Philip Thomas Vanderford

Design Ingenuity Transforms a Historic Kessler Park Prairie

By Karen Eubank / December 8, 2025 /

This Kessler Park Prairie is an excellent example of how Oak Cliff is becoming a mecca for beautifully designed homes. When you combine the topography, the historic homes, and the fact that Oak Cliff has become one of the coolest areas of Dallas, it’s no wonder it attracts architects, artists, and interior designers. I was…

Drop What You’re Doing to Attend Today’s Dwell with Dignity Book Signing and Pop Up Shop

By Elaine Raffel / September 17, 2025 /

This afternoon’s Dwell with Dignity Book Signing, featuring superstar designers Chad Dorsey and Philip Thomas Vanderford, is worth every bit of schedule-shuffling.

Find Your Blue Heaven in This Highland Park French Traditional

By Karen Eubank / April 23, 2018 /

I was thinking about our Monday Morning Millionaire last week when my pal and fellow stager, George Bass, texted me a photo of this Highland Park French traditional home he’d just finished staging. My first thought was “WOW!”