Helen Thompson

FROM THE ARCHIVES: NATURE LOVER
Posted by helen: December 14th, 2020

Now in the middle of Dallas, this verdant acre near Forest Lane and Hillcrest Road, was away from it all in 1958 when the late architect O’Neil Ford designed a low-slung brown brick and glass house near a creek. The … Continue reading →

As a writer and stylist, it has been my job to search out great Texas design—but I've always thought it was also my good fortune to have a job that depended on people opening their homes and allowing me a first-hand view of their take on style. It's an insider's privilege to see these houses, and it's a privilege that I am passing on to you. I hope you enjoy seeing fascinating, imaginative, and significant houses that are completely unique to Texas—they aren't like anything you'll see any place else!

Helen Thompson

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