Olive-wood Parsons tables, custom tub chairs, and a 19th-century velvet bergère are elegantly eclectic. Antiqued mirrors flanking the Rookwood-tile fireplace hide bookshelves. Undressed windows maximize the flow of natural light between this front room and the family room behind it.
 

The red lamps were originally 19th-century Japanese jars.

Homeowner Ann Stordahl was drawn to the 1924 Spanish Colonial-style home for its light-filled California look, which is especially apparent in the glass-walled family room. The custom sofa is covered in a Jim Thompson fabric, and the upholstered chair by the grand piano is by Rose Tarlow Melrose House.

Designer Julio Quiñones increased the airiness with glass-doored cabinets and down lights on a wall of bookcases. He hid the stereo's subwoofers behind a pair of metal grills. The coffee table is an antique Jansen. Beside it is a Regency-style antique caned armchair. The matching pair of chairs is by Ironies, with fabric from Glant.

Understated elegance continues in the dining room, where even the graceful Visual Comfort chandelier is subtle. The chairs, like the Biedermeier-style table, were already owned by the couple, but Quiñones refreshed them with a Rose Tarlow linen. Sconces are handblown-glass antiques. The windows were left bare.

An Ann Sacks tile backsplash was added behind the range. Otherwise, the room was left as is, with its original cabinets and floor.

Michael Jon Designs mohair plush covers the custom headboard in the master bedroom. An antique sunburst mirror decorates the grasscloth-covered wall above it. Bedding is Horchow Home. Rose Tarlow draperies are finished with trim from Samuel & Sons. Velvet on the bench is from Coraggio.

Julio Quiñones designed the custom bed in the guest bedroom, using Cowtan & Tout fabric on the headboard and fabric from Coraggio Textiles for the canopy.

In a powder room, a vintage wood pedestal supports a bowl sink with a Phylrich faucet. Mini-basket-weave flooring is Ann Sacks. The custom sconce was designed by Quiñones.

Homeowner Ann Stordahl. "I wanted to keep the original, unpretentious character of the house and just crank up its sophistication a little with a better selection of furnishings to accompany the great art," she says.

Ann Stordahl and Kelly Austin's Spanish Colonial house in Dallas.

Designer Julio Quiñones, named by Traditional Home in 2009 as one of 20 young designers to keep an eye on, is helping Dallas redefine design with his mastery of mixing clean lines and classic styles. Just one look at the windows in the Stordahl-Kelly house gives a clue that something fresh is going on here: A traditional Dallas home without acres of fabric at the windows? That's not been the city's norm, but Quiñones gets away with it.

Another difference is this: Pieces aren't valued simply by hefty price tags. Quiñones enjoys "junking" as much as he does shopping for fine antiques. A really good day is when he finds a lamp or a chair for next to nothing, knowing he can transform it into a pièce de résistance for a client's home. He keeps design real--and without sacrificing what also makes it refined.

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Spanish Colonial House with Calm Palette

Fine furnishings and a restrained palette gives a Dallas home a fresh, classic look.

Written and produced by Candace Ord Manroe
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Homeowner Ann Stordahl was drawn to the 1924 Spanish Colonial-style home for its light-filled California look, which is especially apparent in the glass-walled family room. The custom sofa is covered in a Jim Thompson fabric, and the upholstered chair by the grand piano is by Rose Tarlow Melrose House.

Sofa (custom): Julio Quiñones & Assoc., 214/350-6437.
Sofa fabric ("City Lights"/Sandpiper #3089/04): Jim Thompson, 800/262-0336, jimthompsonfabrics.com.
Pillow fabric ("Lambert"/Calcaire #910071-07): Rogers & Goffigon, 203/532-8068.
Fringe ("2-inch Delicat Silk Cut Fringe" #986-37475/14): Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, samuelandsons.com.
Tray table (antique, Robsjohn Gibbings table): Sputnik Modern, 214/887-6221, sputnikmodern.com.
Lamp on tray table (estate sale find); piano (K. Kawai); art on wall behind piano (The Messenger No. 1, by Ronald Chase); area rug: owner's collection.
Lamp on piano (Murano): Duo Antiques, 214/679-6300, duoantiques.com.
Coffee table (antique, "Jansen Table"): JF Chen, 310/559-2436, jfchen.com.
Upholstered chair near piano ("Edwin Chair" #3005): Rose Tarlow Melrose House, 323/651-2202, rosetarlow.com.
Chair fabric ("Furrows"/Glacier #92514-06): Rogers & Goffigon, 203/532-8068.

Tags:
Dallas, Neutral Palette, Interior Design
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