D Home July-August 2005

Christine Allison on the stories furniture can tell.

Modernist icons and grandmother’s crystal keep this dining room looking fresh for summer.

Your resource for the best house and garden services. New this issue: the best roofers in Dallas.

Secrets to choosing perfect tomatoes and seven new recipe ideas.

Butterfly gardens: everything you need to know before starting your own.

What to plant, what to prune, and what’s in bloom now in Dallas gardens.

The Dallas Arboretum and Calloway’s Nursery team up to bring you plants that are guaranteed to weather the Texas heat.

Readers request their favorite recipes from the best local restaurants.

The best-tasting boutique beers you can buy.

Your antiques questions answered by local experts.

From salvage yards to funky boutiques, these great spots transform everyday shopping into a true treasure hunt.

Great new home shops.

Tips and advice on surviving your home remodel.

How to protect your family from biting insects. Plus, chemical misting systems are the hot new way to kill mosquitos. Our reporter Brent Flynn says they might not be as safe as they sound.

Shoppers, start your charge cards. The retail event of the season has landed in Frisco: North Texas first Ikea. For newbie’s and savvy pros alike, here’s a guide to all things stylish and Swedish. (No, not Abba.)

From parties to awards to partings—our report on the latest in the Dallas design and architecture biz.

Our New York editor, Virginia Bauer, reports on the Kips Bay showhouse.

D Home editor Rebecca Sherman writes about her new blue and white interiors.

Mexican designer Gonzalo Bueno renovates a CityHome townhouse, glamorously.

Dallas is in the middle of a vertical building craze. Here’s who’s building, who’s moving in, and what to expect.

A look at some of Dallas’ best kitchens and bath, plus new products form the Kitchen-Bath show in Las Vegas.

A backyard toolshed is transformed into a charming dinner cottage.

Results of Viking’s Kitchen of the Year contest.