What's the first thing people see when they walk into your home? The entryway! It's a first glimpse into your world, your style and your design personality, so it's important to have your walls mirror who you are. Take some inspiration from these beautiful rooms from talented designers across the country.
Bright pops of color, a mixture of metallics and finishes, and unique patterns come together by Jonathan Berger.
This November, the Dallas Convention Center will open it's doors to the International Art, Antique & Jewlery Show. Annually presented in Palm Beach, Baltimore and Washington DC, this traveling display is making it's innaugural appearance in DFW. With an expected 100 exhibitors and over 2000 historical, one-of-a-kind items for sale; think Antique Road Show meets an exclusive Christie's Fine Art auction... Translation: a serious collector's paradise. Another bonus?
Elle Decor, one of the best national home design publications, is always packed with vivid, dramatic and detailed design ideas...and much to my pleasure, the mag recently featured top American fashion designer, Jill Stuart's (who's ready-to-wear collections can be found at Neimans, Bergdorf Goodman, Barney's and Saks) magnificent, luxury high-rise that overlooks all of Manhattan.
Local designer Amy Gibbs is known about town for fresh design schemes and modern-visionary sense of style. Cool, crisp color palettes reign supreme in Gibbs realm, along with her affection for refurbishing great vintage finds. (One person's trash is another's treasure, right?) This week, Gibbs is debuting her furniture line at Kacky & Karl, a well-known Uptown jaunt for sophisticated style-seekers.
Relocation, delivery and storage specialists, Delivery Limited, just announced plans for the first Fine Furnishing and Antiques Resale event, set for Tuesday, September 15th from 9am to 7pm. Visit their new digs while pouring over unique, top-condition, luxury furnishings from some of the most discerning "Who's Who" collections and estates in the city. Have a gorgeous piece of your own that you're ready to part with? Bring it!
Antique Love in a Modern World: Trends, they come and go, but furnishing homes with priceless and meaningful antiques will remain a culturally affluent affection both here in Dallas and abroad. However, scouting the world for well preserved fine furnishings from centuries past has turned into a modern sport, explains Bruno de la Croix-Vaubois of Country French Interiors, thanks to the World Wide Web.
This month at DG, we are featuring tips, advice, trends and an endless amount of useful information from the experts themselves...and we have plenty to choose from! Everything you could possibly need to know about antiques, architecture, remodeling, art, interior design, window treatments, flooring, furniture and accessories, kitchens, outdoor landscaping, and specialty services can be found right here on the DG site...consider it your top-notch insiders' guide where industry leaders dish on what's new, relevant and to-be-expected in the design world.
New name, new outlook... The Home & Garden Market, formerly The Home and Garden Show of Fort Worth, has undergone a stylish revamp to provide DFW consumers and homeowners with the latest and greatest in everything new in gardens, kitchens, bathrooms, outdoor living and more. One exciting new feature, the The Antiques Appraisal Market lets you bring in vintage fine and decorative art for an appraisal from a professional's eyes.
This year's Metrocon Expo & Conference (sponsored by OM Workspace and DG Publishing Inc) went off without a hitch. Designed with innovation, forward thinking, and continued education in mind, volunteers from Texas/Oklahoma IIDA, Dallas-Fort Worth IFMA and Texas ASID came together to bring us one show-stopping, two-day event. Bustling designers, beautiful displays, and high energy filled the Dallas Market Hall convention center last week. And, even better news?
METROCON 2009, the largest design-related regional expo in the country-August 13th & 14th (and media sponsored by yours truly-DG Publishing, Inc) is stirring up quite the buzz, and rightfully so!