When Alexis and Walt Sassard moved from Brooklyn, NY — where Alexis was attending school for interior design and Walt was working as a fashion photographer — to The Woodlands, TX, the extra space was overwhelming to the couple. “We went from a 500-square-foot apartment in Brooklyn to an almost 2,500-square-foot two-story house. We had […]

When Alexis and Walt Sassard moved from Brooklyn, NY — where Alexis was attending school for interior design and Walt was working as a fashion photographer — to The Woodlands, TX, the extra space was overwhelming to the couple. “We went from a 500-square-foot apartment in Brooklyn to an almost 2,500-square-foot two-story house. We had a good laugh when we put our old sofa and coffee table in the living room. It looked like dollhouse furniture,” Alexis jokes. Moving to be closer to family and looking to start a family of their own, Texas has given them more than they could have dreamed of. While their 1999 traditional home would be considered newer construction and similar to others in the area from the outside, it stands completely on its own once you enter the front door. “We wanted to design a home that flowed effortlessly from room to room, so that meant sticking to a relatively neutral palette and incorporating accents like Persian rugs throughout,” Alexis says. The process has taken all four years since they moved in to complete the transformation. “It’s been tim...