Elaine Raffel

Elaine Raffel left the corporate world to become a freelance creative focused on real estate and design in Dallas.

Rooftop Terraces, Golf Sims, and Walk-In Pantries Top Emerging Home Trends

By Elaine Raffel / October 22, 2023 /

Results of a recent Houzz home trend study revealed a common theme: For today’s owners, creating new living areas and improving their existing spaces to better fit their current and future lifestyles is top priority.

Let the Bidding Begin! Art Auction Benefits Dallas 24 Hour Club

By Elaine Raffel / October 15, 2023 /

Next weekend, 40 impressive works by 12 local artists are about the hit the auction block. Now in its third year, the 27th Annual David Dike Fine Art Texas Art Auction gets underway, benefitting Dallas 24 Hour Club.

Chef Clayton Kahler Brown Redefines What It Means to Sing For Your Supper

By Elaine Raffel / October 8, 2023 /

Chef Clayton Kahler Brown epitomizes Steve Job’s well-known quote: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” His Dallas-based culinary company, Crescendo Culinary, combines his two great passions – singing and cooking.

Claire Rathbun’s Stunning Florals Transcend Mere Decoration

By Elaine Raffel / October 1, 2023 /

A rose is a rose is a rose. But is it? Not so, according to Dallas floral designer Claire Rathbun. Beyond adding beauty to any space, flowers also enhance your well-being.

Annie Leibovitz’s New Retrospective Has North Texas Realtors Running to Bentonville

By Elaine Raffel / September 24, 2023 /

It’s not often that you find yourself booking a flight into Fayetteville to elevate your aesthetic senses. Turns out, there’s a good reason. With cranes and construction buzzing around Northwest Arkansas, this fall’s de rigueur weekend getaway is in nearby Bentonville, Arkansas (yes, that Bentonville, birthplace and headquarters of Walmart). “Annie Leibovitz at Work” –…