon Interiors
- Photography: Casey Dunn
- Construction: Mike Atkins
- Architectural Design: Marcus Mohon Interiors
- Story: Helen Thompson
- Publication: Modern Luxury Interiors Texas