Nosy Questions for Charlotte Moss

March 7, 2016October 20, 2017Teresa Byrne-Dodge

Photos courtesy Charlotte Moss Interior designer and author Charlotte Moss, who has written nine books and is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, has spent more than 30 years decorating beautiful homes for private clients. As a furniture and upholstery designer she collaborated with Century Furniture on a collection....

Buildings We Have a Crush On

February 10, 2016October 20, 2017Teresa Byrne-Dodge

Let’s say you have an architecture-loving friend coming to Houston for the weekend. You want our hometown to be seen in the best possible light. What buildings would you choose to represent Houston? Would you do a Heights crawl, street by street? Include the Astrodome? Visit the Beer Can House? Drive...

River Oaks Market Report 2016 Outlook

February 5, 2016October 20, 2017Cameron Ansari

The 2016 outlook and year-end review edition of the River Oaks Market Report, published by Cameron Ansari and Teresa Byrne-Dodge, has just been released.

Winter Dreams

January 26, 2016October 20, 2017Teresa Byrne-Dodge

Come winter, there’s a little less to do in the garden. This is the time I walk around, notepad in hand, planning ambitious beds and making lists, even while taking a break from the actual digging and planting. It’s time to daydream and, yes, even pre-order some strange and ugly bits...

Looking Back at 2015

January 13, 2016October 20, 2017Cameron Ansari

If you examine the charts showing available inventory and overall sales of houses in River Oaks, you will note that the years 2015 and 2014 look remarkably similar.

Gearing Up for Our 2016 Goals

January 13, 2016October 20, 2017River Oaks Houston Staff

Is 2016 the year you’re finally going to restore the fireplace? Or maybe you’ll finish installing gutters on the back of the house. Will you get that home office set up? Paint the front door? Repair the dripping bathroom sink faucet? Install a doggy door for the family pooch? Sometimes it...

Keeping It Together

January 13, 2016October 20, 2017Cameron Ansari

While the obvious function of cufflinks is to hold your cuffs together on shirts that have no cuff buttons, the more important purpose is to provide an opportunity for a man to wear jewelry without having to appear vulgar. However, it’s not enough to simply rush out and buy expensive cufflinks...

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Gardeners

January 12, 2016November 2, 2017Diane Blazek, National Garden Bureau

A new year traditionally brings about resolutions right? Be they for losing weight, being more organized or simply an overall “being better” wish, resolutions are good goals to have. Gardeners are no exception to wishing for the better: better gardens, better planning, better harvests, better record-keeping, and so forth. Following are...

“Why hasn’t that house sold?”

December 7, 2015October 20, 2017Cameron Ansari

This is the question posed repeatedly of late by one of our favorite buyer clients. The cheeky and obvious answer is, “Because you didn’t buy it.” It is a relevant question in our current River Oaks market where many delightful homes are not selling, and a challenging one to answer –...

All That Glitters is Green

December 7, 2015October 20, 2017Teresa Byrne-Dodge

Click images for source Your house is all decorated, full of holiday greenery and ready for family and guests. There’s an evergreen swag across the mantle and garland wrapped around the banister, a wreath on the front door and the tallest Christmas tree your living room ceiling can accommodate. It looks...