Dallas Design District

Decorating For The Holidays: Bernadette Schaeffler Brings Germany to Dallas With Glitzy, Glamorous Results

By Joanna England / December 17, 2013 /

Of course, with a design repertoire like Bernadette Schaeffler’s, you know that when Christmas comes around, she pulls out the stops. Still, her decor is both traditional and glamorous, with metallic accents adding to the wow-factor of her bright red ornaments. Considering her home’s palette, this is a natural combination. Christmas in my home country…

Bernadette Schaeffler Collection Hosts Cheri A. Copely For Booksigning Dec. 3

By Joanna England / November 26, 2013 /

  After suffering chronic migraines for 40 years, it wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine that Cheri A. Copley’s mother felt like giving up hope more than a few times. But this amazing woman is the inspiration for Copley’s book entitled The Daisy. “I knew that she was frustrated with the pain and that every day…

Meet Howard Slatkin of ‘Fifth Avenue Style’ This Afternoon at Ceylon et Cie

By Joanna England / November 19, 2013 /

With gorgeous photos celebrating the unique, gilded, and ornate and deeply personal apartments of Manhattan, Howard Slatkin has created a book that chronicles what the well-heeled socialites of New York City have hanging on their walls, in their closets, and all around. If you’re obsessed with these incredibly chic details, then head to Ceylon et…

With Gorgeous Accessories That Make Great Gifts, Revamped Website Makes Bernadette Schaeffler Collection Easy to Browse, Buy

By Joanna England / November 8, 2013 /

I am already kvetching about Christmas. I worry about what to get friends and family, those near and dear to me, and those I’ve just met. Sometimes I buy something that speaks to me and sometimes I let the recipient do all the speaking. And sometimes, I am so busy that I just want a…

Dallas Designer Bernadette Schaeffler Laments the Lost Art of Letter Writing

By Joanna England / October 3, 2013 /

“Remember when the real mailbox was filled?  You opened it, read it, and melted away!” Bernadette Schaeffler exclaimed. “In our rapidly changing time, an email is only a copy that never was held in the hands of the loved one!” It’s true, that the romantic art of the love letter is lost on this generation…