What’s New at Walter Lee Culp

If you’ve been to the Dallas Design Center lately, you’ve noticed that the Culp showroom is a mess.  Specifically Clarence House, which used to have it’s own showroom managed by Culp.  What you probably don’t know is that in 1994, Robin Roberts,  president of CH opened his then very deep pockets and spent over $3,000,000 on this little 3000 square foot showroom.  Custom built skylights for trees in the front, gray suede curved walls, and very expensive lighting.  The problem was that it was a moody, sexy atmosphere, perfect for cocktails - almost impossible to shop for fabrics.  All that is changing - the light is better, the walls are lighter, and you can bet Kelly Hardage is not spending a fraction of that amount.