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Ready To Get Papered? Dallas Designer Says Walls Clad in Graphic Paper Are on Trend

By Joanna England / June 17, 2013 /

I grew up in the ’80s, wallpaper’s verifiable heyday. It seemed like anyone who was anyone had wallpaper in pretty much every room in their house, even the laundry room. That was when you could decorate any room in any theme you wanted and the chances of you getting side-eye from your friends was slim.

That’s not the case today, though. Paper went out of fashion in the late ’90s along with pegged jeans and neon accessories. But just like the questionable styles of the ’80s, wallpaper is making a comeback, too. That’s what Texas Paint and Wallpaper’s Marcey White-Pillow claims in this feature on the Coldwell Banker Blue Matter blog.

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Check Out Austin Artist And Furniture Designer Wells Mason at Dallas Modern Expo This Weekend

By Joanna England / May 17, 2013 /

Do you have your tickets for the Dallas Modern Expo? It runs from today to Sunday at Victory Park and features some of the hottest galleries and artists, as well as designers and decor. We’re talking high-caliber people, folks. For example, Austin-based award-winning designer and artist Wells Mason of Ironwood Industries will have his unique…

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What’s Shaking This Weekend? Realtor’s Event Marries Art and Architecture

By Joanna England / May 10, 2013 /

We’ve talked about this gorgeous Alger Park/Ash Creek home. It’s 9774 Twin Creek, and this fully remodeled mid-century beauty went under contract just 30 days after listing. That’s thanks in large part to dynamic Realtor Janice Parsons with Dave Perry-Miller & Associates. She marketed the heck out of this property, staging and adding this amazing…

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What's Shaking This Weekend? Realtor's Event Marries Art and Architecture

By Joanna England / May 10, 2013 /

We’ve talked about this gorgeous Alger Park/Ash Creek home. It’s 9774 Twin Creek, and this fully remodeled mid-century beauty went under contract just 30 days after listing. That’s thanks in large part to dynamic Realtor Janice Parsons with Dave Perry-Miller & Associates. She marketed the heck out of this property, staging and adding this amazing…

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The Creative HandyWoman: How to Fix a Leak With a Sanitary Napkin!

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2013 /

Had a little leak upstairs today, thankfully our electronic water bugs alerted us. Came home to inspect and found a copper pipe feeding cold water into our new Eternal Hybrid Hot Water heater had a jet stream of water escaping right from the copper! It must have been spewing for a week or so, as…

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