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89 BY REBECCA SHERMAN. PHOTOGRAPHY COSTA CHRIST MEDIA. A STYLISH COUPLE, TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, AND A GROWING ART COLLECTION: HERE'S HOW DESIGNER PHILIP THOMAS VANDERFORD AND ART CONSULTANT JENNIFER KLOS CREATED A VIBRANT PRESTON HOLLOW HOME TO ACCOMMODATE IT ALL — AND THEN SOME. I n 2017, Jennifer Klos gave a talk at Heritage Auctions about the country houses of England. In less capable hands, a discussion on centuries-old interiors might creak with age and reek of musty history. But Klos, a 39-year-old art consultant in Dallas, delivered a fresh perspective. A board member of The American Friends of Attingham for the study of historic houses and collections, she encouraged the crowd to imagine a young 18th-century aristocrat who had FACTOR THE WOW just begun buying art. His purchases might have been cutting edge for the era, just as contemporary art is today. And, centuries from now, even the 21st century's most provocative works are destined to become tomorrow's Old Masters. Her observations made a big impression on Philip Thomas Vanderford, an interior designer who had recently returned to Dallas after a tour of English country houses. "Everything Jennifer said really resonated with me," he says. "Even in design, you have to know the past to look toward the future." Vanderford, 37, introduced himself to Klos after the talk, and it was the start of a collaboration of art and design that has included five residences so far. Their take on interiors is youthful, fresh, and refined — although they work in a variety of styles and tastes, and within a range of budgets. "It's very much about what the client is ready for, and what's appropriate for the situation," Vanderford says. Most recently, the pair teamed on a The vivid red swoosh of Donald Martiny's Maek from Galleri Urbane provides just the right punch at the entry. A black Holland Marble shelf sets off the graphic lines in the Élitis wallpaper from George Cameron Nash.