Maison Rêve Salon

Austin, Texas

Old World Romanticism meeting Modern Intellect

Deep indigo damask lines every wall of the salon, floor to ceiling, absorbing the light and returning it through hand-selected fixtures in cognac glass and aged brass. The palette is grounded in cool blues and warmed by cognac leather, burl walnut, and velvet in caramel and teal, layered with the kind of precision that makes a room feel both composed and alive.

The art was curated to anchor the room in the tradition of the intellectual salon. A Waterhouse Circe presides from one wall while a frame from Carl Jung’s Red Book holds quiet court from another. Between them, a chess table centers the room, an invitation to sit, to think, to linger in good company.

This is not nostalgia and it is not pastiche. It is an immersive interior designed for modern gatherings, for photography, for evenings that feel both intimate and cinematic.

Maison Rêve Salon, from the entryThe hall, and the salon beyond
Curved velvet banquette and cognac leather
Gilt oval mirror reflecting the salon
The salon from the chess table
The stair, arrivingThe chess corner beneath amber glass
Gilt frames and the chess table beyond

Where intellect and beauty sit down together.

The salon dressed for an evening
Blooms against the damaskSilver coupes behind glass
Candlelight on the chessboard

Designed To Be Experienced.

Role
Concept, interior design, art direction, styling, and brand development
Scope
Full restoration of a historic nineteenth century Victorian in East Austin, now the boutique hotel Maison Rêve, led end to end from structural repair to art curation; hospitality kitchen and bar outfitting; brand development
Photography Jeremy Dodderidge; Leah Beth Flippen; Kimberly Schuh, Cult of Bloom Gallery
Florals Linda Ramsey, Cult of Bloom