Designing woman

Celebrity designer Kelly Wearstler talks vintage styles and why she takes her kids to flea markets

By Stephanie Quadri

05.05.13 | 9:00 am

Kelly Wearstler is a modern woman we admire. She doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to growing her empire, which includes a collection of ready-to-wear, jewelry, furniture, home accessories an ...

Lewis & Maese Auction: European and Asian, Fine Art, Decorative Art and Antiques

03.20.13

The grandeur of 18th and 19th century lifestyles of luxury takes center stage at this Lewis & Maese auction. Several Houston family estates, including fine paintings and bronzes from the late J

Houston Young Professionals & Fashion Houston Networking Event

Ligne Roset

03.26.13

Located at West Ave in Upper Kirby, the Linge Roset store offers consumers an entire lifestyle of French inspired furniture collections and decorative accessories. Enjoy cocktails and appetizers as

Fab Find

Lam Bespoke's custom-created Town & Country stool adds versatility to any room

By Whitney Radley

11.24.12 | 1:20 pm

Montrose denizens may have noticed the recent transformation of Hein Lam Home into Lam Bespoke, its immense exterior walls accentuated by a cheerful, robin's egg logo.  Insid ...

Teeny shoppers

First in Texas: Pottery Barn's PBteen pops up in The Woodlands with beanbag chairs & holiday gifts

By Whitney Radley

11.09.12 | 5:13 pm

PBteen is opening its first Texas store on Saturday in a hot market: The Woodlands Mall. The child of Pottery Barn and an affiliate of Williams-Sonoma, PBteen has been a purveyor of teenage-app ...

Pillow Talk

Home is where the good stuff is: 5 online shops for fabulous creature comforts

By Jennifer Chininis

10.21.12 | 5:39 pm

Some people like to while away the time on Pinterest, building pin boards and daydreaming about a life they don’t — but possibly could — have. We stare at the computer enough ...

A Fresh Hand

Interior designer insights: Antique furniture and modern art create a new age of elegance

By Whitney Radley

10.20.12 | 2:01 pm

"It was like daylight in the swamp," says interior designer Alex Papachristidis, who will deliver the keynote at the Houston Design Center Fall Market on Tuesday. He is describing the epi ...

Creating a unique look

Bargains on designer furniture, rugs & accent pieces abound at Houston Design Center Sample Sale

By Clifford Pugh

08.23.12 | 12:30 pm

Most designer furniture showrooms are open only to "the trade," which means no one but interior designers and their clients can get in. But on Friday and Saturday, the Houston Design Cent ...

Estate Sale

Louboutin, Oscar de la Renta & French mirrors: What's left of former Mayor Bob & Elyse Lanier belongings in big sale

By Joel Luks

05.12.12 | 6:30 am

A designer bedroom set, antique paintings, two exquisite French mirrors, fine china, clothes and accouterments by Dolce & Gabbana, Diane von Furstenberg, Manolo Blahnik, a one-of-akind Alexandr ...

Wood work

"Finishing School" workshops at New Living use reclaimed wood to create furniture treasures

By Barbara Kuntz

04.29.12 | 12:00 pm

Leave the upturned pinkie behind for a different take on “finishing school” now being held at a local green institution. Gather that now-wobbly and scratched wooden rocker you’ve ...