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In the parlor, the Dunbar sofa (below window) is original to the house and now recovered. The spiky coffee table was the Yeamans' first furniture purchase in 2004; it's believed to be Heywood-Wakefield. Window fabric is Celerie Kemble for Schumacher. Turkish Tula rug is layered over an antique rug. The map in the playroom charts where the Yeamans have been and are planning to go next. IKEA ps1 cabinet. Black-and-white Afghan modern kilim rug. John Robshaw pouf pillow. In Olivia's bedroom, the painted matte-black bed originally belonged to Erika's mother; it was passed down to Erika and now to her daughter. Anthropologie rope swing. Handcrocheted canopy from North Carolina was a gift from Erika's grandmother. In the parlor hangs a Springbok mount the Yeamans brought back from their honeymoon in South Africa. "We spent a month there and traveled all around the country," she says. A blackamoor lamp, one of many heirlooms from Matt's family, adds wit and whimsy to the room. 1951, was sadly lacking by today's standards. The Yeamans worked with up-and-coming architect Josh Nimmo on plan changes, and although the changes they made were extensive — nearly every interior wall was reconfigured, the first floor was extended along the back, and a second floor was added, almost doubling the original square footage — parts of the original house still shine through. Old redwood siding from the exterior was salvaged and used on the ceiling of the new master bathroom. An old pedestal sink was cleaned up and reused in the powder room. Other updates included scraping away the cork tiles on the first floor to leave the concrete exposed and painting the exposed-pink-brick walls, both inside and out, bright white. Erika's interior selections tend towards the maximalist; here, she uses bright colors and riotous patterns to punctuate the mostly white-painted rooms. Furniture ranges from 1950s modern, to English antiques (Matt's mother ran an antiques store), and the rest are funky finds collected, magpie-like, by the couple on their travels all over the world. The old master bedroom is now a secluded den that gets its English club feel from dark-stained wood shelves, equally dark wallpaper applied to the ceiling and antique furnishings. In the kitchen, rift-cut oak cabinets take their cue from the originals but are paired with cool gray marble counters. A wall of tightly packed, cleverly mismatched artworks enlivens the breakfast area. The living area is more sedate and pairs quieter modern sofas and blackleather-and-chrome Wassily chairs with a red oriental carpet. The room is suitably outfitted with tables made of horn from longhorn. In contrast, their daughters' bedrooms have whimsical canopy beds, black-and-white-striped carpets and abstract floral-print wallpaper. Their neighbors continually regale the new owners with stories of what life used to be like in the Gulch, even while congratulating them on their updates — hence, the unique lifestyle envisioned by the original settlers continues. The new remodel and interiors give a clear demonstration of how the concept of Dallas regionalism, now fast approaching 100 years old, can be updated while maintaining its relevance in today's design vernacular. Living for Young Homemakers magazine, January 1952, features the Yeaman's home. In the master bath, salvaged clawfoot tub from a client's remodel. IN THE LATE 1940S,TINKLE PERSUADED THIS GROUP TO BUY A PLOT OF LAND IN UNIVERSITY PARK THAT WAS THEN OWNED BY CELEBRATED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT JOE LAMBERT. " Erika with daughters Olivia and Sophie.