Historic Fort Worth: Designer Showhouse 2010

I've been running all over the place lately.

I need a teleporter. Someone get after that pretty please.

 

One visit I missed this year was to the 2010 Designer Showhouse in Fort Worth. {bummer} However, I was pleasently surprised to find a wonderful and comprehensive article shared by Rebecca Sherman with decordallas that highlighted the experience. {Thanks Rebecca, great photos!}

 

This year the historic modern estate of Eddie and Fran Chiles, which was designed by world renown architect A.Quincy Jones in 1966, was transformed room by room by a myriad of local talent. The profits of the month long event profited Historic Fort Worth's mission to "preserve our unique historic identity through stewardship, education, and leadership".

 

Check out her article. My favorite parts are the pictures of the Grand Entrance {imagine walking up with your gown flowing behind you as you approach those large double doors, stunning}, The Regan Room by Cathy Kincaid, The Master Sitting Room by Tad Watts with Domain XCIV, the original hardware designed by William Haines, and finally The Butler's Pantry {I love how they recreated Fran's set up for the tours!} 

 

Side note: if you're looking more information from a modernist perspective,

see if you can hunt down a copy of "Builder's Homes for Better Living" by Jones.

 

Cheers!

xoxo-LC