Frede and Claudia Edgerton took a chance on a rambling property in the Hill Country near Fredericksburg, Texas: a replica Old West town complete with a sheriff’s station facade, a saloon facade, and replica Alamo building. The Edgertons, working with their daughter-in-law, Austin interior designer Ann Edgerton, called on architects Kevin Stewart and Liz Rau of Design Hound to renovate the “town” into a row of modern cottages and large event space they call Contigo Ranch. Then Ann transformed the interiors with influences ranging from Spanish architecture to Axel Vervoordt. Here’s a closer look.
Photography by Mark Menjivar courtesy of Ann Edgerton.
![a view of the main building—the former alamo replica—now an expan 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-1-733x393.jpg)
![the largest guest cottage in a stone building on the property. ann commissioned 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-2-733x489.jpg)
![the two leather armchairs are from west elm (no longer available), and an 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-3-733x486.jpg)
![a bar and mini kitchen with a trio of wall mirrors was designed as a space for 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-4-733x528.jpg)
![a sculptural assemblage made from old french grape vines hangs above a reclaime 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-5-733x902.jpg)
![a smaller guest suite has a canopy bed and a a black fanimation ceiling fan. 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-6-733x517.jpg)
![a small seating area is comprised of dark wood cavett chairs from crate & b 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-7-733x508.jpg)
![“all the existing structures were facades of an old west town—jus 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-8-733x495.jpg)
![guest suite living areas and bedrooms are separated with pale wood sliding barn 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-9-733x541.jpg)
![a custom l shaped sofa with a reclaimed wood base (from santa fe, new mexico) a 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-10-733x535.jpg)
![another guest suite has a sliding barn door separating the bath. the indigo thr 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-11-733x458.jpg)
![like the custom sofa, the suite kitchens are built from santa fe reclaimed wood. 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-12-733x507.jpg)
![a cool color palette in shades of brown and blue. the wood door is painted in b 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-13-733x520.jpg)
![cottage \15 stands in the former alamo replica (a three quarter sized exact rep 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-14-733x566.jpg)
![the connecting front porch between the buildings is made of knotty pine and des 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-15-733x513.jpg)
![a view of the freestanding guest suites. 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/contigo-ranch-texas-design-hound-ann-edgerton-16-733x460.jpg)
Contigo Ranch is located at 13454 Lower Crabapple Rd in Fredericksburg, Texas.
See Ann’s own porch in our post Steal This Look: A Bohemian Screened Porch in Texas. For more in Texas, visit:
- Shopper’s Diary: The Kitchen Sink and More at Set & Co. in Dallas
- Steal This Look: Tent Bedroom at El Cosmico in Marfa, Texas
- Shop the Bungalow: Friends and Neighbors in Austin, TX
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