This document appears to be from a home and design magazine. It includes articles about a home in Preston Hollow that the owners have filled with art and light, gardening tips from a local landscaper, and an interview with interior designer Laura Lee Clark about design trends. The home in Preston Hollow features eclectic decor curated by the owners that reflects their family's memories and experiences. The landscaper recommends preparing lawns for growth through fertilizing, trimming, and using drought-resistant plants. Laura Lee Clark discusses using colors like emerald green and lavender in interior design and notes a rise in wallpaper, art displays, and brass finishes as trends.

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ow is the time to start
giving your lawns
some TLC if you want
your blooms to blos-
som when Mother
Nature calls off her bipolar tirade.
Chris Brumley, owner of Brumley
Gardens, said clean, sleek landscapes
are making a comeback this year, and
it’s important to start grooming lawns
before it’s too late. His roadmap for
lush lawns includes fertilizing, cut-
ting back ground covers, and trim-
ming shrubs. These three steps will
help prepare vegetation for a “flush
of growth.”
Brumley said it’s important to be
reasonable, and to plant flowers that
can endure Texas elements and flour-
ish on little water. If you prefer your
yard to mirror a bright canvas, stick to
perennials. He advises steering clear
of azaleas, a water-monopolizing
bloom that has a hard time surviving
drought season.
If you didn’t inherit a green thumb,
or if hours immersed in soil and pes-
ticides isn’t how you want to spend
your off-hours, your lawn isn’t neces-
sarily a lost cause. Brumley said it’s
easy for a novice to spruce up the sim-
plest of yards with bronze sculptures,
architectural pieces, and eclectic pots.
Andifyou’reaminimalistbynature,
you’re in luck. Low-maintenance is
in, and with it are succulents, yuccas,
and the popularity of mixing textures.
Brumley suggests using rocks and
stonework and softening foliage with
flecks of green to “make things pop.”
He said the most important thing
is to stick to a landscape that you’re
willing to take the time to cultivate.
“Maintaining a garden is like main-
taining a house,” he said, citing the
need to change plants like you might
replace dated wallpaper. “If you can’t
manage what you have, you need to
scale back.”
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D
allas-based interior
designer Laura Lee
Clark’s name is syn-
onymous with clean,
elegant interiors, so
we turned to her to get a behind-the-
scenes peek into the world of inte-
rior design. The Parsons-educated
designer sat down with staff writer
Caitlin Adams to share her secret
inspirations, dish what trends she’s
loving at the moment, and reveal
details about some exciting news her
firm is unveiling next month.
What is your design philosophy when
working with a client?
It is my job as a designer to gather
as much information from my client
about their tastes, preferences, and
lifestyle. By combining this knowledge
with my design expertise, I am armed
with the tools I need to create a design
that is custom fit for them. It is my role
in the process to reflect the client’s
taste and personality. My designs will
definitely have restraint and refine-
ment. I believe that layering is impor-
tant but in a subtle way. Editing a room
properly is truly an art.
Where do you gather inspiration for
the interiors you design?
I am always inspired by nature, his-
tory, fashion, and by traveling to new
places, especially when traveling
abroad. When I visited Pompeii, I was
amazed by the beautiful and intricate
mosaic floors that were in each home.
This is when I find details for flooring
patterns, a new way to trim a drap-
ery, a motif for pillow embroidery, or
an unusual material to use on a back-
splash. The list goes on and on! Just
going to a new restaurant can open the
door for new ideas. My inspiration can
also come from visiting antique shops,
museums, and vintage clothing shops.
What are some of the top trends you
are seeing emerge?
Blue is still big, but Pantone has
named Emerald the color of the year
for 2013. Really just about any shade
of green will do. I love these greens
for wall colors: Benjamin Moore’s
Clarksville Grey and Castleton Mist.
We are now seeing that lavender is the
new gray. It is sophisticated, easy on
the eyes, and so fresh.
Wallpapers are really coming out in
full force; one of my favorites is any-
thing Phillip Jeffries. And more tradi-
tional floral fabrics are making a come-
back along with pastel colors.
There has also been a lot of high
gloss on walls, ceilings, and furniture.
We recently did a lavender lacquer in
a client’s paneled office. It is a very
happy space for her.
Art is now being seen as more of
a focus to having a complete design.
That is why there are more people in
attendance at the art fairs.
Pantone has named Emerald
the 2013 color of the year.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LAURA LEE CLARK
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5. HOMES & DESIGN SPRING/SUMMER 2013 | 5
LA VIE EN ROSE
KenandPattiCrewsfilltheirhistorical homewithartandlight
Opposite page: Morgan Griffith, Cameron Crews, and Georgia Henley chat in the “red room,” a favorite hangout for family and friends. This page: A second story was
added to the library; a painting by John Nieto; the family had picnics in the “rainbow room,” so called because of the way light reflected through beveled glass.
P
atti Crews knows the heart of
every home lies with the memo-
ries made there, so it’s no wonder
she and her husband, Ken, raised
their family in a historic house
that has proven durable for life’s
little moments. The family’s 1935 Tudor home
not only holds a piece of their own history, but
plenty of University Park’s as well.
The former home of mayors Roy C. Coffee
Sr. and Jr. has served the Crews family from
diapers to debutante balls, and it’s been
ground zero for late-night shindigs and end-
of-the-year school fetes through the years.
It’s this laidback but telling nature that
landed the home on this year’s Park Cities
Historic and Preservation Society Home Tour.
But the true story of the six-bedroom house
extends beyond history books.
“The beauty of this house is that it’s livable,”
Patti said.
It’s a historical home without the dose of
stuffiness often associated with worn founda-
tion and creaky floors. Patti’s ability to juggle
functionality and finesse ties it all together.
Rooms burst at the seams with eclectic
pieces, whether it’s a tufted sofa upholstered
in orange billiards felt, or a replica of a paint-
ing Patti spotted abroad.
“I like quirky,” she said. “I think your house
reflects who you are.”
The contrasting décor is a riddle in itself,
but it somehow seamlessly blends together
under one roof.
While one wall boasts professionally shot
photographs, the opposite is bombarded by
crayon-sketched self-portraits her children
doodled in grade school. It’s this charming
juxtaposition that truly captures the essence
of the Crews family home.
Amid intricate fabrics, Japanese tea paper
as wall décor, and original art from some of the
top names in the art world — think Fernando
Botero — the home is livable.
Perhaps this playful nature is best illus-
trated when you pass through the cobblestone
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CAITLIN
ADAMS
Staff Writer
HOLT
HAYNSWORTH
Contributing
Photographer

6. 6 | SPRING/SUMMER 2013 HOMES & DESIGN
entryway into the grand foyer. A winding
stairwell, gilded gold lanterns plucked from
the canals of Venice, and a larger-than-life
bronze mask imported from the city of
water greet you as you enter the Tudor
façade.
Each piece of art could hold its own
behind a museum’s velvet ropes, but in
this home, the pieces are seasoned vic-
tims of the family’s shenanigans. The
spiral staircase played host to children’s
belly laughs and bruises as they were
pulled down the carpeted slide in card-
board boxes by the family dogs, and Patti
can’t count the number of times she has
come home to find the life-size Venetian
mask donning bright red lipstick and
paper stuffed in the nostrils.
“Our art, and home for that matter, is drip
dry,” she said with a laugh.
Although the home is historic to the Park
Cities, Patti and Ken haven’t been afraid to
introduce their own flair. The couple has
supervised five remodels, most recently in
2000. The library was expanded to allow
natural light to flood in from the floor-to-
ceiling windows, and additional bedrooms
were added to house the growing family.
“This home needs a family,” Patti said. “It
has hosted some of our happiest moments.”
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SHOPPING
METALS&
MINERALS
Feelpreciouswithgoldandglimmer
Teal Agate Slice
Whether displayed solo or
used as coasters, these
agate slices are a simple way
to bring a pop of color into
your home. Blue Print; $21
Brass Pedestal Table
This Moroccan pedestal
table is the perfect
punctuation of ornate
mosaic brass.
Laura Lee Clark; $750
Agate Bookends
Display your tomes
in style with these
trendy bookends.
Blue Print, $148
Blue Sea
Urchin Bowl
Vibrant color of the
sea: As a unique
treasure of the sea,
this blue urchin bowl
adds a splash of
color crystals to any
accessory grouping.
Laura Lee Clark;
$475
White Rock Crystal
Bring nature indoors and display
this crystal on a bookshelf,
mantle, or console table.
Blue Print; $295
Steel Box With
Oil-Rubbed
Bronze Finish
Make a statement
on your coffee
table with this
sleek, stylish box.
Laura Lee Clark;
$450
Small Zeolite
Chunk on
Acrylic Block
Base
This chic
paperweight will
instantly add
charm to any
home office.
Mecox; $115
Mosaic boxes: Liven up a
mantle with cobalt beauty.
St. Michael Woman’s Exchange;
$122 (small) and $146 (large)
EMERALD CITY
Clockwise from top left: Bowl from
Laura Lee Clark, frame from Haynsworth
Photography, bowl from Neighborhood, and
coasters from Anthropologie
PILLOW TALK
Cushions from (from left) Shop Ten 25, Mecox,
Neighborhood, Laura Lee Clark, and Nest

9. And I am sure you have noticed that
those brass accessories from your moth-
er’s ’70s décor are hot right now. Brass
and bronze finishes are re-emerging on
hardware, stair railings, and vintage ’70s
and ’80s tables. This reminds me of my
childhood home, which was very ’70s
chic! Thank you to my mother who was
always changing it up.
Your firm has a lot developing in the next
few months. Can you give us the scoop?
Over the past few years, we are find-
ing that “the shop” part of our busi-
ness has grown. Laura Lee Clark “the
shop” is opening a 10,500-square-foot
showroom at 1515 Slocum St. in the
old Brendan Bass showroom. We will
continue to service the trade, which is
architects and designers, but we also
welcome the public. In addition to
our one-of-a-kind antiques, accesso-
ries, and artwork on consignment from
Barry Whistler Gallery and Lisa Brown
Consulting, we will be adding several
new lines. We have been the stocking
dealer for Niermann Weeks for the past
few months, but we will now be the new
exclusive trade show room for them. We
will be able to offer some items for pur-
chase off the floor.
If you could sum up your design philoso-
phy in one quote, what would it be?
“I am going to make everything
around me beautiful. That will be my
life.”
— Elsie de Wolfe
HOMES & DESIGN SPRING/SUMMER 2013 | 9
CAITLIN ADAMS
Staff Writer
S
pring has officially sprung,
and updating tired home
décor is the perfect way to
banish winter woes. Here
are five quick, simple ways
to bring your interiors out of the chilly-
month doldrums.
ADD PANACHE
Gypsy Wagon owner Carley Seale sug-
gests anchoring a room around a solid
couch or chair, and buying new pillows
whenever you are ready for a change.
This spring, Seale suggests “whimsical”
fabrics in coral and tusk, but be sure the
materials are light and airy. “Remove the
velvets and tweeds,” she said. “Put in lin-
ens and fabrics that are bright.”
EMBRACE EMERALD
The green hue was dubbed the color of
the year by color authority Pantone, and
it’s hard to miss the jeweled hue wher-
ever you look. Even the smallest of pieces
will instantly add a touch of trendy glam-
our to your décor.
FENG SHUI FURNITURE
Want to give your home an instant
update, but don’t have the time or energy
to pick the perfect product? You’re in
luck. Preston Hollow designer Leslie
Ezelle says a quick way to spruce up a
home is simply moving the furniture.
“Pull everything back, let more floor
space show, and separate things to give
some breathing room between items,”
she said. And be sure to steer clear of
small trinkets. “Go with bigger items for
your side tables and your coffee table;
not the small little rinky-dink things,”
she said. Instead, Ezelle suggests dis-
playing a large, simple piece such as a
hammered-brass bowl.
FLOWER POWER
There’s no reason your garden should
have all the fun, but if murky water and
wilting flowers are not your forte, Josh
Bracken, co-owner of Nicholson-Hardie
Garden & Nursery, has a solution. He
suggests making a statement with white
orchids, a durable plant that is simple
and classic. “White is so clean and fresh
that it really does go well with the stark,
contemporary looks that you’re seeing
more and more in people’s homes,” he
said.
LOSE THE LAMPSHADES
Robert Rutherford of Rutherford’s
Design shares a simple way to alter dated
light pieces: settle on a new shade. “A lot
of people have the old, tall, skinny lamp-
shades,” he said. “More of a drum shade
or pleated shade will freshen the whole
space.”
Staff writers Sarah Bennett and Georgia
Fisher contributed to this report.
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CLARK
Continued from Page 3
HOMES & DESIGN SPRING/SUMMER 2013 | 7
Orange Calcite Egg
on Acrylic Metal Stand
Showcase this opulent opaque calcite
egg as a treasured piece. Displayed
on a metal twig stand, this magnificent
mineral illuminates any room.
Laura Lee Clark; $875
Spiky Brass Urchin
Add a dose of drama to your décor with
this brass bauble. Mecox; $30
Malachite Candle With 24K Gold
Encased in the year’s hottest color,
this candle’s glamorous details and
delightful scent will go well in any room.
Laura Lee Clark; $125
Uruguayan Amethyst
Dress up your space with
this lustrous gem.
Blue Print; $195
CAITLIN
ADAMS
Staff Writer
HOLT
HAYNSWORTH
Contributing
Photographer
PHOTO COURTESY OF LAURA LEE CLARK
Laura Lee Clark, designer of this space, will soon open a new showroom.
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THE BRONZE AGE
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N
estled behind the white
columns of Artemio and
Angela De La Vega’s home
sits a treasure trove of art
and family mementos.
The Highland Park home
is cloaked in an under-
stated, Colonial façade, but the interior is a
warm contrast waiting to be unveiled.
“This is a very classical home,” Angela said.
“Inside, I wanted something a little more cozy
and rustic.”
Her desired aesthetic was accomplished
with a fusion of pieces from the family’s travels,
including Latin American paintings, Indonesian
carvings, and robust, bronze castings that fill
every nook and cranny.
The home, built in 1913, is an architect’s
dream. The bare bones alone are swoon-wor-
thy, so it’s no wonder that Phillip Shepherd,
architect of the Rosewood Crescent Hotel, once
called the address his own.
Teak wood floors salvaged from a capsized
ship, sky-high ceilings, and elaborate crown
molding form the perfect shell for detailed
decor, and rooms are peppered with an art col-
lection that rivals the Louvre.
The family moved into the house in the
midst of a remodel 10 years ago, and an intrepid
Angela has been at the helm of furnishing
rooms ever since. The interiors are a continu-
ous work in progress, and they manage to get
a facelift every time the family accumulates a
passport stamp.
“We just took our time as we traveled and
found things that we loved,” she said.
Beyond that, Angela’s design philosophy is
simple and foolproof.
“You see it, you love it, and you find a place for
it,” she said.
Or in her case, she creates it.
You see, the heart of the home is more than
Angela’s impeccable taste, but it’s a detail
that the modest matriarch may humbly omit.
Sculptures that fill counters, stairwells, and
pedestals were formed from her own hands.
Art has always played a large role in Angela’s
life. She spent her childhood in Pennsylvania
tinkling the ivory keys, and she studied fine art
and art history in her college years.
When she realized sculpting was her call-
ing, Angela packed her bags and jetted to Spain,
where she enrolled at the University of Madrid
to concentrate on the art of realistic figures.
Angela De La Vega’s Highland Park house is filled with her sculptures, including Triangle of Courage (center top). She creates them in her home studio (bottom left).
CAITLIN
ADAMS
Staff Writer
ALLISON
SLOMOWITZ
Staff Photographer

11. HOMES & DESIGN SPRING/SUMMER 2013 | 11
Now, the talented sculptor is in high
demand across the country, and more
than 50 of her pieces are displayed
everywhere from Colorado, California,
and Arizona to the park across the street
from the family home.
But the family’s Highland Park haunt
is a hidden gem among Beverly Drive’s
stately residences; it’s the only place
where all of Angela’s works come
together under one roof.
Her three children — Alexa, Adiana,
and Federico — have served as her mod-
els, and some of Angela’s favorite pieces
showcase life’s fleeting moments. From
the multiple figures she created of Alexa
dancing, to an outdoor piece that cap-
tures her then-toddler daughters read-
ing with their grandfather, no moment
is too small for bronze encasing.
And she doesn’t have to go far with
her ideas. Each piece is sculpted in her
in-home studio that doubles as her chil-
dren’s playroom. Angela and Federico
spend hours at a time modeling clay,
building Lego constructs, and listening
to National Public Radio.
“It’s little moments like those that are
good for the soul,” she said.
And you’ll likely find her wrapped in
those moments for years to come, filling
the home with new pieces.
“I like the idea of letting our home be a
story of our lives together,” she said.
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Security Blanket portrays one of De La
Vega’s daughters.
Family Ride sits in the park across the
street from the sculptor’s home.
Race of the Wild, which can be seen in
De La Vega’s front yard, was created
in collaboration with respected wildlife
sculptor Tammy Bality.

12. 12 | SPRING/SUMMER 2013 HOMES & DESIGN
T
ucked into Steve and Jane
Sanders’ cozy Preston Hollow
abode is a 2,000-square-foot
chamber that is an ode to his
fondest childhood memory:
riding trains to and from camp.
“Back in our day, you could
ride a train just about anywhere,” Steve said.
Times changed, but Steve wasn’t ready to let
go of steam engines and depots, so
he created a place where they could
come to life. Twelve trains, hand-
painted props, elaborate murals, and
more than a mile of wiring weave
around a jaw-dropping room that
looks like a ’50s time capsule.
The display isn’t something you’ll
find on the shelves of Wal-Mart or
Hobby Lobby; Steve began collecting trains after
he closed his hobby shop on Central Expressway
in the ’70s. For years, they took center stage in
their two daughters’ playroom. But as the girls
grew up, the trains were replaced by dolls.
The Sanderses’ move from Corsicana to Dallas
last summer inspired Steve to construct a life-
size playroom of his own, and now the trains are
out of the box and chugging on the tracks.
“I had no idea this is what he had in mind with
the trains,” Jane said with a laugh.
Steve originally kept his idea for the train room
from Jane, and only contacted an architect with
designs for what was supposed to be an attic
when Jane was out of town.
His plans almost derailed with the realization
that the trains wouldn’t fit up the stairs, but Steve
wasn’t going to give up without a fight. He trans-
ported the locomotives from Corsicana in an
18-wheeler, a balcony was cut off, and a lift trans-
ported each piece into the room.
While there are still numerous boxes in stor-
age, the train room rivals any collection.
“NorthPark has nothing on us,” said a wide-
eyed Steve as he manned the control center and
watched his trains take to the tracks.
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THE SOUL TRAINS
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Beneath a domed ceiling that shifts from clouds to
stars, Steve Sanders’ train display includes shops,
mountains, and a drive-in that actually plays movies.
CAITLIN
ADAMS
Staff Writer
ALLISON
SLOMOWITZ
Staff
Photographer

13. HOMES & DESIGN SPRING/SUMMER 2013 | 13
H
aving been designing for many years in even more styles,
one thing is certain: every house has at least one low-level
table placed near a seating group.
Whether your style runs to gilded Louis the whatever
or to brutal industrial chic, you need or want something to
put your barbecued wings on as you watch the Super Bowl. Or if you are of
a more formal persuasion, everyone needs a place to put their glass of pink
champagne between dainty sips.
The fun of coffee tables is their very recent development. I love to design
special ones. Since they have no historical predecessors, nothing dictates
their shape or the choice of materials. An upholstered ottoman with a
huge tray works as well as a carved wood one with gilded details; a slab
of petrified wood is unexpected and as beautiful as a jewel; an old door or
wheel topped with glass set on iron legs can be sensational. From simple to
ornate, there is no limit to the options for a good one.
The items placed on them are just as significant. Each tabletop is a still
life composed of objects of significance to the owner. These objects can
be as autobiographical as the titles in your bookshelf, which always reveal
something about you. For example, if you choose to display ...
Books: You may select books for their beauty, or you might select books
based on the subject. If they are tattered, it shows that they are well-loved
and not just for display. If they are geometrically neat and only about the
chic and elite … either you are, too, or you wish you were.
Flowers: You love the splash of color; the beauty and scent of flowers are
important to you. Maybe it is a special occasion, and you feel it is important
enough to splurge on flowers. Or you are important enough to someone for
them to splurge on you.
Art: This suggests you are cultured, educated, and successful enough
to purchase something unique and possibly costly instead of a mass-pro-
duced accessory.
Terrarium: You care about plants; you take the time to tend to them. You
might be someone concerned about the environment.
And let’s not forget, the table itself can be art. If the likes of Isamo
Noguchi,Emile-JacqueRuhlmann,DiegoGiacometti,orPaulEvansturned
their hand to design a coffee table, the simple table holding that Starbucks
cup would itself be a work of art. Just don’t spill!
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SHERRY HAYSLIP
The books, flowers, and sculptures you select to display on your coffee tables says a lot about you, according to interior designer Sherry Hayslip.
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14. 14 | SPRING/SUMMER 2013 HOMES & DESIGN
LABOR OF LOVE
KristenWhitehillturnsaKesslerParkeyesoreintoavisionofbeauty
W
hen Kristen Whitehill
bought her Kessler Park
home three years ago,
about a third of the win-
dows were broken, which
led to mud being caked
onto the curtains in the master bedroom; the
bright blue carpet in the living areas covered a slab
instead of hardwoods; and there were
only two half-bathrooms, as one lava-
tory lacked a working toilet while the
other didn’t have a functional sink.
Most potential buyers would have
been scared off by this house of hor-
rors, but Whitehill had a vision for the
home’s potential. Of course, achiev-
ing that vision took a lot of work. It
would be 16 months before Whitehill slept in her
new house. In the meantime, every single piece of
Sheetrock was stripped down to the studs; all 147
windowpaneswerereplaced;andtherearwallwas
pushed back 9 feet to accommodate Whitehill’s
desire for a truly master bedroom. “Coming from
my little crackerbox in the M Streets, which was
a 2-2, having another two-bedroom wasn’t an
option,” she said. She now has three bedrooms and
three bathrooms, the largest of which is about the
size of a studio apartment.
She also improved the house’s feng shui by
knocking out a few interior walls. Before she began
her renovation, which she chronicled on a photo-
intensive blog, there was zero flow between the
two living rooms and the kitchen. In fact, the three
rooms were all separated by a mega-utility closet
that held the guts of the air-conditioning system.
“So when you stood in the kitchen, you saw none
of the rest of the house,” she said.
Whitehill is not a designer by trade; she works
in medical research. Her father, a commercial con-
tractor with little residential experience, was a
consultant on the redo, which blew his mind. “He
still says to me, ‘I still don’t know how you saw it.’”
Email dan.koller@
peoplenewspapers.com
Before Kristen Whitehill bought this Kessler Park
house built in 1951, the kitchen featured linoleum floors
and blue-and-white-striped wall paper; visitors were
confronted by a solid wall anchored by the fireplace in
the front room; and there were only two tiny bath-
rooms, neither of which was in working order.
DAN
KOLLER
Staff Writer
ALLISON
SLOMOWITZ
Staff
Photographer

15. HOMES & DESIGN SPRING/SUMMER 2013 | 15
ACCESSORIES
CARAVAN SERAI ORIENTAL RUGS
AND TEXTILE GALLERY
2050 N. Stemmons Freeway,
Suite 10057, Dallas, TX 75342
214-741-2131
GLASSHOUSE
919 Dragon St., Dallas, TX 75207
glasshouseproducts.com
214-761-1100
REBECCA LOW SCULPTURAL
METAL GALLERY & STUDIO
7608 Camp Bowie West Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76616
rebeccalow.com
817-244-1151
VINTAGE LIVING
6701 Snider Plaza
Dallas, TX 75205
lisalubyryan.com
214-360-4211
APPLIANCES
CAPITAL DISTRIBUTING
2910 N. Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75247
capitaldistributing.com
214-638-2681
ARCHITECTS
MORE DESIGN + BUILD
6060 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75206
moredesignbuild.com
214-217-0704
SCHAUMBURG ARCHITECTS
871 W. Dagget Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
schaumburgarchitects.com
817-336-7077
STOCKER HOESTEREY
MONTENEGRO ARCHITECTS
4514 Travis St., Suite 240
Dallas, TX 75205
shmarchitects.com
214-252-3830
STEPHEN B CHAMBERS
ARCHITECTS
5207 McKinney Ave., Suite 16
Dallas, TX 75205
chambersarchitects.com
214-368-7293
WELCH ARCHITECT
820 Exposition Ave., Suite 4
Dallas, TX 75226
welcharchitecture.com
214-327-3707
ARCHITECTURAL
LIGHTING
REBECCA LOW SCULPTURAL
METAL GALLERY & STUDIO
7608 Camp Bowie West Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76616
rebeccalow.com
817-244-1151
ART GALLERIES &
ANTIQUES
CARAVAN SERAI ORIENTAL
RUGS AND TEXTILE GALLERY
2050 N. Stemmons Freeway
Suite 10057, Dallas, TX 75342
caravanserairugs.com
214-741-2131
LOVERS LANE ANTIQUE MARKET
5001 W. Lovers Lane
Dallas, TX, 75209
loverslaneantiques.com
214-351-5656
NORWOOD FLYNN GALLERY
3318 Shorecrest Drive
Dallas, TX 75235
norwoodflynngallery.com
214-351-3318
Housed in a 1940s cottage on the
south shore of Bachman Lake
near Love Field, Norwood Flynn
Gallery is a delightful discovery,
convenient to the Park Cities and
North Dallas. The gallery exhibits
and sells paintings, sculptures,
drawings, and new media with an
emphasis on unique Texas artists,
both emerging and established.
REBECCA LOW SCULPTURAL
METAL GALLERY & STUDIO
7608 Camp Bowie West Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76616
817-244-1151
GERALD TOMLIN ANTIQUES
54 Highland Park Village
Dallas, TX 75205
tomlinantiques.com
214-526-3702
KRISTY STUBBS GALLERY
3737 Atwell St., Suite 104
Dallas, TX 75209
stubbsgallery.com
214-871-9311
NICK BROCK ANTIQUES
2909 N. Henderson Ave.
Dallas, TX 75206
nickbrockantiques.com
214-828-0624
CLOSETS
CALIFORNIA CLOSETS
4441 Lovers Lane
Dallas, TX 75225
californiaclosets.com
214-351-1000
DOORS &
WINDOWS
GLASSHOUSE
919 Dragon St.
Dallas, TX 75207
glasshouseproducts.com
214-761-1100
SOUTHWEST DOOR
& WINDOW
11140 Petal St., Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75238
southwestdw.com
214-497-4566
SOLARA DOORS & LIGHTING
142 Howell St.
Dallas, TX 75207
solarairondoors.com
214-744-9900
FABRICS & LINENS
FIBER-SEAL
9865 Chartwell
Dallas, TX 75243
fiberseal.com
972-889-8807
FLOORING &
CARPETING
DALLAS FLOORING & DESIGN
154 Glass St., Suite 110
Dallas, TX 75207
214-749-1942
PATINA FLOOR DESIGN STORE
3300 Knox St., Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75205
patinaflooring.com
214-521-8400
NEW LIFE HARDWOODS
915 Slocum St.
Dallas, TX 75207
newlifehardwoods.com
214-342-3800
FURNITURE
ANTEKS
1135 Dragon St.
Dallas, TX 75205
antekshome.com
214-528-5567
BERNADETTE SCHAEFFLER
COLLECTION
1616 Hi Line Drive, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75207
bernadetteschaeffler.com
214-749-0816
CANTONI
4800 Alpha Road
Dallas, TX 75244
cantoni.com
972-934-9191
SCOTT + COONER
1617 Hi Line Drive, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75207
scottcooner.com
214-748-9838
WEIR’S FURNITURE
3219 Knox St.
Dallas, TX 75205
weirsfurniture.com
214-528-0321
J DOUGLAS DESIGN
3301 Oak Lawn Ave.
Dallas, TX 75219
jdouglasdesign.com
214-522-8100
SUTHERLAND
1025 N. Stemmons Freeway,
Suite 340, Dallas TX, 75207
sutherlandfurniture.com
214-742-6501
GLASS DESIGN
GLASSHOUSE
919 Dragon St.
Dallas, TX 75207
glasshouseproducts.com
214-761-1100
HARDSCAPE
AQUATERRA OUTDOOR
ENVIRONMENTS
7111 Elm St.
Frisco, TX 75034
aquaterraoutdoors.com
214-387-8333
HAROLD LEIDNER
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
1601 Surveyor Blvd.
Carrollton, TX 75006
haroldleidner.com
972-418-5244
HOME AUTOMATION,
THEATER,
& TECHONOLOGY
STARLIGHT
7240 North Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024
starlightav.com
214-227-1088
HOME BUILDERS
ALAN HOFFMANN COMPANY
1920 Abrams Parkway, Suite 341
Dallas, TX 75218
concretehomestore.com
214-324-0046
BELLA VITA CUSTOM HOMES
4514 Cole Ave., Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75205
livingbellavita.com
469-387-3499
GEORGE LEWIS CUSTOM HOMES
3100 Monticello Ave., Suite 150
Dallas, TX 75205
georgelewishomes.com
214-361-8688
CHARLES R. HAGGARD
CONTRACTING
4112 Druid Lane
Dallas, TX 75205
charlesrhaggardcontracting.com
214-521-4443
DAVID LEWIS BUILDER
3991 West Vickery Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107
davidlewisbuilder.com
817-753-1122
ELLEN GRASSO & SONS
3221 Villanova St.
Dallas, TX 75225
ellengrasso.com
214-559-4580
MORE DESIGN + BUILD
6060 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75206
moredesignbuild.com
214-217-0704
SHARIF & MUNIR CUSTOM HOMES
6009 Belt Line Road,
Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75254
sharif-munir.com
972-788-1234
TATUM BROWN CUSTOM HOMES
5952 Royal Lane,
Suite 208, Dallas, TX 75230
tatumbrown.com
214-361-4877
INTERIOR DESIGNERS
BARBARA GILBERT
INTERIORS
1801 Royal Lane, Suite 810
Dallas, TX 75229
barbaragilbertinteriors.com
214-641-7897
GARY RIGGS HOME
5217 Alpha Road
Dallas, TX 75240
garyriggshome.com
214-547-1054
KIM ARMSTRONG
INTERIOR DESIGN
8919 Forest Hills Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75218
interiorsbykim.com
214-500-0600
LAURA LEE CLARK
INTERIOR DESIGN
1615 Dragon St.
(1515 Slocum St. after April 15)
Dallas TX 75207
lauraleeclark.com
214-265-7272
Laura Lee Clark understands a
truly successful design blends a
collection of high-quality pieces
from various periods and styles
but also uses tasteful restraint. A
student of the Parsons School of
Design in Italy, she has more than
25 years of experience in high-
end residential design.
LINDA FRITSCHY
INTERIOR DESIGN
4908 Gulfstream Drive
Dallas, TX 75244
lindafritschydesign.com
214-866-0041
MARY ANNE SMILEY
INTERIORS
6215 Royal Crest Drive
Dallas, TX 75230
mary-anne-smiley-interiors.com
214-522-0705
DLD INTERIORS
5500 Preston Road,
Suite 390, Dallas, TX 75205
dldinteriors.com
214-810-3229
KATHERINE D.
INTERIORS
1403 Slocum St.
Dallas, TX 75207
katharinedinteriors.com
214-295-2910
RSVP DESIGN SERVICES
15303 Dallas Parkway,
Suite 110, Addison, TX 75001
rsvpdesignservices.com
972-458-7787
WESLEY-WAYNE
INTERIORS
1220 Manufacturing St.
Dallas, TX 75207
wesley-wayne.com
214-605-9754
KITCHEN &
BATH DESIGNERS
CANTONI
4800 Alpha Road
Dallas, TX 75244
cantoni.com
972-934-9191
CAPITAL DISTRIBUTING
2910 N. Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75247
capitaldistributing.com
214-638-2681
DALLAS FLOORING
& DESIGN
154 Glass St., Suite 110
Dallas, TX 75207
214-749-1942
ELEGANT ADDITIONS DALLAS
International Center
150 Turtle Creek Blvd.,
Suite 203
Dallas, TX 75207
elegantadditions.net
214-745-0088
LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTS
BONICK
9810 Brockbank Drive
Dallas, TX 75220
bonicklandscaping.com
972-243-9673
HAROLD LEIDNER
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
1601 Surveyor Blvd.
Carrollton, TX 75006
haroldleidner.com
972-418-5244
JOHN-BERNHARD
25 Highland Park Village,
Suite 100-101, Dallas, TX 75205
john-bernhard.com
214-281-2919
KEVIN CLARK /
NAUD BURNETT
5217 McKinney Ave.,
Suite 202, Dallas, TX 75205
kcnbdesign.com
214-528-9014
LAMBERT’S LANDSCAPE CO.
6333 Denton Drive, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75235
lamberts.net
214-350-8350
SCAPES INCORPORATED
16910 Dallas Parkway,
Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75248
scapesincorporated.com
972-407-5000
SOUTHWEST
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
6060 N. Central Expressway,
5th Floor, Dallas, TX 75206
swtlandscapedesign.com
214-800-2034
TOWN LANDCARE CO.
6060 N. Central Expressway,
Suite 10, Dallas, TX 75206
townlandcareco.com
214-707-1341
LIGHTING
LANG LIGHTING DESIGN
120 Knox Place,
4645 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75205
langlighting.com
214-780-0700
WINDWARD COLLECTION
4324 Windsor Parkway
Dallas, TX 75205
windwardcollection.com
214-521-9717
SCOTT + COONER
1617 Hi Line Drive, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75207
scottcooner.com
214-748-9838
METAL WORK
KING ARCHITECTURAL METALS
9611 E. R.L. Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75228
kingmetals.com
800-542-2379
POTTER ART
METAL STUDIOS
4827 Memphis St.
Dallas, TX 75207
potterartmetal.com
214-821-1419
REBECCA LOW SCULPTURAL
METAL GALLERY & STUDIO
7608 Camp Bowie West Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76616
rebeccalow.com
817-244-1151
MOVING & STORAGE
DELIVERY LIMITED
8220 Ambassador Row
Dallas, TX 75247
deliverylimited.com
214-261-1000
SILVER LININGS
1080 Dragon St.
Dallas, TX 75207
silverliningsinc.com
214-752-7044
OUTDOOR
FURNITURE
JACKSONS HOME & GARDEN
6950 Lemmon Ave.
Dallas, TX 75209
jacksonshg.com
214-350-9200
PAINTERS
BAXTER PAINTING
2281 Vantage St.
Dallas, TX 75207
baxterpainting.com
214-528-6744
MICHAEL GRAVES
STUDIO
6216 Tremont St.,
Dallas TX 75214
michaelgravesstudio.com
214-742-3289
POOL BUILDERS
AQUATERRA OUTDOOR
ENVIRONMENTS
7111 Elm St.
Frisco, TX 75034
aquaterraoutdoors.com
214-387-8333
BONICK
9810 Brockbank Drive
Dallas, TX 75220
bonicklandscaping.com
972-243-9673
HAROLD LEIDNER
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
1601 Surveyor Blvd.
Carrollton, TX 75006
haroldleidner.com
972-418-5244
REAL ESTATE
VIRGINIA COOK REALTORS
5950 Sherry Lane, Suite 110
Dallas, TX 75225
virginiacook.com
214-696-8877
Virginia Cook Realtors is a full-
service real estate brokerage
serving clients throughout North
Texas. Corporate headquarters
are in the Park Cities with sales
associates active in the Park
Cities, Preston Hollow, North
Dallas, East Dallas, and Uptown/
Intown. Virginia Cook Realtors
is a member of the Leading Real
Estate Companies of the World.
EBBY HALLIDAY REALTORS
4455 Sigma Road
Dallas, TX 75244
ebby.com
972-980-6600
Ebby Halliday founded her
company in 1945 on the principle
of service: service to the client,
service to the industry, and service
to the community. Today, that
spirit of service is the driving force
of Ebby Halliday Realtors, Texas’
No. 1 residential real estate firm.
CHRISTINE MCKENNY
Dave Perry-Miller & Associates
5500 Preston Road, Suite 290
Dallas, TX 75205
daveperrymiller.com
214-662-7758
Top producer Christine McKenny
has sold more than $115 million
worth of residential real estate.
As an advocate of home buyers
and sellers, she truly understands
the necessity of listening to
a client’s needs. Marketing is
her forte, and her dedication
to personal service carries
throughout her success stories.
DAVE PERRY-MILLER
& ASSOCIATES
5950 Berkshire Lane, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75225
daveperrymiller.com
214-369-6000
Since 2007, Dave Perry-Miller &
Associates has set Dallas sales
records, representing billions of
dollars in property for thousands
of satisfied clients. We command
a leading market share while
marketing properties of quality
and character, regardless of price.
RALPH RANDALL
5500 Preston Road,
Suite 290, Dallas, TX 75205
daveperrymiller.com
214-217-3511
Ralph Randall is celebrating
his 30th anniversary in Park
Cities real estate. A consistent
top producer with Dave Perry-
Miller & Associates, an Ebby
Halliday Company, he achieved
the distinction of office- and
company-wide top individual
producer many times. Ralph
is sold on “Dallas’ Established
Neighborhoods.”
BRENDA & MELISSA WHITE
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s
International Realty
5600 W. Lovers Lane
Dallas, TX 75205
briggsfreeman.com
214-384-5546; 214-384-9040
So much of what we know comes
from having a nose for the right
house in the right neighborhood.
Our clients’ time is very valuable,
so we do the legwork to see
if a house is a worthy match.
We know how to fit the style,
personality, neighborhood, and
investment strategy of our buyers
and sellers.
RUGS
CARAVAN SERAI ORIENTAL
RUGS AND TEXTILE GALLERY
2050 N. Stemmons Freeway,
Suite 10057, Dallas, TX 75342
214-741-2131
REJEBIAN AND SON ORIENTAL RUGS
6604 Snider Plaza
Dallas, TX 75205
214-750-7877
INDIGO
3699 McKinney Ave., Suite 102
Dallas, TX 75204
dallasindigo.com
208-390-5889
PARK CITIES ORIENTAL RUGS
6915 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75205
parkcitiesorientalrugs.com
214-526-8500
STONE & TILE
ALLIED STONE
2405 Crown Road
Dallas, TX 75229
alliedstoneinc.com
214-838-2225
STONE DESIGN
COUNTERTOPS
226 Yorktown St.
Dallas, TX 75208
stonedesigntops.com
214-673-0717
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