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New stationery shop Ellis Hill brings pretty paper goods to Highland Park Village

Dallas native Margretta Wikert and Oklahoma City-bred Kerri Davis have a thing for paper and personalized touches. The duo is set to open Ellis Hill in Highland Park Village this February, a stationery shop bursting with beautiful paper goods and gifts.

Davis founded the store in 2009 as Anne Grace Designs — named after her two daughters — in a space behind behind Merry Vose’s Cabana. Thanks to a passion for the written word and making simple notes more personal, she built a strong clientele — including Wikert, for whom Davis had designed some Christmas cards.

Wikert decided to ditch grad school in 2010 to work with Davis. “When I began working there, I loved it,” Wikert says. “We work with brides a lot, which is fun.”

The pair offers everything from invitations to place cards to envelopes in techniques such as embossing, thermography and letterpress. Wikert says they can do any kind of custom paper work, and clients can choose from about 30 vendors, including Crane, Pipo Press, Dallas-based Bell’Invito, Sugar Paper, Arzberger Stationers and Dauphine Press.

Although the Ellis Hill ladies can accommodate any custom order, Wikert recommends ordering invitations at least two months prior. Choosing what you want may not take long, but letterpress, for example can take up to two weeks for a proof and another three weeks to print — and that’s if there are no changes.

Ellis Hill also carries a sweet selection of monogrammed linens and trays from the likes of Daisy Hill, Sophia Cashmere and Jill Rosenwald. “We strive to give clients a personalized experience so that they can give thoughtful gifts,” says Wikert, whose mother often gave monogrammed gifts.

The ladies are getting ready to move into the 475-square-foot-space — splashed with green, gold and white — on the second floor of Highland Park Village, above Patrizio. The shop will be open Monday- Friday and by appointment on the weekends.

“We love the location [in Highland Park Village],” Wikert says. “We both spend so much time there. The visibility is great, and because many of our clients live in the area, it’s a better fit for them.”

A new stationery shop called Ellis Hill is coming to Highland Park Village in February.

Christmas lights in Highland Park Village

Photo courtesy of Highland Park Village

A new stationery shop called Ellis Hill is coming to Highland Park Village in February.

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Popular Ikea furniture chain to open 4th Dallas store in Rockwall

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Dallas-Fort Worth is getting a new Ikea store in Rockwall. Located at Stodghill Road and I-30, it'll be the third Ikea in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and is due to open in December 2025.

Ikea is the world's largest furniture retailer, founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, and known for its simple, modern approach to interior design at an affordable price, its ready-to-assemble furniture, and its amusement-park-like stores.

Ikea will be the anchor in a 65-plus acre mixed-use development with a location chosen for its accessibility not only to the east side of DFW but also to major highways that connect to faraway towns like Texarkana and Little Rock. Rockwall to Texarkana is 155 miles or a 2-hour-and-22-minute drive — surely doable if you're hot to get a great quality mattress at a good price or stock up on Swedish gummy red fish.

According to a release, the store represents Ikea's intention to become more accessible, affordable, and convenient for the many here in the U.S., even those who live in places like Casa View and Mesquite, and the store will offer a new way of reaching customers both in-store and digitally.

The store's footprint is 108,000 square feet — almost a third smaller than the existing locations in Frisco and Grand Prairie, which both span 293,000-plus square feet (although Grand Prairie is one story while Frisco is two-story). There's also a pickup-style store in Southlake that's 10,809 square feet.

“Our expansion goal is simple. We will be where people are, whenever and however they want to experience Ikea," says Ikea U.S. Ceo and Chief Sustainability Officer Javier Quiñones. “We have been testing different store formats to increase customer convenience, make home delivery more cost-efficient, and reach our customers where they live, work, and socialize. IKEA Rockwall represents a key milestone in this ongoing journey.”

Though smaller than the other area behemoths, Rockwall will nonetheless be serving Ikea's trademark meatballs at a new Swedish Deli concept, a Swedish cafe to enjoy meals onsite, and a Swedish Bistro for quick takeaway items that can be enjoyed in the outdoor seating area or at home.

The space will include multiple fully furnished room settings that showcase “local living” solutions reflecting the unique needs of the residents of the local community. Rockwall embroidered pillows, maybe?

Additionally, Ikea Rockwall’s design will include features for improved sustainability, specifically solar power, LEED certified construction, EV chargers, onsite recycling and native plant materials to reduce water consumption.

“We are strongly committed to the communities in which we operate. IKEA Rockwall provides an even more seamless omnichannel shopping experience throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, and we look forward to welcoming residents and surrounding neighbors to this new Ikea experience,” says Ikea U.S. Area Market Manager Rob Parsons.

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