Marco & Shanna’s House of Style

Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
updated Jul 11, 2019
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Name: Marco Fiorilo and Shanna Eldridge, their 5-year-old son, 4 chickens, 2 dogs and sea monkeys
Location: South — Austin, Texas
Size: 1186 square feet
Years lived in: Owned 2 and a half years

It’s not a requirement that you own a hip furniture store to have a stylish house, but chances are if you do helm one of the hottest and trendiest furniture stores in Austin, you’re probably going to have a cool house to match. The home of Marco Fiorilo and Shanna Eldridge, owners of Aviary Lounge and Home Decor in South Austin, doesn’t disappoint.

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Don’t think this is a stark, showroom-like space filled with barely-touched modern furniture pieces. Our favorite thing about Marco and Shanna’s house is it shows just how talented and stylish they are; they didn’t just stick to borrowing from their store’s showroom. Instead, they culled together cutting edge design with vintage pieces, artwork, memorabilia from world travels, a bold and dramatic color palette and a sense of humor that shows they enjoy life and don’t take decor too seriously.

That fun attitude toward living and design is reflected in both their home and their business: Aviary used to just be a design store, but now also sports a fun lounge with great food and drinks. Their home is also built for entertaining, with lots of interesting things to look at and welcoming for guests. The room of their 5-year-old son is full of imaginative details like a homemade rocket ship bed, fun striped Marmoleum flooring and lots of toys. And let’s not gloss over the fact that at just over 1100 square feet, this isn’t a huge house, and there’s not a lot of natural light. Using their skills and talents they’ve created a beautiful, dramatic, bold home that works perfectly with the home’s strengths and diminishes any size or light weaknesses.

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Apartment Therapy Survey:

Our Style: Extremely eclectic. No exact style.

Inspiration: Whatever inspires us at the moment.

Favorite Elements: We like the flow of our house.

Biggest Challenge: Living with one restroom.

What Friends Say: They like how comfortable is.

Biggest Embarrassment: My husband’s dirty room (the extra room we weren’t allowed to photograph!)

Proudest DIY: The garden, because it provides food for the family.

Biggest Indulgence: Wallpaper and flooring.

Biggest Advice: Make sure to take time planning out your ideas thoroughly, and try to finish one project before starting another.

Dream Source: Architectural Artifacts in Chicago.

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Resources of Note:

Appliances: Lowes
Hardware: Anthropologie
Furniture: Aviary
Accessories: Aviary and found vintage pieces
Lighting: Aviary and Architectural Artifacts

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Rugs and Carpets: Aviary
Window Treatments: Handmade by my mother. Fabric from Fannie’s
Beds: IF&D
Artwork: Marco Fiorilo
Paint: Benjamin Moore
Flooring: IF&D

Thanks, Marco and Shanna!

Images: Adrienne Breaux

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