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T his month, David and Ann Sutherland open their spacious, light-drenched new showroom in Decorative Center Houston, the first move David Sutherland Showroom has made since the showroom was founded in Houston in 1978. They've pulled out all the stops with a 11,700-square-foot corner location and exterior entrance. In addition to favorites lines Ochre, Fortuny, Houlès Paris, Blackman Cruz, Phillip Jeffries, Berman Rosetti, Lorin Marsh, and Mimi London, the new space showcases their newest collection, Ancient & Modern, exquisite, carved marble fireplace mantels. Mainstays Liaigre and Rose Tarlow Melrose House have large dedicated spaces with styled vignettes, as will Perennials fabrics and Sutherland outdoor furniture, which includes new Franck for Sutherland modular pieces designed by Vincent Van Duysen. To the trade, David Sutherland Showroom, Decorative Center Houston, 5120 Woodway Dr., perennialsandsutherland.com. Rebecca Sherman D uring the early 19th century, France was swept up in a frenzy for all things Egyptian, thanks to Napoleon's campaigns there and the work of young scholar Jean-François Champollion, who deciphered hieroglyphics for the first time in 1822. King Charles X was among those bewitched, inaugurating a new Egyptian museum at his Louvre palace in Paris and appointing Champollion as director. Now French textile house Pierre Frey has launched a stunning new collection in collaboration with the Louvre museum, honoring the 200th anniversary of Champollion's discoveries. The collection, Merveilles d'Egypte, includes wallpapers, fabrics, and rugs, with faithful reproductions of Egyptian artifacts from the museum, along with fanciful interpretations created by Pierre Frey studio and artist Louis Barthélémy. Look for fabrics embroidered with wool on rustic linen, a plant fiber sacred in Egypt; jacquards and prints that recall hieroglyphs and BIGGER, BETTER, AND MORE BEAUTIFUL ART & DECORATION DESIGN LIKE AN EGYPTIAN Abkaou wallpaper from the Pierre Frey X Louvre Merveilles d'Egypte collection Hatshepsut wallpaper frescoes in ancient buildings; and velvets that evoke jewels and ornaments of the pharaohs. Wallpapers in matte and pearlescent gold and metallic relief evoke the country's rich culture, including its remarkable temple bas- relief frescoes. Pierre Frey X Louvre Merveilles d'Egypte collection, to the trade at Culp Associates, Decorative Center Houston, 5120 Woodway Dr., culpassociates.com. RS Blackman Cruz Ancient & Modern marble fireplace mantel 44