According to Thrift Studio Preview Party Chair Kelley Copeland,
“Home is where one starts from. (T.S. Eliot)
“It’s where we all start and end our day. It’s where we recharge and feel safest. But what if that space only has a mattress on the floor, no place to eat dinner and not enough blankets? What would a child with a home like that dream of becoming? Would they be confident as they face the world each day? Would they be equipped to break the cycle and insist on a new standard of living? This is a reality for too many families in our community that have been homeless or have slipped into poverty. Dwell with Dignity’s mission is to help families escape poverty and homelessness through design, one household at a time. We provide home interiors to families who have committed to self-sufficiency and are working hard to change their family’s life and future. We fully furnish their space with furniture, accessories, art, linens, food in the pantry and their first night’s meal. All the things a family needs to feel at home!
“How do we do what we do? That’s where the Thrift Studio Preview Party comes in! It kicks off Thrift Studio, Dwell with Dignity’s 30-day pop-up shop that sells our overstock of donated furniture, housewares, accessories and high-end designer finds to the public. Our honorary chair for this party is design guru, Tobi Fairley. In fact, Traditional Home Magazine predicted: ‘Tobi will be like Cher or Oprah, one of those women for whom one name says it all.’ We are so thrilled she has agreed to be our honorary chair.
“’I am privileged to be the honorary chair for Dwell with Dignity’s Fall 2014 Thrift Studio,’ said Tobi. ‘This amazing nonprofit goes right to the heart of why I am in the interiors business: to create a place to call home. With the proceeds going to fight homelessness and poverty, this wonderful event will help even more deserving people find a happy home.’
“Thrift Studio has a cast of fabulous designers who design and install vignettes using items from our warehouse as well as items they have donated from their inventory or their industry connections. The designers and showrooms participating this October include CDA Interior Design, Denise McGaha Interiors + ID Collection, Dan Nelson + Jan Barboglio + Peacock Alley, Gonzalo Bueno + David Sutherland Showroom, Joseph Minton, Paul Duesing Partners, Peter Sandel Design, LLC + Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams, Tracy Martin Taylor + Brendan Bass Showroom + Robert Allen Design.
“Thrift Studio provides the majority of funds necessary for us to give families in our community a fresh start with a home they can be proud of and thrive in.
“The Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio Preview Party is special because you get to shop and purchase fabulous finds at great values before anyone else! It’s a party you don’t want to miss. We have design inspiration galore and items you won’t be able to live without!
“The Thrift Studio Preview Party is Thursday, October 9th in the Dallas Design Center, Suite 749. The tickets are $175 per person for the VIP party starting at 6 p.m. and $125 for the Party starting at 7:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale September 2 at thriftstudio.com.”
* Photos provided by Dwell With Dignity