Eric Prokesh

Eric Prokesh is an award-winning interior designer who calls Fort Worth his home.

From The Archives: A. Quincy Jones Gem in Ridglea Restored, Restaged, and Revisited

By Eric Prokesh / December 29, 2017 /

[Editor’s note: Merry Christmas! This week, we’re taking time off to focus on our loved ones, so we are sharing some of our favorite stories from this year. Keep an eye out for our top features from the archives as we rest and get ready for a brilliant 2018! Cheers, from Candy and the entire staff…

West Side Prairie-Style on Collinwood Takes Cues From Frank Lloyd Wright

By Eric Prokesh / December 22, 2017 /

Any guesses as to date of this paean to Frank Lloyd Wright? 1900? 1945? Actually this well-placed, faithful tribute to the master at 5404 Collinwood Avenue was built in 1986. The low slung, prairie-style house with its strongly emphasized, stepped horizontals just looks so right on the lot, reminding us that the point of this design…

Move In-Ready Midcentury Modern in Westcliff Addition

By Eric Prokesh / December 8, 2017 /

Ever on the look-out for affordable and appealing housing in an attractive neighborhood, I ventured into the Westcliff Addition. Westcliff is rather vast, extending from the area around TCU south to Interstate 20. Closer to TCU, houses can get a little pricy, selling for $500,000 or more. But if you are willing to go farther…

It’s a Wonderful Life on Clover Lane

By Eric Prokesh / December 1, 2017 /

I had begun preparing a post on a beautiful lock-and-leave townhouse in a quiet circle of Monticello. Sold. Today. More evidence that desirable properties in good locations below $600,000 are still moving quickly. Above $1 million, that is another story. Some houses I have covered in the year or more since I have been writing…

Variety Marks The 34th Annual Ryan Place Christmas Tour

By Eric Prokesh / November 24, 2017 /

Next weekend’s 34th annual Ryan Place Christmas tour or Candlelight Christmas in Ryan Place, by its official name, offers an interesting mix of homes stretching through the decades and communicating the complex story of the historic neighborhood. Tour regulars won’t be disappointed this year. Included will be a grand Southern Colonial Revival house built in…