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De Gournay, the London company famous for hand-painted and embroidered chinoiserie and scenic wallpapers, has introduced two charming designs inspired by the wild and varied Texas landscape. Hill Country Scenic’s atmospheric panorama depicts deer and h…
Read MoreHouston automobile tycoon and film producer Dan Friedkin, who became chairman of the California-based Auberge Resorts in 2013, has launched an impressive rollout of Texas properties, including the acclaimed Commodore Perry Estate in Austin and Bowie Ho…
Read MoreDesigner Philip Thomas Vanderford recalls the first time he saw his client’s house in Bluffview. “I pulled up to the gate, and I could barely see the house,” he says. “The front yard was like a football field.” Set at the far end of almost two acres of…
Read MoreIf your 2024 resolution includes getting more sleep, Peacock Alley can help with that. The homegrown linens brand, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary last fall, kicked off 2024 with a new flagship showroom in Uptown that’s roomy enough to k…
Read MoreDallas textile designer Lisa Fine’s exotic hand-blocked, chintz, moire, and ikat fabrics are carried in showrooms around the world — and now she’s launched her first wallpaper design, Persian Garden, created in collaboration with Italy’s legendar…
Read MoreThe lights are back on at Mirador. Forty Five Ten’s stylish penthouse restaurant, which closed in 2020 at the start of the pandemic, has reopened with a ravishing new look and a menu of favorite dishes from executive chef Travis Wyatt. Mirador’s …
Read MorePeacock Alley is celebrating a remarkable 50 years in business by launching a new flagship showroom in Uptown, set to open in February. The family-owned linens brand is relocating its longtime Dallas Design District showroom to a renovated circa 1900 h…
Read MoreChristmas 2012 is one that interior designer Cathy Kincaid will never forget. After a fire destroyed her house — taking with it many of her furnishings, along with her Christmas tree and ornaments — she was forced to move into a rental. Although she wa…
Read MoreDroese and Lance Raney have teamed with some outstanding clients over the decades, including tastemaker and retailer Brian Bolke, fashion designer Billy Reid, and art collector and philanthropist Howard Rachofsky. These and other collaborations have pr…
Read More“When I think of David Arrington, I think of somebody who’s a lot of fun,” designer Joseph Minton says of his longtime client, Midland oilman David H. Arrington, whose storied oil and gas exploits in the Permian Basin and the Barnett Shale have b…
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