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Posted By Emily-Dallas | Jul 16, 2008 | 2 Comments | Category: Home Exteriors
These mod house numbers I saw in The Nest magazine are from DWR and retail at $75 a piece. What’s so special about these numbers you ask? They are based on the lettering that midcentury architect Richard Neutra specified to be on the buildings he designed from 1930′s-1950′s. Love them- now I just need a house!
Posted By Emily-Dallas | Jul 09, 2008 | 5 Comments | Category: Designers, Home Exteriors
It’s funny how small of a world it is…do you remember this house in Hollywood Heights that I posted about a week ago? Well it turns out, the lady who designed its interior is an avid Material Girls reader and emailed to tell me that she was so excited to have randomly seen a house that she designed on our site…I love a good coincidence! Her name is Maria Beck, an Interior Designer in Dallas who owns M.E. Beck Design, Inc. She was kind enough to let us into the house and show us a few photos of her work (and you know I have been dying to peek into one of these historic homes!) so I was more than happy to share these photos…Enjoy!
This is the gorgeous Dining Room Ms. Maria designed. I love all of the contrast she chose to use…rustic table coupled with elegant silk chairs…dark painted walls paired with light cream drapes…so incredibly striking! The chandelier is Schonbek and the four mirrors on the wall are Crate & Barrel’s Dubois Mirrors. I knew I recognized those from somewhere!
The Family Room…what a unique fireplace! I love the architecture in this house. Beautiful arches and curved walls makes this home very irreplaceable. The chandelier in here is original to the home that was built in the 20′s. Maria tried to preserve as much of the home’s original features as possible.
Pretty detail of the original stain glass windows…
My favorite room in the house is the Master Bedroom- so nice and calming. I love all of its neutral tones and attractive furniture. The two pictures stacked vertically over the bed is a nice touch.
I love the arches and ceiling in the Master Bath. A nice luxurious place to soak in the tub. The beautiful chandelier overhead makes this room one of the house’s hidden gems!
The stainless steel appliances and hardware on the cabinets is a nice updated touch to this historic home. White cabinets paired with white marble countertops is a very popular kitchen
choice these days.
Cute and cheerful breakfast area with another original light fixture
I love how Maria kept the house looking historic but also designed it to look stylish and up to date for today’s homeowner. She did a wonderful job. If you would like to contact her, you can email her at maria@mebeck.com
Thanks so much for sharing Maria! I hope to randomly post another one of your houses in the future!
Posted By Emily-Dallas | Jun 30, 2008 | 11 Comments | Category: Home Exteriors
Tucked away in East Dallas lies the historic neighborhood Hollywood Heights and its sister subdivision, Santa Monica. I discovered this area of town because my boyfriend lives in Lakewood which is practically down the street from this quaint neighborhood. There are often days when I yearn to move out of my rented apartment in busy and fast paced Uptown and move somewhere more secluded, green, and quiet. Hopefully one day I will own something that I can call my own and I think Hollywood Heights would be the perfect starter house for me. Each house has so much character and history to it. This adorable neighborhood has large lots and beautiful landscaping making it a very sought after place to live in Dallas.
Most of its houses were built around the 1920′s-1930′s in the Tudor style and are comprised of Austin stone and brick. The houses in this area have been designated a conservation district by the city of Dallas- which preserves the homes and keeps them looking historic. They range anywhere from $300-600,000 and remind me of little gingerbread houses! Within a few minutes from Hollywood Heights is Dallas’ beautiful White Rock Lake, the Aboretum, and Lakewood Theatre. This is really the neighborhood for anyone who loves the outdoors, biking, canoeing, and a friendly, relaxed, family oriented atmosphere.
As I drove by the heights today after brunch in Lakewood, I snapped photos of some of the most unique houses I came across….and these are in fact unique! You don’t see houses like this in the newly developed parts of Frisco, Allen, and McKinney. You can’t find these cute little historic homes just anywhere!
Interesting exterior…
I love how all of the doors and shutters of these houses are painted really funky colors…some turquoise, some purple, some bright pink!
And here’s the purple!
You don’t even feel like you are in Dallas anymore with this one…England perhaps?
I love the ivy growing over the house…I want my own little cottage!
This one looks a little bit more Spanish..and I actually found this one randomly on a realtor’s site- it’s for sale for around $450.
I had to post this one because it looks almost identical to the house I grew up in and the one that my parents still live in today!
Then as you go further into the Lakewood area towards the Lakewood Theatre lie the larger mansions… these houses have lots of character but were almost too big and sat too far away for my camera to get a good glimpse of them! Just a little out of my budget and my camera died..so I decided to stop at this one before I got really sad that I still live in my little 1200 sq ft apartment…once my camera gets up and running again, there will be more to come on Dallas’ most historic neighborhoods…stay tuned!
Posted By Emily-Dallas | Jun 02, 2008 | No Comments | Category: Home Exteriors
These patio chairs were featured in O at Home this month… I am crazy for all of them but especially the last orange and pink chair (see previous post!)- it’s too cute to put outside! You can buy it at Veneman for $599
Posted By Emily-Dallas | Mar 30, 2008 | 5 Comments | Category: Home Exteriors
We wanted to feature this “room” because it is different than all the others that we usually blog about in that it is an exterior room- not an interior one! I love this quaint outdoor “Living Room” designed by Miles Redd- featured in this month’s Domino.
This 16×21 terrace is a place where Miles can entertain friends and family. I love the teal color palette he chose for this area- that is definitely what grabbed my attention first. I also adore the small mirrored table- not used to seeing those outside but it looks fantastic! He also placed mirrors in the trellis to make the space appear larger. Overall, its glam factor is a 10 on my scale!
