Designer’s Corner

How Designer Kellie Sirna and Studio 11 Are Redefining Experiential Design

By Elaine Raffel / June 3, 2026 /

Kellie Sirna has spent the last decade and a half designing some of the hospitality industry’s most visually arresting spaces — from luxury resorts and boutique hotels to restaurants, music venues, residences, and immersive lifestyle concepts that blur the line between interiors, branding, art, and experience.

No Longer a Wallflower: Wallpaper is Back and It’s Chicer Than Ever

By Elaine Raffel / May 20, 2026 /

If the last decade was defined by white walls and safe interiors, today’s design world is embracing something far more expressive. Wallpaper is back — bolder, moodier, and more immersive than ever.

Like Mother, Like Son — But With Contracts and Deadlines

By Elaine Raffel / May 6, 2026 /

Mother’s Day usually comes with the expected — brunch reservations and a well-timed bouquet. Here, it looks more like shared calendars, job sites, and profit-and-loss statements.

Dwell with Dignity’s The STUDIO is Back: Shop Dallas’ Premier Design Pop-Up

By Elaine Raffel / April 15, 2026 /

There are two ways to shop The STUDIO: decisively — or with regret.

Now in its 15th year, the newly rebranded Thrift Studio is back, transforming Dwell with Dignity’s Design District headquarters into a series of designer-created vignettes where everything you see is fair game — from major furniture to the smallest finishing details — with proceeds supporting the nonprofit’s work across North Texas.

The Mary Kay Homes That Defined a Dallas Legacy — and the Son Who Carried It Forward

By Elaine Raffel / April 8, 2026 /

Richard Rogers passed away last week, and it got me thinking — not just about the company he built with his mother, Mary Kay Ash, but about the homes that came along with it including the Pink Palace on Douglas Avenue.