Keys to the Door: Owners Meredith and Gene O’Donnell.
Stocked Goods: For 16 years, Meredith O’Donnell was happily ensconced at her shop on Kirby Drive. But when the perfect space on Post Oak materialized (next to swanky neighbors Zadok Jewelers and soon-to-open Edgar Kelly Rugs, no less), fate compelled her to sign on the dotted line and make the massive display space — double the size of her former space — hers. A year later, she’s moved in, tweaking the rooms where she displays vignettes of furnishings and lighting by Hickory Chair, McGuire, Milling Road, Brown Jordan, Stickley, Nichols & Stone, as well as Baker’s boldfaced cast of designers, from Barbara Barry to Jacques Garcia and Michael Smith (Smith is coming later this fall). The Ralph Lauren Home Gallery also takes up residence here — exclusively in Houston — with furnishings, fabrics, bedding, lighting and accessories. O’Donnell has also gone into the wholesale biz and bought out retiring furniture manufacturer Trosby of England — and with it, the honed skills of generations of artisans who make gorgeous reproduction pieces, as well as new transitional furniture created by O’Donnell herself. In the sprawling showroom you’ll also find three fabric rooms filled with hundreds of swatches; walls shimmering with sconces, lamps and chandeliers; a conference room; and a coffee bar. 1751 Post Oak Blvd.; 713.526.7332; meredithodonnell.com.
Image: Meredith and Gene O'Donnell. Photo by Jenny Antill.
But when the perfect space on Post Oak materialized… fate compelled her to sign on the dotted line and make the massive display space — double the size of her former space — hers.