Jessica Otte

4 days ago | dmagazine.com | Jessica Otte

Each year, D Home reveals our annual list of the Best Builders in Dallas. Consider it your cheat sheet for who to call on for your building and renovation needs. But don’t just take our word for it—the 145 builders 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.

1 week ago | dmagazine.com | Jessica Otte

The official name on the website—if he had one—would read: Steven Hild Custom Builder. “But everybody calls me Steve,” Hild says. That’s Hild in a nutshell: unassuming, familiar, and easygoing. But don’t mistake unflappability with complacency. Hild cares—a lot. He cares about doing the right thing, always. He cares about people. And he cares intensely about his work, having built a reputation over the last 40 years as one of the top modern builders in Dallas.

2 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Jessica Otte

Natural wood is back in a big way, showing up on walls, built-ins, and ceilings of some of Dallas’ chicest homes. But this isn’t your grandma’s wood paneling or the farmhouse-flavored shiplap that confounded designers a decade ago. Today’s professionals are elevating wood to an art form with fresh applications, attention-grabbing tones, and modern twists on this time-honored material. From the ArchivesOver the years, we’ve seen it all—from ash to zebrawood and everything in between.

1 month 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 month 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.