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Wash Ave Showroom Opens During Pandemic — and Wows with Whimsy

Michael Hunter
Wash Ave Showroom Opens During Pandemic — and Wows with Whimsy

Interior designers LeTricia Wilbanks and Selena Mackay have teamed up to bring a sexy, French Moderne style to Washington Ave with their new shop, The WM.

The luxuriously layered space is accessorized with unique finds from European brands Dooq and Koket, alongside custom furniture and lighting from their own bespoke collection. What's hot for summer? “Everyone is loving our Lalanne-inspired sheep," says Wilbanks. “They're fun and whimsical in a time when people are over being so serious." 7800 Washington Ave.

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Hot Chef Checks In at Montrose's Newest Boutique-Hotel Restaurant

A rendering of Hotel Saint Augustine (courtesy of Lake Flato Architects and Ten Eyck Landscape Architect)

CELEBRATED CHEF Aaron Bludorn is on a roll. After successfully opening three Houston restaurants including the recent Bar Bludorn, he has set his sights on the boutique Hotel Saint Augustine to open this fall.

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Common Bond Chef Cooks Up Comfort Food at New Restaurant in the Heights

Andrew Hemingway

Curried Mussels

JASON GOULD IS best known as the chef behind Common Bond, one of Houston’s go-to spots for easy French-inspired bites and pastries. But now, Gould has created a comfort-food menu for another locally-owned resto — 1891 American Eatery & Bar in the Heights. It’s part of a partnership with Garza Management Group that has recently taken over Common Bond. Boasting an expansive patio, the new resto describes itself as having a “family-friendly pub atmosphere."

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