Homes & Design Magazine - Spring 2014

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love that new-house smell. I know that phrase is normally reserved for cars, but in this case, new hardwoods, granite countertops, and plush new carpet can give you that same tantalizing feeling. recently, my husband and I had the good fortune to go to Crested Butte, Colo. In addition to enjoying a great skiing experience — with a snow base of 78 inches and sunshine with temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s — we stayed in a friend’s new vacation home. It was a beautiful two-story house in a wellgroomed neighborhood, with a ski-lodge feel: exposed pillars made of tree trunks, and a fireplace crafted from local Colorado stone. The snow was several feet tall, but the streets and community walking path were clean and dry, with a wall of snow on each side. Back inside, it was toasty and warm, with radiant heat coming through the floors, ceiling, and walls. My feet are normally always cold, but not there, not on our ski vacation in Colorado; it was a miracle. That place made me forget about my skiing inadequacies. Let’s just say I’m no Lindsey Vonn.

Back in Dallas, reality sets in as we experience another late-winter cold snap in our 1930s Tudor. Did I mention it’s a bit drafty? We love our home, but staying in a new house gave me that new-house envy.

It’s kind of like my seat warmers in my car; I’m not normally a high-maintenancekind-of-girl, but I don’t think that I will ever own a car without seat warmers, unless I lived in the tropics, of course.

Maybe that’s my next vacation.

This issue of Homes & Design gave me a little bit of that vacation feel again, as we’re able to take a look into the homes of several of our readers and enjoy natural beauty, unmatched craftsmanship, and tasteful interiors. Six families gave us a glimpse of their homes.

The Houghton and Prous families, who live on opposite sides of Lovers Lane in University Park, shared their backyard access to Turtle Creek, complete with paddle boat and canoes. Also hailing from University Park, Marcellene Malouf and royal Furgeson shared their conversion of a two-story duplex to a single-family

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home. With summer just months away and water conservation in mind, we revisited Bee and Chris Dietemann’s xeriscaped yard in Preston Hollow. Just up the road, Nancy and George Stacy revealed the transformation of their 1970s-built house. On Page 18 (and also featured on the cover), you’ll find the elegant contemporary home of University Park single dad Ben Gordon.

If you’re getting that itch for a new home, check out “Is Your Home ready to Sell?” on Page 20 for tips on making the move, and call your real estate agent or one of the highly capable agents who advertise with us.

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Ben Gordon’s house on Colgate Avenue in University Park, which was finished in 2012, was designed by Mark Hoesterey and built by Tom Black.

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location, location, location University Park homeowners take advantage of living along Turtle Creek by accessing the ponds at its north end.

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remodel brings family together A couple with a large family made more room for them all by tearing out the walls that isolated their kitchen.

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tUrning yoUr yard into an oasis A homeowner whose property was featured on the WaterWise Landscape Tour discusses xeriscaping’s benefits.

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renoVation Was their ace in the hole Wanting a fresh outlook, a couple added splashes of color — including a putting green — to their Meadows property,

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for the home We shopped around the Park Cities and Preston Hollow to bring you some of our favorite home-decor items.

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dallas aUction gallery bids for sUccess A Highland Park family helps consigners generate revenue from valuable artworks and antiques.

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single dad creates Kid-friendly Pad A newly single father wanted a contemporary home, but he needed a place that would still work for his three children.

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Given its prominent location on the north end of Turtle Creek, the Houghton family’s boat house has attracted the attention of artists, brides, and kids who want to take a ride on the water.

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Sam Houghton and McKenna Kate Houghton take guests Aubrey O’Banion and Avery Cotten for a spin on their family’s popular paddle boat.

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By Dan Koller ennifer Houghton makes new friends all the time; all she has to do is tell someone where she lives. When people find out which house is hers, she says, they invariably respond, “Oh! You’re the one who has the paddle boat!”

Houghton and her family reside on Turtle Creek Lane, just across the creek from Curtis Park. If you’ve ever spent time in that park, or taken a stroll down Lovers Lane, then you’ve probably noticed the Houghtons’ boat house and its popular paddler.

“When we go out on the boat, a lot of times kids will come over from the park,” Houghton says, “and my husband is so great — I can’t tell you the number of times kids will just load on the boat and he’ll take them around.”

It’s not just the shorts-and-T-shirt set who are attracted to the boat and its house. Houghton said brides frequently pose for pictures on the park side of the creek, using the Houghtons’ property as a background.

“Two people have actually been brave enough to knock on my door and say, ‘Can I come into your house?’ ” Houghton says. The easygoing homeowner granted both

brides’ requests to snap pictures on the west side of the creek, even though she’d never met one of them.

Besides all the photographs, the boat house appears in at least one painting. In February, an artist left a small rendition of the boat on the Houghtons’ porch. An accompanying note said he was in town from Colorado Springs, visiting his mother, and the view of the boat house from Curtis Park inspired him to put brush to canvas.

The painting now sits on a table just inside the boat house’s foyer. The interior of the house also includes a gym, a full kitchen, a full bathroom, a big-screen TV, a menagerie of taxidermied animals, and a pingpong table.

Noticeably absent is a bed. Although Houghton envisions someday turning the boat house into a full-time residence for her parents or one of her children, she knows what’s on most teenagers’ minds most of the time, and she wanted to eliminate any temptations.

Speaking of teenage foolishness, the family’s first boat, which was more of a pontoon, sunk during the Houghtons’ oldest son’s senior party. Apparently, 25 passengers was a few too many for that particular pontoon.

The Houghtons’ property is one of two on the south side of Lovers with access to the headwaters of Turtle Creek. Four others north of Lovers also have access, but their properties are not nearly as prominent.

Photo: Dan Koller

The boat house includes many taxidermied trophies.

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“I never knew this house existed,” says Joulia Prous, who bought her home on Lovers last August. “I never even looked this way. I drive on Lovers every day, but I’d never even seen this house.”

Once she and her husband, edouard, saw the house, they also got to see the small pond behind it, which was once known as “Culture Gulch,” according to the book Great American Suburbs: The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas. The Prouses, who are originally from the coastal city of Sochi, russia, never imagined they’d be able to buy a waterfront home in Big D. “I was like, ‘Man, this thing is on the water?’ ” edouard says. “So I jumped on it right away.”

The Prouses’ previous home was along Preston road, and Joulia was itching to get away from busy thoroughfares and into the heart of a neighborhood. But the benefits of the water behind their house outweighed the detriments of the traffic in front of it.

“I’ve absolutely grown to love the view, and I cannot imagine myself looking at a fence ever again,” Joulia says. “At night, there is a fountain that comes on, and the view is priceless.”

The Prous home was built in 1950 and designed by English architect Todd Dale, according to Great American Suburbs: The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas.

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Edouard Prous ties up the canoe that the previous owner included in the sales price of the house.

The Prouses’ sons — Alex, 9, and Denis, 6 — enjoy frequent trips paddling around their backyard pond.

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By Jessica Koller

hat is the best way to bring together 30 or so family members and regularly entertain a crowd in your 1930s duplex? Marcellene Malouf and Royal Furgeson know.

With a choppy and tight layout, the couple and their four children needed their University Park multi-family property to work for their single-family ways.

“Our lifestyle is more suited to open and everybody gathering, because everybody wants to be in the kitchen anyway,” Malouf says.

An enclosed circular staircase was removed to create an entry foyer and new stairwell, while the galley kitchen’s interior wall was replaced with a long, curvy island, allowing access to the dining and

Photos: Nikki Cotten

Marcellene Malouf and Royal Furgeson converted a two-story duplex into a singlefamily home by tearing out walls and making the space flow better.

living areas. There is great upside, Malouf says, regarding open-concept living. “It helps get everyone involved in some way

while you’re still cooking. So some people are sitting here around the bar talking, or other people are in here cooking and

cutting; someone’s setting the table. So it really becomes an activity together.”

Furgeson recently gave up being a U.S. district judge to become the founding dean of UNT Dallas College of Law, which means more formal occasions may be ahead. “It’s great for family and friends,” Malouf says of the open concept. “It’s not so great when you want to have a formal dinner, you know, if there are people you don’t know as well. You don’t want to be in here cooking.” She quickly surmises an alternative: “We’ll just go out to dinner on those nights!”

Malouf recalls the benefit of having an architect’s input, citing her idea to paint the center island that ended up tiled instead. “The tile is so much smarter.

That’s why you hire those people.”

After a decade of family gatherings, raising children, and welcoming all comers to the table, their elegant look remains timeless, and the love of their home and entertaining hasn’t waned a bit.

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The dining room in the Westminster Avenue home affords guests a view of the kitchen — which is great when your guests are family.

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Xeriscaping Can Still Be Beautiful

Bee and Chris Dietemann’s yard on Desco Drive in Preston Hollow was featured on the 2013 edition of the Water-Wise Landscape Tour.

PHOTO: Bee DIeTeMANN

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By Jessica Koller lmost since the day they moved into their home, Bee and Chris D i e t e m a n n h av e been ripping out the expansive lawn that is typical of their Preston Hollow neighborhood. Their property has evolved into a splendid example of xeriscaping, which utilizes drought-tolerant plants and watersaving techniques.

After a dozen years living in California

with a “tiny little postage stamp yard,” the couple returned to Dallas, Bee’s hometown. “I thought, ‘When we go back to Texas, I am gonna have a big property,’ ” she says. “And then as soon you start taking care of it, you realize you don’t really want a big property. So it was really more of a practical thing.”

Bee admits hardscaping can be an extreme way to reduce a lawn’s square footage, but it fit their lives to add a pool, patio, small studio, and a permeable driveway that allows water to seep through and be used, rather than run off to the street.

The yard’s softscaping began to take shape around the new structures. A hearty flowering shrub called elaeagnus lives by the back fence.

“It’s like a bullet-proof plant,” Bee says.

“It takes shade, it takes sun, water, no water.” existing rose bushes were kept, and lots of personal favorites were added: an evergreen shrub called pittosporum, irises, and black-eyed susans. “There are lots of things that are really lush and beautiful that work here.”

Although she is a certified master

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The Dietemanns’ property still has its share of grass, along with the granite, gravel, and natural plants. “We didn’t take everything out,” Bee said. “Because, you know, it has to still kind of blend with the traditional neighborhood.”

gardener, those without credentials are encouraged to give xeriscaping a try.

“Actually, choosing to go native and adaptive plants is just a laziness thing, too. I am a lazy gardener. I don’t want to be watering all the time and taking care and managing stuff.” She gazes on a bed with dormant herbs and admits, “I can grow anything, except I cannot grow a tomato. It is like the most embarrassing, ridiculous thing.”

There is hope for us all.

The Dietmanns have been very conscientious as the landscaping has expanded to the front yard; they kept some grass in place

when installing curbside swaths of decomposed granite and gravel. “That’s why we didn’t take everything out. Because, you know, it has to still kind of blend with the traditional neighborhood.” She says their neighbors have been complimentary of the progress along the way.

Seeing their property of mostly trees and grass as a blank canvas gave the couple inspiration. “We really kind of took it on as a way to create our own oasis, you know,” Bee says. “And that’s what we were trying to do. And we do love it. It is work, but it’s worth it.”

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By Audrey Swanson

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hen Nancy and George Stacy bought their 3,200-square-foot home in North Dallas’ Meadows neighborhood last May, their aim was to renovate and create a blank canvas. Construction started last June, and they were moved in by July.

The transformation for this 1970s-built house came with the gutting of the kitchen and the stripping of texture on all walls and ceilings. “There was nothing wrong with it,” Nancy, who sells commerical furniture for G.L. Seaman & Company, said of the Stacy abode. “We just wanted to update it.” She explained that a few of their motivations behind the makeover were to open up the floor plan, renew the kitchen, and lighten up the house’s color palette.

The kitchen may have undergone the biggest metamorphosis, with a wall removed behind the kitchen sink to open it up to the family room, the addition of a gas stove, new appliances, and the lengthening of all kitchen cabinets that now reach all the way to the ceiling.

“That’s what made the biggest difference,” Nancy gushed about the novel, sleek white cabinetry. “It makes your room feel much bigger.” Shedding the hooding on the windows, the shades on the chandelier, and the crown molding bordering the ceiling were a few more tricks to open up the kitchen area. New wood floors complete the space with homey style.

As for the rest of the home, renovations were a bit less drastic. The previously lowhung chandelier in the dining room was raised, and the several shades of brown adorning the home’s walls were turned to white. Nancy instead prefers to let her furniture do the louder talking.

The house is packed with eclectic décor from the Stacys’ travels all over the world, but Nancy wanted to incorporate some of the furniture she sells into her home, too.

Knoll, a renowned office and home furniture company, commissioned famous Bauhaus architects such as late German architect Ludwig Mies van der rohe — famous for his less-is-more approach to

Nancy Stacy proudly displays a menagerie of religious objects, including Romanian glass figurines and antique chalk statues from shuttered Catholic schools, in her living room behind her Knoll Pfister coach.

design — to make furniture in the 1930s.

Nancy selected many of her pieces from Knoll’s lines, including her Platner wire arm chairs and coffee table, Brno dining room chairs, and Florence and Pfister sofas.

The Stacys aren’t done nesting and renovating. Huge live oaks made it difficult to grow grass in their backyard and after being greeted by their muddy Golden retreiver, Bessie, on one too many occassions, a solution was called for. George, an avid golfer, proposed adding a putting green, which was completed in February.

“It’s so cool,” Nancy said. “We are going to have so much fun with it.”

Overall, this home’s overhaul was overtly successful. With larger looking rooms and a place to practice putting, the Stacys outdid themselves with absolute renovation finesse.

The custom-made island was a wedding gift from their friend Michael Reznikoff, a Fort Worth-based furniture designer, who made it for the Stacys’ new kitchen.

Right: The Stacys recently purchased “White Roses,” a wood block print by David Bates, to hang over their mantle.

The Stacys’ home is filled with modern furniture from Knoll collections, like these two wire-based Platner Knoll chairs and the Florence Knoll coach, which Nancy sells at G.L. Seaman & Company.

PHOTOS: AUDreY SWANSON

After struggling to keep grass growing in their shady backyard, the Stacys put in a full putting green in late February.

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Hidden Gems Can Generate Income

Family photo: courtesy of the Shufords; Product photos: Chris McGathey

Scott and Kathi Shuford and their daughters Caroline Smith, Adriane Crosland, and Lauren Laughry have run Dallas Auction Gallery since 2002.

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By Todd Jorgenson ou don’t know the exact value of your antiques or high-end collectibles.

Nobody does, although Scott Shuford can probably come closer than most.

Shuford is president of Dallas Auction Gallery, a company he founded more than a decade ago that auctions thousands of items — including art, jewelry, silver, antique furniture, couture clothing, and other accessories — each year.

“You can never tell the market what the price is,” he said. “The market is going to tell you.”

Shuford and his staff, which includes his wife, Kathi, and three of their daughters, try to be realistic instead of

sentimental with potential clients when assessing the value of their antiques and other merchandise.

“We’re in the reality of the marketplace,” said Scott Shuford, a longtime Highland Park resident. “What you perceive as the value of something, or what you paid for it 30 years ago, has no bearing on what it’s worth today.”

Still, part of the thrill for the Shufords is discovering potential hidden gems when they are hired as estate managers, meaning they give advice on which items might sell at auction and which should be relegated to a traditional estate sale.

“We might find something that is of tremendous value that they never realized,” said DAG vice president Adriane Shuford Crosland. “It’s about knowing the current market and what collectors and dealers are looking for.”

The 40,000-square-foot gallery in an industrial district down the street from the Hilton Anatole is buzzing six times each year as it auctions merchandise ranging from $1,500 vintage purses to a set of $2.7 million Russian palace urns.

Everything the Shufords sell is given to them on consignment, and they take a percentage from both the seller and the buyer. As part of their criteria for inclusion, they usually don’t sell anything with a value of less than $1,000.

They have six sales annually, including two apiece for fine arts, jewelry and couture, and decorative art. Each sale is live on site, attracting at least 200 bidders in person, but bids are also accepted online and over the phone, with translators available for overseas participants.

While the gallery has a boutique focus, it tends to get the

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same prices as the major east Coast auction houses, in part because it attracts some of the same clients, according to marketing manager Lauren Shuford Laughry. Plus, DAG has a sell-through rate of about 98 percent.

While the company gets plenty of out-of-town business, more than half of its consigners are in the Dallas area.

Laughry said that although art sales generate the highest price tags, jewelry tends to be more popular among locals.

“The Dallas buyer is very sophisticated and very knowledgeable,” Laughry said. “We have a lot of people who start out as buyers and wind up consigning with us.”

The buyers are typically dealers or collectors, while consigners tend to be estate executors looking to maximize the value of their property. Unlike some other auction houses, DAG does not purchase items directly from consigners.

The biggest sale to date for DAG came in April 2013, when the company garnered national recognition for its sale of a pair of russian Imperial porcelain vases for $2.7 million. The vases had been in a home in Oklahoma City since 1928.

Shuford said the family-owned business has found success through that same concept of family, which has led to a reputation for trust among referrals and repeat customers.

“It’s a people business. We enjoy establishing relationships and building them,” Shuford said. “everybody has their own area of expertise, but it’s a collaborative effort.

We pride ourselves on the integrity of what we do.”

By nature, the Shufords must be neutral go-betweens among buyers and sellers, but in the meantime, they get to experience their own private gallery of sorts — the variety and volume of which is rewarding on a personal level.

Laughry said that passion is something the family can share on a daily basis.

“All of the sisters are very close, and we’ve always been close to our parents, but we’re all very different,” she said.

“I’m thankful that I get to work with my family. It’s something that’s very special.”

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Single Dad Crafts Kid-Friendly Pad

Ben Gordon’s house, which was finished in 2012, was designed by Mark Hoesterey, built by Tom Black, and interior designed by Judith Winchester.

PHOTOS: CHArLeS DAVIS SMITH

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By Dan Koller en Gordon’s current house is quite the opposite of the last one he lived in. When Gordon was married, he and his wife shared a Tudor home in Lakewood that was built in 1929. These days, the single dad and his three kids occupy the only contemporary home on their block of Colgate Avenue in University Park.

The difference stems from where Gordon lived in the interim. When he and his wife separated, he moved into a loft in Old east Dallas. A friend had converted an old postal station there into a 36-unit apartment building.

“That’s more or less where I fell in love with all this modern stuff,” Gordon said. “That building was pretty cool, in that it was all floor-to-ceiling windows. It was all cement floors, cement ceilings, cement pillars. There were no doors to rooms. I mean, it was stark. But I kind of developed a taste for it, and I was like, ‘Man, I like this.’ ” Gordon purchased the Colgate property in December 2010, tore down the house that was there, and gave archi-

tect Mark Hoesterey a task: design a home that’s modern, but not too modern.

“He wanted a contemporary house,” Hoesterey said, “but it still needed to be comfortable for the kids, where he wasn’t worried about them riding their scooters around the house and wrecking the place.”

Gordon has a 12-year-old daughter and 6-year-old twins. They’re the reason he bought property in the Park Cities, so they could go to Highland Park ISD schools.

“Look, I love modern, but it’s got to be livable,” Gordon said. “I can’t be freaking out if there’s handprints on walls.

You know, there’s going to be skateboards in here.”

Gordon and Hoesterey put their heads together, and became friends during the collaborative process. The homeowner takes credit for the kitchen and living room being separated by only an island — “The idea there was that was going to be the main room that everything kind of focused around, where we all hung out” — but he said it was Hoesterey’s idea to have so many windows.

“The floor-to-ceiling windows basically bring the outdoors into the inside,” Gordon said. “And that was the architect’s aspect of it all. These are smaller lots. This is con-

sidered to be a big lot over here, but these are smaller lots, so what they wanted to do was make an outdoor room kind of a part of the house itself. So we utilized a ton of windows.”

The sectional couch in the aforementioned living room was created by the Italian manufacturer Minotti.

Gordon said he was able to buy it at a huge discount because it was second-hand; it had been purchased by a friend of interior designer Judith Winchester’s for the friend’s second home.

Of course, Gordon had to be convinced that “secondhand” doesn’t necessarily mean “used.” As it turned out, Winchester’s friend rarely visited that second home.

“I walked in there, and it was brand new,” Gordon said of the couch. “They had never used it before.”

Gordon and Winchester, who these days works with Coats Homes, met because she happened to be a tenant of the same apartment building as him. Gordon counts himself lucky to have had such a talented neighbor.

“She picked out the stain colors on my floors, the tiles on my walls, the tiles in my bathrooms,” Gordon said. “She literally handled everything.”

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Gordon’s home is the only contemporary design on its block of Colgate Avenue. Lots in University Park are relatively small, so architect Mark Hoesterey used a lot of floor-toceiling windows to “basically bring the outdoors into the inside,” Gordon said. There’s also an outdoor living area — featuring a TV, a ceiling fan, and a fireplace — by the pool.

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By Karen eubank t has been called seeing with “buyer’s eyes.” readying your home to sell for the best possible price in the least amount of time takes skill, imagination, and good old common sense.

You have to create a memorable first impression. That means packaging your home as a commodity, a product for sale.

You have to see your house as others see it.

Below are 10 tips for preparing your home for its market debut.

1. the agent Pick someone who knows the neighborhood. You are liquidating what is probably your most valuable asset. It behooves you to bring in someone who knows the area, who has the pulse of the market, and knows how to price your home correctly.

Look for “Sold” signs in the area to find out who has been the most successful agent.

Interview agents and find out how they would market your home. Once you pick an agent, talk to them about your home.

The same type of people buy the same type of house over and over again. Tell your agent what you loved about your house, what made you buy it. Those are the features that will attract the next buyer.

2. let go Once you realize that you are not going to live in the home anymore, half the battle is won. Selling is much easier if you are already mentally purchasing the next house. Think about the city or the neighborhood you will move to, and start planning for your new life in your new house.

Psychologically divest yourself of your present home. The moment you “let go,” you will be a whirlwind of efficiency and creativity and will whip your home into selling shape in no time at all.

3. cUrb aPPeal No one will bother going into your house if it doesn’t look desirable from the curb. Lawns should be mowed and edged, and flowerbeds weeded and mulched.

People want to go into a house that looks good from the outside. repair walkway and foundation cracks. Put out a new door-

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mat and make sure the doorbell works. exterior light fixtures should be clean and in working order. Always have a container or two of colorful flowers or some beautiful evergreens flanking the front door. Store hoses and garden implements.

Children’s swings, toys, bikes, skateboards, and basketball hoops should be relocated to the garage.

4. de-clUtter, de-PersonaliZe Clutter can kill a deal fast. Most of us don’t even see our clutter. There are family photos on the mantel (your thinking was the more the merrier), and you can’t see the refrigerator door with all of the kid art,

pizza delivery phone numbers, calendars, and cute magnets holding all those important details in place. Walk in your front door. What do you see first? If it is a personal item, a photo, painting of the family; whatever smacks completely of you and yours, remove it. Any item that pertains to religion or politics needs to be packed.

Your home will look more spacious and comfortable. With all of the excess stored, you allow people to see themselves in your home, not you.

5. garage sale Never has there been a better time to sell the things that you don’t need. Be ruth-

“ yo u h ave to s e e yo ur h o u s e as ot h e rs s e e it. ”

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less and you won’t have to rent that storage unit. And don’t overlook the closets.

Overstuffed closets are a problem. Buyers like spacious closets. Purge your wardrobe and head to the resale store. Getting ready for a garage sale is a great way to organize for your upcoming move. Arrange to have a charity pick up what does not sell. But no matter what, do not put it back in your house.

6. clean Clean means really clean. Hire a professional for the best results. Windows need to be pristine, inside and out. People will look behind your shower curtain.

minor repairs will signal a buyer that perhaps there are some hidden major repairs to worry about. If the light switches aren’t working, people will think there is an electrical issue. Aside from aesthetic reasons for repairs, the law also dictates that a homeowner has to disclose any known defects. remember, home inspectors are paid to look for repair problems.

8. Paint Paint should be fresh, free of marks, with no water spots or seams showing.

You cannot go wrong with neutral colors inside your home. It’s easier for potential homebuyers to visualize their favorite

of the laundry room, at least for showings.

Buy air purifiers, and place them in areas your pets frequent. Then, send Fido and Fluffy on a play date while the house is being shown. If you can’t find a pet sitter, plan on keeping your creatures out of sight in the laundry room or in their kennel.

10. dress UP This is the fun part, where you set the stage and create the mood of your home.

It’s a lot like getting ready for a party. Not only should your house look like it’s ready to be photographed for Metropolitan Home, it should evoke the feeling of home.

You have to create a psychological connection as well as a visual one. Put your best face forward, then appeal to the senses of the buyer. Walk through your home. Does it smell good, feel good, and look good?

Above all, maintain your sense of humor.

Not everyone is going to love your house like you do. Don’t take it personally.

The ultimate secret weapon in dressing your house is a home stager. These professionals know what works and are adept at rearranging and positioning your furniture to its best advantage. They often will remove and store pieces to make

rooms look larger. A lot of stagers will even shop for you, adding small touches that make big differences. They know how to enhance the highlights and how to minimize any defects.

Now that your home is picture perfect and the contracts are signed, enjoy your clean, freshly painted, beautifully arranged house before the movers arrive.

Karen Eubank is the Texas president of the Real Estate Staging Association and the owner of Eubank Staging.

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Don’t let them find a ring around anything. Floors need to be polished. Carpets should be stain-free, clean, and deodorized. Launder or dry clean curtains. Wash slip covers. remember how clean you got the house when your in-laws came for that first visit? It should be cleaner than that.

7. rePair This is another rule that should be second nature. Whether you have a broken window, a leaky faucet, peeling paint, or water stains on the ceiling, your house will sit on the market. Prospective buyers notice everything. A house in need of even

shade of chocolate if your red dining room walls are a neutral color. Paint the woodwork around the doors, the threshold and the front door. That shows prospective buyers a pride of ownership, that the home has been cared for.

9. Pet Play date It is hard to imagine anyone not falling in love with your dog or thinking your cat is a menace, but why take the chance? The No. 1 pet problem is the litter box. Hide it away and do everything in your power to get rid of the odor. A litter box does not belong in your bathroom, bedroom, or kitchen. Tuck it discreetly into a corner

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EXPERT DIRECTORY from the archiVes: Bina Palnitkar Patel was inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice when designing a nursery for her daughter, Lena.

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Welch architect 820 Exposition Ave., Suite 4 Dallas, TX 75226 214-327-3707 welcharchitecture.com

ARCHITECTURAL MILLWORKS daVis-haWn lUmber & architectUral millWorKs 1941 S. Beckley Ave. Dallas, TX 75225 davis-hawn.com 214-946-8123 Davis-Hawn Lumber & Architectural Millworks has been serving the Dallas Metroplex for over 90 years. Supplying excellent service and products including quality lumber, windows, doors, shutters, columns, porch materials and custom architectural millwork. With personalized service we are here to help you BUILD TO LAST!

ACCESSORIES antiQUe draPery & rod comPany 1937 Irving Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75207 214-653-1733 antiquedraperyrod.com Our aluminum rods are custom milled for us from PCW (post- consumer waste) upcycled aluminum — a sleek modern example of “upcycling.” That’s when a product is recycled into a more expensive product, increasing the recycled material’s value. The use of this commercial- grade material for simplistic hardware is in keeping with the philosophy of the modernist movement . belair home 4715 W. Lovers Lane Dallas, TX 75206 214-679-7611 caraVan serai oriental rUgs and teXtile gallery 2050 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 10057 Dallas, TX 75342 214-741-2131

glasshoUse 919 Dragon St., Dallas, TX 75207 214-761-1100 glasshouseproducts.com home on bishoP 502 N. Bishop Ave. Dallas, TX. 75208 homeonbishop.com facebook.com/HomeOnBishop 214-434-1421 Home on Bishop is a lifestyle and home decor store located in the historic Bishop Arts District. We offer a thoughtfully curated selection of home decor, furniture, lighting, jewelry, clothing made in U.S.A., gifts and inspiration! All created by human hands! Treasures live in our store one time, once they sell they are replaced with another special find!

Jonathan adler 4525 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX 75205 214-484-9726 jonathanadler.com Vintage liVing 6701 Snider Plaza Dallas, TX 75205 214-360-4211 lisalubyryan.com

APPLIANCES caPital distribUting 2910 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75247 capitaldistributing.com 214-638-2681 elite aPPliance 4901 Alpha Rd., Dallas, TX 75244 eliteappliance.com 214-306-9600

ARCHITECTS more design + bUild 6060 N. Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75206 214-217-0704 moredesignbuild.com stocKer hoesterey Montenegro Architects 4514 Travis St.,Suite 240 Dallas, TX 75205 214-252-3830 shmarchitects.com stePhen b. chambers architects 5207 McKinney Ave., Suite 16 Dallas, TX 75205 214-368-7293 chambersarchitects.com

ART GALLERIES & ANTIQUES caraVan serai oriental Rugs and Textile Gallery 2050 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 10057 Dallas, TX 75342 214-741-2131 caravanserairugs.com gerald tomlin antiQUes 54 Highland Park Village Dallas, TX 75205 214-526-3702 tomlinantiques.com Kristy stUbbs gallery 3737 Atwell St., Suite 104 Dallas, TX 75209 214-871-9311 stubbsgallery.com loVers lane antiQUe marKet 5001 W. Lovers Lane Dallas, TX, 75209 214-351-5656 loverslaneantiques.com rebecca loW scUlPtUral metal gallery & stUdio 7608 Camp Bowie West Blvd.

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bernadette schaeffler collection 1616 Hi Line Drive, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75207 214-749-0816 bernadetteschaeffler.com

nicK brocK antiQUes 2909 N. Henderson Ave. Dallas, TX 75206 214-828-0624 nickbrockantiques.com soUthWest gallery 4500 Sigma Road Dallas, TX 75244 972-960-8935 swgallery.com

chair care Patio 8700 Sovereign Row Dallas, TX 75247 www.ChairCarePatio.com 214-638-6416

Don’t let the name deceive you.

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Serving the Dallas area for more than 40 years, our consultants also offer fine-art restoration and specialty framing.

Chair Care Patio has been repairing better quality outdoor patio furniture in North Texas since 1988. Our services include patio sling replacement, custom outdoor cushions, vinyl strap replacement and complete refinishing of the metal frame. Pick up and delivery also available in the DFW area. Call today for more information or see our website for fabrics, colors and our North Texas services.

AUCTION HOUSES dallas aUction gallery 2235 Monitor Street Dallas, Texas 75207 www.DallasAuctionGallery.com 214-653-3900 Dallas Auction Gallery, founded in 2002 by the Shuford family of Dallas, has developed a world-wide reputation for auctioning the best in antiques, fine art, fine jewelry and Asian antiquities. The gallery features only the highest quality while providing impeccable client service. Dallas Auction Gallery is known internationally for integrity, straightforwardness, and personal service for both the buyer and seller.

DRAPERY/FABRICS & LINENS antiQUe draPery & rod comPany 1937 Irving Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75207 214-653-1733 antiquedraperyrod.com Our aluminum rods are custom milled for us from PCW (post- consumer waste) upcycled aluminum — a sleek modern example of “upcycling.” That’s when a product is recycled into a more expensive product, increasing the recycled material’s value. The use of this commercial- grade material for simplistic hardware is in keeping with the philosophy of the modernist movement.

from the archiVes: Cameron Crews texts from a womb chair in her bedroom.

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FLOORING & CARPETING ancora flooring P.O. Box 121443 Fort Worth, TX 76121 www.ancoraflooring.com 817-201-3300 Ancora Flooring specializes in all hardwood flooring services, including installation, sanding, finishing, refinishing, and repairing damaged floors. We ensure that you get a superior product done correctly the first time. We are committed to providing the highest quality

hardwood flooring services to residents in the DFW area. dallas flooring & design 154 Glass St., Suite 110 Dallas, TX 75207 214-749-1942 dallasflooranddesign.com

J doUglas design 3301 Oak Lawn Ave. Dallas, TX 75219 214-522-8100 jdouglasdesign.com mecoX 4532 Cole Ave. Dallas, TX 75205 214-580-3800 mecox.com sUtherland 1025 N. Stemmons Freeway Suite 340 Dallas TX, 75207 214-742-6501 sutherlandfurniture.com

neW life hardWoods 915 Slocum St. Dallas, TX 75207 214-342-3800 newlifehardwoods.com

Weir’s fUrnitUre 3219 Knox St. Dallas, TX 75205 214-528-0321 weirsfurniture.com

FURNITURE

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anteKs 1135 Dragon St. Dallas, TX 75206 214-528-5567 antekshome.com

alan hoffmann comPany 1920 Abrams Parkway, Suite 341 Dallas, TX 75218 214-324-0046 concretehomestore.com

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EXPERT DIRECTORY rsVP design serVices 15303 Dallas Parkway, Suite 110 Addison, TX 75001 972-458-7787 rsvpdesignservices.com Wesley-Wayne interiors 1220 Manufacturing St. Dallas, TX 75207 214-605-9754 wesley-wayne.com

KITCHEN & BATH caPital distribUting 2910 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75247 214-638-2681 capitaldistributing.com dallas flooring & design 154 Glass St., Suite 110 Dallas, TX 75207 214-749-1942

from the archiVes: Angela De La Vega’s home was featured in H&D in 2013.

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bella Vita cUstom homes 4514 Cole Ave., Suite 600 Dallas, TX 75205 469-387-3499 livingbellavita.com charles r. haggard contracting 4112 Druid Lane Dallas, TX 75205 214-521-4443 charlesrhaggardcontracting.com

sharif & mUnir cUstom homes 6009 Belt Line Road, Suite 200 Dallas, TX 75254 972-788-1234 sharif-munir.com tatUm broWn cUstom homes 5952 Royal Lane, Suite 208 Dallas, TX 75230 214-361-4877 tatumbrown.com

INTERIOR DESIGNERS

Katherine d. interiors 1403 Slocum St. Dallas, TX 75207 214-295-2910 katharinedinteriors.com Kim armstrong interior design 8919 Forest Hills Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75218 214-500-0600 interiorsbykim.com

barbara gilbert interiors 1801 Royal Lane, Suite 810 Dallas, TX 75229 214-641-7897 barbaragilbertinteriors.com

linda fritschy interior design 4908 Gulfstream Drive Dallas, TX 75244 214-866-0041 lindafritschydesign.com

george leWis cUstom homes 3100 Monticello Ave., Suite 150 Dallas, TX 75205 214-361-8688 georgelewishomes.com

id collection 1025 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 745 Dallas, TX 75207 214-698-0226 interiordesigncollection.com

mary anne smiley interiors 6215 Royal Crest Drive Dallas, TX 75230 214-522-0705 mary-anne-smiley-interiors.com

more design + bUild 6060 N. Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75206 214-217-0704 moredesignbuild.com

Jan shoWers & associates 1308 Slocum St. Dallas, TX 75207 214-747-5252 janshowers.com

dld interiors 5500 Preston Road, Suite 390 Dallas, TX 75205 214-810-3229 dldinteriors.com

ellen grasso & sons 3221 Villanova St. Dallas, TX 75225 214-559-4580 ellengrasso.com

elegant additions dallas 150 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 203 Dallas, TX 75207 214-745-0088 elegantadditions.net KiVa Kitchen & bath 2651 Fondren Drive Dallas, TX 75206 214-363-7211 kivahome.com

LIGHTING lang lighting design 120 Knox Place, 4645 N. Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75205 214-780-0700 langlighting.com WindWard collection 4324 Windsor Parkway Dallas, TX 75205 214-521-9717 windwardcollection.com scott + cooner 1617 Hi Line Drive, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75207 214-748-9838 scottcooner.com

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METAL WORK

PLUMBING

King architectUral metals 9611 E. R.L. Thornton Freeway Dallas, TX 75228 800-542-2379 kingmetals.com

riddell PlUmbing 3700 U.S. Hwy 80 East Mesquite, TX 75149 972-682-4860 www.riddellplumbing.com

Potter art metal stUdios 4827 Memphis St. Dallas, TX 75207 214-821-1419 potterartmetal.com

REAL ESTATE christine mcKenny Dave Perry-Miller & Associates 5500 Preston Road, Suite 290 Dallas, TX 75205 214-662-7758 daveperrymiller.com

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Top producer Christine McKenny has sold more than $115 million worth of residential real estate. As an advocate of home buyers and sellers, she truly understands the necessity of listening to a client’s needs. Marketing is her forté, and her dedication to personal service carries throughout her success stories.

bonicK 9810 Brockbank Drive Dallas, TX 75220 972-243-9673 bonicklandscaping.com deliVery limited 8220 Ambassador Row Dallas, TX 75247 214-261-1000 deliverylimited.com harold leidner landscaPe architects 1601 Surveyor Blvd.

Carrollton, TX 75006 972-418-5244 haroldleidner.com JacKsons home & garden 6950 Lemmon Ave. Dallas, TX 75209 214-350-9200 jacksonshg.com John-bernhard 25 Highland Park Village, Suite 100-101 Dallas, TX 75205 214-281-2919 john-bernhard.com

daVe Perry-miller & associates 5950 Berkshire Lane, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75225 214-369-6000 daveperrymiller.com Since 2007, Dave Perry-Miller & Associates has set Dallas sales records, representing billions of dollars in property for thousands of satisfied clients. We command a leading market share while marketing properties of quality and character, regardless of price.

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EXPERT DIRECTORY

from the archiVes: Kristen Whitehill’s renovated kitchen was a labor of love.

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STONE & TILE

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ROOFS metal roofs of teXas

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It is their task to help insure that Dallas children have safe homes.

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The Meeting, 1913 lead Inscribed with the signature and date Lipchitz 1913, with the artist’s thumbprint 32 x 22.5 x 14.5 inches Provenance: From the Estate of Mary Jo Vaughn Rauscher, Dallas, Texas. Acquired from Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York, in 1964.