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TreeHouse Dallas opens with groovy party and revolutionary mission

TreeHouse Dallas is now open.

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Revolutionary home decor store TreeHouse Dallas opened on June 1 with an unrivaled welcome party that felt more like a shindig at some swanky mansion than it did a retail launch.

The Austin-based company is a first-of-its-kind home improvement store. Its products and services promote healthy and sustainable spaces and thoughtful building. Dallas is the second location; a third is penciled in for Plano.

TreeHouse Dallas is the anchor tenant in the new The Hill redevelopment, the shopping center at the northeast corner of US-75 and Walnut Hill Lane that's being refashioned into an open-air retail center with a new slate of dining, home, and healthy-living concepts.

The crowd at the event was eclectic and artsy, from sunglasses-at-night splendor to longhairs in tie-dye T-shirts. Staffers from nearby restaurants Nazca Kitchen and Red Hot & Blue BBQ — such a cool neighborly move — rolled out tray after tray of snacks from the store's high-tech in-house kitchen. Bartenders from the Grand Bevy concocted New-Age themed cocktails with names like Water and Metal, served in real glassware, not disposable plastic. Thank you!

The Dallas location is the first energy-positive big-box store in the world, meaning the store will generate excess renewable energy using solar panels, battery packs, and cutting-edge architectural design, then send unused energy back into the city grid.

TreeHouse provides progressive products, great design, human-centered services, and leading-edge technology. A sample of unique products in which TreeHouse is the only retailer include:

Haiku ceiling fans. The Haiku ceiling fan is described as the most advanced ceiling fan in the world, reducing energy use through elegant design, incredible performance, and exceptional efficiency, as they are 700 percent more efficient than a standard ceiling fan.

Haiku lights. From sleek design and long-lasting LEDs to its range of user-focused features, Haiku Light fixtures represent effectiveness, convenience, and efficiency at the highest level. With more than 2 billion unique feature combinations, Haiku Lights produce 50 percent more light than a typical 60-watt incandescent bulb and last more than 30 times as long.

Romabio paint. The world’s first cradle-to-cradle certified paint, Romabio is among the healthiest, most beautiful, and durable paints available in the world today. Romabio paints are derived from natural sources, using minerals and sustainable resources.

Other state-of-the-art TreeHouse products include:

A Tesla Powerwall, the groundbreaking battery for the home.
Nest smart home products including the Nest Cam, Nest Protect, and Nest Thermostat.
Nebia Shower Head. This Tim Cook-backed Kickstarter phenomenon conserves thousands of gallons of water per year by atomizing droplets to create 10 times more surface area and offers a spa-like shower experience.
Dunn-Edwards Paint. Dunn-Edwards' mission is to provide the best-performing latex paint in an environmentally responsible manner. Its Zero Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) colorants perform the same as conventional colorants, but with no added VOC solvents. Zero VOC paint can remain 100 percent Zero VOC, even when tinted to the deepest colors.
Bolefloor. The world’s first industrial-scale manufactured hardwood flooring features naturally curved lengths that follow a tree’s natural growth.

Founder Jason Ballard made a speech about our responsibility to the planet that was so stirring, some attendees said they were moved to tears.

“We asked ourselves what a home improvement store would look like if it were an answer to the question, ‘What is needed to actually help people make their homes better in every way?’ and everything else flowed from there," Ballard said. "We hire the best people. We educate, inspire, and collaborate. This is home improvement as it should have been all along.”

TreeHouse is now in the midst of a giveaway program that runs until June 11, in which customers can enter to win prizes such as a Nest Thermostat, a Festool drill kit, Dunn-Edwards paints, a GreenPan 11-piece Venice pro set, a 150-gallon Poly-Mart rain barrel, Berkey water filters, and a Lollygagger outdoor lounge chair.

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Swedish meatballs are coming

Furniture fave IKEA reveals grand opening date for Rockwall store

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The newest IKEA store in Dallas-Fort Worth is ready to open its doors: IKEA Rockwall, located at 1801 E. Interstate 30, will debut on Wednesday, May 13.

According to a release, the Swedish-born furniture company will say hallå to Rockwall with some fanfare on May 13, beginning with giveaways, coffee, and cinnamon buns at 7 am, followed by remarks from VIPs at 9:45 am. Customers can line up as early as 7 am and doors will open to customers starting at 10 am.

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 Rockwall 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 cities like Texarkana and Little Rock.

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., and the store will offer a new way of reaching customers both in-store and digitally.

“Opening IKEA Rockwall is a big moment for us, not only because it’s our ninth store in Texas, but because it’s our first ground-up build since 2019,” says Rob Olson, interim CEO of IKEA U.S., in the release. “This milestone underscores our confidence in the future of this market and in our mission to create better everyday life at home through affordable, well-designed solutions.”

The store's footprint is 108,000 square feet — almost a third smaller than the behemoth locations in Frisco and Grand Prairie, which both span 293,000-plus square feet — and more on par with the new IKEA Dallas - University Park store that opened in Dallas in March.

The single-level Rockwall store features over 6,000 products and dozens of fully furnished room settings, with more than 3,800 items ready for immediate takeaway, the release says. In a "central planning area," customers can receive personalized design consultations from IKEA experts for kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and small spaces.

And yes, there will be the famous Swedish meatballs. The new store will include a Swedish Bistro, serving customer favorites like meatballs, plant balls, hot dogs, and veggie dogs.

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.

An "as-is section" will offer gently used and discontinued items at discounted prices, "giving products a second life and helping customers furnish their homes more sustainably and affordably," they say.

“We’re proud to open IKEA Rockwall as a reflection of our commitment to the community it serves,” says Ben Sandoval, market manager, IKEA U.S. “Our goal is to be a trusted partner for local families by offering well-designed, affordable solutions that support everyday life at home.”

As part of its goal of being a good neighbor, IKEA Rockwall will donate $10,000 to the Children's Advocacy Center for Rockwall County at the grand opening. (Store hours on May 13 will be 10 am-8 pm.)

Once IKEA Rockwall debuts, it will be open 10 am-9 pm Monday-Saturday and 10 am-8 pm Sunday.

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