“Le Salon De Musique” Sings in Turtle Creek
“LE SALON DE MUSIQUE” SINGS IN TURTLE CREEK
Eddie Maestri Brings International Style to the 2024 Kips Bay Designer Showhouse Dallas
Dallas, Texas, October 30, 2024 - Created by the architect who designed Marie Antoinette's Petit Trianon and Place de la Concorde in Paris, Château de Gudanes sits seventy miles outside Toulouse in the storied South of France, standing proudly as a stellar example of an eighteenth-century palatial château. During a 2016 visit, Eddie Maestri was captivated by the Neoclassic château, which serves as inspiration for Maestri Studios's 2024 Kips Bay Designer Showhouse Dallas Le Salon de Musique.
"To be participating in this year's showhouse is really very much a privilege,” says Maestri. "It's a wonderful opportunity to support Dwell with Dignity - whose work is so important here in Dallas - while creating a space that inspired us to flex our design skills beyond what we might normally do for a client. I'm also thrilled to be using some products that aren't even on the market yet!"
Mirroring the château's de Gudanes high ceilings, French doors, gilt accents, and rooms dedicated to entertaining in lavish luxury, Maestri's salon creates a stylish backdrop for lounging, listening, and conversing. Wrapped in a dynamic cocoon of Porter Teleo's Into the Wild wallcovering, the space is framed with curved burlwood panels accented with brass, creating an intimate seating area with a Maestri-designed sectional atop a hand-tufted Feizy rug. Above it all, Juin Ho's Hanagasumi chandelier draws the eye upward in an almost celestial fashion.
Inspired by his extensive travels across Asia, Maestri curated textiles from Mark Alexander, Samuel & Sons, and JG Switzer in a palette of warm oranges, rusts, and neutrals. Paired with case goods from Dallas-based Mous, Maestri's Salon evokes memories of Kyoto and Seoul, albeit with a decidedly Art Deco lean. An Aracana by Maestri mantle anchors the space firmly within Maestri Studio's aesthetic, marrying classic design elements with international inspiration and a history of helping families "Design Where You Live."
"The overall design concept for the salon began with the four burl wood panels placed on each wall," adds Maestri. "I wanted to add a level of architectural interest that draws your eyes to the center of the room and creates a cozy space you'd like to lounge around in. These 'onion slices,' as we call them, also allowed us to create some exciting lighting effects and improve the acoustics of what is, after all, a music room. They have genuinely become one of my favorite features of the space, as are the Chippendale chairs under the windows. These chairs were a housewarming gift from my grandmother to my mother when I was a child, so they have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Their red color also served as the jumping off point for the salon's palette."
Located at 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard, the fifth annual Decorator Show House opens to the public for three weeks beginning October 25, 2025. More information and tickets can be found at kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org.
Photos via Nick Sargent/Sargent Photography
