Our 2020 Dream Street — three luxury homes under construction side by side on a cul-de-sac in Southlake — will showcase the latest trends, including the interiors of three of the region’s finest designers: Traci Darden of Elements of Design, Susan Semmelmann of Susan Semmelmann Interiors, and Dorian Stacy Sims of Stacy Furniture & Design.
Darden, Semmelmann, and Stacy Sims are teamed up with Heritage Homes, WillowTree Custom Homes, and Jon Atwood Custom Homes, respectively, in finishing and furnishing the interiors of the three homes in Southlake’s Oxford Place. All three designers have worked on previous dream home projects for the magazine. The Dream Street homes are scheduled to be completed in the early fall and open for tours to benefit a Wish with Wings, the magazine’s official charity, in October. The homes at 1104 High Court, 1105 High Court, and 1100 High Court are for sale, and each will be listed at about $3 million or more.
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Traci Darden Elements of Design | elementsofdesignllc.com | Southlake
Traci Darden, who earned a degree in interior design from Texas State University, moved to North Texas in 1995 and started Elements of Design in 2000, with a primary focus on new construction. Her designer showroom is in Southlake.
“It’s just kind of grown from there,” propelled by referrals and clients walking through the firm’s projects. Darden does all build jobs for Heritage Homes, owned by John Webb. Her work is mainly residential, but she also does commercial jobs for residential design clients. Darden was one of the designers on the 2019 Showcase Home Colleyville, in which the magazine collaborated with Heritage Homes and more than a dozen designers.
The style of Heritage Homes’ Dream Street home is Hill Country modern. “It’s a party house, great lot, great views,” Darden says. The second floor includes covered and uncovered patio space and views of the backyard landscape and pool.
She’ll use a lot of natural materials, including 7 1/2-inch wide, white broad format European oak floors with a light wire-brushed finish; tile; and natural whites and soft creams in the color palette and deep-blue and copper sienna accents.
The home’s high ceilings will allow light to pour through. Darden expects the three homes to work well together in showcasing different styles. “It isn’t just one house; it’s the whole cul-de-sac.”
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Susan Semmelmann Susan Semmelmann Interiors | semmelmanninteriors.com | Fort Worth
Susan Semmelmann has been in design for 23 years, and the Dream Street marks the third Dream Home project she’s collaborated on for the magazine. In March 2019, she launched her own firm, Susan Semmelmann Interiors.
Semmelmann’s brand is “The spirit of living is in the giving,” a nod to the work she does for a Wish with Wings, which grants wishes for ill children. Semmelmann serves on the organization’s design committee, helping put on the annual Kitchens Tour and Butterfly Wishes fundraisers. She’s also picking one charity each year to grant a surprise office redesign. Semmelmann’s husband is a survivor of a rare form of cancer. “These things are really relevant to me,” she says. “Dream Home is much more than designing a home. The more tickets are sold, the more opportunity there is to raise funds for a Wish with Wings.”
The style of WillowTree’s Dream Street home is rustic contemporary. “It embraces organic influence,” Semmelmann says. “It brings nature to the design element in every room. Every one relates to nature in a positive way.”
Taking influences from a hotel in New York, the WillowTree home will show off a lot of natural woods, including black distressed hardwood planks on its ceilings. “Every room has an organic textured wood mix.”
The downstairs floors will be Dekton concrete flooring, which goes down in 56-inch square slabs like tile and can be used for interior and exterior applications. The Dekton will be used throughout the first floor of the two-story home, except for the first floor where there is carpet. “Everyone does wood. This is an opportunity to do something unusual.”
Semmelmann’s using fabrics to soften the home’s feel. The home’s color palette is full of blacks, creams, grays, and natural colors. Semmelmann has 28 projects ongoing. With COVID-19, “I’m struggling with getting product, but as far as clientele, we’re at an all-time high.”
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Dorian Stacy Sims Stacy Furniture & Design | stacyfurniture.com | Grapevine
Like our other Dream Street designers, Dorian Stacy Sims is no newcomer to the magazine’s Dream Home projects. She was designer on our 2015 Dream Home, built by Jon Atwood in Southlake’s Carillon.
Stacy is president of Stacy Furniture, which her father, Rick Stacy, founded more than 25 years ago. In 2005, Stacy Sims took over operations from her father.
The company has showrooms in Grapevine and Allen and an outlet store in Flower Mound. The company’s furniture brands include Bernhardt, Hooker, Stickley, Sherrill, Lexington, and Universal. The Grapevine and Allen stores include KidStuff centers that clients can use to design children’s rooms. The stores also include restaurants, flooring stores, and drop-in day care. The company’s sleep consultants help customers choose the right mattresses. And Stacy’s designers help clients create broader transformations. “We even make house calls — just what the doctor ordered,” the Stacys like to say.
The Atwood home is the only one-story of the three Dream Street homes. In transitional style, it’s one of 11 homes Atwood has in process today in Southlake, Westlake, and Colleyville.
With the three homes simultaneously under construction next to each other, Atwood expects to see the builders and subcontractors packing the homes with their best. “You’re going to see three builders that are going to be competing against each other for best kitchen, best bathroom, best pool,” he said.
The Dream Team
Here are the contractors who are participating in our Dream Street project in Southlake’s Oxford Place development.
Heritage Homes
1104 High Court, Lot 7
Builder: Heritage Homes
Home plans: Paragon Design Group
Interiors: Traci Darden, Elements of Design
Appliances: The Jarrell Co.
Cabinets, kitchen: The Kitchen Source
Cabinets, other: Mike Conkle Custom Cabinets
Concrete flatwork: Metroplex Concrete Construction
Countertops, fabrication: Absolute Stone & Tile
Countertops, material: KLZ Stone Supply
Doors, exterior: Quarles Lumber
Drywall and texture: Alliance Drywall
Electrician: C&B Electric
Fence, iron and automated gates: Lambert’s Ornamental Iron
Fire protection system: Haynes Fire Protection
Fireplace inserts, interior: Overhead Door Co.
Flooring, carpet, wood, and labor: Vintage Floors
Flooring, tile: Florida Tile
Foundation: Metroplex Concrete Construction
Framing: Lone Star Framing & Construction
Garage doors/openers: Overhead Door Co.
Gutters: Loveless Gutters
Hardware, cabinets: Pierce Fine Hardware & Plumbing
HVAC, equipment and thermostats: ICE HVAC
Insulation: New Leaf Foam Insulation
Landscape/irrigation/grade/lighting: Verde Outdoors
Light fixtures: Passion Lighting
Low voltage/AV/security: Multimedia Solutions
Lumber and trusses: DeFord’s Lumber Co.
Outdoor lighting: Passion Lighting
Paint labor: J&V Painting
Paint: Sherwin-Williams
Plumbing, labor and supplies: Pro Serve Plumbing
Pool: Leschber Designs
Roofing: Ramon Roofing
Shower glass and mirrors: Galactic Glass
Stairs and railings: Lambert’s Ornamental Iron
Stucco, material and labor: Centurion Stone of DFW
Windows and interior doors: Quarles Windows
Wine room cabinets: Vineyard Wine Cellars
Atwood Custom Homes
1100 High Court, Lot 6
Builder: Atwood Custom Homes
Home plans: J Bolton & Associates
Interiors: Dorian Stacy Sims, Stacy Furniture & Design
Appliances: Expressions Home Gallery
Cabinets, kitchen: The Kitchen Source
Concrete flatwork: Blythe Concrete
Countertops, fabrication: Absolute Stone
Countertops, material:
Levantina
Doors, exterior: Quarles Lumber
Drywall and texture: Alliance Drywall
Fence, iron and automated gates: Lambert’s Ornamental Iron
Fire protection system: Haynes Fire Protection
Fireplace inserts, interior: Overhead Door Co.
Fireplaces, Isokern and insert: Overhead Door Co.
Flooring material, tile: Interceramic USA
Foundation: Blythe Concrete
Garage doors/openers: Overhead Door Co.
Gutters: Loveless Gutters
Hardware, cabinets: Rick’s Hardware & Plumbing
HVAC, equipment and thermostats: Hawk Air Co.
Insulation: New Leaf Foam Insulation
Light fixtures: Passion Lighting
Low voltage/AV/security: H Customs Audio Video
Lumber and trusses: Builders FirstSource
Outdoor lighting: Passion Lighting
Plumbing, fixtures: Ferguson Plumbing Supply
Plumbing, labor and supplies: Posey Plumbing
Pool: Claffey Pools
Roofing: Texas Tile Roofing
Shower glass and mirrors: Galactic Glass
Stucco, material and labor: Centurion Stone of DFW
Windows and interior doors: Quarles Windows
WillowTree Luxury Homes
1105 High Court, Lot 5
Builder: WillowTree Luxury Homes
Home plans: Flynn + Watson Architects
Interiors: Susan Semmelmann Interiors
Appliances: Expressions Home Gallery
Cabinets, kitchen: The Kitchen Source
Concrete flatwork: Blythe Concrete
Countertops, fabrication: Absolute Stone & Tile
Countertops, material:
Levantina
Doors, exterior front: M2 Metals
Drywall and texture: Alliance Drywall
Electrician: MPT Electric
Fire protection system: Haynes Fire Protection
Flooring material, tile: Daltile
Foundation: Blythe Concrete
Garage doors/openers: Open Up Garage Doors
Gutters: Loveless Gutters
Hardware, cabinets: Pierce Fine Hardware & Plumbing
HVAC, equipment and thermostats: Hawk Air Co.
Insulation: New Leaf Foam Insulation
Light fixtures: Passion Lighting
Low voltage/AV/security: Comware AV
Lumber and trusses: DeFord’s Lumber Co.
Outdoor lighting: Passion Lighting
Plumbing, fixtures: Expressions Home Gallery
Plumbing, labor and supplies: Posey Plumbing
Pool: Claffey Pools
Shower glass and mirrors: Fashion Glass & Mirror
Stucco, material and labor: MCD Stucco
Wine room cabinets: Vineyard Wine Cellars