Monthly Archives: June 2011

Santa Fe All The Way

Right about now I’d like to be packing for Santa Fe, where the International Folk Art Market is gearing up. But not sure I can leave these wonderful horsey chairs from the Gypsy Wagon behind. Each chair features a needlepoint horse on Navajo-pattern fabric, … Continue reading

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Design Inspiration From Gym Class?

D Magazine food critic Sarah Reiss and her husband must have really, really liked gym class. The couple’s work in their new Dallas home was recently featured on the popular blog, Design Sponge. Click on over for the deets, but basically the two … Continue reading

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Hot Living Dallas Hoods: The Peninsula

Here’s a dirty little Park Cities secret: everyone’s ditching the Bubble (and even Preston Hollow) for The Peninsula, that hot little ‘hood bordering White Rock Lake off Buckner south of Loop 12.  Check out this listing by Janice Parson at 9217 … Continue reading

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Put ‘Em Up: the Perfect Ranch Chair for Your Great Room. Or Feet.

Rustic, sophisticated, comfortable and classic: sounds just like Dallas, but actually, it describes a chair we found over at Antèks.  Also quirky, just like the store’s name, Anteks, not Antiques, get it? Furniture here is kind of irreverent and makes the Great … Continue reading

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Post Royal Wedding House Candy: Va Va Va Voom on Van Dyke

Kate and Wills are on their way to wedded bliss, but you could be married to the home of your deepest, wildest mid-century modern dreams. Oh la la location: .66 acres of lush greenery in East Dallas (120 wide by 236 … Continue reading

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Jason Garrett Movin’ On Up to Maplewood

The Jason Garretts are moving on up because they really need more fireplaces. You know, it’s so darn cold in Dallas. Recall you heard here first that Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett put his house on the market about two … Continue reading

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Good Christian Binges: My House is a Church

Honestly, only in Texas would someone be crazy enough to sell a church for $1.5 big ones: 5601 East Side Avenue. Yep, it’s a church all right, the St. John’s United Methodist Church transformed into a pretty darn big single … Continue reading

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Richard and Nona Barrett Building Mega Mega Manse in Preston Hollow

According to NorthTexasLuxury.com, this mammoth beast is under construction at 9807 Meadowbrook Drive in Old Preston Hollow, not Park Cities (as John said). I was at a party right next door to this spread this weekend and did not see it. I must … Continue reading

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What’s the Big Deal About Scott Miller Putting His Home On Craig’s List? It Sold!

University Park resident Scott Miller put his house on the market and advertised it on Craig’s List. The local media jumped all over it— hate to tell you, old news. I wrote three years ago of a couple who found … Continue reading

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Troy Aikman Lists Highland Park Mansion with Allie Beth Allman

Update: While Troy’s house was initially listed for $27.5 million, on Monday, May 23rd the price was suddenly changed in MLS to $24 million, as we have explained in subsequent stories. We all wondered when it would happen, and today’s … Continue reading

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