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i’ve always dreamed of living an apartment that originally served another purpose, and kate and ryan white – catalog merchant and watch designer for fossil – are living my dream. this couple that got married last september found their first home in a 1920’s building that used to be the department store tiche-goettinger [in dallas]. not only do they have a great location downtown, but their home is where the presiden’ts office was located. their suite has kept its historical and architectural appeal with goregous wood paneling, authentic casement windows, ornate crown molding, panoramic views of the city, and to top it off, a bathroom with a stall! click here for more full-sized images, and stay tuned for more sneak peeks from fossil! [thanks, kate and ryan!] -anne

[above: This is where the president’s secretary’s office was located. We built a planter in the windowsill which is full of succulent plants. This window overlooks the park. All the art-work in our home was painted by my talented husband. See his artwork right here]

CLICK HERE for the full sneak peek after the jump!

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I like the cool shades of aqua and green in our bedroom. Our dresser was a wedding present given to my parents over 30 years ago.

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Pedestal sink, original black & white hexagon tile, and a marble stall for the bathroom. Yes-a stall!

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We have a galley style kitchen and I love the vintage green pendant lights!

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love the idea of living in an apartment that originally served another purpose – our last pad was in a “foie gras” factory (i.e. kitchens, packaging & distribution, not the farm) in downtown strasbourg.

I love the photo frame collage. It’s hard to take small prints and photos and really make stand out and with your framing at matting you did it well. Love the larger than life print through out too!

Totally disappointing that the peek mentions the bathroom’s unique features twice, but doesn’t show them. Seconding the call for more photos! Also: anyone have any thoughts about the possibility of adding floorplans (even rough sketches) to these features? They’re incredibly inspiring in a 2-D way, but understanding furniture placement and a home’s flow (for example) is a huge aspect of design, too! Sometimes, when I look at these, I want to be able to place the gorgeous rooms spatially–this next to this, this around the corner from that. Just a thought…

i don’t believe we were sent a version of the bathroom with an image of the stall. i’ll check with the owners.

any additional images we have live in the flickr set linked to in the post above.

grace

Thanks for all of the great comments! I will try to get our floorplan and stall image up soon.

Yes! Ryan’s paintings are available for sale at
http://www.artonelm.etsy.com

and you can email him at rwhite780@yahoo.com with any questions.

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