Jessica Otte

1 week ago | dweddings.com | Jessica Otte

May 25, 2024What’s that saying about rainbows and rain? You can’t have one without the other? Demi Wolford was owed one big rainbow after the winds and rain of Hurricane Irma forced her to leave the island where she was attending medical school and destroyed her apartment and belongings. Back home in Dallas, as she awaited next steps from the university, Demi’s father arranged for her to shadow a physician at an area hospital.

1 week ago | dmagazine.com | Jessica Otte

This season, we’re springing forward and falling back—60 or so years, to be exact. An assortment of swingin’ silhouettes, groovy hues, and far-out fabrics are ushering in a full-on retro revival. Explore the mod mood full of bright and bold decor, play around with fun kitsch pieces, and channel your inner hippie with earthy, natural textures. Some looks are straight out of the ’60s, some have been tastefully updated, and some never went out of style to begin with.

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Jessica Otte

Svend Fruit has been fascinated by architecture ever since he was in the third grade, when he dressed as Frank Lloyd Wright for a class assignment. “I went to the public library and got a book he did called the Wasmuth Portfolio,” Fruit remembers. “It was just all beautiful perspective drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright houses, and I just became enthralled with it.

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Jessica Otte

Some people make it look easy. They create rooms that just work in a way that’s so effortless, it feels like happenstance.  But don’t be fooled: Behind every put-together finished product hides the million considerations, decisions, and detours it took to arrive at its destination. After all, good design without a purpose isn’t good design at all. It is intentionality,  not inevitability, that makes a space great.

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Jessica Otte

Each spring for the last 21 years, D Home has unveiled our annual list of the Best Designers in Dallas. Consider it your cheat sheet for who to call on when you get the itch to renovate or redecorate. Nervous about taking the plunge? Don’t be: The 130 firms represented below have been nominated by their industry peers, and vetted by a panel of internal and external judges to ensure they’re not only talented but also names you can trust.