2021 April Lake Highlands Advocate

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FUNCTIONAL DESIGN

NEW LISTING

9118 ROCK DAISY COURT

$799,000 3 Bed | 2.1 Bath | Spa | 3 Car | 2,568 SF Selzer Stell Group - 214-355-3113

NEW PRICE

10118 CARIBOU | $770,000

5 Bed | 4 Bath | 2 Car | 3,327 SF Peter Loudis - 214-215-4269

PENDING

5151 MONTICELLO | $599,900

2 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 1,399 SF Alison O’Halloran - 214-228-9013

NEW LISTING

9015 WINDY CREST | SOLD 4 Bed | 3 Bath | 2 Car | 2,589 SF Russ Brown - 972-445-9331

3013 HOLFORD | $455,000

4 Bed | 3.1 Bath | 3 Car | 3,476 SF Dennis Coleman - 214-498-4136

PENDING

400 CANYON RIDGE | SOLD 4 Bed | 2 Bath Car | 2,011 SF Liz Freethy - 214-280-9091 NEW LISTING

10526 LONGMEADOW | $419,000

10339 LAKE GARDENS | SOLD

3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 1,618 SF Mary Rinne - 214-552-6735

3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 1.725 SF Selzer Stell Group - 214-355-3113

1600 GENEVA LANE | $390,000

3001 BAYBERRY | SOLD

3700 FINLEY RD | SOLD 3 Bed |1.1 Bath | 2 Car | 1,684 SF Bridget Bell - 214-663-3247

3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 1,784 SF Dybvad Phelps Sinnott & Clayton 214.536.8786

3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2 Car | 2,023 SF Liz Freethy - 214-280-9091

LAKEWOOD | LAKE HIGHLANDS | 214-826-0316

4 Bed | 2 Bath | 2,066 SF Carol Morales - 972-946-6444

PRESTON CENTER | 214-692-0000

9660 LIVENSHIRE | $399,900

EBBY’S LITTLE WHITE HOUSE | 214-210-1500

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Jan Stell

Carolyn Albers Black

Steve Cairns

Konnie Clayton

Max Dunham

214-675-2089 carolynablack@ebby.com

972-740-2517 stevecairns@ebby.com

Dybvad Phelps Sinnott & Clayton Group

214-336-3623 maxdunham@ebby.com

Shelby James

Peter Loudis

Katherine McCullough

Cindy O’Gorman

214-533-7650 shelbyjames@ebby.com

214-215-4269 peterloudis@ebby.com

214-868-7757 kdmccullough@ebby.com

The O’Gorman Group

Mary Rinne

Doug Selzer

Elizabeth Selzer

Kim Sinnott

214-552-6735 maryrinne@ebby.com

Selzer & Stell Group

Selzer & Stell Group

972-322-8073 dougselzer@ebby.com

214-797-0868 elizabethselzer@ebby.com

Dybvad Phelps Sinnott & Clayton Group

214-708-5233 konnieclayton@ebby.com

972-380-7389 cindyogorman@ebby.com

214-536-8786 kimsinnott@ebby.com

contents APRIL 2021 VOL.27 NO.4

8 CLICKWORTHY All the web news 14 ARTIST Q&A Michelle Noah 16 ART FOR THE FLOOR Vintage rugs 27 DINING Carver Park 35 REAL ESTATE DEBRIEF Today’s competition 38 VAN DYKE HOME Inside a mid-century modern renovation 44 RETHINKING DESIGN Functionality first

Lake Highlands artist Michelle Noah has been painting out of her Garland studio for the past five years. Photography by Owen Jones.

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Lake highlands TOP PRODUCEr, TOP 25

jenny kellogg

9630 Crestedge Drive | SOLD

Thank you so much to my clients in Lake Highlands! Let me know about your Real Estate needs in 2021.

Jenny Kellogg 214.986.4112 jenny.kellogg@alliebeth.com

A sincere thank you to our amazing clients, friends and Lake Highlands neighbors for an incredible 2020.

Your success is our success, and we owe it all to you.

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Jason Bates

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Kristen Harris

Ben Lee

Wendy Lucas

Alyssa Ramsey

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Aimee Schreiner Ives

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THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL approved

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to my wonderful clients for an incredible 2020!

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75 in early March.

Cypress Creek at Forest Lane plans for a 200-unit mixed income development with half low income and half market rent units. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Adam McGough opposed the project, citing opposing feedback from adjacent neighborhoods in Northwood Estates and Hamilton Park. McGough’s motion to deny LIHTC support failed, but one councilman voiced agreement. District 11’s Lee Kleinman said he frequently gets calls from constituents who no longer feel safe using the Cottonwood Trail system. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will host a virtual public hearing on May 18 at 6 p.m. to accept comments on LIHTC projects in four regions including Region 3, which includes Forest and 75.

Written comments may be emailed to HTCPC@tdhca.state.tx.us.

Read more by searching “Low income housing” at lakehighlands. advocatemag.com.

Alyssa Ramsey 469.569.5438 alyssa@dpmre.com

EDUCATION UPDATES n Richardson ISD’s 2021-22 calendar has been approved. Calendar option B

starts the school year on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, and ends the year on Friday, May 27, 2022. Community feedback led to 191 votes for option B and 44 votes for option A. n Every RISD student will have the opportunity to take the STAAR exam in an

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online format. The district will comply with the state’s requirements for all public school students to be given the opportunity to take the exam. Each school will have a unique schedule. n Forest Lane Academy student culture coach Andrew Harden has won the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators’ 2021 Teacher of the Year. n Dallas ISD will continue to require students, faculty and staff to wear masks. The

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district’s rule remains after Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the state mask mandate. RISD will also continue to require masks.

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MASKS REQUIRED AT THESE BUSINESSES Texas’ mask mandate ended in March, but here are some Lake Highlands businesses that still require masks: n HAUTE SWEETS PATISSERIE n KAZY’S GOURMET SHOP n RESIDENT TAQUERIA

New music alert: St. Vincent

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AKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 2001 graduate Annie Clark, also known as St. Vincent, has a new album on the way. St. Vincent released single “Pay Your Way In Pain” on March 4 for the album Daddy’s Home, which will come out May 14.

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THE WORD Richardson ISD will continue enforcing its existing universal mask requirement for students and staff during in-person school activities for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. This comes after Texas’ mask mandate ended in March.

Thank you for following the science and making this decision to continue to keep staff and students safe!

—Amy McShane Thank goodness!

—Lisa Lee Honeycutt Thank you for keeping the teachers and students safe.

—LeaAnne Pillers Ugh people!

—Emily Herrera

NONPROFIT NEWS n Vickery Meadow will benefit from community grants awarded

by Texas Health Resources. Texas Health awarded $5 million in grants to DFW area organizations. Well Together will receive $500,000. The behavioral health initiative aims to mitigate depression in residents in Central and West Dallas, including the 75231 ZIP code in Vickery Meadow. AVANCE North Texas will work with Vickery Meadow to increase awareness of mental health, offer screenings for 100 families for depression and connect 50 families with limited or no access to social resources. n Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation has received a $24,474 grant for its Summer Environmental Explorations camp.

The foundation is among 10 recipients from $290,000 in grants awarded by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program.

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We always say, if you can see your floor, you need more rugs.

— KENDRA ROY AND COURTNEY ASTRANTI READ MORE ABOUT THIS SISTER-OWNED RUG BUSINESS ON PAGE 16.

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In the March 2021 issue of the Lake Highlands Advocate, future upgrades to the SoPac Trail and its surrounding areas were incorrectly credited. The Vickery Midtown Public Improvement District has headed those improvement efforts. The Advocate regrets the error.

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One recipient, MilkSpace, LLC, says the company provides breastfeeding essentials and “has a special corporate social

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THE E N T H US I AST This Lake Highlands artist’s paintings speak to the soul ›

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ichelle Noah has been painting since she was a child growing up in Oklahoma City. She attended art school at The University of Oklahoma before settling down with her husband in Lake Highlands in 1986. Noah has painted in her historic Downtown Garland art studio for nearly five years, but she often sells paintings out of her home here.

BECOMING AN ARTIST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. When I got married and had kids, I switched over to smaller art and tried my hand at watercolor, and then I did a lot of small folk art. I got a part-time job teaching art at a classical Christian school. The year between finishing teaching and opening this studio, I did a lot of different things. I did pop up art in Snider Plaza. I got 14 artists

Story by ELIZABETH UCLÉS | Photo by OWEN JONES

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to put art there for a month. That’s when I decided I wanted to open my own studio, and two of the artists that were in the pop up started this with me. We looked around and figured that Garland was going to work for us. We would have loved to have been in Lake Highlands because all three of us are Lake Highlands moms, but this just worked better price wise. I knew I wanted to paint, create, become an artist and have a website.

D ESC R I B E YOU R CU R R E N T A RT WO R K .

I transitioned from a folk art focus. I really got into the whole scene of Oklahoma history and art. When I started the Enneagram series, I had already started moving toward a little more abstract. I took a three-day workshop on a class about abstract and color composition, and that was definitely an influence for me. When I move on from one thing to another, I will definitely paint over something from my past if I don’t like it anymore.

I definitely painted over some of my folk art.

W H AT I N S P I R E D Y O U T O CREATE “BY THE NUMBERS: A N E N N E AG RA M S E R I ES ” T H AT F E AT U R E D AT T H E EISEMANN CENTER? I have four adult kids, and they kept talking about the Enneagram.

They would say, “Oh mom, you’re such a seven.” I’m like, “What’s a seven?” I decided to start learning about it. I ordered a couple of books off of Amazon.

Suzanne Stabile’s book is the one I ordered, and I loved it. A friend of mine and I decided to take a two-day [Enneagram] workshop here in Dallas. I painted the nine Enneagrams first, and then I painted the triads. It just has been booming lately as far as people wanting to know about it.

and website. I have art at my house. Sometimes people are closer to Lake Highlands, so they come by my house.

I’m doing a show in May at Market Hall, it’s called The Other Art Fair. I’m happy to paint something a certain size with a certain palette, but they kind of have to like my style and what I’ve already done. I’m not gonna paint a portrait, I don’t do those. They have to love the painting, but it also has to fit in their house. Ever since I started a little more of a blue/green with the turquoise/ aqua palette, a lot more people have been interested.

That seems to fit more people in terms of what their house is like.

W H O T Y P I CA L LY PU RC H AS ES YOU R WO R K? I have a Lake Highlands group that is super supportive and have bought a lot of my art. Lakewood is a place where I seem to have a lot of my art in homes. I’ve got some big pieces like “Moonlight” in a Lakewood home.

Enneagram three is in a Lakewood home. Rachel Lindsay, she works for “Extra,” she’s from Dallas, she’s a lawyer and she was the first Black Bachelorette; she sent me a Facebook message and wanted to buy my Enneagram eight. She was on Instagram stories the other day, and my daughter saw my painting in the background, screenshotted it and sent it to me.

When someone’s in my house and they’re interested in a painting, I say “Everything’s for sale. If it’s hanging in my house, I’ll sell it to you.” My husband is like “What happened to that painting in the dining room?” I’m not very sentimental about keeping anything.

“I sort of live for the next exhibit.”

W H AT ’S YOU R E N N E AG RA M ?

I’m a seven, which is an enthusiastic adventurer. I’m very optimistic, high energy. I probably drive my family crazy a little bit with my energy sometimes. I love trips. I love events. I’m very event-driven, so it’s perfect in the art world because the art world is event driven. I worked two years towards the Eisemann show. I sort of live for the next exhibit. I paint toward something, I paint toward a series, toward a show. I like that, it motivates me.

WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS? I love Matisse. I love Monet. I love Kandinsky. I probably have more art history books than necessary.

H OW CA N P EO P L E S E E A N D BUY YOU R A RT ?

Someone can contact me through cell number, my email

W H AT I N S P I R ES YOU A N D YOU R WO R K? My spirituality does influence my art. I wouldn’t call myself an inspirational painter. I don’t paint Christian themes, but I feel like that’s a huge part of who I am.

Everything I do comes from a biblical worldview. Being an artist, I love embracing what other people are doing.

I love helping young artists. I love mentoring them. I love using my studio to help other people.

W H AT ’S N E XT ?

My big focus right now is to find some good quality prints for my Enneagrams because it is expensive to buy a piece of original art. And I think there’s people that would love a collection of Enneagram paintings, but maybe a print is more affordable. The Other Art Fair is my next show I have coming up, and that’s in May. I’ve also entered a juried show in Oklahoma City.

Interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

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magic carpet These rugs from a sister-owned business can fit into any home style

WITH KENDRA ROY LIVING IN DENVER AND COURTNEY ASTRANTI living in Lake Highlands, the sisters wanted to start a business together to stay connected even when they were 800 miles apart.

Rugs came up as a business idea while the sisters celebrated Christmas in Lake Highlands in 2019.

LHHS graduates Astranti and Roy have each purchased and remodeled three homes, and rugs were always a go-to when it was time to decorate.

“We just love the rugs in our

house, and we want people to feel the same love and passion in their own home,” Roy says.

Astranti and Roy spent the next few months looking into how to start a business. Last August, the sisters pulled the trigger on what became Two Sisters Vintage Rugs.

“If we don’t dive in, this is never going to happen,” Roy says. “And no lie, within like a week’s time we started up a business.”

Two Sisters Vintage Rugs offers Turkish and Persian rugs in a range of sizes, color palettes and styles

from its online store. Courtney’s husband is from Italy and was able to connect the sisters to reliable rug suppliers. After initially working with several suppliers, the sisters now routinely work with two Turkish and Persian suppliers that offer the best rugs for the best prices.

“Since we’re buying in bulk, we’re able to decrease the price that people can have these beautiful, affordable, one-of-a-kind, super durable rugs that we don’t offer here in the United States,” she says.

Smaller rugs average from $120 to

Story by ELIZABETH UCLÉS | Photography courtesy COURTNEY ASTRANTI AND KENDRA ROY

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$150 and large to medium rugs range from $300 to $500. Oversized area rugs can range from $1,200 to $3,000.

After the sisters pick out new rugs for the week, their suppliers take care of cleaning, packaging and shipping the rugs from Turkey to the U.S. Courtney and Kendra house the rugs themselves.

“We have been incredibly lucky to sell a lot of our rugs on a weekly basis, so we haven’t had the need to rent out more space,” Astranti says.

The suppliers work as part of a family business. The parents and grandparents of the suppliers have have long passed the trade.

The sisters say each rug comes with its own story. Some rugs come with symbols woven into them from Turkish culture, such as small animals and floral motifs.

“Animal motifs are a symbol of power, courage and strength, whereas floral motifs are typically telling a story of life and growth,“ Astranti says. “It’s like a piece of art on the floor.”

The rugs’ foundational materials are woven with wool or the more economical cotton. The sisters say their rugs can last a lifetime and are kid- and pet-proof.

Rug cleaning simply involves clear laundry soap, water and a little sunshine.

Roy suggests using a soft bristle brush to scrub in clear laundry soap, hosing the rug down with water and leaving it to dry in the sun for a few days.

The rugs can fit into any style, from Old World to contemporary modern.

Astranti has more eclectic taste while Roy enjoys more contemporary style, but both sisters have Persian Heriz rugs in their own bedrooms and living areas and Turkish rugs in their bathrooms.

“It can be molded into anything you want, which is what is so fun about it,” Roy says. “If it speaks to you, you can find a place for it in your house.”

Designing around a rug can be one approach for a room. The sisters say, at times, a rug is simply the missing component to an already designed space.

“I feel like a rug just really hones in on a space and that detail makes it homey and brings it alive,” Astranti says.

Sisters Kendra Roy, left, and Courtney Astranti, right, started Two Sisters Vintage Rugs last summer.

For those working to incorporate more rugs into a home, the sisters recommend starting with mini or runner rugs underneath the kitchen sink, in the laundry room and in the bathroom.

For rugs that might not measure up exactly with a space, layering rugs are a good option.

“I like to use IKEA’s jute rugs, and then I’ll put one of our Turkish or Persian rugs on top of it and put them in a bedroom, a living room, dining room,” she says.

It is common to see homes with layered runners in the living room in front of the couch with a big jute that covers the entire room. The sisters have also seen runners stapled all the way down a flight of stairs.

We always say, if you can see your floor, you need more rugs,” the sisters say in unison.

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When Astranti and Roy aren’t managing Two Sisters Vintage Rugs, they are likely working part-time as nurses or tending to their toddlers. But they say managing their toddlers is more challenging than balancing time at the hospital.

“Naptime has been key,” Roy says.

“We know that we get at least two to three hours and our kids nap at the exact same time. It is head on the pillow and then we talk or we source or we get back to customers.”

In December, Astranti’s family packed up their lives in Dallas and moved to Denver to be closer to Roy’s family. While the sisters miss the Lake Highlands community, Friday night football games and fond memories at Mi Cocina, they are excited to continue their business together.

“We’re still all smiles,” Roy says.

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Carver Park chef James Rowland specializes in roasted and braised meats and sauces.

CUSTOMERS CAN EXPECT a new food experience each time they visit Carver Park.

The restaurant nestled in an office building in Vickery Meadow serves a variety of dishes, sides, salads, pastas and sandwiches, but is not anchored to just one cuisine.

Owner and chef James Rowland a i m s f o r C a r v e r Pa r k t o b e a n e w presentation of various fine dining dishes, but with a more affordable price tag. Rowland specializes in roasted and braised meats and crafted sauces.

The restaurant offers a new menu d a i l y. S o m e o f t h e m o s t p o p u l a r options among customers have been salads, briskets and Latin foods. Ethiopian meals, inspired

by Rowland’s Ethiopian wife, Fana Yo h a n n e s , a r e a l s o p o p u l a r w i t h

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“It’s a good little theater of food,” he says. “When you stick to a cuisine, per se, you’re kind of locked in.”

Rowland did not attend culinary school, but he cooked his way through college by serving a variety of families.

He then moved to Dallas to figure out his next step after graduating college in 1981.

“When I came down here, I got to work with probably some of the most dynamic chefs that there were at the time,” he says.

He was a chef across Europe, the U.S. and Dallas, including with the Dallas Nationals and The Crescent.

“What I bring to Carver is a huge amount of experience,” he says.

T he oppor tunity to open Car ver Park came along in 2014 after he was cooking for the Miami Heat.

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Rowland had options to open the restaurant in northern Dallas suburbs, but he wanted Carver Park to be more centrally located. Even be tter, the space he chose along Rambler Road was ripe for growth.

“There were fields when I started, and now you see all these really nice living dwellings, apartments and condominiums popping up relatively quickly,” Rowland says.

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The pandemic caused Rowland to take a step back and think of new experiences to offer clientele. Carver Pa r k s t a r t e d r e c e n t l y o p e n i n g f o r brunch and is working toward opening for dinner.

The chef says he will continue to pull from his previous experiences to inspire more changes and upgrades to Carver Park. “ Whate ver I’ve done in my pas t always influences what I do as early as tomorrow and certainly what I’m doing in two weeks,” Rowland says.

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he year of COVID is to blame for historically low interest rates and an influx of buyers in East Dallas’ residential real estate market, says residential mortgage loan officer David Betbadal.

“It essentially turned into a mess for buyers,” Betbadal says.

“The sellers were doing great because they’d list a home and there would be multiple offers, way over asking.”

The Willow Bend Mortgage loan officer attributes this to neighbors not wanting to move or let people into their homes.

This led to a lack of supply on the market.

Dallas is now in a seller’s market, says Mason Whitehead, branch manager of Churchill Mortgage. That means it would take less than three months for all available homes in the area to be sold.

“What we’ve seen nationwide, but especially in Texas with the migration to Texas, is a huge housing boom like we’ve never seen before,” he says.

When buyers realized the game had gotten so extreme, Betbadal says they were more willing to bid higher on a home than they would have or accept less than they might have just to get into a home.

“It’s almost like house mania, if you will,” he says. “You just wanted to get in on something just so that you could.”

Another factor driving the demand for homes is an influx of people from other states, such as California and New York, who are looking for lower taxes and more space, says Whitehead, who’s been at Churchill for 11 years.

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“People know they can sell their house. That’s not an issue,” he says.

“But where do you go? You’ve got a lot of pent-up hesitation because, I know I can sell, but where do I buy?”

As we slowly come out of COVID, Bethadal predicts homeowners will be more willing to move, which may result in more inventory.

“But it’s not necessarily going to solve all the problems,” he says.

“It will be a little stream of homes. It won’t be the exact supply that’s needed, but it will hopefully help the situation.”

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hen you walk into Keegan and Valerie Begley’s Van Dyke Road home, a bathroom covered in blue tiling will catch your eye.

This bathroom is the only thing that remains from the couple’s remodel of the mid-century modern gem overlooking White Rock Lake. Everything else has been stripped down to the bones.

First built in 1961, the home was designed by Donald H. Speck, a Texas architect who passed away in the ‘70s. The Begleys’ predecessors lived in the Old Lake Highlands home for nearly 16 years. They had tacked on an addition to the home and completed a significant remodel.

“By the time they moved out, trends and styles changed, and so we wanted to put our own spin on it,” Keegan says.

Keegan and Valerie, who both wo r k i n m e d i ca l d ev i c e sa l es, bought the Van Dyke home in December 2015 and moved in the following January. The couple previously living in Lochwood were looking to upgrade homes with the arrival of their second child.

A pool and a new roof was added. Walls were torn down to redistribute and open up space in the 4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home.

The home spans two floors with a view-out basement serving as the bottom floor. Basements are a rarity in Dallas as the region’s clay soils make them challenging to engineer.

“They built this house before air conditioning was really popular,” Keegan says. “So it makes sense to have dwelling or sleeping units downstairs because it stays cool there.”

The husband-and-wife duo crafted the home’s interior with an eye for mid-century modern design, but they balanced aesthetics and function when selecting furniture.

Milo Baughman, Eames and Knoll furniture pieces are well-represented inside the home.

“That was the goal, to incorporate mid-century modern classics with some of the newer stuff that you can get at West Elm or CB2,” Keegan says.

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The couple spends much of their free time reading up on furniture and design. Keegan now has a collection of books on mid-century modern design by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

“We bought this house because we liked this style, but now the house has probably influenced us as much as we have it,” Keegan says. “I feel like living here is like living in art,” Valerie replies.

A majority of the renovations and design occurred over the last four years.

“You have to live in the space for a little while to figure out how you want to change it and make sure it’s laid out properly,” Keegan says.

“In a house like this with so many different corners and edges and angles, it’s hard to figure out how to lay out furniture, what to buy and how to use this space.”

There is not one straight wall inside the home, every wall sits at an angle. This makes it difficult to get an accurate square footage on the house. The City of Dallas has the home at 4,200 square feet, but some appraisers measure it at 5,200 square feet. Yards included, the home sits on seven tenths of an acre of land.

The Begleys had to get creative to adjust to some of the more complicated angles in the house and maximize space.

A frameless shower in the master bathroom and a curbless shower in the other downstairs bathroom helped open things up. Taking the shower glass to the floor and adding a floating vanity made the space feel even bigger.

“As big as some of these open areas are in the house, the bathrooms could feel a little bit tight if you didn’t do them right,” Keegan says.

Spending more time at home the past year inspired the Begleys to brainstorm even more renovations

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and additions. A speakeasy on the bottom floor is now in the works as a result.

Despite Keegan initially thinking indoor plants were tacky, Valerie’s quarantine hobby added over 52 plants in their home.

“I have not met a plant that I can’t find a spot for here,” Valerie says.

When thinking about the greenery outside, the Begleys were looking to give the landscaping a more modern look.

LEFT The top floor bathroom covered in blue tiles is one of the only features t h a t re m a i n s f ro m t h e home’s previous owners.

RIGHT The Begleys opened space up in their master bathroom by adding in a frameless shower.

B OT TO M T h e re i s n o t one straight wall inside the Van Dyke Road home.

Eve r y wa l l s i ts a t a n angle.

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The front went from one measly rose bush to various cacti and bushes.

The combination of a modern yard and plentiful large windows make the Van Dyke home a sight to see for its frequent passersby.

Valerie enjoys sitting in the front room while sipping a cup of coffee and watching people go by, while Keegan loves driving by his illu-

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minated home at night.

“The room that you probably use the least is what makes the house, right?” Keegan says of the front room.

The windows let you see right through the home from the front to the backyard. There’s a great view of the lake while washing the dishes.

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The backyard backs up to a variety of trails. It was one of the reasons the Begleys bought the home.

“I’ve got a horse that we keep over at White Rock Stables, and you can ride her right up to the backyard here,” Keegan says.

After five years on Van Dyke Road, the Begleys will pass their labor of love to a new homeowner.

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Achieving Functionality HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR HOME’S SPACE

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hile interior designer Kim Armstrong was working on a kitchen renovation inside a L ake Highlands home, she noticed the artistic and entrepreneurial spirit of the family’s daughter.

The daughter crafted items that she sold on Etsy, but her se tup w a s a l l o ve r t h e k i t c h e n . A r m strong brainstormed how the renovation could incorporate their daughter ’s hobby.

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Armstrong car ved out a workspace for the daughter in the nearby laundry room by removing space from an oversized adjacent living room. Widening the laundry room created a separation from the washer and dr yer and the daughter ’s desk.

She now had all the space she needed to create. “ We created a functional envir o n m e n t t h at w a s n o t go i n g t o feel like she was sitting next to the washer and dr yer,” she says.

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new crafting spaces or areas to hold backpacks after school and extrac urric ulars.

“A lot of our homes were built in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and the y just weren’ t designed for t h a t ,” s h e s a y s o f L a k e H i g h l a n d s . “ B u t a s t h i n g s h ave e v o l ve d , l i f e s ty l e s h ave e v o l ve d and kids are involved in more activities.”

Rethinking design for functionality helped one Merriman Park Estates mom create a multifunctional desk space. To do this, Armstrong a n d t h e h o m e o w n e r a d d e d a fi l i n g c a b i n e t , printer and gif t wrapping s tation all in one an existing armoire next to the desk.

To the r ight of the desk ar ea, Ar ms t r o n g and the cl ient transfor med the space i n t o a “dumping station” with hooks to hold backpacks and c ubbies to store shoes.

Rather than expand, many Lake Highlands families can use existing space to support their day-to-day lives.

“Instead of thinking, ‘How does my home look? Think of, ‘How does my home function?’”

Armstrong says. “It’s such an important thing, especially in some of our homes that are a bit on the smaller end.”

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CHAMPAGNE TASTE ON A BEER BUDGET

THE EIGHT-STEP PROCESS

HOW TO ACHIEVE HIGH-QUALITY DESIGN IN ONE WEEK

Armstrong launched a Design Concierge package at the start of the pandemic that offers full-service design quality without breaking the bank.

The condensed process goes through each level of design and produces a “paint by numbers” in the end for the homeowner.

“The client will be able to have a set of instructions that will guide them through the design that we create together,” she says. “They will be able to procure that and install that on their own, given the directions and specific selections that we make during that process.”

Armstrong first goes through a “programming process” where she learns the homeowner’s aesthetic desires and needs. She maps out goals and sets expectations for what can be achieved through the Design Concierge.

1 . Pre-consultation :

Armstrong asks clients to create Pinterest boards with visual inspiration photos.

Homeowners send her photos of their space before the phone consultation.

2. Phone consultation: For 45 minutes to an hour, Armstrong and clients review design needs and what isn’t liked about the current space.

3. Be fore mee ting in pers on:

Armstrong bookmarks ideas and concepts for the clients.

4. In-person meeting: Clients and Armstrong narrow down selections for a new design board.

5. Paint by numbers: After gathering all necessary information from the in-person meeting, Armstrong transforms her notes into a formula for the client’s space.

Examples: Re-upholster chairs, buy additional furniture, how to incorporate existing pieces, choosing paints and wallpapers.

6. Floor plan: Armstrong draws up a floor plan with notes on styling, tips and inspirational images.

7. Work orders: Clients receive the floor plan.

Armstrong writes up work orders and suggests vendors.

8. Purchasing page:

Armstrong sends the clients a page of links and steps to follow to execute the design.

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Avg Days on Market YTD 68 34 48 60 37 14 106 63 40 64 47 109 36 19 59 804 53.60

Avg. Sales Price YTD ‘21 $383,612.00 $353,340.00 $327,570.00 $178,520.00 $367,268.00 $497,250.00 $538,750.00 $594,238.00 $418,160.00 $180,309.00 $817,013.00 $578,187.00 $342,243.00 $585,500.00 $421,000.00 $6,582,960.00 $438,864.00

Avg. Sales Price YTD ‘20 $309,930.00 $247,125.00 $275,600.00 $179,708.00 $286,716.00 $512,600.00 $446,304.00 $447,333.00 $404,786.00 $115,571.00 $415,000.00 $$407,594.00 $450,400.00 $433,750.00 $4,932,417.00 $328,827.80

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The price effectiveness comes through in the weeklong timeline.

With full-service design, Armstrong typically spends three to six months with a client.

“Every week, I’m dedicating time and resources that my company has dedicated to your project,” she says.

“It takes a massive amount of time and company resources.”

Design Concierge is completed in a formatted way for her to predict the number of hours she spends on a project.

“We source from Spoonflower on some things, but then we also source to some higher-end vendors,” A r m s t r o n g s ay s . “ T h r o u g h t h e programming process, I’ ll get a sense for, if we’re going to choose S chumacher or DecoratorsBest online to pull your fabric samples.”

This package is unique to Armstrong. Other designer equivalents take form in online design or hourly consultations.

“I didn’t want to do that,” she says of hourly consultations. “No. 1 because I knew that a successful design project has to go through multiple phases of the design process.”

Armstrong has averaged about two clients a month since Design Concierge started last year. She says she will cap the service at two clients for now to keep up with fullservice design as well.

Clients can take advantage of Design Concierge without Armstrong ever stepping into their home. Emailing, pinning and social media makes the planning process a breeze. Once it comes time to put the plan in motion, Armstrong can get an eye for the space over Zoom.

Lake Highlands neighbors interested in Armstrong’s colorfully eclectic aesthetic and approach may find this service more financially in reach compared to full-service design. “ T h i s i s a g r e a t w ay t o ge t professional help and a game plan for their space in a more affordable manner,” she says.

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WORSHIP

WORSHIP

By GEORGE MASON

BAPTIST PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org

Public, private and philanthropy Ou r so c i a l fa b r i c i s fo r a i d i n g t h e m ost v u l n e ra b l e

Bible Study 9:15 / Worship Services 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500 ROYAL LANE BAPTIST CHURCH / 6707 Royal Lane / 214.361.2809

Christian Education 9:45 a.m. / Worship Service 10:55 a.m.

Pastor - Rev. Dr. Michael L. Gregg / www.royallane.org WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100 /

I

t’s not true, but it does seem like trailer parks attract tornadoes more than other areas and inflict severe damage to our most vulnerable neighbors. The same was true during the cold spell at the end of February that some have dubbed snowpocalypse.

An apocalypse is literally an unveiling event. Something that is otherwise hidden is revealed. And that’s what happened when the two weeks of our winter of discontent rolled in. The most fragile homes, structures and people suffered the greatest loss.

Two women’s emergency shelters — Genesis Women’s Shelter and The Family Place — lost power and saw water pipes burst, leading to the forced evacuation of already traumatized women and children.

These extraordinary nonprofits provide refuge to those who are escaping domestic violence. The storms added insult to injury.

The church I serve provided short-term relief to the 123 women and kids from The Family Place until pipes burst in our building too, and the loss of water forced another disruptive move. Whatever inconvenience others experienced during that time — some are still dealing with lingering effects of water damage — think of what it was like for these families. Their homes were not safe from the threat of physical abuse. Their emergency shelter was not safe from a severe weather event.

They ended up sleeping on cots in a church that was like a dormitory with no showers or privacy.

Dallas has heroic people who look after women and children in domestic distress: Paige Flink and her staff at The Family Place, Jan Langbein and her staff at the Genesis Women’s Shelter and Mona Kafeel at the Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, just to name a few. Magnanimous

Pastor George A. Mason, PhD / Worshiping virtually for now / YouTube premiere Sundays at 8:30am / wilshirebc.org

philanthropy fuels these ministries. Compassionate advocates pursue social and legal protections to address abuse and give hope to those who have endured it.

Churches, synagogues, mosques and other organized faith communities don’t exist only for themselves. They are also part of the wider community and have the spiritually imposed charge to love their neighbors as themselves. Most nonprofit organizations that do charitable work are faith-based, such as The Salvation Army and Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, or they were started by people with a faith-inspired vision of the world, such as the aforementioned women’s shelters.

All these groups form a buffer zone between government and private interests. Faith communities do not pay taxes, although the police and fire departments serve us when we need them. This arrangement is partly due to our country’s commitment to religious liberty but also to the social contract that recognizes our helpful role in contributing to the needs of the community that otherwise would require additional taxpayer burden.

Our social fabric is a complex matrix of public, private and philanthropic efforts to maintain communal well-being. When any one of these fails to do its part, we lose an important leg in the social safety net stool.

Once again during this crisis, we witnessed the important role of faithful individuals and groups doing their part.

GEORGE MASON is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church, president of Faith Commons and host of the “Good God” podcast. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed

BIBLE CHURCHES NORTH HIGHLANDS BIBLE CHURCH / nhbc.net / 9626 Church Rd.

214.348.9697 / Sun: LifeQuest 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / Sun: Youth 6-8 pm/Wed: AWANA 6-8 pm

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel 10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org

E P I S C O PA L ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH / stjd.org

Worship: Sat 5:30 pm, Sun 8 & 10:30 am / Christian Ed Sunday Morning & Weekdays, see calendar on website / 214.321.6451 / 848 Harter Rd.

LUTHERAN CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA / 1000 Easton Road

A Welcoming and Affirming Church / Rev. K.M. Truhan Sunday School 9:00 am / Worship 10:30 am / CentralLutheran.org FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) / 6202 E Mockingbird Ln.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule.

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503 N Central Exwy / fumcr.com / 972.235.8385 / Dr. Clayton Oliphint 8:45, 9:45, 11:00 am Traditional / 11:00 am Modern LAKE HIGHLANDS UMC / 9015 Plano Rd. / lhumc.com/

In-person 8:30am Traditional & 11:00am Contemporary / Livestream at YouTube.com/LakeHighlandsUMC / Follow us on Facebook

N O N - D E N O M I N AT I O N A L LAKE POINTE CHURCH – WHITE ROCK CAMPUS

Classic Service at 9:30 & Contemporary Service at 11:00 am lakepointe.org / 9150 Garland Road

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8525 Audelia Road at NW Hwy. / www.lhpres.org 9:00 am Contemporary, 9:55 am Christian Ed., 11:00 am Traditional NORTHPARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 11:00 am Sundays on YouTube

9555 North Central Expressway / 214.363.5457 / northparkpres.org / Welcoming Seekers, Thinkers and Doers.

NORTHRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 6920 Bob-O-Link Dr. 214.827.5521 / www.northridgepc.org / Sunday Worship 10:00 am Church that feels like church and welcomes like family.

PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/ 4124 Oak Lawn Ave Sunday Worship 9:00 & 11:00 A.M. To all this church opens wide her doors - pcpc.org

here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.

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