LIKE MOST FAMILIES, the Taos have a schedule so packed with work, school, and activities that it’s tough to find time to straighten up. Gwen Tao, a physical therapist, and her husband, Pete, an electrical engineer and high school football official, have three sons and adopted five rescue dogs. They also open up their Dripping Springs, Texas, home to weekly community events, including Girl Scout troop meetings and Pilates classes, which take place in a room above the detached garage. Over the years, old papers and outdated electronics spilled out of the drawers and cabinets in a shared home office, and miscellaneous items (exercise ball, ice cream maker) migrated to the laundry room. The mess might have grown even more had it not been for the family’s nanny, who took…
