At the beginning of last year, designer Tara Lenney invited us to participate when she renovated and designed a Tudor from 1928 in Oak Cliff for the owner Kate Moseley. Lenney and her main designer Parker White worked hand in hand with the tree manager Tommy Bishop and general entrepreneur Mark Kavanaugh to update the 2,500 square meter residence and at the same time maintain character and charm. Now the final unveiling with outdated interiors comes into layered, inviting rooms with personal details and custom details. (Catch up part 1 and part 2.)
“You have these magical projects that only come in a career once or twice,” says Lenney. “You have the right house the right house, the right house. Kate also has a great taste and lets us run wild with ideas. “
Although the crew had still completed accessories, art and window treatments, Moseley and their family were able to move in shortly before the holidays. The project was completely completed this month.
One of the most popular aspects of Moseley in the house is that the interiors are similar to their previous house in Lakewood, which they lost in a fire due to a lightning strike. The suitcase ceilings, some of the lights and the ventilation hood are inspired by all details directly from this house. The team was also able to save and use a few pieces of furniture (including dining room pieces, a coffee table and a few side tables) and some art. “The moment I came in, it felt at home,” recalls Moseley. “My children said the same thing.”
Make a room for room tour through the end result and take a look at the galleries to look back on the “previously” photos and renders of the first plans.
Living room: luxury comfort
Since the living room is long, the designers opted for two seating arrangement: one is in favor of rolling up on the fire, and the other is for lazing to watch a film.
This fireplace, which was a focus from the start, is just steps from the front door. Moseley asked for a design that looked original at home, and White and Lenney paid great attention to ensure that the final look was delivered. The team chose handmade Syzygy tiles -ton elements to surround the fireplaces -and was extremely thorough in the installation, says White. “Since we built the box of the fireplace built by our mill worker, we put a lot of details into the introduction of more tiles without tile cuts.”
Furniture and goods in the room – there is an Arhaus lamp, a global viewing chair and the art of Dallas' Scout Design Studio – complement the fireplace. “Each piece is adjusted so that this house fits,” says White. “For the sofa we selected the fabric and built it so what we needed.”
Another section of the room comprises built -in into the that were painted in Benjamin Moores Edgoccomb Gray. “A design trick is to throw built into a strange room to do something striking,” says White and adds that they frame the television perfectly and serve as storage. “Because as pretty as it is, it is also functional.”
Captured and found objects, some from the local antique business Lula B, end the room. Vintage articles ”add to this lived classic touch. We used a lot of it to add some of our newer pieces, ”explains White.
The Arteriors Kitchen Bar stools were one of the first objects that had chosen white for the house. “We had not yet completed the surfaces and I saw them. I said, “These are Kates Bar stools,” recalls White. “Fortunately, she agreed. Finding something that is both comfortable and has a unique shape and a unique pattern is attention. And I like the little pop of fun and funky with the traditional. “
An unexpected feature in the room is the back splash behind the La Cornue area. “Originally we wanted to transmit our stone with the small picture bar, but [we] I also wanted to have a pot filler that would be functional over the stove, ”explains White. “So we swung ourselves. It is one of my favorite things in the kitchen that we hadn't planned. “
Other special details are a marble stone apron that is applied to the Blanco Under Montount sink, the marble cladding around the windows and the customer -specific kitchen island. “The marble shelves are all under light,” says Lenney. “It's a real mood at night.”
The designers are planned for double functions in the pantry/laundry room. The aesthetics were also planned. “Kate found this beautiful mosaic floor, and that was an absolute yes for us,” says White. In order to take a touch of heat, white and Lenney decided for a butcher block worktop with thick strips of wood instead of a stone gear. The team painted the room in Sherwin-Williams' Rocky River and chose a wonderful lamp instead of a canned light. “Since it is a tiny washroom for laundry room, it is one of my favorite rooms,” notes White.
White and Lenney had Asian-inspired flower wallpapers for the eating blanket identified-also recognized as a Moseley that they could save a few captain chairs from their Lakewood house, they knew that they had to use them for the heads of the table. “The captain's chairs had color and pattern, so we turned the wallpaper over,” says White.
The graphic lines of the new paper in a grid style were also perfect for the Eichholtz lights inspired by lights that Lenney met during a trip to Dublin. “She had Instagrated her trip to Europe and I followed and searched for what I wanted,” says Moseley. “I died above them.”
The team designed the room with Moselleys Burl Wood Table, Antique Chairs and their art collection. “The room is breathtaking and I love it,” says Moseley. “This is the place where we will eat. We didn't use much from the dining room in the larger house. We will actually use this. “
“We knew early on that we wanted to make a marble console,” said Lenney from this previously invisible powder. “That was the starting point.” She had the middle of the console in Turkey made with a new provider – which was a bit of gambling. “It has these steel clips that keep it in the wall,” says White. “It is one of these things you hope and pray is everything you want.” (It is.)
After selecting the sink, the team chose a flowers, a disguise detail and a graphic tile that Moseley found on Pinterest. The Sherwin-Williams-Kutschen-Türfarbton on the equipment connects everything together.
“In a non-classic Tara movement I said” We have to burgunden “, which I have never said in my life,” laughs Leney.
Originally an attic, the main bedroom was a spatial challenge. However, the designers and contractors have created a plan to increase the ceilings and put windows in the perfect spots that surround the bed. “Every centimeter [of the room] Was made around Kate, ”says Lenney.
Moseley imagined the main bedroom as its sanctuary with soothing colors, fabrics and surfaces. “We have a lot of color and pattern, but the saturation is rejected to create this relaxing atmosphere,” explains Lenney. “We wanted it to feel as calming as it is when they go to a hotel, but with more personality.” They chose an Arhaus bed, bedside tables through interlude and a floral wallpaper – with a vertical line to make the blankets appear even greater, white white. “We needed all help with the vertical stripes.”
The philosophy of the design team in this room was to select parts that created a perfect combination of organic and geometric shapes, textures as well as solids and patterns. “Layer pattern deals with varying scales, so we have the background image with a medium level, the bank goes to a small scale and the carpet has a edge, so that it is firmly preserved with a pattern and the chaise,” says White. “The mixture and match of solids and patterns make it successful.”
In the primary bathroom, the team carefully designed a custom tiled pattern that consists of five different styles of threats – a choice that reflects the original era of the house. “Older houses very rarely had a tile everywhere, so we knew that we were something above a hexagon,” says Lenney. “So Parker and Kate made a trip [to find it]. The central tile has this feeling of something that would have been there at this time, and it gives it a modern, dramatic turn. “
The designers chose a stained white oak cabinets with a vertical wooden masks to keep the eye up. It is a room that optimally takes every square. “When I bought the house, the upper floor looked like a closed attic,” notes Moseley. “And now that when you go up there, don't notice the angles because of the cupboards and design.” The closed nastroom comprises a bathtub from Victoria & Albert and the shower; Moseley loves the setup for its convenience and easy to clean up.
Although some parts of the final installation took more time than expected – is that not always the case with a renovation? – Moseley says that the house was worth waiting. “I can't believe that I can live here. It's just perfect. “
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