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Left: Indoor meets out in the Green Room — a more relaxed al fresco dining room with custom banquettes, tropical greenery, and large windows. Right: Runyon Fine Arts has programmed the Gallery with a rotating exhibition of art. Currently on view is work by British artist Charlie Billingham. 67 toured all the top private clubs. "It's much different from any- thing I had seen in the states," he says. From there, a vision took shape. "The project developed into a space with contemporary European sensibilities blended with a sense of comfort and warmth, all injected with some personality of the four owners. We wanted a residential feel to the club." The result is a bold pairing of color, shape, and rich textiles — a mood that evolves as you move through Park House's spaces. Most of the furniture, fabric, and carpets are custom designs by Studio Collective, while art installations and artisan-made pieces abound. In the Peacock Parlor (i.e., the moody bar with pool table and Ed Ruscha's News, Mews, Pews, Brews, Stews & Dues, 1970) is a ceiling mural by Dallas artist Francisco Moreno. The custom reception case in the lobby took six months to build, having first been hand-carved out of wood and then cast in bronze. In the Living Room, a gallery wall dedicated to local artists holds a dozen or so works, including Nan Coulter's iconic photograph of the late Margaret McDermott viewing the total solar eclipse of 2017. "One of our favorite moments happens in the cellar," says Kale of the small Wine Room. "We fell in love with an oversized, scaled floral wall covering with unconventional, bright, almost fluorescent tones … We paired it with an incredible strie velvet for the upholstery on the backs of the dining chairs." Another standout moment comes in the photo booth — the only space in the club where social media is permitted, as long as you only publish the image snapped by the booth, of course. "The cheeky wall covering of faces was made by Flavor Paper," Kale says. "Then we hid the Park House owners' own photos within the many faces." Nearby are two vintage London-style phone "That design could be its own little lounge," says Studio Collective's Adam Goldstein of the men's restroom.