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Situated in a Storied Preston Hollow Enclave, the 2021 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas Can Now Be Yours

Though the Estate Underwent a Remodel, Many of the Illustrious Designer Vestiges Remain

BY // 03.07.22
photography Costa Christ Media

If you found yourself at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas in September 2021, you’ll remember its fantastical, high-design world. Ken Fulk’s surreal, celestial study, Sees Design’s maximalist Bunny Mellon-inspired wet bar, a pink-draped guest room by Martyn Lawrence Bullard that evoked the romantic Indian city of Jaipur …  each room in the stately, 11,000-square-foot Old Preston Hollow estate was a lush, fully realized design dream. But when the bespoke furnishings and carefully placed objets were whisked away at the end of October, 5139 Deloache Avenue remained — a classic Georgian home with excellent bones and a fresh allure.

Constructed in the late ’90s and designed by noted late Dallas architect Cole Smith, the home occupies nearly two acres in an enclave of Preston Hollow known for attracting the country’s finest architectural talents. After the Kips Bay Decorator Show House (a major fundraiser as well as a design attraction) decamped, the six-bedroom home underwent a three-month redesign that, as listing agent Alex Perry told The Dallas Morning News, preserved some designer additions while creating a more uniform aesthetic for a future dweller. New windows and lighting were added, as well as a new HVAC system.

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Although most light fixtures were swapped out to create cohesion, the gorgeous light sculpture by Dallas metal artist Larry Whiteley still hangs in the entry hall designed for Kipps Bay by John Bobbitt.  (Photo by Costa Christ Media)

While a more subdued palette of creams, greys, and olives brings the former fantasyland down to earth, the vestiges of the illustrious 2021 event make the estate truly one-of-a-kind.

Visit the slideshow to explore the sprawling estate, now available for just under $11 million.

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Traci Connell’s “Martini Muse” bar room, situated off the poolside veranda, is almost identical to its Kips Bay days. Glamorous leather sconces and Arte’s lush hand-painted wall covering  remain. (Photo by Costa Christ Media)

5139 Deloache Avenue in the Old Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas, Texas is listed with Alex Perry for Allie Beth Allman. It features six bedrooms, 7.2 bathrooms, one five-car garage, and approximately 11,185 square feet.

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Correction: The original version of this story incorrectly named this home as the destination of the first Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas.

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