Cathy Kincaid’s Intricate Dining Room for Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas

Overview of Dining Room

Cathy Kincaid’s dining room was inspired by interiors by Alidad and Veere Grenney. A veteran to show houses, Kincaid made a short list of her most trusted resources. Soane Britain provides a series of yellow and white fabrics ranging from prints to wovens to abstract stripes, along with a Topkapi Lantern that hangs above the dining table. Vintage Moroccan-inspired lanterns flank the banquette. A Syrian inlaid pearl, bone, and ebony wall mirror from Newel casts light. In lieu of traditional curtains, Kincaid opted for painted Moroccan screen panels set into the window. Gerald Bland provided exquisite antiques, including a Georgian Gothic three-part mahogany octagonal dining table topped with Julia B. linens and porcelain lusterware; a pair of Adam gessoed arm and dining chairs; an Adam gesso and faux porphyry demilune console table; and a Sheraton mahogany sideboard. An antique Oushak rug from Doris Leslie Blau anchors the room. Kincaid has selected contemporary artwork from the Talley Dunn Gallery in Dallas.

Kincaid is dedicated to the finest craftspeople in the industry: Among her most trusted is Barry Martin Painting, who stenciled the walls in an intricate pattern of panels brilliantly designed by Alex Eskenasy Design. Casci Ornamental Plaster, one of Dallas’ oldest and most respected plasterwork companies, created majestic palm trees for the corners. Kincaid is also debuting her capsule collection of signature embroidered pieces for Penn & Fletcher with a set of custom-embroidered slip covers for the dining chairs. — Cathy Kincaid Interiors

Cathy Kincaid talks collaborations, design details, and sources:

Design highlights

What I enjoy most is collaborating with my team and the camaraderie and energy that comes from working with peers in the industry whose work you’ve always admired. To work alongside friends like Jan Showers, Mark Sikes, Michelle Nussbaumer, and so many others is an honor and makes me want to bring as much enthusiasm and creativity to the process as possible. I’ve done a number of show houses over the years, and having a show house manager like Nazira Handal, who so adroitly keeps all of us on task and moving forward, is invaluable.

Design details

I love working with makers and artisans to come up with creative solutions. From day one, I wanted to stencil the walls in a pattern that would speak to the sunny yellow fabrics from Soane Britain and the Moroccan elements in the room like the Syrian inlaid pearl, bone, and ebony mirror from Newel and painted Moroccan screens that we used as panels on the windows in lieu of traditional curtains. We worked with our most trusted source, Barry Martin Painting, to implement an intricate pattern that was brilliantly designed by Alex Eskenasy Design. It’s rewarding to see the seeds of an idea blossom into a beautiful scheme.

A favorite piece in your room

The banquette, which is flanked by a pair of vintage Moroccan sconces. I sit there and answer emails and phone calls.

Secret sources

Barry Martin Painting for the painting and stencil work.

Casci Ornamental Plaster, one of Dallas’ oldest and most respected plaster work companies, for the custom plaster palm trees, which were inspired by Veere Grenney’s dining room in Tangier.

Soane Britain for the fabrics and Topaki lantern that hangs above the dining table.

Gerald Bland Antiques for the dining-room table.

Penn & Fletcher for the custom-embroidered slipcovers for the dining chairs. We are launching a capsule collection with Penn & Fletcher, and the show house is the first time anyone will see the collection.