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30 MADE IN THE SHADE SHELBY HODGE PULLS UP THE BLINDS. PHOTOGRAPHY EMILE C. BROWN. A fter making the decision to open a second location in Houston, The Shade Store lead- ership out of New York waited a year, in order to snag the perfect address. The first showroom in Decorative Center Houston caters to the trade, while the new store in Highland Village Shopping Center is for those of us normal folk who love design but are not official designers. Michael Crotty, The Shade Shop's savvy chief marketing officer, expects to see those in the trade popping in on weekends when the DCH showroom is closed. To celebrate the opening in Highland Village, designers, clients, and friends communed with hosts and designing duo Sarah Jawda and Saba Jawda. Waitstaff from Catering by Culinaire circled the showroom while guests perused the myriad shade offerings, including collaborations with Jonathan Adler and One Kings Lane, Lilly Pulitzer, Nate Berkus, Ralph Lauren, among others, with Aerin Lauder coming soon. WHO: Brandon Bourque, Luis De Las Cuevas, Roz and Alan Pactor, Ernesto Cuellar and Mack Campbell, Loree Colon, Patrick Roswell, Laura Parsons, Ceron, Barbara Davis, Ben Koush, Desiree Guillory, The Shade Store's Samantha Cuello in from New York, Decorative Center Houston's Mary Vu, Benjamin Johnston, Jon Schuler, Vivian Wise, Anthony Garcia, and Erich Ploog. See more Shelby Hodge at papercitymag.com. DESIGN SWELLS STOP IN AT HIGHLAND VILLAGE TO CELEBRATE AN OPENING. Desiree Guillory, Mary Vu Michael Crotty, Samantha Cuello, Lisa Crawford Benjamin Johnston, Anne Lee Phillips, Erich Ploog Lauren Parsons, Sarah Jawda, Jenny Catling Ben Koush, Luis De Las Cuevas Loree Colon, Patrick Roswell Cheryl Godfrey, Maria Wolfe Saba Jawda, Ceron Ernesto Cueller, Mack Campbell Barbara Davis Andrea Bianconi Roz and Alan Pactor