07/17/2008

Deep Ellum artist George Sellers' loft mirrors his eclectic style

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What Mr. Sellers considers living like a human, others might consider living like a king. Tour his home and get a look at his artwork.
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07/18/2008

Home Tour: Living the green way
"Tree hugger" used to conjure up images of Birkenstocks, scruffy beards and beaten-up Volkswagen Beetles. The new age eco-hipster has changed that. From earth-friendly fashion and furnishings to sleek hybrid cars and biodegradable beauty products, living lightly no longer means having to sacrifice heavy style.

06/04/2008

Designer Judy Aldridge puts a Deep Ellum sheen on her Trophy Club home

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"I walked in, and it looked kind of depressing and sad, but it had potential," says Judy Aldridge, recalling her first impressions of the Trophy Club house she now calls home. "And, more importantly, it fit my budget." See what she did with the place.
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04/03/2008

Home tour: '80s-era bachelor pad in Uptown Dallas gets a jet-set makeover

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The "before" vibe of Jeff Holland's '80s-era townhouse near Knox-Henderson can be summed up in a single hue: mustard. Gonzalo Bueno and Mauricio Lobeira of Ten + 3 studios gave it an extreme makeover. See the results.
Photos: Tour the townhouse

02/15/2008

Couple renovates Mineral Wells dude ranch into an artists' retreat

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At first it doesn't seem sensible that anyone would elect to take on a 90-minute commute each morning, but to Jimmy Baldwin it's a no-brainer.
Photos: Tour the ranch

03/05/2008

Home Tour: Upscale Lakewood home combines beauty and family-friendliness

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While some of us grew up with "look but don't touch," Kristie Ramirez and Tom Hoitsma's home invites just the opposite: Gaze, touch, explore. Or, in the case of 3 ½-year-old Cruz, spin, bounce, wrap a coverlet around your shoulders like a cape and spin some more.
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02/01/2008

Artists' lofts revive old Piggly Wiggly building on Akard

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What used to be a Piggly Wiggly grocery store is now both home and workspace for a cast of artsy characters among the broken sidewalks and construction cranes of a neighborhood just south of downtown.
Photos: Snapshots of life and work on Akard Street.

04/07/2008

Home Tour: Highland Park manor gets infusion of zebra, color and chrome

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A Georgian manor in Highland Park gets a glam infusion of zebra, color and chrome, courtesy of designer James McInroe.

01/24/2008

Restoration spiffs up State-Thomas Victorian

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Restoring the 19th-century Victorian was a big undertaking, but Yolanda Lawson felt called to do it. There was a gem in there, and after more than a year's work, she uncovered it.
Photos: See before-and-after photos of the restoration

12/28/2007

Doctor's weekend home designed to be as eco-friendly as possible

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A look at the living room of the 5,200-square-foot residence.

A zeal for pottery-making inspired Phillip Purdy to search for life and land beyond the city. Feeling boxed in by the creative confines of a small garage kiln in his Dallas house, he says, "I wanted to do more with my pottery, and I couldn't have a larger kiln in the city." He ended up going south, where he built a prairie oasis.

11/15/2007

Home Tour: Designer's University Manor home surrounds her with joy

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In a house filled with every color of the rainbow, two curly-top daughters and a graphic designer husband, Mrs. Lidji's creative freedom is boundless.
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11/13/2007

Home Tour: Connie Sigel's Italian-style Park Cities home

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"What's nice about this house is you look out every window and see trees," Connie Sigel says while gesturing around the soaring, two-story living room. The five-bedroom house is obviously a passion for the owner of Elements and Elle, on Lovers Lane. And getting there was quite an adventure.

10/02/2007

Home tour: The Container Store owner's woodsy getaway

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Dallas Architect max Levy designed a retreat that preserves nature by designing around it. It's a peaceful a compound of seven simple, gabled buildings, resting on low concrete piers, connected by boardwalks and opening out to Lake Tawakoni.
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09/20/2007

Renovation journal: A couple remakes a historic Plano home

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Melissa O'Neal had never wanted to remodel. Yet somehow she and her husband plunged headfirst into restoring a condemned Victorian house in Plano's Historic District –. She recorded the transformation with insight and a sense of humor.
Photos: See the house and listen to Ms. O'Neal

09/04/2007

Home Tour: Peek inside White Rock Lake's most striking mod home

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It seems everyone has a reaction to the angular house beside the park on White Rock Lake's east side. The structure, designed by Dallas architect Gary Cunningham, is an unexpected flash of mod in an otherwise storybook-traditional setting.

08/16/2007

Home Tour: Mid-century modern meets ranch style

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Interior architect Suist Tan knew he'd met like-minded modernists after Craig York and Wendy Lynch "kept driving by, peeping into the windows" of the 1956 ranch house he was selling. Mr. Tan, a commercial space planner, had revamped the aging, northwest Dallas ranch in the spirit of an urban loft. The couple, converts to modern, were taken with his light-conscious renovation.

08/09/2007

Green home on the range

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Members of the Woodson family built the green house at the Woodson Place.

Tour the Woodson place, a conservation development started a few years ago on one family's land in Rains County. The award-winning plan includes land management and green building techniques to ensure that the owners' home has a minimal impact on the environment.
Video: See the farm's beautiful undeveloped space

03/05/2007

Shaking up a local home with a bold look
Here, designers Rick Rozas and Alice Cottrell bring their signature style-meets-practicality approach to an Oak Lawn townhouse and Turtle Creek high-rise.