At The Old State, we love history, beautiful design, craftsmanship, beautiful materials and things created from scratch by hand. And nothing includes all of the above with as much intensity as original masterpiece oil paintings. And the best of the best celebrate the creative proc...
At The Old State House of Web Design & Development, we love all things with a past, a story to tell, an interesting patina and a sense of history. And what fits the bill better than the world's most amazing abandoned castles?!
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Architectural Digest once said that the styles of objects that will work with any decor are Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Interiors themed to classic, modern, antique or in between....an Art Nouveau or Art Deco sculpture, painting, bottle, piece of crystal, poster or piece of furniture always wor...
As you know by now, we love brilliant design. And Laura Lee Clark is brilliant! I mean, LOOK at these pictures of rooms she's created! They are stunning. But what's interesting is they are also timeless. How does she manage to make her work so current and yet so class...
At The Old State House of Web Design & Development, we love rare quality masterpieces. And what could be more rare than the world's most valuable...and we might add magnificent...watch!? The last time it was auctioned, in 1999, it went for a cool $11 million. It's worth much m...
Heather Wiese Alexander, a successful graphic designer and art director, is the founder and owner of Nest Dallas at 4524 McKinney Avenue and Bell'Invito at 1403 Dragon Street in Dallas, Texas. To simply say that she's a design taste maker extraordinaire would be an understatement on steroids....
OK, by now you know that when we're excited about something, we are inclined to use the word "wow" a time or two. Well, Jim Kastleman of PaperCity was nice enough to help me, at the last minute, secure a room for my great childhood friend Cathy Lauve of Abilene, Texas at the Warwick Mel...
If The Old State's Travis McElroy or Gabe Macias found themselves sinking in a sea of mediocrity or boredom at a party, they'd make a beeline for Jan Shower's social life raft. I mean, I aspire for these guys to talk about me behind my back the way they talk about Jan Showers. Quite sim...
OK, the last time we saw so many beautiful sparklers in one place, it was the 4th of July! I mean, there are fine jewelers, and then there is William Noble Rare Jewels in Highland Park Village. Wow! In a league of their own, the William Noble Rare Jewels showroom has played ...
At The Old State, we love design, we love architecture, we love to see things which were created from passion and through the sheer force of the imagination. You know that feeling you get when you see something and you immediately get the sense that some brilliant human being, or many of th...
Let's get one thing out of the way first. Jan Kennedy of Clotheshorse Anonymous at 11661 Preston Road in Dallas is endlessly entertaining and hilarious. We love her here at The Old State. Be on the phone with Jan for 2 minutes and be prepared to suddenly be in a good mood no matt...
Allan Knight and Associates is a trade showroom based in Dallas and, quite frankly, it's a showstopper. Wow, wow, and wow. Within these walls the creative process and magnificent design are bursting at the seams. At The Old State, we appreciate fine design, innovative thinking, th...