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The right mix
The result is an upscale home furnishings, accessories, and gift shop that carries contemporary lines as well as vintage and antique pieces. Customers can find everything from a Ro Sham Beaux rose quartz chandelier and antique French armoires to handcrafted candles and jewelry. The well-curated, eclectic collection is intended to allow for fun and sophistication to coexist in your interiors. “You can have an important piece without it looking like it belongs in your grandmother’s house,” Courtney says. The owners also seek out goods that are produced domestically as well as products made by women.
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Summers’ solstice
Known for her crisp and elegant interiors, Summers’ designs have landed her on Architectural Digest’s lists of top interior designers in the world. At Emily Summers | Studio 54, shoppers will be immersed in her signature style. Custom pieces from local artists like ceramics by Brian Molanphy will also be available for purchase.
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Letter Perfect
Alexander isn’t content with merely meeting your paper needs. “If you’re freaking out two days before a party like I normally do, I want you to have a single place where you can get everything you need for a pretty table instead of going to seven different stores,” she says. To that end, she’s stocked up on vintage serving pieces, wrapping papers, place cards and holders, and lots more.
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the reel deal
Dallas-based Reel FX employs more than 300 talented creatives who produce the visual effects and computer animation the entertainment studio has become known for. But after hours, left with what creative director David Hummel calls “creative steam,” many of those employees were exercising their artistic muscles in ways that went beyond putting mouse to mousepad and pixel to screen. So the enterprising minds at Reel FX have channeled that energy into Get Reel Goods, an educational studio and shop located a stone’s throw from their Deep Ellum headquarters. The back half of the 1,200-square-foot space hosts classes on everything from improv acting to cider making, while the front of the store is stocked with clothing, accessories, home goods, and food items made by Reel FX employees and other area artisans. Beyond simply offering an outlet for independent businessmen and -women to teach their trades and sell their wares, the Get Reel team can lend their design expertise to help with merchandising, brand building, and packaging. Their goal in everything—from community-outreach projects like mural painting to subsidizing workshops to make them more affordable for their employees—is to foster the artistic spirit. “It’s a way we can give back to the employees of Reel FX and to the community,” says COO Kyle Clark. “It’s about getting back to making stuff.”
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in the haus
Dallas will also be the only location in the country to carry Arhaus’ new collection of Italian wallpapers and other specialty wall treatments, including some made of shells and wood. And customers can feel good about purchasing from Arhaus, as nearly 50 percent of their collections are made from recycled and renewable materials.
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On the Move
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Personally curated
“It’s smaller and a different style of store,” Lenox says. “At its essence, it’s a distilled version of what I’ve always done, but it’s the best of it and less of it. It’s a gift and home accessories store—heavy in home décor, gifts and accessories, and my style of menswear. It will be American heritage brands and things that I think are cool.”
For the last 10 months, he’s been stocking up on unusual and hard-to-find items to fill the 2,000-square-foot space—canoe paddles, sportswear and accessories from Filson, Pendleton sportswear and blankets, Faribault Woolen Mill Co wool blankets, belt buckles by Clint Orms, vintage items, and so much more. Lenox says that he’s had fun putting the merchandise together, and his selection process is simple: “Everything here is something that I would own or give as a gift.”