Southern hospitality is one of the best things about life in Dallas, which has a small town, big city feel because of the way the community likes to come together, according to the five female owners of Blue Print, a home furnishings and design store located on Fairmount Street in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas. All of the owners are interior designers, and each has their own design firm in addition to shared ownership of Blue Print.
“There is so much to love about Dallas, however I will have to say the people are what make it. Even as it has become a melting pot of transplants from across the country in the last few years it still has the most welcoming people from all walks of life,” said Carrie Jane Pogoloff, principal of Pogoloff Interiors and one of the five owners, along with Cynthia Collins (Collins Interiors), Leslie Jenkins (Jenkins Interiors), Caroline Eastman (Eastman Interiors) and Lucy Ward (who works with Collins at Collins Interiors).
Pogoloff also noted the number of resources available to the design industry in the city, “which makes Dallas a great place to build a growing business.”
Blue Print opened in 2010 as an artwork resource and has since expanded into upholstered furniture, decorative pillows, lighting, accessories and tabletop. It offers design services and recently opened a 20,000-square-foot trade showroom and warehouse in the Design District stocked with available inventory. Customers come in looking for a fresh, original take on the classics, timeless antique pieces with a story, and inspiring, original artwork. Dallas is facing the same supply chain challenges as the rest of the country, Blue Print’s owners said, but it hopes to relieve some of the pressure by providing a large variety of in-stock furniture and accessories.
The driving aesthetic in Dallas is toward classic and traditional décor, Blue Print believes, but many people like to add a modern twist. “At Blue Print, we embrace traditional décor but update it in fresh new ways, such as pairing an antique with a modern piece of art or pairing an oil painting with a modern furniture piece. Generally, we’ve found our clients value functionality, meaning and beauty when designing a look that’s both clean and timeless.”
