Historic Preservation
I almost fell out of my chair when Dave Perry-Miller’s Realtor Amy Timmerman sent me photos of this Japanese-inspired Midcentury Modern home in the Highland Meadows neighborhood of Lake Highlands. I also learned a new design word, Japandi. Japandi, a fusion of Japanese and Scandinavian styles, marries the elements of two influential philosophies: wabi-sabi and hygge.…
This historic Munger Place Prairie Four-Square once looked like the house all the kids avoid at Halloween. Scary doesn’t even begin to describe the dilapidated home, and I think most of the neighbors assumed it could not be saved. Then Zak and Beth Mailey came along. The Maileys are not new to restoration. In fact,…
Travis Ripley began Ripley Renovations in this Munger Place Craftsman. What have I told y’all about buying the home of a builder? Yep. Run to their Realtor and sign that contract instantly. You will never, ever find a better constructed house than the personal home of a builder. Ripley and his wife, Amy developed a…
So you think it’s impossible to live in a historic home? Leah and Oliver Norris will tell you that’s nonsense. So much nonsense, in fact, that they set out to prove it with their first stateside renovation, a 1926 Hollywood Heights Tudor. The Norrises had been living in England restoring, renovating, and reinventing historic homes,…
Historic preservation and creativity will meet this week when the doors open for Preservation Is the Art of the City, a three-day art show and sale event hosted by Historic Fort Worth. The 22nd annual showcase will begin with Party With the Artist on Sept. 4 at First on 7th, located at 500 W. 7…
