Inspired Design: Sumptuous and Serene

Inspired Design: Sumptuous and Serene
Against a fanciful seafoam backdrop, adept pairings of pattern, texture, and style combine in a harmonious dining room that feels both classic and current.

By Elizabeth Bonner Czapski
Photography by Lance Selgo

After holding onto dining furniture from the family patriarch’s bachelor days through four previous dwellings, Liza and Ryan Schlitt were ready for something different in their refined Dallas abode. An eye for timeless design plus a knack for infusing houses with unexpected flair made Texas-based designer Emily Johnston Larkin of EJ Interiors just what the Schlitts needed to update the aged aesthetic of their dining room.