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NICK BROCK'S New DIGS By Rebecca Sherman. Photography Kris Ellis. F o or more than three decades, Nick Brock Antiques was housed in a charming old shop on Henderson Avenue, its vibrant yellow door cheerfully beckoning. Brock, who is revered by designers across the country, specializes in rarefied antiques and decorative arts from the 16th to the late 20th centuries, recently relocated the store — now rebranded Nick Brock & Company - to a renovated 1950s-era warehouse in the Dallas Design District. The new location offers 30 percent more square footage, 12- and 14-foot ceilings, and has a loading dock and ample parking out front, which Brock didn't have previously. He brought the old yellow door with him — it's temporarily displayed in the window until a new one can be installed and painted in the original Benjamin Moore Yellow Raincoat. "It will look more retail and a little prettier," he says. Like many of the showrooms along Slocum Street — his neighbors are Jan Showers, Chad Dorsey, and Sputnik Modern — he's open to the public, but his customers are mainly interior designers. Brock's store is a collective of dealers he invited to join him, all with distinctive styles that complement the look and feel of the store, he says. Inventory also comes from Brock's frequent buying trips throughout the United States, and he's always on the hunt for rarities at auction and from estate sales and other dealers. "I'm never looking for anything in particular, just whatever reaches out to me," he says. The other day, he got a call from someone with an enticing item coming up for sale (he declines to say what, because in this business discretion is paramount), and he didn't hesitate to go, even though it was a nine-hour drive. "I ran home, threw some things in a bag, and was gone," he 34