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It’s Like an Allan Knight Design Showroom in This Downs of Hillcrest Home

By Candy's Dirt / September 23, 2023 /

Were you the kind of kid who eschewed watching hours of Dawson’s Creek in favor of a Design Star marathon instead? Perhaps your 12-year-old self’s Christmas list consisted of throw pillows and coffee table books? Did you have the most MySpace-worthy locker interior of all your peers? If that sounds like you, chances are those…

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An Architect’s Dream: A Timeless Tuscan Estate in Old Preston Hollow

By Karen Eubank / March 22, 2021 /

It’s rare to find a beautifully designed Tuscan estate today. When this one in Mayflower Estates in Old Preston Hollow came to our attention, I began to dig, as always! I knew Dallas architect Elby S. Martin designed this Tuscan estate. During my research, I found out he was inspired by American architect Addison Mizner,…

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A Renovated MCM Masterpiece on Strait Lane

By Shelby Skrhak / October 23, 2020 /

Built in 1966, this week’s High Caliber Home, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans is a beautifully-classic midcentury modern home that’s been renovated by one of the hottest architects and designers in town. The 3,921-square-foot home on Strait Lane Circle was renovated by Russell Buchanan Architecture and Joshua Rice Design. Buchanan is the…

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This Preston Hollow Estate Will Give You A Rocky Mountain High

By Elaine Raffel / May 15, 2020 /

Walking into last week’s Avalon Creek Court open house was a déjà vu kind of moment. It might be that it’s a reminder of summers in Colorado.

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Modern Neoclassical Mansion in Old Preston Hollow

By Karen Eubank / September 30, 2019 /

What makes a great house? “It’s all about texture, scale, and detail,” said Lisa Luby Ryan. And Ryan should know. She designed this modern neoclassical mansion in Old Preston Hollow from the ground up. Ryan has been one of the go-to interior designers in Dallas for years. Her firm, Lisa Luby Ryan Design & Build,…

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