Small Cool 2011

Dallas Regency! Hurry before Jonathan Adler jumps on it! Very cool, a bit crazy, a smidge tacky - like all great dames. It's fearless and sexy and reminds me of an actresses' apartment in Hollywood. Adding to favorites.

Completely unique! Classy yet just slightly wacky. I love all the brown + black & white.

You get my vote for the Dolly Parton record alone. Cute space!

Where is the sofa from?

I love the desk space.

Very glamorous indeed! Love the floor plan. :)

I love that despite the size of the space you managed to incorporate pattern and color in your design without losing square footage. it feels cozy rather than cramped and it's beautiful. great work and great design aesthetic!

I <3 a good Dolly sighting.

This is not my style - but the large paintings, great layout, and seriously covetable doors/windows really make it a dramatic space.

I love seeing Dallas represented!

That floor plan is hysterical, and your place is lovely.

Your space is lovely! Well done. I also enjoyed your narrative on having to pare down became a positive, not a negative. I love your private yard, can be a wonderful dining area when entertaining. I think of my small space as an oasis too and try to touch it with some very big glamour.

Love the black and white. I'd paint the dresser white and recover the green chair in white or black. Love the ghost chair at your desk/vanity. Good job!!

There is personality in every inch of your home. Love it!

Looks great. Who needs a nightstand when you can roll over a grab a beer from the fridge... haha!

As a former (and soon-to-be) Dallas resident, I have to say that its hard to find smaller places that are nice. Is this area by Baylor or Methodist?

I love the layout and furniture choices, but my first impression was that it is overloaded with patterns. I'd like to see some solid colors to give the eye a place to rest.

I am so jealous of your home!

The floor plan was hilarious.

I LOVE the black hardwood floors! Animal print usually isn't my thing but in your space it looks really good! Also as a Dallas resident myself I'm super curious about what area you are in. Not sure I've ever really seen a place like this. Maybe Greenville/Lakewood?

this isnt my usual aesthetic, but i think its absolutely fabulous! such great use of space, your black floors are gorgeous, and the entire space feels cohesive and cozy.

Best kitchen curtain I have ever seen.

Thanks so much for all the feedback and your nice words! I will totally trade Jonathan Adler for the name in trade ;). I need one of those Barbie jars for eyelashes and glitter.

For those of you asking about location, I am very near to Baylor hospital on on the south side of Lakewood but near to Deep Ellum.

@rahskir the sofa is from CSNstores.com - it's sort of a filler sofa while i wait to fall in love with something. but i like the tufts, it's comfortable and it folds down for overnight guests. (i put an air mattress on top of it though). they have a lot of inventory to go through but i have found good deals on my ottomans there as well.

@mauishopgirl i love the dining area idea. the backyard is my next big project.

@dos palomas get on back to Dallas! but live on the East Side ;).

This space has a lot of what's been lacking thus far: color, warmth and most of all a sense of humor and identity. Love it.

cute space. love the black + white bedding!

Yay for another Dallasite! Really enjoy your fun apartment, which is in my old hood (I'm in the Cliff now).

Great space! I'm right around the corner from ya...Dallas...we got style!

"Where the magic happens" -- har. If by "magic" you mean "daily ritual of lint-rolling cat fur off duvet cover," I have the exact same room!

Now I'm homesick.

That large painting really works! (At first I thought it was a huge cool mirror.) Are you the artist?

I love your apartment! Very chic and humorous.

PERSONALITY +++++. Creative and unique with a sense of fun. Love it!

"Dallas Regency" is the perfect description for this style! I'm from Dallas too, and love a good lucite piece or animal print. We're all a little inspired by Jan Showers, who is a local designer and does regency right. So great to see this in a public forum like this!

Style! Style! Style! Love it!

That's what I'm talking about!

So haute