Hallie Henley Sims’ Well-Planned Path

Hallie Henley Sims’ Well-Planned Path

by | Sep 8, 2025 | City Lifestyle Articles, Leaders In Design

Article by Diane Cowen Photography by Jack Thompson Originally published in River Oaks Lifestyle Hallie Henley Sims’ mother was a teacher, but she loved home projects – her own as well as those of friends, and a young Hallie tagged along when she shopped for treasures for the home. It was inevitable that when Hallie was in fifth grade was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up she would write: interior designer. When she was a freshman at Oklahoma University, Hallie met her now-husband Will Sims, who works...

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Color and Style

Color and Style

by | Sep 8, 2025 | City Lifestyle Articles, Leaders In Design

Article by Diane Cowen Photography by Kerry Kirk Originally published in River Oaks Lifestyle A corkboard covered in fabric swatches hangs on a wall behind Lindsey Herod, the Houston interior designer known for her eclectic style using plenty of color and pattern. “I like rich saturated colors. And there are always florals unless the client doesn’t like them,” Lindsey said. “Teal, turquoise, plum, blues, pinks and chartreuse, lots of greens and blues and I use them all in the same room. I love a lot of bold...

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A Well Designed Career

A Well Designed Career

by | Sep 8, 2025 | City Lifestyle Articles, Leaders In Design

Article by Diane Cowen Originally published in River Oaks Lifestyle Architect Stephanie Millet loves residential projects, turning lines and curves into rooms and homes as clients dream out loud about the places they want to live. A native of California, Millet earned her bachelor’s degree in architecture at Cal Poly in  San Luis Obispo and worked for a residential architecture firm in California before moving to Houston to earn a master’s in architecture at Rice University. Once here, she decided to stay and...

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