The Trendsetter
When designer Janet Gridley moved to Dallas 12 years ago from Minneapolis, she thought about living in an unorthodox space—something really funky, like a converted bakery. But she took one step into her Charles Dilbeck home in Oak Lawn and fell in love. “It was rumored to be a Dilbeck when we bought it, and then I took a class at SMU and had the professor come look at it to confirm,” she says. Her next steps are to travel to Austin to get the home officially verified as a Dilbeck design. Inside, the home is a perfect blend of original touches and Gridley’s own take on things—a beautifully neutral space with pops of earthy color and plenty of texture. “In my work, I get to use a lot of color,” she says. “In my own home, I’m a little bit more shy.”
