HISTORY AND HERITAGE
When designing a room, the last thing that Gene Kerns and Dean Warden want you to do is select a cookie-cutter look from a catalog. The owners of Heritage Antiques & Interiors in Dallas suggest that home design be sewn together with stories and pieces that stretch through time. One’s living room shouldn’t have a […]
AWAKENING
There was never a question, even from childhood, that Michelle Sakhai would make her living as an artist. “Art has been my life since I was born,” she says. “It is part of my being.” She cut her teeth drawing and painting with watercolors, but at the early age of 13 transitioned to oil painting […]
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
Once upon a time, hosts were tucked away in the kitchen, preparing food and drink while their guests enjoyed conversation and laughter in the dining room. These days, the design trends have torn down those walls, and the kitchen has become a place for all to congregate. “It’s almost like blending the kitchen, the living […]
DECORATIVE HARDWARE AND MORE
All kitchen equipment is not created equal—just ask Eric Neel, owner and president of The Jarrell Company, a luxury appliance dealership based in University Park, an exclusive enclave and suburb of Dallas. From its start in 1956, The Jarrell Company has been helping homeowners, builders and designers find the perfect appliances, plumbing options and decorative […]
THE ART OF COLLABORATION
Anchored by main street, grapevine’s historic district is a destination full of food, art, shopping and entertainment, and Holder Dane Gallery & Art Studios sits in the middle of it all. For 12 years, the gallery has introduced the community to a host of both nationally recognized and skilled local artists. “While we represent more […]
A CULINARY SANCTUARY
Seasoned travelers know big cities often hide their best eateries in quiet neighborhoods or nondescript strip centers. Such is the case with Salum Restaurant, an intimate venue artfully camouflaged amid a modest row of retailers on Cole Avenue in Uptown Dallas. “This used to be a doctor’s office,” says the chef and owner, Abraham Salum, […]
RADIANT SPACES
Every piece of art is meant to evoke emotion. Whether created with paint on canvas or molded from metal or clay, art exists to engage the senses. Yet there is something uniquely captivating about glass. Even after a piece of glass art is finished, it is continually changing, reflecting shifting patterns of light and revealing […]
ONE WALL AT A TIME
Debra Ferrari credits her mother and an endless number of summer hikes in the national parks in her home state of Ohio for her love of nature. “Almost every weekend during summer breaks, my mother would pack up the station wagon with my sister, brother, me, our dog and any neighborhood kid willing to tag […]
FABULOUS FURNISHINGS
Some might argue you can never have enough of a good thing. But when interior designer Monica Wilcox found herself with four storage units full of high-end furnishings, she knew something had to give. “Being in this business for 27 years, I have so many accounts with so many vendors, and most of them require […]
ARTISTIC VIBE
Walking into an art gallery is an immersive experience that inspires creativity. Imagine a shopping experience based on the same concept. That’s the feeling store manager Bryce Smith had in mind when he was given free rein to redesign RenCollection’s to-the-trade showroom in the Dallas Design District. “We removed all of the dividing walls of […]
