Dallas real estate

Uchi-Uchi-Coo: Showroom Event at Aria Stone Gallery

By Jon Anderson / September 18, 2015 /

This story has since been updated here and here. In August a dear friend was returning from weeks in Japan, stopping in Austin before returning home to New Hampshire. She alerted me and, never needing much of an excuse to bomb down to Austin, off I went for a dinner date. She’d asked me what’s…

The New Oak Cliff Oh! Kessler Square Tudor is Oh-So-Sleek Inside

By Joanna England / September 18, 2015 /

I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Oak Cliff “Oh!” It’s when a Cliff Dweller tells the uninitiated that they live south of the Trinity, and gets the response of “Oh!” It’s almost like a version of “You poor thing,” or “Bless your heart.” That’s changing, though, as more people see the value in the…

Bruce Graf Says That For The Best Buns, Get a Steam Oven

By Joanna England / September 17, 2015 /

By Diane Feffer Special Contributor Steam Ovens have been used as an essential tool in the restaurant industry for over a decade. We took a recent stroll through PIRCH at NorthPark and realized that consumers now have access to steam ovens for home use by Miele, Gaggenau, Wolf, Thermador, and other manufacturers. If you’ve only…

Munger Place Home Tour Features Classic Craftsman Homes

By Joanna England / September 17, 2015 /

Tomorrow’s wine walk and preview is the first event in the three-day Munger Place Days and Tour of Homes this weekend. In its eighth year, the home tour shows off the historic district’s ample inventory of early 20th century architecture. The homes will be open to ticketholders on Saturday and Sunday, and includes a wonderfully…

Alder and Tweed: Bunk Beds to the Stars

By Jon Anderson / September 16, 2015 /

Like many mundane things that have been made “cool” these days (from Haute Dogs to Lobster Mac & Cheese), it’s now possible (as Candy wrote)  to have cool bunk beds. I don’t know about you, but if I had the ceiling height, it would be soooo fun to have half the set pictured above in…