There are homes you photograph, and then there are homes you don't want to leave. This whole-home renovation in Barton Creek in Austin, Texas by New Edge Renovation was firmly the second kind.
I spent the day documenting the finished project with the New Edge team, and what stayed with me wasn't any one room. It was how consistently the material choices held up from the front door all the way to the back bar. A lot of renovations start strong and lose the thread halfway through. This one never does.
Calacatta Viola Marble Anchors the Kitchen
The kitchen is the center of gravity for the whole house. New Edge ran a Calacatta Viola slab, the dramatic white marble shot through with plum and burgundy veining, straight up the range wall as a full-height backsplash, then carried it across the counters and down the waterfall edge of the island. It is a bold stone, and it works here because everything around it is disciplined.
A Breakfast Nook Built for Real Life
Just off the kitchen, a built-in white oak banquette wraps a corner of black steel windows around a sculptural black pedestal table, lit by a plaster pendant that reads more like a piece of art than a light fixture. Wide-plank white oak floors run underneath it and through the rest of the main level, keeping all of the darker finishes from feeling heavy.
This is also where you get a sense of how New Edge works. Plans spread out across the island, two builders still walking the details of a house they have already finished.
Black Zellige Tile and Reeded Wood at the Island
The island is the piece everyone stops at. Glossy black zellige tile wraps the base and catches light the way flat tile never can, while a reeded, fluted wood panel curves around the end so the whole thing reads as furniture rather than casework. Boucle counter stools, warm under-cabinet lighting, brass fixtures, and deep stained cabinetry finish it, all sitting under a clean plaster hood flanked by half-moon sconces.
It is a lot of strong material in one room, and none of it competes. That restraint is the part that is hard to pull off.
A Moody Study, a Curved Stair, and a Checkerboard Entry
The study leans all the way dark. Black walls and millwork, a black zellige tile fireplace, a heavy wood desk, and a beaded chandelier hanging from a papered ceiling. It is the one room in the house that is allowed to be dramatic, and New Edge committed to it completely.
The entry does the opposite. A cream and white checkerboard marble floor, curved plaster walls, a slim black iron handrail tracing the stair, and an olive tree in a round white planter. Plaster columns and an arched doorway open it into the living room, where wide-plank white oak picks back up.
The Marble Carries Into the Living Room
The same Calacatta Viola shows up again on the living room fireplace, wrapped full height with a round black mirror hung above it. A boucle sofa plays against cognac leather swivel chairs, a black side table, and a jute rug, with texture doing the work that color usually does.
Repeating one hero material in two rooms is a small decision that makes a whole house feel considered instead of collected.
The Builders Behind It: New Edge Renovation
New Edge Renovation is an Austin, Texas based renovation and remodeling company, and this project is a strong argument for hiring builders who care about material selection as much as framing and finishes. If you are planning a whole-home remodel, a kitchen renovation, or a full gut in the Austin area, they are worth a conversation. You can see more of their work at newedgeren.com.
This Barton Creek Home Is Still For Sale
Yes, this one is still on the market. I am also a realtor, so if you would like the address, the full listing details, or to schedule a showing in Barton Creek, message me directly and I will get you everything you need on the property.
Austin and Dallas Architectural and Interior Photography
I'm Whitney, an architectural and interior photographer working in Austin and Dallas, Texas. Photographing builder and renovation work like this is some of my favorite work I do. If you are a builder, designer, or realtor who needs a finished project photographed properly, get in touch. I would love to see what you are working on.
