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project:    HIGHLAND PARK MODERN FRENCH TRANSITIONAL
LOCATION:    HIGHLAND PARK, TX
PROJECT SCOPE:    RENOVATION & FURNISHINGS
collaborators:    SHARPE CONSTRUCTION    BUILDER    |    MARLIN LANDSCAPE    LANDSCAPE    |    CODY ULRICH    PHOTOGRAPHER    |    JAMIE LAUBHAN-OLIVER    STYLIST
project:
HIGHLAND PARK MODERN FRENCH TRANSITIONAL
LOCATION:
HIGHLAND PARK, TX
PROJECT SCOPE:
RENOVATION & FURNISHINGS
collaborators:    SHARPE CONSTRUCTION    BUILDER    |    MARLIN LANDSCAPE    LANDSCAPE    |    CODY ULRICH    PHOTOGRAPHER    |    JAMIE LAUBHAN-OLIVER    STYLIST
When returning clients, a Highland Park family of three, purchased a home already rich with architectural bones and beautifully designed by the previous homeowner, they didn’t need a renovation so much as a transformation — one that would weave their lives, their art collection, and their distinct personalities into every room. Pulp Design Studios approached this Dallas luxury interior design project as an exercise in restraint and intention: honoring the home’s modern French transitional architecture while layering in the deeply personal. From custom millwork and bespoke furnishings to curated art placement throughout, every decision was made in service of a family who collects boldly, lives beautifully, and demands spaces that feel both elevated and genuinely livable. The result is one of our most layered Highland Park renovations to date — a home that tells a story the moment you walk through the door.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Where the family gathers, the design opens up. The kitchen’s casual dining and family room spaces were conceived as a seamless transition from morning coffee to evening entertaining — bright, warm, and grounded by the sculptural Strike fireplace that anchors the room. While the kitchen cabinetry and countertops were existing, Pulp layered in every element that makes the space feel distinctly theirs: the breakfast nook furnishings, the lighting, the textiles, the art. The result is an open-plan living and dining space that moves effortlessly between the energy of family life and the ease of effortless hosting.

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Where the family gathers, the design opens up. The kitchen’s casual dining and family room spaces were conceived as a seamless transition from morning coffee to evening entertaining — bright, warm, and grounded by the sculptural Strike fireplace that anchors the room. While the kitchen cabinetry and countertops were existing, Pulp layered in every element that makes the space feel distinctly theirs: the breakfast nook furnishings, the lighting, the textiles, the art. The result is an open-plan living and dining space that moves effortlessly between the energy of family life and the ease of effortless hosting.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Perhaps the most telling detail of this Highland Park home is that it was designed to hold two very distinct creative lives. His office, clad floor-to-ceiling in deep navy lacquered built-ins with a leather library ladder and a brass-trimmed ceiling, reads like a private gentlemen’s club — serious, layered, and rich with collected objects. Hers is its perfect counterpart: a custom muted blue built-in desk suite wrapped in a bold figurative wallcovering, with brass hardware and a marble work surface that makes even the act of sitting down feel intentional. The two offices are a study in how great design can honor individuality within a shared home.

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Perhaps the most telling detail of this Highland Park home is that it was designed to hold two very distinct creative lives. His office, clad floor-to-ceiling in deep navy lacquered built-ins with a leather library ladder and a brass-trimmed ceiling, reads like a private gentlemen’s club — serious, layered, and rich with collected objects. Hers is its perfect counterpart: a custom muted blue built-in desk suite wrapped in a bold figurative wallcovering, with brass hardware and a marble work surface that makes even the act of sitting down feel intentional. The two offices are a study in how great design can honor individuality within a shared home.

 
 
 
 
 

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Moody, cinematic, and deeply considered, the upstairs lounge was designed as an adults-only retreat. It’s a place to unwind after the day, pour a drink, and sink into conversation. Deep green-black walls and an existing bar dissolve the boundaries of the room, while a sculptural brass chandelier casts everything in a warm glow. Not every room needs a complete overhaul when making smart choices. This is the room that surprises guests, unexpected in a family home, and completely unforgettable.

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Moody, cinematic, and deeply considered, the upstairs lounge was designed as an adults-only retreat. It’s a place to unwind after the day, pour a drink, and sink into conversation. Deep green-black walls and an existing bar dissolve the boundaries of the room, while a sculptural brass chandelier casts everything in a warm glow. Not every room needs a complete overhaul when making smart choices. This is the room that surprises guests, unexpected in a family home, and completely unforgettable.

 
 
 

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Designed for the film lover who refuses to sacrifice style for comfort, the home theater at this Highland Park residence is a masterclass in atmospheric design. Dove gray paneled walls and a suede-upholstered ceiling create a cocoon-like enclosure, while tiered custom seating — upholstered in a tactile dark chenille with brass and walnut armrests — ensures that movie night feels nothing short of cinematic. Every detail, from the globe sconces casting ambient warmth to the custom side tables designed to hold a bowl of popcorn as gracefully as a glass of wine, was considered for how it would feel after the lights go down.

 
 
 
 

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Designed to feel like a world apart, the guest wing suite balances serenity with a quiet luxury that never announces itself too loudly. A brass four-poster bed sets an elegant tone against warm greige grasscloth and plush carpet, while a sitting area anchored by curved bouclé chairs and a golden leather ottoman invites guests to settle in and stay a little longer. In the details — the shield-shaped brass mirror, the stacked stone lamp, the glimpse of the en suite beyond the doorway — you see the same level of intention that runs through every corner of this home. Guests don’t just sleep here. They belong here.

 
 
 

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From the moment you arrive at the limestone façade and through every room beyond it, this Highland Park home tells the story of a family who knows what they love — and had the vision to build a life around it. For Pulp Design Studios, projects like this one are the reason we do what we do: the intersection of architectural integrity, personal collecting, and deeply human storytelling. This is not a house that was decorated. It is a home that was designed — from the art on the walls to the hardware on the drawers — to be lived in fully, and loved for generations.

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From the moment you arrive at the limestone façade and through every room beyond it, this Highland Park home tells the story of a family who knows what they love — and had the vision to build a life around it. For Pulp Design Studios, projects like this one are the reason we do what we do: the intersection of architectural integrity, personal collecting, and deeply human storytelling. This is not a house that was decorated. It is a home that was designed — from the art on the walls to the hardware on the drawers — to be lived in fully, and loved for generations.