Designers and tastemakers set the tone

Designers and tastemakers set the tone

The beautiful things that have surrounded Susanna Salk all her life have shaped her style. They have also given her a profession, sounding off on style and décor in a series of books as well as the Quintessence video series on YouTube. The drop-in home visits that are the basis of the “Quintessence At Home With” video series she films with Quintessence founder Stacey Bewkes are the focus of the pair’s newest book, “At Home With Designers and Tastemakers: Houston Chronicle Fall Design Week

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Save the date: Design events fill the fall calendar in Houston and beyond

Save the date: Design events fill the fall calendar in Houston and beyond

Houston interior designer Amy Kummer was thrilled to be asked to participate in the Hampton Designer Showhouse in the prestigious vacation community of Southampton, N.Y., even if she had just six weeks to plan and install her assignment: a child’s bedroom suite. Kummer had participated in HGTV’s virtual holiday showhouse – she decorated her own dining room – where she was spotted by Hampton Showhouse marketing manager Tony Manning. The Hampton showhouse is under way now through Sept. 25, and raises...

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