The House of Kelly and Gerald Ford is the home of billionaires in modern Texas. The hostess and her sister worked with the interior. Texas Dallas for many years associated with the place where the events of the eponymous television series unfold. All America followed the life of the wealthy Texas Ewing family, doing well in agriculture and oil production. The series "Who shot JR?" Became an American record, it attracted an incredible number of spectators, and its name became a national meme. Recently, Dallas has changed his reputation. Rarely does anyone remember President Kennedy was killed. Today, a special role is played by the Art District – an area with a large concentration of galleries and exhibition spaces – and the popular Nasher sculpture garden in the United States. And this reputation is much more refined than what was given. Dallas a troubled Ewing family.
Designer and owner of a luxury home, mother of the family Kelly Ford. Valentino dress.
The room of the hostess. Canvas work by C. Kelly. On the table in the Napoleonic style with a marble counter top pair of French lamps (Galerie Glustin, Paris) and a pink dish, dis. A. von Furstenberg. Wallpapers Phillip Jeffries.
The large living room is divided into zones. Two chairs in leopard upholstery. Sisal carpet. A pair of transparent tables. French dresser, finished with parchment. From above the work of J. Koons Teddy Bear.
The dining room is decided as the main hall. Table made of mahogany, diz. K. Kelly. The chairs of the era of Louis XVI are flocked. Striped Carpet J.D. Staron.
The dining room displays neoclassical decoration. The luminaires are designed by K. Kelly and executed in Syria. The painting of walls with motifs of Malaysian icicles and a mirror in the form of a solar circle fill the dining room with dynamics and brilliance.
The corridor of the ground floor, the swimming pool and the wine cellar. Missoni carpet. On the walls wallpaper Phillip Jeffries. Console JF Chen. Antique lighting.
From the hall, where the main staircase is located, you can see a view of A. Kapoor’s sculpture
Mirrors and consoles with marble countertops adorn the corridors and halls.
There is a saying: "There are more and more in Texas." It is fits to the residence in which interior designer Kelly Ford settled. A huge mansion, a palace house measuring 30 thousand square meters, is located in the suburb of Dallas "Greek tortoise". Indeed, the Greek tortoise runs around her garden. And the garden in itself is more beautiful than the acres. Spouses Ford lead guests to look at the masterpieces of Anish Kapoor, Aristide Mayol, Barry Flanagan, James Lee Biars. In 1990, interior designer Kelly Ford, along with her sister Kirsten Fitzgibbons, founded Kirsten Kelli LLC with three offices in New York, Greenwich, Connecticut and Dallas, Texas. For a quarter of a century, the sisters have been designing luxurious capital-intensive interiors and are obviously enjoying the process. Synergy, the combined talents of the two sisters are allowed to achieve excellent results.
Large living room. P. P. Picasso and R. Lichtenstein. Wood classical panels of a dark shade – a background for the works of P. Picasso and R. Lichtenstein. The sofas are designed by K. Kelly. Upholstery: Lelievre fabrics, Missoni Home pillows.
In addition to the rich practice, Kelly and Kirsten successfully led a luxury store in the interior of the Madison in the Dallas district of the Heavilen Park Village. Together, they decorated the new Ford house in Dallas. Kelly’s husband, the banker and billionaire Gerald Ford – a born Texan, bought this estate in 2006. Here was a mansion, which a large family, making noisy crowded parties, considered small and modest. The house was demolished, and in its place a new one was built, suitable in size and scale.
A huge mansion, a palace house measuring 30 thousand square meters, is located in the suburb of Dallas "Greek tortoise".
The garden itself is magnificent: the well-groomed territory of more than 6 acres.
The main house is surrounded by spacious terraces with lounge areas.
Gerald Ford – born Texan, bought this estate in 2006.
A regular park with topiary forms.
In a park with straight alleys there are flower gardens, parterres and pools of regular shape.
The regular Ford Park is built on the principle of symmetry.
There are pavilions at the pool.
One of the pavilions with a rest area.
Under the gallery is a vast living room outdoor with a summer fireplace.
On the wall is the work of F. Leger.
The reservoirs are decontaminated as well as they are.
All water bodies are rectangular.
The bright sculpture of Anish Kapoor is called Blood Mirror.
View from the terrace to the garden, bosquets and oaks. Sculpture of A. Mayol.
All parts of the park and garden have symmetry axes.
One of the corners of the Ford Park.
For ten years the garden of Fords has turned into a luxurious regular park.
Fords have been collecting modern art for a long time, therefore all rooms are filled with large-format works of modern art, works by Jeff Koons, Keith Haring, Picasso, Matisse, Liechtenstein. "Kirsten and I have harmonized the vast spaces of this house with active colors," says Kelly Ford. "From our large collection." The decor is built on a combination of antiques, vintage, as well as made to order. A place where comfort and luxury go side by side with each other.
The dining room is decided as the main hall. Table made of mahogany, diz. K. Kelly. The chairs of the era of Louis XVI are flocked. Striped Carpet J.D. Staron.
Living room. Sisters are not afraid of glamor, pink and purple capitoned sofas do not frighten them.
Foyer. On the wall of the work of A. Matisse from the series "Jazz". At the table – Baroque Egg with Bow J. Koons.
Foyer. On the floor is a marble, with a large pattern in the style of late David Hicks. On the wall of the work of A. Matisse from the series "Jazz". At the table – Baroque Egg with Bow J. Koons.
The foyer walls are painted in bright yellow shades.
Family living room with access to the terrace. Chinese lacquered tables, Chinese blue and white porcelain. The walls are upholstered in silk with a blue and white print, Shumacher. Bedspread Hermès. Sofa, Diz. K. Kelly, Clarence House. Pillows are covered with silk velvet, Madeline Weintrib. Striped carpet La Mar, Interior Resources.
Blue cabinet. The coffee table is finished with leather. On the couch are velvet cushions with monograms that the sellers at their Madison store. The hostess’s desk is turned to the window. Kind of your favorite garden helps to distract.
Kelli Ford considers the kitchen to be a real heart of the house. The cabinets are designed by Kirsten Kelly. All facades are trimmed with ebony. The worktops are marble. Refrigerator with stainless steel body Sub-Zero. Stove Wolf. Oak parquet flooring.
In the bedroom, as in the foyer, bright yellow shades were used.
Marble stairs curl in a spiral.
Kelly Ford on the vintage motorcycle of her husband Harley Davidson. Sculpture A. Kapoor.
The house was built from scratch, and nothing prevented the owners from treating them. Spouses Ford chose a proven American neoclassic, fashionable and pompous. In the huge house there are halls with rich decorations: cornices, fireplaces, pilasters. In other rooms, even ceilings, but the walls are covered with panels of buazeri. There are living rooms, in which the classic sounds only in the drawing of marble floors. Based on the basic principle of symmetry, Kelly Ford forms large compositions, using paired benches, paired lamps, tables, chairs and so on. The center of these compositions are doorways, fireplaces, large mirrors, paintings.
Kelly’s bathroom. The walls are covered with a pale blue lacquer. Antique marble bath. On the wall, lamps from Murano glass, Barovier & Toso. Ornamentation on the floor by Missoni’s signature strip.
Late Hicks English decorator David Hicks (1929-1998), a specialist in the reconstruction of the classical interludes and a fan of shocking shades (red, pink and orange) is the idol of both sisters, and his projects and especially the ability to combine antiques, vintage and ultramodern things – the source of ideas for interior solutions. Kelly emphasizes that they Do not miss it his late period, when Hicks boldly introduced oriental motifs into the interiors and masterfully operated on geometric patterns, especially on carpets.
