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The Newest Kitchens Are Smart, Stylish—and for Kips Bay Designer Gil Melott, Inspired by Tilda Swinton

By Elaine Raffel | October 24, 2021 |

One of the standouts of this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House was Gil Melott’s multifaceted kitchen. From the totally on-trend palette (two expertly-paired shades of Benjamin Moore green) to cutting-edge, tech-savvy appliances, the thoughtfully-designed space checks all the boxes. Smart. Stylish. Functional. And especially important in post-pandemic design, immensely livable.

Developer Plans to Preserve Lucas Farms Legacy With Massive Mesquite Project

By Tommy Cummings | October 24, 2021 |

The Lucas Farm now is the site of Solterra, the city’s largest development in the southern district. Developer Huffines Communities joined with Mesquite city leaders in breaking ground on the 1,530-acre project last week.

Multi-Talented DPMRE Agent Austin Kent Is Making a Name for Himself

By CandysDirt | October 23, 2021 |

Rare is the real estate agent who knew by the time they were a junior in college that the industry was calling. But in the case of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate agent Austin Kent, the calling was strong.  The 2016 SMU graduate, who majored in Advertising with a focus in Digital Media Strategy and minored…

The Angle Here: This 1970s Contemporary Is Way Cool

By Nikki Barringer | October 23, 2021 |

Up in North Dallas (NoDa. Come on, let’s make that happen), there’s a true 1970s contemporary that’s been exceptionally maintained. It’s essentially a one-owner home even though there’s technically two owners. The first was the builder in the neighborhood so it’s a BUILDER’S HOUSE. He lived there for 5 years and then the current family…

George Bass Has a Turnkey Living Service For Your Luxury Rental

By Karen Eubank | October 23, 2021 |

George Bass Stage & Design is well known for its beautiful luxury home staging service. What many don’t realize is that GBSD also provides a luxury turnkey living service. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with that term, it’s a concierge-style service that offers a move-in-ready environment for the home you’ve leased. If…

Farmer’s Almanac Calls for Colder Than Average Winter, Is Your Home Ready?

By Shelby Skrhak | October 22, 2021 |

The Old Farmers’ Almanac relies on studies of the sun’s hot spots, climatology, and meteorology to make predictions of coming temperatures and precipitation. The Farmers are calling for another unusually cold winter in 2022, as the year calls for a weak La Nina, among other patterns. “For our friends in the southern Great Plains, including Texas and…