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    • George Nash: Opulence is Back

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      March 2nd, 2012 3:46pm
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      Hendrix Allardyce boutique at George Cameron Nash

      So sayeth King George in his imperious proclamation last week with the unveiling of the Hendrix Allardyce boutique at the George Cameron Nash showroom in the Dallas Design Center. The room itself, papered in a glorious antiqued silver Gracie wallpaper, is no less grand than George’s statement.  The Hendrix Allardyce Collection is known for old world style water gilded finishes and 17th and 18th c. European carved styles—you won’t find any “of the moment” strict, spare lines and neutral fabrics here.  The fabrics are Janet Yonaty’s plush silk velvets with intricate trims on the sofa cushions. The layering of gilded and distressed mirrors and sconces on the antiqued wallpaper seem to envelop you in the space—you feel special. And sometimes, less is less.

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    • Grange Hall’s Latest Obsession

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      February 24th, 2012 3:23pm
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      When our quirky alternative style friends at Grange Hall say something is their latest obsession, you know its going to be a little edgy—most likely involving the taxidermist’s realm, but in an entirely ethereal non-dead animal kind of way. Enter “Skull Style”, 500 pages immortalizing the most ancient of symbols. No longer a symbol of death or poison, now it’s a contemporary figure of fashion; encrusted in diamonds, one skull fetched a cool $100 million at auction. So here it is, you know we love chairs, but buy the book for $125 so you can check out 524 other pictures. Think how impressed your mother-in-law will be when she sees it on your coffee table.

      Skull Style at Grange Hall

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    • Going, Going, Gone

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      February 8th, 2012 6:00pm
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      Sample Sale at the Dallas Design Center

      You might want to check out the first ever Sample Sale at the ultra exclusive Dallas Design Center. Why is it the first ever? Well, there was a certain attitude that the riff raff might get in, or that sale prices weren’t deep enough;  many showroom samples are consigned merchandise and the manufacturer that owns the chair or table doesn’t want to discount, or pay the freight back. But I have to say, the prices are discounted deeply—I saw a sectional from the Cameron  Collection for $6000 including kick-a– fabric. That’s pretty comparable for what I might pay for much less quality. But, alas, Neal Stewart has beaten me to it. Hurry up, before Neal buys it all.

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    • House of Cards

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      February 6th, 2012 3:44pm
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      A La Carte table at Nest

      So many possibilities with this name—life is just a “house of cards”, or how about a “queen of a table”, or even “this table aces it.” Well, however you deal with it, it’s great fun, comes in red and blue, and available at Nest for $289.  Order it “a la carte.”

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    • Feed and Furnish at Nest

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      February 1st, 2012 6:41pm
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      Furnish and Feed Invite

      There are so many good things about this event—let me count the ways. First, it’s a good cause simply because hunger in our fair city is not seasonal and doesn’t end when we put away the Christmas decorations. Second, if you take canned goods, baby food, diapers, etc. to Nest you get a discount on purchases up to 20%—the best part being that if you are the bringer of the most, you get a sweet $500 gift certificate. Third, Nest always throws fun parties (I know because I’ve been to all of them), with great energy and interesting people. The party is February 9 and benefits City Square. But, don’t be the Scrooge that only brings an old dusty can of turnips. Nobody wants them, and besides their “use by” date was probably 2008.

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    • Randolph and Hein Comin’ Round Again

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      February 1st, 2012 1:11pm
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      New pieces from the Covet Collection at Randolph & Hein

      I’m always happy to see old friends doing new things—especially a line like Randolph and Hein that was so revolutionary back in the day. They effectively introduced the “California” look to the Dallas market in the late 1970s at John Edward Hughes with huge, over scale sofas and chairs that people simple could not get enough of and that paved the way for most high end traditional upholstery for the next twenty years. And, John Dickinson—does anyone remember the goatskin room he created here in 1980? One wall at the JEH showroom completely covered in blocks of stretched goatskin.The complete room was furnished in peach meshi silk, John’s whimsical white plaster furniture, and other pieces covered in natural goatskin. Well, I’m happy to say their new collection is looking exciting to me.  Check it out at www.randolphhein.com., or if you’re local, go see it in person at the Ellouise Abbott showroom.

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    • Mini Me Table

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      January 26th, 2012 12:18pm
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      Spectacles Table from Holly Hunt

      I love the new Spectacles Table from Holly Hunt, available at George Cameron Nash.  It’s whimsical, but has the elegant sculptural lines that the Holly Hunt line is famous for.  One thing for sure is, Holly hasn’t been standing still since the departure of Christian Liagre from her collection. Her introductions at Art Basel are pretty spectacular, I especially noted the large bold floral in her modern, sleek space.  It’s a departure from her previous monochromatic horse paintings that blended in rather than stand out in the surroundings. I’m just jealous it’s Art Basel Miami and not Dallas.

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    • Porter’s Painterly Papers

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      December 15th, 2011 12:25pm
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      Silk Scarf wallpaper and fabric by Porter Teleo

      I’m in love with the painterly wallpaper by Dallas native Kelly Porter I found at the David Sutherland Showroom. Porter’s company Porter Teleo (teleology relates to the study and purpose found in nature)  combines ancient Japanese paper making combined with the hand of a fine artist. I’m thinking of getting a roll, applying it to canvas, hang it in my living room and say I’ve just acquired a new Robert Rauschenberg. Think it will fly?

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    • Addition to DHome’s 10 Most Beautiful

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      December 12th, 2011 3:29pm
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      Pallet House

      Ok, I know it’s your basic fixer-upper, but this house has good bones, even a good heart with a spirit lifting story to go with it. This is a pallet house, created from the millions of tons of shipping pallets that are used and generally discarded all over the world. Enough, actually, to house every refugee on every continent in the world. Our little house is presented to you by Design Change, a new master of arts in Sustainability and Development at Southern Methodist University. I thought it interesting to note that this is a master of arts not science – recognizing that our universal need for beauty in design is just as elementary as our need for shelter.

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    • Sutherland gets Tufted

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      December 8th, 2011 2:08pm
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      Addison Chair from the 1818 Collection

      Edgy Gothic or style Belle Epoche? The new 1818 Collection at The David Sutherland Showroom has been called both, you decide which. But, it’s an interesting addition to the sleek looks of the showroom and feeling a little more World of Interiors than Interior Design Magazine. Find out more in the January DHome Magazine—that is if we ever get it shipped!

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