Midcentury Modern

A Magical 60s-Era Holiday Display Returns to Northwest Dallas

By Valerie Jarvie / December 15, 2017 /

Have you noticed the oh-so-apropos retro holiday yard décor in the Northwest Dallas neighborhood bordered by Royal Lane, Midway Road, Walnut Hill Lane, and Marsh Lane in Dallas? Dozens (actually 100) of vintage-style, six-foot-tall wooden trees punctuate the low-slung midcentury modern-style homes in the Walnut Hill neighborhood, recently featured in the Modern Mile Dallas Home…

Scott & Cooner Warehouse Sale Just in Time for Holiday House Spruce

By Candy Evans / December 12, 2017 /

Those purveyors of the best contemporary furnishings in town, Scott & Cooner, have a great present for all of us: a holiday SALE just in time to outfit the house for the holidays. It’s at the warehouse location, 2150 Irving Blvd. 10 am to 4 pm until Friday. We told you all about it last week…

Renovated Midcentury Modern Inspired by European Minimalism and Hip Hotels

By Amy Puchaty / November 17, 2017 /

Now here’s a Friday Five Hundred you don’t want to miss! Situated minutes from the Bishop Arts District, Kessler Park, and downtown Dallas sits this three-bedroom, two-bath charmer that definitely lives up to the hype. With a 1,584-square-foot interior bursting with curated designer details modeled after European minimalism and trendy boutique hotels, you’ll want to…

Herschel Fisher-Designed Midcentury Modern Offers Seamless Indoor-Outdoor Living

By Joanna England / October 11, 2017 /

  So rarely does a home blend with its surroundings so well that it feels native to the land, but that’s the perfect way to describe this gorgeous midcentury modern on more than an acre in Forest Lane Estates. Designed by noted modernist architect Herschel Fisher in 1955 for a doctor and his family, this…

Move It or Lose It: Home Moving May Be The Environmental Choice For Preservation

By Jon Anderson / October 10, 2017 /

It’s been estimated that two acres of forest are cut down for each 1,200 square feet of house built. It’s also estimated that for every 2,200 pounds of cement produced, 1,980 pounds of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere. Cement production accounts for approximately 10 percent of man-made carbon dioxide emissions and over 15…