Open Audition Texas: Selected Designs

By Patrick Wilson

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Kara Childress , ASID , of__Kara Childress, Inc__. designed the interiors for the Havens residence, a 1930s home located in the River Oaks section of Houston. Photography by Tria Giovan ( riagiovanom ).

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A residence in The Woodlands, Texas, was among the projects submitted by Houston-based interior and furniture designer Marjorie Slovack .

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Nebraska-based photographer Kurt Johnson ( www.kurtjohnsonphotograpom ) brought us images of a former tire store converted to a home for a prominent jewelry designer in Omaha.

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A pair of 40-inch urns flank the entrance to the dining area in a Dallas home owned by Suzanne Micucci Goodman and her husband Tony. The interiors of the 12,200-square-foot, Mediterranean-style house were designed by Goodman.

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Mexico-based designer Cori Cordero created the interiors for a 16th floor condominium in the River Oaks area of Houston. James Sweet Photography.

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A ranch located in southwest Texas was submitted by Jackie Peacha of the architecture and design firm Meyer Sherer Rockcastle, LTD ( srltdom ). The firm, led by principal architect Jeffrey Scherer , restored, renovated and built new structures on the historic, 20-building compound.

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A home in North Barrington, Illinois, was designed by Mark Bianucci and his firm, A Studio ( www.astudioglobalom ). Bianucci, whose projects include both residential and commercial design, is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Ohara Davies-Gaetano heads the Southern California-based design company Bliss Design Firm ( www.blissdesignfirmom ), which created the interiors for this home in Roswell, Georgia.

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Architect Erik Gonzales of the family-owned firm Sago International ( www.sagoinernationalom ) designed the Dahlheim residence, located in Austin, Texas.

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Houston-based Andrea Garrity designed the look for a carriage house in The Woodlands, Texas, that houses over 20 European automobiles from the 1950s and 1960s. Garrity also designed much of the furniture for the 8,000-square-foot space.