Peachy the Magazine October/November 2013 | Page 11

INTERIORS

The Finishing Touch
Bright and Open

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When creating their first home together,
Emily and Matt Boles desired three
elements: that it incorporated open
space with light and practical living
space, and that it reflected Emily’s
passion for collecting Majolica and
vintage tabletop pieces. “We wanted
a house with an open floor plan and
many windows to let the sunshine
fill the rooms,” Emily says.
Their warm and welcoming Texas
country stone and timber home
beckons one to come inside the quiet
neighborhood family retreat located
in the Park Cities. The couple credits
the Dallas-based interior decorating
dynamic duo Mary Beth Wagner and
Ashley Cathey, of Avrea Wagner
Interiors, for helping them bring to

WRITTEN BY Kim Bannister
PHOTOS BY Ira Montgomery
FLORAL DESIGN BY Cara French

life their vision for the interiors of
their new home. Emily and Matt were
newly married, and, says Ashley, “The
Boles had lots of ideas of their own
and wanted to be very involved. Emily
has always had a love for design and
brought her ideas to the table.”
The foyer dictated the perfect vignette
for a draped octagonal table for which
the designers chose a small geometric
fabric to accentuate the larger pattern
of the soft wool stair runner. The turquoise ceramic entry table lamp is part
of the Beeline Collection from Bunny
Williams, whose line of goods the
designers love. Ashley and Mary Beth
always add their personal touch with
custom linen or silk shades, and they
sometimes add decorative trim.
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