DOGS AND DESIGN
Imagine you are relaxing in your living room, surrounded by elegant furnishings and accessories, when you see the family dog sniffing at the new Indo-modern rug beneath the coffee table. You watch with curiosity as the dog turns in a tight circle once, twice, three times. Suddenly, you bolt from your seat in a panic […]
FROM DRAB TO FAB
When the homeowners of this European-style home reached a stalemate in their DIY battle to redecorate, they reached out to interior designer Gary Riggs for professional assistance to lead them to victory. Their marching orders to Riggs: Take the home from so-so to finished and make all the rooms flow as a cohesive unit. Their one […]
NATURAL SPECIMENS AS VALUABLE ART
Alongside modified perceptions of the global market, high-end minerals, corals and fossils have experienced a significant increase in value and desirability over the past few decades and are no longer regarded as simple decorative accessories. Now viewed more as pieces of art, priceless collectibles and unique investments, the finest of these natural specimens are coveted […]
PITTET ARCHITECTURALS
Looking to bring a bit of old-world European charm to your next design project? Fancy a limestone mantel for your fireplace, a set of signed bronze door handles to welcome your guests or a pair of gold-plated gothic candlesticks to illuminate your dining room? No need to locate your passport, jump on a plane and travel […]
FROM DATED TO DRAMATIC
Terri Becker is not a novice to interior design, but she was blown away when readers voted her 2021’s best interior design firm in Dallas Morning News’ annual competition only three years after striking out on her own at Terri Becker Designs. It’s not the only award she has earned in her three years flying solo. […]
THE COLOR KING
Way back in sixth grade, Phillip Muldrow got to choose two elective classes for his middle school years. He chose shop and art. “Art class was where I got my peace,” artist Phillip Muldrow of Jimmy Rich Art Collection says. His teacher saw a natural penchant for creativity in his work and gave him a set […]
OUT OF TRAGEDY, TRIUMPH
How can an intense tornado, spinning and forcing its way through several streets full of homes, be an inspiration? That’s what visual artist Tom Hoitsma wondered when his Dallas neighborhood was devastated by a tornado in the fall of 2019. “With winds up to 140 miles per hour and at three-quarters of a mile wide, this […]
RENAISSANCE RESTORATION
In the 1939 movie on borrowed time, young Pud and his grandfather have a conversation about death and Pud asks his grandfather, “Where do they go?” And his grandfather replies, “Where the woodbine twineth, sonny.” For Michael Smith, it’s an apt name for his family’s antiques and fine furniture showroom, Woodbine Interiors. It’s an oasis of mid-century modern creations, teak […]
THE MAGIC OF
Sometimes the best-laid plans go awry, and it is in the new direction that someone finds her true life’s work. Call it divine intervention, fate or destiny. The evolution of Susan Foley’s art followed such a trajectory. As a young dancer who was forced to stop her craft due to an injury, she later turned […]
CONVERSATION ON CANVAS
For artist Kelly Gowan, painting is an all-encompassing love affair. If you go through her email, you will find reminder messages to herself with more than 100 ideas, processes and pieces of inspiration she doesn’t want to forget. It could be raindrops settling over the dogwoods, mist rolling over the lake by her home or […]
