2020 December Preston Hollow

THE PRESTON HOLLOW LIFESTYLE

BACK TO YOUR BEST

If you’re experiencing chronic back pain, you’re not alone. In fact, about 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. For some, it could be just a mild discomfort, or it could be a symptom of a larger issue. The team at Methodist Dallas Medical Center can help diagnose the cause of your pain and recommend treatment options to get you back on the field, back to work, or simply back to enjoying life. Trust. Methodist.

Take our free back pain health risk assessment to learn more about your risk and to take action to prevent future complications. Go to MethodistHealthSystem.com/SpineHRA

A Resident’s Perspective

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a Watermark resident for seven years

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REAL ESTATE DIGEST

CELEBRITY DIGS: Luka Doncic’s new digs is a 5,225-square-foot home in Old Preston Hollow built in the ’80s. The 21-year-old Dallas Mavericks star purchased the four-bedroom, six-bathroom home on Guernsey Lane over the summer for $3.3 million, according to Zillow. First built in 1984 by architect Hardy McCullah, the home sits on a .78-acre lot and is currently valued at nearly $2.75 million, according to the Dallas Central Appraisal District.

NEW DIGS: A developer is planning 21 condos at Preston Hollow Village, with prices starting at $1.2 million. Provident Realty Advisors is building the threestory development.

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Modernist and New Formalist architect Thomas Edward Stanley designed the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in 1970. Photography by Danny Fulgencio

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—LAURA HUEHN, VICKERY MEADOW FOOD PANTRY

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Celebrity: Preston Hollow neighbor Eric Nadel will serve as “the voice of the Texas Rangers” for at least two more years. Nadel agreed to a two-year contract extension with 105.3 The Fan through 2022. His voice has been part of the Texas Rangers radio broadcast since 1979, and he’s been the lead in the broadcast for 25 years. Read the full story at prestonhollow.advocatemag.com. Search: “Eric Nadel.”

We can’t stop talking about…

JILL LOUIS. When corporate lawyer and Perkins Coie LLP partner Louis attended Howard University, Kamala Harris was just Kamala Harris . They were Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters. Louis made an appearance on Good Morning America to chat about watching her long-time friend’s election run. Search “Jill Louis” at prestonhollow.advocatemag.com.

And ho, ho, ho North Park’s Santa Claus will still be happening, but like everything else in 2020, it will be virtual. Carl Anderson has portrayed Santa at North Park for more than 30 years. He’ll be available by reservation for $25. Proceeds will be donated to Children’s Health. Read the full story at prestonhollow. advocatemag.com. Search: “North Park.”

NOT NEEDED FOR MOVE-IN

That’s right. No tools are needed when moving into the CC Young Independent Living residences. Be freed from the daily home maintenance responsibilities to do what you want to do – not what you need to do. Live your life in an active community, nestled in 20 acres across from White Rock Lake. We invite you to call us to learn more about the carefree lifestyle at CC Young.

T H E V E R Y M E R R Y L O C A L G I F T G U I D E

FIND ONE-OF-A-KIND GIFTS FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR SHOPPING LIST WITHOUT LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD

TOYS FOR TOTS

From emoji bracelets kits to deluxe railway sets, find an assortment from Toy Maven, which also offers gift wrapping. Share a little bit of joy by donating to the virtual Community Partners of Dallas’ annual Toy Drive. The organization will be accepting gifts through Dec. 11.

FOR THE GENTLEMEN

Find Jack Mason watches, Edward Armah scarves and signature candle Aroma 309 at haberdashery Ken’s Man’s Shop. Gift a new graduate a custom suit from Pockets to kick off his professional career.

SWEET TREATS

[Pictured above] Empire Baking’s Gingerbread Loaf has got plenty of sugar and spice and everything nice. Gift a teacher, a workmate or anyone who loves a bit of dessert for breakfast. The loaf is available Nov. 9 – Dec. 31.

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

Pick up a vintage piece, like a $40,000 Henry Dunay yellow gold and diamond Sabi necklace from Skibell Fine Jewelry. Best selling two carat diamond hoops at Bachendorf’s will set you back $3,750. The Plaza at Preston Center’s Ylang23 features contemporary designers Maria Tash, Jennifer Meyer and Cathy Waterman.

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NORTH HAVEN GARDENS REOPENS

Spacious buildings and improved parking greet visitors at the redesigned and reimagined neighborhood facility

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Visitors to the brand-new North Haven Gardens won’t be disappointed. The local landmark since 1951 is a shiny gem in the neighborhood’s crown, reimagined and rebuilt in style after the tornado of 2019.

“We are transitioning not only to new buildings, but also to the third generation of family members at the helm,” says Cody Hoya, North Haven Gardens general manager. “Pamela and Aaron Pinkus will now be leading the company in the same way that Jon and Lillian took over from founders Ralph and Muriel Pinkus.”

Arriving guests will find front-entry landscaping with improved seating and a welcoming water feature. Additional parking, including more ADA-compliant spots, has also been added, Hoya says.

“The number one thing customers will appreciate is the absence of slope and vastly improved accessibility factor. Before, shopping carts frequently rolled away from guests.”

The new garden store has moved to the property’s west side. With multiple ramps, a water feature and a black infinity-blast coating the store’s high ceilings, shoppers can enjoy a tranquil view of the nursery.

“Unique to Texas garden centers is our bulb

cooler,” Hoya says. “It’s where we store tulip and flowering bulbs that require pre-chilling until the right time to plant.”

Expansive east-facing windows overlook the nursery from the new tropical greenhouse. Rigid, smokey quartzcolored walls and high ceilings offer a savvy design touch.

NORTH HAVEN

GARDENS GARDENS

The refashioned café opening in the spring will feature a generous kitchen with indoor and patio dining. The same building will house Ralph & Rose, a home décor and gift boutique overseen by Pamela Pinkus; a special events and meeting space, and new administrative offices for designers, buyers and event coordinators. A multi-use artificial turf area is being developed for classes, events and a children’s play area.

“We are developing future plans for innovative use of remaining space in the back of the property,” Hoya says. “The future is very bright at NHG.”

KATHY TRAN AND DANIEL ROCKEY. TOP: North Haven Gardens’ remodel welcomes garden lovers and novices. LEFT: The new North Haven Gardens expanded greenhouse offers a beautiful variety of tropicals, including orchids all year and poinsettias while supplies last. RIGHT: North Haven Gardens is your bulb headquarters with a great selection of tulips and other varieties of flowering bulbs.

North Haven Gardens

REIMAGINED & REBUILT from the ground up from the ground

“The future is very bright at NHG.”

Interview by JEHADU ABSHIRO | Photography by KATHY TRAN

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DUSTIN MARSHALL

You can find fashion blogger Meghan Jones in her kitchen, painting in flannel jammies and wearing a pair of Coors Light socks. “There’s nothing glamorous about my painting attire, but I feel like I’m covered in paint all the time,” Jones says. The California-import moved to Texas and fell in love with the state and a boy. Eventually, the Studio Art major at Texas Christian University migrated east to Dallas. She cemented her Dallasite card when she met husband Walker Young, a Southern Methodist University law student, at the Rustic on a night out. After appearing on frog-disguised-as-a-prince reality show “I Want to Marry Harry”, morning talk show The Broadcast and radio show Zazza Mornings, Jones turned art from a side hustle to her main hustle. Her typical day involves about 19 hours of painting, a little break for lunch and the Peloton, and plenty of coffee.

Why did you leave radio-TV?

My shows were canceled. I was in a non-compete, so after not doing it for two years, my life just kind of took a different path. I got married, and the art started taking off. I honestly think everything happened for a reason, because I’m really happy where I am now.

How did you transition into being a full-time artist?

I did a few pieces for girlfriends and for my own home, and I posted them to Instagram. People saw them. I started at one piece a month, then 10 pieces a month. Now, I’m at 50 pieces this month. That’s really exciting.

What’s next for you?

I would like to keep doing what I’m doing, just keep building my business and take on even more clients. I’d love to end up in hotels and restaurants.

How would you describe your artistic style?

Very fun, vibrant pop art. The goal of my art is to make people smile and just to brighten up people’s day.

Who is your artistic inspiration?

Andy Warhol, for sure.

Why do you think pop culture is an important form of art?

It’s interesting making something that we see every day, like Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans. I want to do a couple of Kardashian pieces. You can’t go to the supermarket without seeing at least four of them on a cover of a tabloid. You can’t turn on a Sunday news show without seeing them. The idea of turning something mass-produced into art is interesting.

How do you choose what to paint?

I like to work with my clients on mixing and matching patterns or colors or items. As far as pieces I do for myself, I like to do polls on Instagram. It’s a fun way to get my followers engaged.

What one place has most influenced your art?

My husband and I went to Southeast Asia on our honeymoon. Every resort we stayed at had tons of koi fish, and you’ll see koi fish in a lot of my pieces. The Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm has a Chinese palace within the palace, and that inspired a lot of my work.

What is your favorite piece?

I did a really fun portrait of my dog as Queen Elizabeth I. It just makes me giggle whenever I walk by it in the hall.

What does a Meghan Jones cost?

I can really hit everyone’s price point from the low-end of about $150 and the high end of about $5,500.

How long have you been studying art?

Since I was a little girl, my mom would give me a sketch pad just to keep me quiet and occupied. It’s been something I’ve been doing since diapers. Every summer I did art camps. At TCU, I studied art.

If you have kids, how do you plan on incorporating art into their lives?

I remember sitting down with my grandfather at a very young age and drawing with him. I want to do that with my kids from a very young age, whether it’s finger-painting in the backyard or taking them to museums. It’s really important to have art in kids’ lives. It just makes you a better person, a more knowledgeable person, a more worldly person.

What do you love about Dallas’ art scene?

You get a big-city feel but also really small-town feel. I think that translates into the art scene. Dallas is a really great place for supporting local artists, local vendors, local craftsmen.

How has your art style evolved?

At first, I was scared to do pieces that I just made in hopes of selling. I was only comfortable doing commission pieces, but I’ve gotten more confident in my work. It’s given me the ability to step out of my comfort zone.

Who are contemporary artists you’re watching?

Love Ashley Longshore. She’s such a super-hot artist right now. There are some Bay Area artists that I think are super-cool.

What are pieces that bring you comfort or inspire joy?

“The Birth of Venus” is my absolute favorite piece. One of my favorite experiences is going to see “Liberty Leading the People” in Paris and then afterwards going to see Eugène Delacroix’s grave. It was a very full-circle moment to me.

What’s your favorite city for art?

What Dallas is doing with murals all over the city is super-cool. Stockholm is my favorite city in the world. When I’m there, I love going antiquing, and I have pieces from the 1600s. They aren’t famous pieces: it’s probably some grandpa’s piece that was found in an attic and sold to an antique store. I think there’s a beauty in art from everyday people.

What do you think about women and the art world?

It’s definitely changed, but I think there’s still room for growth just like any other area. Female artists just don’t sell for as much as male artists. We need to keep getting out there making amazing work and showing off our talents. Eventually, we have to be recognized.

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

“It’s really important to have art in kids’ lives. It just makes you a better person, a more knowledgeable person, a more worldly person.”

COMING TOGETHER

How the neighborhood rallied for the Vickery Meadow Food Pantry

IN APRIL, AN SUV FILLED WITH TOILET PAPER drove down the highway as people honked and shouted. The commuters were enraged that some woman had stocked up on toilet paper during a pandemic supplies shortage.

They didn’t know that she wasn’t a toilet paper hoarder, but a volunteer headed to the Vickery Meadow Food Pantry.

The organization typically served 20 to 30 families once a month, but after COVID-19 they served between 150 and 200 families a week. The food pantry provides meals with the help of the North Texas Food Bank and local grocery stores.

Along with providing family boxes to clients, the VMFP needed additional

equipment and new refrigerators and freezers to keep up with the growing amount of food. Luckily, the pantry was able to afford these things with help from neighbors.

“One thing we’ve been really fortunate about is that the neighborhood has been very generous,” VMFP treasurer Laura Huehn says. “Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church and Temple Emanu-El have been generous in donating resources. They did food drives early on for us.”

The two organizations collected 10,000 pounds of food and delivered it in 10 SUVs.

“One entire SUV was macaroni and cheese, and one was tuna,” Huehn says. “They did all the sorting for us and we

could just bring that in, and that was a huge help.”

The food pantry also received $50,000 in donations after City Councilmember Jennifer Staubach Gates mentioned the food pantry in her newsletter, and the call to action only took two days.

VMFP volunteers who were initially overwhelmed and frightened when the pandemic began, could now afford weekly milk, eggs and other things that were never in budget.

Along with providing food, the pantry handed out vital information on COVID-19 in different languages for the community of immigrants in Vickery Meadow. The lack of information in Spanish or Burmese

Story by MARISSA ALVARADO | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

directly impacted essential workers employed at nearby meat factories.

“You get very close to the clients,” Huehn says. “One of the things that’s been interesting is through all of this, even with masks on, we still know the clients. They know us and especially prior to this, when we really had a chance to shop with them, we got to know them.”

While none of the volunteers at VMFD was prepared for a natural disaster such as this, Huehn says that they are more prepared than ever.

“Not only that it’s nice to know the clients and to see the benefit, but also during times of crisis like this, to really see the whole community come together,” she says.

Volunteers Carol Weinstein, Deidra Cizon, Laura Huehn and Marguerite Marz of the Vickery Meadow Food Pantry.

A NEIGHBORHOOD SIGNATURE

MIMI’S PIZZA HAS BEEN SLINGING NEW YORK-STYLE PIE FOR 3O YEARS

MIMI AHMEDI has been working in restaurants since he was eight years old.

“I’ve been here for about 30 years,” Ahmedi says. “My dad opened a restaurant here in ‘91 called Joe’s Pizza, so I’ve always worked for him. So I wanted to branch out and do my own thing.”

At Ahmedi’s namesake Mimi’s Pizzeria in our neighborhood, the dough and sauce are made in-house daily. It’s a simple set-up: The kitchen is open, and guests can see cooks tossing dough, saucing up the pizzas and baking them in large ovens. The slices themselves are big enough that if you only ordered one, you might

Story by ALEX GONZALEZ | Photography by KATHY TRAN

feel satisfied. The sauce-to-cheese ratio is just right — not too greasy and not too stringy.

“You have to have that skill to know how to make that New York pizza,” Ahmedi says. “A lot of people make it too thick at the edges. So it’s got to be not-too-thin and not-too-thick.”

Mimi’s also offers salads, sandwiches and traditional pastas such as chicken parmigiana, fettuccine alfredo, lasagna and spaghetti. They also feature some rare Italian dishes, including chicken Murphy, a plate of chicken, mushrooms, red peppers, onions and jalapeños in a pink penne sauce.

Ahmedi’s signature dish is chicken Mimi’s, a plate consisting of chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, artichokes, basil, spinach and garlic. Guests can order the chicken Mimi’s served over fettuccine or linguine noodles.

During the pandemic, Mimi’s has made donations to neighborhood schools, including to Alex Perry and Alexis Smith’s Kids Save Dallas Restaurants fundraiser in partnership with Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Mimi’s also recently donated $2,000 to The Family Place, a shelter for families affected by domestic violence.

Ahmedi estimates the restaurant has provided more than 550 meals to essential workers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

“We love the community, and we love the people,” Ahmedi says. “They’ve been very generous during this time.”

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the art of tablescaping

HOW TO ELEVATE YOUR ATHOME DINING EXPERIENCE

MODERN BOHO

Create a woodland feast incorporating botanical elements from the neighborhood. There’s a chance varieties of English laurel, holly, magnolia and cedar are growing in the yard. Select

Concept

three to four contrasting types of greenery to create a runner down the table. Greenery from the local grocery store works just as well as foraged pieces. Add berries, small flowers or pine cones as

focal points in the runner. Extend the life of the runner using damp floral bricks or let it dry out for a rustic feel. Pair it with neutral tableware, gold flatware, and napkins in fall tones like mustard.

DOCKERY

by JEHADU ABSHIRO | Photography by HAYLEY HILL | In collaboration with Mad About Flowers MELODY

REFRESHED TRADITIONAL

Family china and crystal evokes holiday dinner at grandmother’s. Embrace the tradition by incorporating holiday-themed plates and adding chargers to make the look more formal. Use a bright napkin, a simple fold and plaid ribbon bow for an added touch. Scrunch a table cloth or a piece of fabric down the table to create a runner. The key to shaking up a traditional table is to use the same colors and tones in all of your pieces. Contrasting modern flatware, perhaps like a dual-metal set, will modernize the setting. Order or create one large floral arrangement with roses, hydrangeas, Bells of Ireland, holly and bouvardia in reds, dusty pinks and cream to tie the setting together.

SCALE BACK IT

Pick one neutral color, one main color and one accent color for your table. Use each color twice for a seamless and balanced look. Scale back your tableware to just plates, and use matching flatware. A decorative napkin will add visual interest against a heavyweight textured tablecloth. Skip a traditional centerpiece, and head to a nursery for small potted plants such as mini lemon cypress trees or succulents. Colored stemware makes the deliberately minimalist setting more whimsical.

CHEERY CONTEMPORARY

A staple for most, everyday white tableware is a great base for a spirited setting perfect for anytime of the year. Place the dinner plate and the salad plate on the table. Pair it with simple glasses to keep the look clean. An unconventional vase allows you to play with height. Do an angle pocket fold with white napkins, and tuck in a single floral stem and greenery sprigs for each setting. Split open a pomegranate, and place on top of some greenery for an additional element. Alternatively, use yellow flowers, lemons and limes for a citrus version.

R eading in the d a R k

THREE URSULINE TEACHERS GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH THE VARIED, SPOOKY CORNERS OF GOTHIC LITERATURE

DRACULA. ANNABEL LEE. The Haunting of Hill House. Darker, more macabre works like these don’t fall under the classic canon of literature taught in an average high school English class. At Ursuline Academy of Dallas, seniors have embraced such works of Gothic literature as part of a newly implemented - and aptly named - Reading in the Dark course.

Jessica Bailey, Kyle Lee and Corby Baxter all teach sections of the English literature class, collaborating on its creation and refining curriculum for its debut during this school year.

Bailey, a sophomore and senior English teacher and sophomore grade dean, dreamed of the class following the English department’s rethinking of senior courses, where it opened up ideas to teachers to propose for a senior class.

“When (Jessica) presented this at our department meeting, I thought to myself this is very much a class that I would want to take and want to teach,” says Lee, a creative writing teacher in his second year at Ursuline.

Bailey thought about what she wished she’d been able to read in school, combining that with her love of true crime, thrillers and dark, edgy fiction. Reading in

the Dark was one of four chosen courses to be offered this year— thanks in part to the amount of interest it garnered from students.

“I think it’s super important for students to have choice and be able to choose classes based on their interests. I think you get automatically more buy-in with that,” Bailey says. “A lot of them say it doesn’t really feel like work and that it’s fun to do their reading because it’s what they’d like to be reading anyway. That’s kind of where (the class) came from, the idea of ‘we’re going to read this stuff in school that you don’t ever think that you’re allowed to read in school.’”

The course’s reading list is an eclectic mixture of classic, old horror like Bram Stoker’s Dracula and poetry and short stories from Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, alongside more contemporary works like Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing. Through the curriculum, the trio aimed to expose students to a variety of voices and incorporate authors of color, a somewhat challenging task given authors in the Victorian period. They each had at least one novel they thought had some importance to the genre and was worth exploring. For Lee, it was Richard Matheson’s I am Legend; for Bailey, it was Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, and for Baxter it was The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

Story by AUDREY LOVE | Photography by GABRIEL CANO

For them, exploring the genre is about more than an affinity for all things spooky.

“Anything that has an associated genre with it, like horror or science fiction or fantasy, is kind of disregarded because it has a reputation of being something commercial,” Lee says, “and if it has commercial value it’s thought to not necessarily have literary value. There’s more to these genres than what pop culture says they are. It’s nice to demonstrate that these texts do have value and are popular for a reason.”

Within the realm of Gothic literature, the range of texts and sub-genres is vast— horror, detective fiction, gothic romance and science fiction a few among them. So far, Bailey says they’ve sought to explore core themes found in the genre and the many sub-genres that have evolved from its foundation, as well as investigate its impact on modern culture, digging deeper into topics like: What questions about humanity do these genres explore? Why are people drawn to the macabre? Why do people like being scared? What social taboos are exposed through these characters and stories?

“I approach the Gothic through the idea of an ‘aesthetic of terror’ and that it’s a genre that makes it pleasurable

to be afraid,” Baxter says. “It allows us insight into what terrifies us as a way to get us to think about who we are.”

In the remainder of the course, students will take those ideas and craft their own examples of Gothic literature through creative writing projects like writing their own ghost stories and an independent study where students will delve deeper into a topic of their choosing within the larger umbrella of the Gothic, be it a particular genre/sub genre, character study, etc., both within literature and in other media such as podcasts, TV and film for a greater multimedia analysis, Bailey says.

Whether the macabre and morbid pique your interest or not, Baxter argues that the course’s focus on the genre transcends the genre itself.

“All literature helps us understand ourselves collectively and individually,” he says. “Literature is often looking at historical movements and trends, and Gothic literature, because it shows up in so many different eras and so many different decades, gives us a lot of insight into both what defines literature and the way that history kind of speaks back to itself. A ghost story is always this kind of moment where the past and present conflict— the present is sort of taking in and building on the past— and I think Gothic literature kind of feels like that.”

R eading

L ist : NOVELS/MAJOR WORKS

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Dracula by Bram Stoker

I am Legend by Richard Matheson

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward, or Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, or White is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

SHORT STORIES

“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft

“The Invisible Girl” by Mary Shelley

“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs

“The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe

POETRY

Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

“The Raven” and “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe

“The Vampyre” by John Stagg

“The Giaour” by Lord Byron

“Bisclavret” by Marie de France

“Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came” by Robert Browning

A selection of pieces by R.L. McCallum

DESIGN

LIVING BEAUTIFULLY IN PRESTON HOLLOW

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

How a creek shaped a Prairie home on Strait Lane

Story by JEHADU ABSHIRO | Photography Courtesy of DOUGLAS GUILING ARCHITECTS

NESTLED ON THE FAR NORTH END of Strait Lane, there’s a slice of property that backs into Bachman Creek. Despite being behind The Hockaday School and on one of the most coveted streets in Dallas, this house makes you forget you’re in the big city. The transitional modern Prairie School home is simply an extension of the tree-lined backyard that slopes down to the creek.

“Once I walked onto that lot, I was just like, ‘Oh my gosh, what a beautiful place’ for a main view access for the entire design,” architect Douglas Guiling says.

A floor-to-ceiling Mondrian window is the focal point of the spacious great room and what drove the design of the home. One design principle for the home’s floorplan is guiding people to let them find those views as a surprise. There’s a little bridge on the second floor that allows you to look through the window from 12 feet up. The design motif

is picked up in the master ensuite with a similar smaller window. In college, Guiling read Christopher Alexander’s “A Pattern Language,” a book that highlights some 300 patterns. Several of those, including windows that frame a view, stuck with him.

“I think a lot of people are drawn to the multipaned design because you can kind of frame a little view of a squirrel in the tree across the creek,” he says. “If you back up, then you perceive it as a big piece of artwork that really frames the end of that room.”

Elements of the property are found throughout the house. A small space in the utility room is dedicated as a wash up spot for pets or children.

“Knowing that the creek was going to be so much fun for either a dog or a small or big child, you can completely hose the children or the puppy dog without completely destroying

the interior of the home,” Guiling says. There’s limestone in the creek and there’s limestone in the house. Rather than have a stark modern edifice, stucco and wood in the same palette of the trees and the sand were used for the exterior.

“Even though it’s man made, hopefully it kind of blends in with the site rather than stand in contrast,” Guiling says. “The other thing we did was put some wide-over sailing eaves on it, so that the house tends to hug the ground.”

The Prairie style, developed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is conducive to the Texas weather. The wide eaves of the home protect windows, and provide shade and water protection, making it more energy and maintenance efficient. A touch of modern craftsman influence is found in railings through the home.

The 7,250 square-foot, five-bedroom, six-bathroom home is Douglas Guiling Architects’ foray into residential design. Old high school friend Tom Grecio, the late prolific home builder, introduced Guiling to Galaxy Modern’s Janelle Alcantara. She showed Guiling the empty lot and it took him several months to design the spec-to-sell home. It took about 11 months to build; it sold in three weeks.

“There’s a separate relationship between the designer, the architect and the contractor. In our instance, the architect essentially was the contractor,” Guiling said.

Alcantara helped Guiling in making sure the home belonged on Strait Lane. The $3 million-dollar home has more than 600 square feet allocated to a bar, kitchen with a large island, catering kitchen, a formal dining room and wine cellar, making it the perfect place for entertaining.

His wife Ellen Guiling was designer for the home. They’ve been working as a duo for the majority of the company’s 30 year history and have been part of the neighborhood since they were children. Both of them attended Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory Academy and W.T. White High School. Their current home is less than two miles from the Strait Lane home.

“It’s kind of in the heart of Dallas, you might say,” Guiling says. “And then that has a lot of attraction.”

DGA has one other residential project in Preston Hollow, right next door to its first project.

“We’re trying to put together some more houses that hopefully will be as comfortable and likable as the ones that we’ve just finished,” he says.

ALL IN THE DETAILS

DESIGN STYLE

Transitional Modern Prairie School

NEIGHBORHOOD

Strait Lane

SPECS

7264 Square feet

1/2 acre creek lot

5 full baths

2 powder baths

Outdoor kitchen

FINISHING TOUCHES

Rift cut white oak cabinetry

Bronze hardware

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By MATTHEW RUFFNER

Unify to face our challenges

Iwas driving through our neighborhood last week when I saw competing political candidate signs in one yard.

As I approached, I had to chuckle. Inscribed in sharpie above the Trump sign was written - “Husband,” and above the Biden sign was written - “Wife.” That seems to sum it up.

We are a house divided as a nation. As of this writing, the election is still too close to call, and leads in the remaining states are razor-thin. There are indications that certain states will begin the re-count process soon. It seems we will have to live in the inbetween space of knowing and not knowing for a few more days.

One of the questions hovering over us as a people is when we know who won, how will we move forward? How will we live together in a divided house? Will we choose to merely not speak on the matter? Will we choose to put out competing signs? Will we agree to disagree?

The spiritual path, I believe, offers us a different way. While this lesson comes to us from the Christian tradition, I believe it will hold true for all of our faiths.

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly gathers with his disciples, and they take a boat to the other side of the sea. It is easy to pass over those words and focus more on the miracle that follows them. When we read “and they went to the other side,” we should think of it this way, “Jesus and the disciples got in their car and went to the other side of the tracks, or they went to the other side of a town and to the other side of a new culture, or they went to the other side of an issue or the other side of the voting booth.”

Jesus and the disciples chose to go to the other side when they could have

chosen not to bother. Not only do they risk going to the other side, each time they arrive, something miraculous happens —a healing, a revelation of faith, or an experience of grace.

As we walk these days, we will have to find a way to the other side of our divides. My dear friends, we can be divided on who we voted for, but we cannot be divided on how we care for one another. We can be divided in our approach to solving the difficult problems facing our nation, but we

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How we walk these days ahead is important; they will reflect what we most value and will be a manifestation of what we believe. May we be a people who will risk going to the other side so that we might find a new way forward as a people and the healing and grace that awaits us there.

May it be so.

THE REV. MATTHEW RUFFNER is Senior Pastor at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. He is husband to Sarah Ruffner and a father of two. You can follow Matthew on Instagram at @thisismatthewruffner; visit PHPC.org to watch the church’s live stream and listen to sermons.

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