Showhouse

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Mountain Lane Show House: A Guide to Modern Mountain Design

Laura's Great Room in Mountain Lane Show House.

Friends, it has been a long-time dream to move to Colorado, and when Michael and I made the decision to move mid-2020, it was so important for us to select the perfect home for our family. As many of you know, I am a renovation junkie – a good before-and-after really lights my creative fire. […]

Public House at Home: Dumbarton’s Secret Pub

A peek inside the pub at Dumbarton, nominated for a Luxe RED award

Cold, wintry days call for staying in. That means having a special place for the family to gather and play. For our active Dumbarton client, the answer to staying in was simple: a fabulous hideaway that paid homage to their cultural roots, while providing all they needed for weekends devoted to games. More than a […]

Southgate Houston Home Tour: Where Old Welcomes New

The home of interior designer Laura Umansky, in Southgate, view of the living room.

A few years ago, Michael and I decided to purchase a charming 1930s home in the Southgate neighborhood, near Rice University. At the time, the home boasted two bedrooms and one (yes, one) bathroom. The configuration was not at all functional for me, Michael, and our young twins. But I had fallen in love with […]

Tour Recap of the BLVD Show House

Thank you to everyone who made the BLVD Show House such a great success! We’re so grateful to everyone who purchased a ticket and toured the Show House. Over 600 guests toured the home and we raised more than $12,000 for Preservation Houston with your help! We had an absolutely incredible team of sponsors and my […]

BLVD Show House Sneak Peek: Dining Room

How is it already halfway through February?! April will be here before we know it which is so exciting and…a little scary. There is still quite a bit to get done on the BLVD Show House, but we have been progressing much quicker since the new year started. We recently installed the sheetrock which was […]

Crafting beautiful custom furniture with House + Town

Furniture is a key element to any room, but sometimes you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for. So when you can’t find the perfect piece, what do you do? Go custom! Our go-to is House + Town. They’re experts in crafting quality pieces and we’ve been working with them for years. We first started […]

How to make a bold statement with wallpaper

If you’ve been following the Laura U team for a while now, you know that we’re a tad obsessed with unexpected statement pieces. An interesting piece of art or a fabulous accessory are great “go to” pieces, but sometimes you just need to let the walls to do the talking. Wallpaper is one of our […]

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