By Dena A. Edwards Deep in southeast Edmond, Roddy and Angel Bates’ grand home exudes French … or maybe Baroque … or perhaps Classical design? Actually, the 8,100-square-foot estate on Oakdale Farm Circle merges all of the above styles, … Continue reading
By Dena A. Edwards Built onto the side of a rocky bluff overlooking northeast Oklahoma’s Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees is the majestic lake house of Tulsan Sharon Hulin. Her Mediterranean-style vacation home is one of eight elegant, custom … Continue reading
By Jacqueline Bridgeford It happens every year … the white crystals of winter melt away as the days start getting longer, and prime-time television becomes less appealing as spring fever kicks in. Oklahomans begin poking their heads out from hibernation … Continue reading
By Dena A. Edwards On a cloudy, foggy day, little can be seen out the windows of the lofty perch of the penthouse residence in the City Place Tower in downtown Oklahoma City but a quiet, white blanket. Residents … Continue reading
By Dena A. Edwards For 38 years, Oklahoma City’s annual Symphony Show House has provided visitors the chance to experience a variety of architecture, beautiful homes and creative interior designs. It also has provided nearly a quarter of a million … Continue reading
By Dena A. Edwards (Photos by Justin Brotton) The words “Oklahoma City” often conjure images of historic downtowns, weathered wood, red brick and restored hitching posts. What they don’t invoke are visions of modernity – bold expanses of glass … Continue reading
By Dena A. Edwards Bright sunlight warms the undulating terra cotta tile roof and drips over the edge to cast dramatic shadows on the rough layers of the natural stone walls. During the spring and summer, much of these … Continue reading
By Dena A. Edwards The colorful Italian, hand-painted ceramic sign by the front door reads “La Villa dei Sogni” – “House of Dreams.” Pat Hoge’s home is not just the place where she spends her life; it is the … Continue reading
By Kimberly Thomas “A house is built with walls and beams, A home is made with love and dreams” Head North on I-40 to the Shawnee exit, and your blood pressure begins to drop with every hill you cross. … Continue reading
By Kimberly Thomas Exactly halfway between New York and Los Angeles on Route 66 sits the Coleman Theatre, the jewel of Miami, Oklahoma. Not the first theater in Miami, the Coleman Theatre was a labor of love built by … Continue reading
