Between the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Texas heat, we are spending much more time indoors. It’s good news for the planet, as our carbon footprint has been substantially reduced over these past months, as well as for the design community, as homeowners look to make those renovations put off for years. To that end, our cover story features a Modernist classic originally designed by Bud Oglesby shown in these pages as tastefully updated by Emily Summers, a longtime friend of the late Texas architect, and Chad Dorsey, who said their intent was “Making everything fresh again without changing the aesthetic.” Fresh feels especially good these days—in this issue find a few fresh takes to consider: a new open kitchen, contemporary game tables, decorative objects, purified air and smart footprints in Haciendas (a new development in West Dallas), and the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, which will teem with ideas when it opens in September....
