Text By Lauren Eberle | Photography By Sarah Arrington
An antiques dealer designs a more laid-back life at his Texas home.
Mike Peters had had enough of hectic city living when he purchased this quirky cottage in the Texas countryside. “I still remember walking through the threshold for the first time and thinking, ‘I wouldn’t mind calling this home one day,’” he says.
![“I think my own personal style is a bit of French design [and] a little bit of English, but I just love that overly collected, curated, layered space that looks lived in and comfortable,” Paige says.](https://thecottagejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Photo-May-05-2022-2-46-08-PM_OTR-feat-218x150.jpg "Designer Paige Kontrafouris Layers Her 100-Year-Old Home with Collected Treasures")
