Art can appear in unusual places. In the small town of Azle, Texas, noted muralist Herbert Gabler, has created a unique home that serves as a portfolio for his custom painting business. In many cases, when you buy a home, the first thing you do is paint. Painting this home might decrease value.  Gabler, is […]The post Art Meets Home In Azle, Texas appeared first on Pursuitist.

Art can appear in unusual places. In the small town of Azle, Texas, noted muralist Herbert Gabler, has created a unique home that serves as a portfolio for his custom painting business. In many cases, when you buy a home, the first thing you do is paint. Painting this home might decrease value. Gabler, is a German artist known best for his murals, statues and faux-paintings in private luxury residences around the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The home?s décor and interior design is a combination of his favorite past works from Europe and the United States.?I really admire the Spanish mission style and wanted the house to have a cohesive antique, Spanish design to it,? said Gabler. ?I used a lot of faux-painting on the home surfaces to create different textures and effects, like marble columns, weathered concrete floors and faux-exposed brick on some of the walls.?The  five-bedroom, four-and-one-half bathroom Spanish homes features Mission-style oak doors, crafted by local mill workers. The entry hall opens to a rotunda and skylight, with a mural hand-painted by Gabler, and a 10-foot water fo...