Texana Guesthouse B&B

10/16/2026

Stories from Texana:

A little piece of Texas is built right into these custom twin beds. 🤎

They were made for us in Omaha, Texas, along with several other pieces at Texana, including our wagon-wheel dining table. The headboards spell out TEXANA, and the Texas outline has a star marking Fredericksburg—the place we’re proud to call home for Texana.

With their Western details and cozy quilt, these beds bring a little local pride to the guest room—and another story into the house.

10/14/2026

10/12/2026

Texana’s story begins with the house itself.

Fredericksburg’s historic architectural style is very unique. It is a unique fusion of 19th-century German vernacular building techniques and rugged Texas Hill Country materials. Founded in 1846 by German immigrants under the Adelsverein (German Emigration Society), the town's built environment beautifully documents the pioneers' adaptation to a new frontier. The Fredericksburg Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, encompasses over 700 significant historic structures.

Texana was built in 1996 following the the historic Fredericksburg style as closely as possible. Texana was designed to feel at home among the town’s traditional architecture. We love its character, Western touches, and the warm welcome it offers guests visiting Fredericksburg and the Texas Hill Country.

Stay somewhere with a story. 🤎

10/02/2026

Stories from Texana

The Wagon Wheel Dining Table

Some of the pieces we love most are the ones with a story behind them.

This wagon-wheel dining table was made by a Western furniture maker near Omaha, Texas. We found the maker’s work through Canton First Monday Trade Days, and the table came home with us during a furniture-loading trip.

Getting it into the house took a little creativity: we had to cut the top part off to get the table through the front door, then reattach it once it was inside. A length of rustic rope now disguises the cut—and looks right at home with the table’s Western character.

It seats six, with matching chairs that have Western scenes on the backs and cowhide seats. It’s one of our favorite pieces in the small dining area off the kitchen.

At Texana, the rooms are collected, not decorated—and even the furniture has a story to tell. The story of the old wagon wheel and where it traveled is one to dream about.

08/25/2026

Stories from Texana: What’s in a Name? 🤎

People sometimes ask us where the name Texana came from.

The interesting part is that the name came before the house.

Years ago, when I was teaching third grade in Sherman, Texas, I was teaching my students about local and Texas history when I came across the name Texana Dumas, the first settler baby born in Grayson County.

I loved the name Texana.

Later, I learned that the word has also been used to describe books, art, documents, artifacts, and other things connected with the history, geography, and culture of Texas.

That made me love it even more.

By then, Frank and I had begun talking about someday having a bed-and-breakfast in Fredericksburg. We knew that if that dream ever happened, we wanted it to celebrate Texas and the West — and we already knew what we would call it.

Texana.

In fact, we began finding and collecting things with the Texana name before we even owned the house.

So when we finally found the limestone house in Fredericksburg that felt like “the one,” the house may have been new to us — but its name had been waiting for it for years.

And that’s how Texana became Texana. 🤎

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08/21/2026

Stories from Texana: Handmade for the House 🤎

One of the things that makes Texana special to us is that so many of the pieces weren’t simply bought and placed in a room—they were found, designed, customized, or made just for the house.

These Texana chaps are one of those pieces.

My husband, Frank, has worked with leather for many years and made these especially for Texana. He cut, sewed, and tooled the leather himself, adding details that tied them directly to the house and its Western character.

They hang near the staircase now, but to us they represent much more than décor. They’re part of the story of how Texana came together—one handmade piece, one antique find, and one idea at a time.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing more of the stories behind some of our favorite pieces.

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08/11/2026

Stories from Texana

We’re starting a new chapter with Texana, our Western-inspired vacation rental in Fredericksburg, Texas, and I thought the best place to begin was with the story behind it.

Texana was never meant to feel like a house filled with “Western décor.” Over the years, Frank and I have searched antique stores, flea markets, trade days, and little shops all over Texas and beyond for pieces that simply felt right. Some were old treasures, some were custom made, and many of the leather pieces were handcrafted by Frank himself.

We wanted Texana to feel collected rather than decorated — a comfortable Texas home filled with pieces that have stories.

Over the next few months, I’m going to start sharing more of those stories: favorite finds, handcrafted pieces, rooms we created, little adventures we had along the way, and some of the things we love most about Fredericksburg and the Texas Hill Country.

We’d love to have you follow along as we share more of the story of Texana. 🤎

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03/03/2023

With so many things to do in Fredericksburg, Texas, you may need two trips! Activities include shopping, art, spas, music, museums, festivals and more

07/29/2022

The summer sky has been so beautiful at sunset in the hill country! I was able to capture the blue hour just after sunset.

This blue hour is defined as, “this sublime and fleeting moment, which is known as the blue hour. It occurs at the time the sun hands over to the moon, leaving the sky colored a blue shade which is darker than azure blue, just before darkness falls, or before the sun has fully risen!” It is truly magical when captured in a photo!

It makes everything look so cozy.

07/13/2022

Be sure to get some Fredericksburg peaches before the season ends. We had to make some peach cobbler to celebrate the peach season.