It felt like a sign, and they bought it the next day.
Harper says her husband, an award-winning video music director from Northern California, makes an unlikely cowboy.
But his second career, as the bassist for the country band Midland, earned him his Texas credentials.
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Harper works on both coasts as a fashion and celebrity photographer and video director.
They craved a more peaceful life, and thisrural retreatheld promise.
Cameron is a vocalist and plays bass and drums for thecountry band Midland.
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Texas Cool
But peace didnt come right away.
The houseneeded an update.
Harper built layered mood boards to guide what she calls a big modification project.
As the dominoes fell, I had to rethink my vision, she says.
Harper had the best mood boards Ive ever seen, Pigliacampo says.
Her vision was clear.
She and Cam are irreverent, fun people who dont take themselves too seriously.
Did I buy amazing furniture?
No, I bought three paintings.
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Its a rule I live by:Buy the art first.
Everything else can follow, she says.
In the living room, windows wrap the walls.
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The living room sofa from Eternity Modern softens the edges.
The result looks whitewashed.
Rooms for Gathering
Thekitchen style is Japandi, which meshesJapaneseandScandinaviandesign notes.
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Hallmarks includemodern slab-front cabinets, bare wood, and fluting.
The stools were cut from a single tree trunk.
The small landscape painting leaning on the kitchen shelf inspired the rooms palette.
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Tiles were a more affordable option than a slab.
Thin dolomite counters deliver a modern look.
She opted for round edges as a modern update.
A relaxed sampling of art, including a line drawing by Cameron, adds to the rooms casual feel.
Harper Smith
Things that look perfect dont work with this life.
I like things with depth, age, and character.
A little patina allows us to get away with mistakes and messes.
Make It Personal
Harpers use of color is spare but bold.
The shower surround looks like slab, but it was created with tiles.
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I went a littleBeetlejuicein the bathroom, Harper says.
I wanted to push it to make it weird as hell and personal.
We mixed a lot of stone here, and I made the floor tile.
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Its wild and so, so fun.
An arched passage leads to the primary bathroom.
There were a few moments Harper visualized in the home before remodeling turned them into reality.
The view to the black concrete tub is one such spot.
The rest of my bath decisions were built around this, she says.
Amy Pigliacampo
Graphic tilesenergize the bathrooms, including the interlocking floor tiles she made for the couples bathroom.
I spent three months in the garage drenched in clay and slip, she says.
As the daughter of a high school ceramics teacher, Harper takes the art seriously.
Many left their mark on the tile project, including Cameron and his mother.
Its everything we love, she says.
Harper hangs a vintage black-and-white image from her mom in the primary bedroom.
The couples suite takes on a sophisticated vibe withwarm green curtainsadding color.
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Curtains are a choice, and one we reserved for the bedroom.
Bare windows connect us with nature, she says.
The rest of thescheme layers neutral shadesof gray, cream, and ecru.
Theupholstered bedis from Soho Home.
We look like our true selves in soft light that resembles a Georgia OKeeffe painting.
Kitts bedroom is a young space cowboys midcentury dream.
They oriented the mattress horizontally along the 1960s-style headboard and dressed the bed with cowboy sheets.
Thegraphic green tilefrom Clay Imports in Austin takes center stage in the bath.
Buying local is a nice way to connect your home with where you live, says designer Amy Pigliacampo.
A fluted marble sink adds interest but doesnt compete with the tile.
Theframed posterfeatures Camerons step-grandmother, actress Connie Stevens.
Harper and Cameron got engaged at her home.
