Designer’s Corner

Kips Bay Designers Reveal How They’re Holding Up, Why They’re Excited, and More

By Elaine Raffel / October 16, 2024 /

The countdown to Kips Bay is on. With just two weeks until show time, it’s the home stretch – literally – for 2024’s participating designers.

Designer Sherry Hayslip on Love, Life and Why This Year’s Kips Bay Show House is “Monumentally Different”

By Elaine Raffel / October 8, 2024 /

When the news broke that the Dallas Kips Bay Decorator Show House had found a new home at 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard, the design community cheered. But for interior designer Sherry Hayslip, the announcement was especially profound. Her late husband, acclaimed architect Cole Smith, had designed the iconic, French Renaissance-style office building in 2004. “It’s…

Jolene Monaco: 5 Bathroom Blunders You Didn’t Know You Were Making and What You Can Do About Them

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 29, 2024 /

By Jolene MonacoCandysDirt.com Contributor I think it’s safe to say everyone’s morning and evening routine starts and ends in the bathroom. I’ve organized hundreds of bathrooms over the years, and here are the five most common mistakes I see in nearly all of them. Storing perfume on the bathroom counter. I’ve done this for years,…

Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun: Halloween Spirit Runs Rampant in North Texas

By Elaine Raffel / September 27, 2024 /

Can’t get enough Halloween? If feeling creepy, kooky, and all together spooky is in your DNA, you’re not alone. According to the National Retail Federation’s annual Halloween consumer survey, holiday spending in 2024 is expected to reach $11.6 billion.

Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas Taps 13 DFW-Based Designers

By Elaine Raffel / September 22, 2024 /

With summer in the rearview mirror and fall less than a week away, most of us have settled back into our regular routines. Not so for the 25 designers selected to participate in this year’s much-anticipated Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas. From now until the October 25 opening, members of this mega-talented group are going to be in overdrive.