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Preservation Task Force Aims to Protect Historic Buildings With 9 Recommendations

By Leah Shafer | April 2, 2015 |

  Last September, the Dallas preservation community let out a collective gasp as an entire block of century-old buildings was demolished by Headington Companies as part of the Joule’s expansion plans. Because of the way historic preservation is handled in Dallas, there was no time to discuss alternatives with the bulldozers or the company that…

Dallas Public Schools: Finally, Some Pre-K Clarity

By Bethany Erickson | April 2, 2015 |

So remember how I went to drop off Tiny’s Pre-K enrollment packet and was met with total confusion? And then remember how, still confused about how Pre-K in DISD works for sure, we opted for a new plan involving a private Pre-K? You do? Good, because now we’re at the same point in the saga…

The New Bohemian: Stephen and Jane Lerer’s Warrington Penthouse Blends Bright Light and Antiques

By Joanna England | April 2, 2015 |

Though they’ve been living in their 23rd-floor penthouse at The Warrington only six months, it didn’t take Stephen and Jane Lerer too long to realize that they were totally and completely in love with their immense, luxurious, and freshly renovated unit inside this Turtle Creek highrise. “I really loved the structure of it, the design,”…

A Tudor in Preston Hollow? Dilbeck-esque Charmer on Lakehurst is McKenzie Childs Transplanted in Dallas

By Candy Evans | April 2, 2015 |

This is the kind of home that evokes a vision of fairies dancing in the front yard, like Sleeping Beauty’s Flora, Fauna and Merriwether. Did I spell that right? But it is also one of the most highly detailed, thoughtful homes I have ever seen. How about an exterior pass-through dumb waiter for the car?…

Museum Tower Unveils More Designer Power and Pop With Kent Rathbun in the Kitchen

By Candy Evans | April 2, 2015 |

Emily Summers Design, Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, and now Cantoni! I don’t know how it gets any better: great food, great views, and the best design talent south of the Mason-Dixon line. Last Wednesday, March 25, Museum Tower unveiled a collection of freshly redesigned model homes at the breathtaking 42-story high rise residence. Current…

Designer Emily Larkin’s Hollywood Heights Home is a Dream Come True

By Joanna England | April 2, 2015 |

  Emily Larkin, AKA “The Chair Whisperer,” could not be more thrilled about being on the Hollywood Santa Monica Neighborhood Association Home Tour this year. In fact, when I visited her adorable brick Tudor at 707 Cordova, the interior designer who works out of her backyard guesthouse had several paint swatches taped up around her…