TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT
WHEN BETSY HOAG FOUNDED TKO in 1981, the SMU fine arts grad was just a couple of years out of college and recently cut off from the family bankroll. The self-proclaimed word nerd stumbled upon the perfect acronym to brand her business while reading the dictionary one afternoon. “I thought TKO was really appropriate because we […]
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
WHEN A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WANDERED into the Turtle Creek showroom of J. Douglas Design last April after lunching next door, they instantly hit it off with the owner, Douglas Bradford. The family, empty nesters who recently moved to Dallas to be near their only daughter, had purchased a 6,000-square-foot home in Preston Hollow with […]
A TRIBUTE TO TEXAS
TUCKED AWAY ON 7 ACRES OF LAND IN BARTONVILLE, amidst sprawling ranches where horses lazily graze, sits a regal estate that tells a story as big as Texas. “Big-sky views, incredible sunsets, quintessential horses and blue bonnets,” says Corey Van Trease, owner of Van Trease Architectural Designs in Grapevine, which was founded in 1991. “It […]
TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS
DALLAS DESIGN COMMUNITY BOARD Lisa Floyd / Co-Chair Carrie Barron / Co-Chair Bryan Yates / Chair Elect Dana Bass / Shadow Chair-Elect Karen Parks / Programs Co-Chair Kimberly Partyka / Financial Jennifer Mueller / Emerging Professional Co-Chair Bill O’Connor / Audio/Visual Matthew Collins / Membership Chair Traci Connell / Design Ovation Chair Sharon Hargrove / […]
FLOOR & DECOR OPENS FIRST DESIGN STUDIO IN DALLAS
WHEN FLOOR & DECOR LAUNCHED IN Dallas two decades ago, it was the brand’s fourth store to open in the country. Today, Floor & Decor has more than 100 stores around the country; seven of the stores are in the Dallas area. This summer the first design studio concept will open in Dallas. “It is going […]
CONCRETE COWBOYS
THROW OUT WHAT YOU THINK you know about concrete. Once considered a utilitarian choice for industrial settings, concrete flooring surprises the senses at the hands of Craftsman Concrete Floors. The business, which was born in Austin in 1999, expands on concrete flooring’s flexible aesthetic with a multitude of highly artistic finishes for luxury homes and consumer-facing businesses. […]
MODERN RESET
CALL IT A REUNION AND COLLABORATION of ultimate design. Gwen Belle-Isle, formerly of GBI Designs in Dallas, was basking in semiretirement in Birmingham, Alabama, when she recently received an out-of-the-blue call from a former client who wanted to transform their home in the burgeoning area of Fairview, Texas. Belle-Isle had moved away from Dallas years […]
PARADISE IN WESTLAKE
INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN come naturally to Rebecca Kennedy Reagan, whose family-run company, Dallas Design Group, Interiors, has been in business for more than 40 years. An intuitive know-how to craft a home from start to finish is simply part of her DNA. “I was basically raised on construction sites with my dad,” says Reagan, “and […]
EXQUISITE OUTDOORS
ACHEERY OCEANFRONT RESORT in the Florida Keys is the site of a recent project completed by Dallas-based Designer’s Patio. The resort was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017, which necessitated a complete overhaul, including a replacement of all of its outdoor furniture. Designer’s Patio’s World Trade Center location puts the business in the right place […]
FURNISHING IMAGINATION
WHEN JAMES ANTONY HOME opened its new Dallas flagship showroom in the Design District last fall, it was a milestone moment for the Dallas furniture scene. Open to the public, the wildly popular store concept redefines experiential retail, empowering customers to customize every piece of furniture for their home. All items in the beautifully appointed […]
