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    Butter That Biscuit

    Blogger Bailey Quin McCarthy is barging into bedrooms to test your fluff withBiscuit Homegoods

    Caroline Gallay
    Sep 7, 2012 | 10:57 am

    Upper Kirby is about to get fluffed. Biscuit Homegoods, a bedding and homegoods store helmed by Houston native and popular design blogger Bailey Quin McCarthy, is set to hit the old Little Patootie's space at 2608 Westheimer in October.

    McCarthy is the voice behind Peppermint Bliss, a blog that encompasses both McCarthy's personal life — including her breathless moves from Chicago to Austin and Austin to Houston and the total home overhauls that accompanied them — as well as her burgeoning design business.

    After beginning to take e-design clients nearly a year ago and one year after welcoming new baby Grace, McCarthy is ready to take her dream offline with a new storefront and online shop that hopes to fill a void in the market for affordable, luxurious, design-forward bedding.

    "Your bed is a delicious biscuit. If you need to fluff up your biscuit — get a better sheet situation — you need to 'Butter Your Biscuit.'"

    Devoted PB readers know that "biscuit" is McCarthy's affectionate term for a bed, and as she explains on the blog:

    "Your bed is a delicious biscuit. If you need to fluff up your biscuit — get a better sheet situation — you need to 'Butter Your Biscuit.' And while a biscuit should always be fluffy, it should be crisp as well.

    "An essential balance of crispy sheets and a fluffy overall situation makes for a most buttery, and ideal, Biscuit."

    Joining McCarthy in this endeavor are two partners, longtime friends and fellow Houstonians: Isabel Reed Wilson, a Rhode Island School of Design-educated textile designer who will execute the brand's designs, and Christina Ducruet, a former college roommate who will handle marketing and branding.

    Wilson and McCarthy had always shared a fascination for design that set them apart from other childhood friends, and began talking seriously in December about launching a line of bedding together.

    "I realized that all my clients had similar budgets that just don't fit the current nice, luxurious bedding options," McCarthy says. Clients often ended up using $500 of precious budget money on bedding that just wasn't as fluffy as $500 bedding should be.

    To rectify this, Biscuit will offer two lines of affordable, high-quality bedding per year — one of crisp white linens and another collection of patterned bedding inspired by McCarthy's favorite design bloggers.

    Bloggers with namesake patterns this season include Jamie Meares of I Suwannee and Raleigh-based shop Furbish; Jenny Andrews of My Favorite and My Best, whose pattern is named for her daughter, Fiona; Katie Armour of the Neo-traditionalist and Matchbook Magazine; and Joanna Goddard of A Cup of Jo.

    The white bedding will feature bands of color that coordinate with seasonal patterns and encourage patrons to mix and match. There are 13 patterns with corresponding colorways planned for the first season, with another eight to 10 to follow in the spring. McCarthy hopes to keep drawing inspiration from and naming patterns for her favorite bloggers and friends, and says that as Biscuit builds its catalog, those designs that prove especially popular may enjoy extended runs.

    "The ultimate dream is to create something like Jonathan Adler," McCarthy says of the store.

    The 100-percent cotton, high thread-count bedding is all manufactured in the United States, and McCarthy, ever hands-on, plans to take an RV to the South Carolina factory this fall to spend four 24-hour days supervising the first prints to come off the line.

    "I knew what The Katie looked like, I knew what The Fiona looked like, and to see my — but also Isabel's and Christina's — visions come to life is incredible," she says.

    Wilson and Ducruet will remain on the East Coast, where they're both based, leaving McCarthy to steer the overall vision and manage the shop, which will double as an office space to host design clients.

    "The ultimate dream is to create something like Jonathan Adler," McCarthy says of the store, which will also carry furniture she designs and refinishes herself, designer fabric remnants and refreshed pieces she's collected over years of scouring flea markets.

    McCarthy is also designing the store's interiors, which will maintain four vignettes staged throughout. The large front window will feature a bedroom fully styled with Biscuit-brand bedding, with another, more complete bedroom vignette, living area and dining area set up throughout the depth of the store. On the walls, McCarthy envisions a rotating gallery space for local artists, with new work on display and up for sale every six weeks or so. For the opening, she's opted to feature Texas artist Gray Malin.

    Eventually McCarthy hopes to extend the Biscuit line to other shops, while always maintaining a dedicated storefront where customers can get a tangible feel for the quality of the fabric and also shop home furnishings — both in-store and via an iPad that will be available to browse Biscuit's nearby warehouse inventory — as well as order custom pieces. And beginning in October, the line will be available for pre-order at Biscuit-Home.com, with orders fillable by 2013.

    To keep up-to-date on when and how to get your biscuit buttered, follow the crew on Twitter and Facebook.

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    top home + design articles of 2025

    Hidden gems, affordable finds, more top Houston design news from 2025

    Emily Cotton
    Dec 26, 2025 | 4:30 pm
    Houzz top kitchen remodel trends in 2025
    Photo by Joshua Caldwell / PureHaven Homes, Clayton Vance Architecture
    Houzz documented the latest kitchen design trends.

    Editor’s Note: As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at which Home and Design topics Houston readers flocked to the most. Not surprisingly, articles that offered affordable finds proved popular, with the closure of a warehouse devoted to vintage home supplies taking the top spot. Other popular stories showcased local experts in thrifting, a Houston family who received a new home on national TV, and pro tips for reducing clutter.

    With sustainable living more popular than ever, we expect readers will continue to be interested in where to find thrifted and affordable items. Here are the 10 most read home and design articles of the year.

    Houzz top kitchen remodel trends in 2025
    Photo by Joshua Caldwell / PureHaven Homes, Clayton Vance Architecture

    Houzz documented the latest kitchen design trends.

    1. Houston warehouse full of historic home supplies holds massive closing sale. Historic Houston’s salvage warehouse announced in January that its rented First Ward warehouse space had been sold to developers (gentrification, we know thee). A series of warehouse sales ensued, and owner Lynn Edmunson promised to find a home for future pop-ups.

    2. These are Houzz's top kitchen remodel trends for 2025. According to interior design platform Houzz, homeowners are shifting what they want in a kitchen. The data shows a sharp decline in searches for Rustic and Farmhouse styles, while Traditional kitchens made a nice rebound. Also popular in the search bar was the ever popular “sustainable.”

    3. Houston's massive antiques mall is full of hidden treasures. The Antique Gallery in Spring offers 85,000 square feet of vintage and antique finds sold through over 240 vendors. The classic Main Street theme is anchored by Pam’s Cafe and coffee shop, a counter-service eatery that offers shoppers the opportunity to take a break and try Pam’s delicious and revolving menu items.

    4. Houston designers shop this River Oaks store for eclectic accessories. Will Hunt Lewis’ expertly-curated vintage, antique, and new accessories boutique shines as the culmination of a career spent buying and merchandising for Jonathan Adler, One Kings Lane, and Kravet — plus his own floral design and events business in Mississippi. Lewis’ keen eye and excellent taste have made him indispensable to top Houston designers.

    5. Houston family dishes on life after Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The Elrod family’s devastating house fire left them grieving a beloved grandmother as well as the family cat. This resilient family was nominated by their local community to be the recipients of a brand new Taylor Morrison home — as did all of the family’s for this year’s revival season, which was led by The Home Edit’s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin.

    6. Houston organizational expert shares 8 tips for reducing clutter. Carroll Cartwright of Neatly & Co shared tips for getting organized in the new year. The one-time corporate hotshot turned sought-after organizer spent 2025 going viral for an over-the-top walk-in pantry and has since seen Neatly & Co become personal organizer to Kourtney Kardashian.

    7. Hidden gem Houston store offers timeless antiques at affordable prices. Frustrated by the lack of authentic antique Greek and Turkish decor to buy locally for their own home, Melis and Umit Aktura turned a personal project into a thriving import business that attracts designers and the public by the literal truckload. The Spring Valley store sells imported decorative goods from Greece, Turkey, Indonesia, and India — all 100-years-old or more.

    8. This Houston furniture store sells big name brands at deep discounts. For 35 years, everyone from college kids to design pros have shopped showroom-condition secondhand furniture at this longtime Houston staple. Proprietor Sherri Enroth, colloquially known as “Sofa Sherri,” tells CultureMap that Gen Z’s passion for thrifting has given the store new life.

    9. Houston's 'Patron Saint of Thrifting' is always hunting for fresh finds. Meet the Lady behind Houston’s popular Resale & Thrift Guides, successful weekly YouTube series, and thriving group antiquing trips. Lady Mary Beth has taken a career in corporate gift buying and used her expertise to turn her passion project into a real success.

    10. 6 Houston experts dish on their Round Top Antique Show favorites. Six stylish Houstonians shared their top picks for the fall season of the quarterly antiques fair. From Lily Barfield of The Marlene Inn, to restaurateurs like Latuli’s Allison Knight and Truth BBQ’s Abbie Byrom-Botello, readers learned some of the best places to pick up stylish home decor at the sprawling shopping extravaganza.

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