Eric Prokesh
Eric Prokesh is an award-winning interior designer who calls Fort Worth his home.
Alright. I am happy in my hundred-year-old Texas Mediterranean house chock-a-block with period antiques. And yet. When confronted with the simplicity and elegance of an outstanding exemplar of the modern idiom, it’s not difficult to lose myself in the reverie of imagining a very different life. Winston Churchill once observed, “We shape our dwellings, and…
I was so tantalized when this Park Hill new build dropped in my mailbox that I had to check it out in person. It’s on a lush ravine double lot with stunning views — you can even glimpse the downtown skyline from one of the upstairs bedrooms. Park Hill has a rich legacy of classic…
Some stories aren’t linear, dutifully following a single storyline, but are instead a complex tapestry woven of many threads. So it is with the home at 2608 Carter Avenue nearly crumbling under the weight of its history. Built around 1913 (though its precise age is not certain), it was the last home of the nearly…
One hundred years never looked so good, some will say. Purists will decry the modern liberties taken with this 1924, 2,000 square foot, three bedroom, two-and-one-half bath Craftsman cottage. Say what you will, this is not a callous and capricious renovation. It is nothing less than a complete architectural re-imagination of space and structure. We’ve…
And to add to the alliterative binge might I add perfectly placed. This contemporary mix of modern and classical elements sits atop a hill at 2365 Park Place Avenue, just above the Fort Worth Zoo on a lovely half-acre lot next to undeveloped park land. Actually there is some ambiguity in its location. Technically in…
