When Adriene Mishler and her partner started house hunting in Austin, they weren’t looking for a project. They wanted somewhere to settle—a place with structure, sunlight, and potential to be shaped into something that felt entirely their own. “We landed on a new build, which was never really the plan,” says Mishler, the yoga instructor and entrepreneur behind Yoga With Adriene, a YouTube channel with 13.2 million subscribers. “But I figured we could gently alter it to make it more lived in and warm.”
Mishler initially sought help furnishing the space, but her collaboration with Oregon-based designer Molly Kidd, founder of her eponymous studio, soon evolved into a renovation. “I was recovering from burnout, planning a wedding, and running six businesses,” says Mishler. “I knew I needed help making the space feel like home, but also like a creative refuge.”
Kidd, known for her light-touch minimalism and arsenal of vintage sources, reimagined the home without gutting it. “We kept the original layout and floors, but brought in Venetian plaster, reworked the fireplace, replaced the island, and painted the cabinets,” the AD PRO Directory designer says. “Almost all of the lighting is vintage, and over half of the furnishings are too.”
That careful sourcing was key for Mishler. “I knew I wanted vintage and artisan pieces, but I didn’t have the time to find them all myself,” she says. “Molly really brought us into the process. It felt collaborative every step of the way.”
