TEA LOUNGE
Designer Denise McGaha commissioned Amy Berlin Opsal to create an artwork with the same colors as the custom rug. Paint: Basque Green, Sherwin-Williams. Picture lights: Circa Lighting. Sofa: Precedent in Kravet fabric. Ottoman: Taylor Burke Home in Perennials fabric. Armchair and side table: Worlds Away. Table lamp and chandelier: Arteriors. Window treatments: SRT Designs in Pindler fabrics.
PRIMARY BEDROOM
Dramatic details, like the black accents above this console, impart a luxe feel to the textural bedroom. Paint: Dovetail, Sherwin-Williams. Mirror: Mirror Home. Chest: Interlude Home. Lamp: Arteriors.
BREAKFAST ROOM
The family was drawn to the jewelry-like base of this Phillips Collection table, which McGaha paired with organic, modern chairs from Nuevo Living. Art: Matt Shlian. via Dimmitt Contemporary Art. Light: Made Goods. Bench: Worlds Away
IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO PICK UP A souvenir while abroad. But for one Texas family, this practice runs deeper: The Sayeds spent seven years thoughtfully updating their Dallas home with designer Denise McGaha, principal of Denise McGaha Interiors, all informed by their trips around the world. “As they would go somewhere new, they would get inspiration for a different space,” says McGaha. "The house evolved as a result of that."
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