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5 New Design Books to Add to Your Growing Collection

By Elaine Raffel / May 14, 2023 /

If you haven’t added to your design library lately, you’re missing out. The latest crop of reads is filled with visual inspiration and compelling stories—not to mention, will look great on your coffee table.

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Michelle Lynne Adds Two New Businesses to Her Design Empire

By Elaine Raffel / May 7, 2023 /

On June 1, designer Michelle Lynne will launch Studio Works, a boutique-style workspace featuring rental offices plus a resource library, “to-the-trade” buying program, and a host of other amenities

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For Designer Javier Burkle, Five Trees Are Better Than One

By Elaine Raffel / November 27, 2022 /

For interior designer Javier Burkle, Thanksgiving tradition goes beyond turkey and football. This weekend is also about kicking off the Christmas season, starting with trimming his multiple trees.

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Style to the Max: Inside the 2022 Dallas Kips Bay Decorator Show House

By Elaine Raffel / October 2, 2022 /

Despite an abbreviated run, there was no shortage of grandeur throughout 2022’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House.

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Special Offer for CandysDirt.com Readers: Comp Tickets to Today’s WestEdge Design Fair

By Elaine Raffel / September 18, 2022 /

Friday night was the opening of the WestEdge Design Fair at Market Hall—its first-ever in the Dallas market. It was, as the pre-show publicity promised, a festive three-day event packed with uber-cool exhibitors and covet-worthy wares.

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