The Bishop Arts District is not only the coolest place to be this NYE, but it’s also the safest and most responsible, thanks to the free Bishop Arts Winery Trolley.

The party box will pick up partiers on New Year’s Eve at The Belmont Hotel, The Kessler Theatre, The Texas Theatre, and the Bishop Arts District.  The bus holds 35 people and will run from 7pm to 2am.  This is a great opportunity to check out all of the great places in Dallas’ hottest area!  Come on over and crawl with us this NYE!

You will be there, right?  Surely you aren’t considering missing the holiday event of the year this Thursday!

This Thursday’s  annual DIFFA Wreath Collection auction gives you three amazing party themes (Speakeasy, EuroPop Lounge and Glam Holiday) in three unique venues…Design Within Reach, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams and Nest in the trendy McKinney Avenue Design District.

Each venue will be filled with signature cocktails, fabulous music, great food, all uniquely DIFFA!  Honorary Chair, Jo Marie Lilly, and Co-Chairs, Ron Brady and Mark Mayland want to see you there!  Kick off the party season in style and do your part to raise funds to support North Texas AIDS Service Organizations!

Oh, and did I mention there’s an after party sponsored by Belvedere Vodka?  Get all of the details here.

For more information go to the Handmade Bash website.

The opening celebration party of  Dwell With Dignity’s Thrift Studio was a grand success!  This pop-up shop, in the heart of the design district, will be open during the month of October featuring items from Jan Showers and David Sutherland along with a big variety of donated items …vintage and new.  The plan is to open Thrift Studio bi-annually to help raise funds for Dwell With Dignity.  After attending the grand opening on Friday night, it just moved to the top of my list for finding luxury for less!

Five of Dallas most creative designers were asked to peruse the Dwell With Dignity warehouse and create a vignette with their pick of the donated goods.  These vignettes were the highlight of the night and proved to be a great marketing tool, as “SOLD” stickers covered most of the items early in the evening.

Pulp Design Studio

Pulp Design Studio ~ I am crazy about this daybed!  Swoon!!

Jones Baker ~ I bought two things from this space…can you guess what they are?

Swoon [The Studio]

Swoon [The Studio] ~ I wish I had a better photo of this space!  Sam did an amazing job and this picture doesn’t do it justice!  I’m nuts over that aged mirror hanging with a rope.  I have a feeling I’m going to regret not buying it…

Studio Ten 25

Studio Ten 25 ~ Those yellow foo dogs were fab!

EJ Interiors ~ Turquoise and orange = Color Perfection!

No design celebration is ever complete without Peacock Alley linens!!  Looks like whoever dressed this bed read our ‘Build A Better Bed’ series!  Peacock Alley is now dressing the beds of Dwell With Dignity’s design recipients!  Just one more reason to love their linens!

Tisha Clark, me and Amy Lee, of House of Wentworth

I limited myself to one cakeball…  Divine!

Did you guess what I bought?

These quirky paper mache heads had to make it home with me…as well as the worn leather chair that I’m sitting in…

I love the worn arms…

There’s still great deals there!  Be sure to make it over sometime during the month of October!

Thrift Design Studio

1616 Hi Line

Dallas, TX

The Winspear Opera House got a psychedelic make-over in honor of the upcoming production of “Hair” opening Sept. 20.  It was a beautiful day on Sunday, so I headed to the Arts District to check out this amazing yarn bomb display!

Over 70 knitters from around the Dallas area emerged on the Winspear last week to cover everything that was nailed down with crocheted and knitted yarn…every piece stitched by hand…I would have loved to have dusted off my needles and participated in this.  I got a bit ‘snap happy’ over all of the gorgeous knit and crocheted eye candy.  I hope these pictures bring you an ounce of the ‘groovy’ feeling I had as I walked around this creative display of hippie happiness!

Wouldn’t it be cool if this is what all graffiti looked like?  Nothing harmed…just a display of colorful art made with thoughtful preparation…

Nothing went uncovered…

Cable knit yarn bombing…impressive!

The Arts District is a great place to take your family on the weekends.  There’s several one hour parking spots in the area….just enough time to walk around and snap some pictures and see the sites!  Your kids and dogs will love the reflecting pool beside the opera house!

‘Hair’ runs through Oct. 2nd, so try to make it within the next couple of weeks to see this amazing yarn bombing display!  You’re sure to have some great photo ops with your family!

If you want to snag a seat to see this classic musical, go the the Winspear Opera House box office on-line.

Peace and Love!

Dwell With Dignity is having a sneak peek of their first Pop Up Shop, Thrift Studio, and you’re invited!

Some of the very best from the Dallas design world will be designing 5 vignettes for you to shop.  Come and have drinks and light bites as you peruse the goods!  Dwell With Dignity plans to open this pop up shop biannually to sell their overstock donations.  This first sale will be open from Oct. 1 through Oct. 29.  I helped tidy up their warehouse one weekend and you won’t believe the gorgeous home goods you’ll find!

Friday, Sept. 30

6 to 9pm

1616 Hi Line Drive, Dallas

$25 admission at the door benefits Dwell With Dignity

See you there!!

Some of my favorite rooms from Beth Dotolo and Carolina Gentry’s Pulp Design Studio… I could move right in to any of these spaces!

Follow their blog here and also check out Beth’s personal blog, Hello, Splendor.  It’s one of my favorites!

It’s never too early to plan a little Christmas shopping, right?

This is how Dallas does design!  Michelle Nussbaumer’s Ceylon et Cie, located in the heart of the Dallas Design district, has a “tricked out truck” to deliver your purple bamboo chairs!  Genius!

Thank you Leslie Bell, of Estates and More, for sharing this fun shot!