Inside an Exceptional Dallas Home That’s Filled With Antiques and Vibrant Hues
The gut remodel of what is now a vibrant, welcoming home for six in Dallas’s Highland Park neighborhood was a truly multi-family affair. A second-generation leader behind Sees Design, Corbin See—alongside his wife Sara and brother Ross—worked in collaboration with Harris Briggs, a second-generation principal at Dallas-based firm William S. Briggs Architect. The goal? To bring Catalina Gonzalez Jorba and Santiago Jorba’s dream home to life.
Catalina, the founder of children’s clothing brand Dondolo, came into the collaboration full of ideas about how to ensure that the home would suit her personal aesthetic as well as her family’s entertaining needs. (Catalina was familiar with See’s style—which she had admired at the inaugural Dallas Kips Bay Decorator Show House.) She appreciates both color and pattern play, and was excited to have wallpaper integrated into the home wherever possible, See recalls. He covered the entryway with a custom Gracie wallpaper, which pops against the checkered floors.
In the formal living room—which is sometimes considered the library or study in this home—See combined florals, leopard print, footed pieces, and more. The decorator notes that he appreciates “a historical collection of things, rather than just a random mix.” He adds: “My dad [once] said, ‘Great things go together.’”
A Murano chandelier dazzles in the home’s formal dining room. “It was one of the very first things we bought,” See says, noting that Catalina wanted the dining room to have dramatic flair. The clients’ art consultant, Temple Shipley, sourced many pieces for the residence, including the abstract shown here. “I wanted our home to be a place of happiness and for every room to truly have a heart and have feelings,” Catalina says.
Upstairs, the primary bedroom is a peaceful respite devoid of bright color. “The bedroom is kind of like a treehouse,” See says. Catalina desired a canopy bed for the space, and the wallpaper is a custom de Gournay silver metallic silk. Inspired by a set of 18th-century panels displayed in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the pattern, Earlham, features birds, chrysanthemums, and plum blossoms.
Connected to the bedroom is Catalina’s home office, a vibrant space that reflects the ethos of her brand. See installed The Colony wallpaper from de Gournay; a print that appears in the lobby of the famed Palm Beach hotel. “I loved working with Sees [Design] because they let me express my feelings that I had for every room,” Catalina says.
Down the hall is a bedroom belonging to two of the couple’s young sons. “We really wanted to focus on the kids’ rooms and not have them be secondary,” he says. The family enjoys gathering for meals in the downstairs dining nook, which boasts an intricate, celestial-themed ceiling and a Paul Ferrante chandelier shaped like a ship, which pays a nod to the Delft tile from Regts Delft Tiles in the kitchen that features similar nautical motifs.
See went colorful in the kitchen but paired the green cabinetry—painted in a mix of Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green and Farrow & Ball Calke Green—with more subdued furnishings in the form of counter stools from Hollywood at Home. The family room, which is also part of the kitchen and breakfast room, features a fireplace surround that incorporates the same Delft tile used in the cooking space.
Catalina says that she wants her four sons to “grow up really inspired by art and color and just to feel alive,” and in that, her family craved a home conducive to memory making. She reflects, “I think just living [here] for a couple months, we have achieved that, and it feels very, very amazing.”
1/14The exterior of the home.
2/14Homeowner Catalina Gonzalez Jorba was eager to work with the firm to design a colorful—and family-friendly—home.
3/14In the entryway, an ottoman from Century Furniture sits beneath an antique console that Sees Design sourced at Legacy Antiques in Dallas. The oval-shaped rug is from 1stDibs.
Art: Corri-Lynn Tetz/Gallery 12.264/14A footed table from Sutherland Furniture sits beside a custom slipper chair. The leopard rug is from Stark and plays off of the deep brown wall color.
Art: © 2024 Landon Metz / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York5/14A striped Patterson Flynn rug pairs nicely with a custom floral chair. The coffee table is from Formations. The Delft fireplace tile is the same design used in the kitchen.
Art: Rebecca Ward/Ronchini, London6/14The real showstopper in the warm and colorful dining room is the vintage Murano chandelier from Legacy Antiques.
Art: Virginia Jaramillo/ Hales Gallery7/14The bar off of a flex room in the home (not pictured) is painted in Farrow & Ball Oval Room Blue.
8/14The pendant lights hanging above the expansive kitchen island are from the Urban Electric Co. They emulate classic bistro-style fixtures.
Art: Michelle Rawlings/AND NOW9/14Midcentury-modern touches make their way into the dining nook too. The Knoll Saarinen table is from Design Within Reach; the woven dining chair is from Century Furniture.
10/14See is particularly proud of the powder room, which he dressed up with Schumacher’s Pyne Hollyhock wallpaper in Blush. Vintage Murano sconces from John Gregory Studio add an extra element of glam to the bathroom, which also features a door with a luxe looking brass nailhead trim.
Art: Susan Weil/Sundaram Tagore Gallery11/14Another vintage Murano chandelier, also from Legacy Antiques, brightens up Catalina’s workspace. The antique writing desk is also from Legacy Antiques, while the accompanying chair is from Dennis & Leen. A dusty rose rug from Patterson Flynn contributes to the feminine feel of the space.
12/14This cozy bedroom features a custom mantel as well as a custom reading chair, which is accompanied by a Niermann Weeks side table.
Art: Janet Werner/Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles/New York City13/14To make the primary bathroom appear larger in size, Corbin See layered various mirrors above the vanity. The scalloped wicker stool is from Society Social and makes for a pretty perch. See sourced the bathroom sconces and overhead fixture from Colleen and Company.
14/14Boasting an adorable gingham headboard, this twin-size bed is from the Beautiful Bed Company. A Herman Miller Eames chair from Design Within Reach adds a pop of midcentury-modern flair to the boys’ workstation.
