06/03/2009

Designer Michelle Nussbaumer transforms a University Park bungalow

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Karla McKinley in her wild and wonderful bungalow.

The journey started when Karla McKinley moved into a 1930s University Park bungalow with her husband and their three teenagers. It ended with leopard-print-upholstered walls and a garden trellis-clad foyer.
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04/01/2009

Tricks of the trade: A look inside designer James McInroe's home

TERRI GLANGER/Special to DMN

Designer James McInroe, known for his work on mansions and high-rises, had converted a no-frills '60s-era apartment on the cusp of Highland Park from investment rental property into his personal crash-pad. Take a tour.
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02/20/2009

Artist transforms floors with hard-wearing paper decoupage

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Artist Lisa Raymer of McKinney has a fresh take on refinishing floors.

Artist Lisa Raymer decoupaged a floor as an experiment, not knowing what to expect. It turned out so well that customers started asking her to do similar projects for them.

Bedrooms: Mix masculine and feminine touches for a romantic retreat

Romance comes easy on Valentine's Day. But what about those other 364 days of the year?
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01/26/2009

A peek inside Dallas architect Ron Wommack's award-winning home

CHARLES DAVIS SMITH/Special Contributor

The house that Dallas architect Ron Wommack and his wife designed together is a sharp contrast to his commissioned projects.

Neighbors hardly knew what to think when Ron Wommack's linear stone, glass and steel compound started going up on the ungentrified end of Douglas Avenue. And that may be what drew the attention of the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Photos: Ron Wommack's Oak Lawn house

01/25/2009

Design of East Dallas contemporary house bounces off outdoor space

AMY CONN-GUTIERREZ/Special Contributor

Architect Brent Brown designed the contemporary home on a challenging East Dallas lot.

The dramatic two-story contemporary in East Dallas was a design challenge from the start. Architect Brent Brown had to create his vision on a lot with a snaking creek in back, a sweeping floodplain, serious slope and awkwardly narrow shape. But Brown rose to the challenge.
Photos: Views of the contemporary home

01/09/2009

Outstanding Park Cities homes featured in new book

Steve Clicque

Homes in the 4300 block of Stanhope showcase colonial revival and neoclassical details.

The Dallas area contains an impressive collection of grand period houses. Some of the finest from the first half of the 20th century are showcased in a new book, Great American Suburbs: The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas.
Photos: Homes from the book

01/07/2009

8 cutting-edge designers shaping Dallas in 2009

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Designer Bonnee Sharp in her textile studio on Industrial Avenue in Dallas

With projects ranging from innovative houses to cutting-edge blooms, these eight Dallas designers are shaping a bolder, brighter 2009.
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12/05/2008

Award-winning green-living test house reduces energy use

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Heather Ferrier shows off the staircase made from local wood and glass blocks in her energy-efficient, green-living home near Weatherford.

Heather Ferrier lives in a house built to be light. The energy-efficient new house, the first to earn a prestigious green building certification in Texas, is a test home for Fort Worth green builder Don Ferrier, her father.
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11/23/2008

Tradional University Park home goes mod

TERRI GLANGER/Special Contributor

The fireplace in Heather Wiese-Alexander's University Park home is set off by a marble surround.

Heather Wiese-Alexander, owner of Snider Plaza's Nest, and husband Scott Alexander give their two-story 1930s traditional home in University Park a thoroughly modern makeover while keeping it in line with their buttoned-up neighborhood.
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11/13/2008

Universal home design is accessible for all ages and abilities

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Often, universal home design conjures up images of handicap bathroom handles and sterile hospital rooms, but proponents say it can improve the lives of all people regardless of age or ability. And it can still look good.

11/07/2008

Colonial details stand out in Historic Fort Worth's new showhouse

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The Fort Worth showhouse holds $600,000 worth of intricately hand-carved crown molding, chair rails and decorative mantelpieces.

Builder and master craftsman Brent Hull of Fort Worth has re-created details from the du Pont's Winterthur Museum and Country Estate in a new showhouse sponsored by Historic Fort Worth. The showhouse in Fort Worth is open through Nov. 16.
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10/23/2008

Architect group's home tour shows off Dallas' new modernism

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Architect Svend Fruit shows off a Bluffview home he designed that will be featured in the Dallas AIA tour in early November.

The Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects will show off new, modern homes designed by young architects in its second annual tour Nov. 8-9. The home tour includes stops in Oak Cliff, Lake Highlands, Oak Lawn and Bluffview.
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10/02/2008

Gardeners create 5-acre paradise along White Rock Creek

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Dean and Carol Oswald frequently host garden tours of their lushly landscaped five-acre property along White Rock Creek.

The large house of Dean and Carol Oswald in Willow Bend Place is imposing, but it's the landscape, 13 years in the making, that makes visitors gape. Lily pond, rose walk, fountains, fern dell, waterfalls, a scenic miniature railway and room after garden room feature a thematic range of plantings.
Photos: Five acres of gardens

09/19/2008

How to keep koi fish happy in your back yard pond

COURTNEY PERRY/Special to DMN

A water garden has strong appeal as respite from urban noise and stress. Adding fish seems natural, but experts say it requires more steps than you migh think. Here's how to keep them alive and well.

09/03/2008

Tour Cindy and Armond Schwartz's University Park House of Glass

Terri Glanger

Pennsylvania bluestone floors used throughout the house flow right across the patio to the pool.

From the curb, the soaring two-story structure is a windowless fortress of white. But the home's interior is a wide-eyed commune with nature, thanks to vast expanses of glass that wrap a central courtyard and pool.
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09/04/2008

Artist Brian Nadurak decorates South Side loft with favorite visuals

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After his second divorce, Mr. Nadurak decorated his way.

The painter turned the personal setback of his failed marriage into the chance to redefine his style. Mr. Nadurak thinks of his home as eclectic, but he wants it to be cozy and inviting for guests, especially his 12-year-old son, Mac, who visits frequently. Learn how he did it.
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08/13/2008

Modernist dream home in Cedar Hill stands out among abandoned houses

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Architect Hoang Dang, wife Thao and son Nathan live in the contemporary Cedar Hill home he designed.

All around architect Hoang Dang's Cedar Hill house you see roadrunners and turkey buzzards, swallows and cardinals, prairie grasses, and yellow and purple wildflowers. Plus, dozens upon dozens of empty homes and abandoned construction sites. But the Dang family still loves where they live in their contemporary masterpiece.
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07/11/2008

Stylish garage doors enhance your home's first impression

New-home construction is putting more emphasis on garage doors, with an increase in the average number of garages that face toward the street. And studies show that homes with more stylish garage doors receive higher appraisal values.
Photos: Stylish garage doors