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Bathroom beautifier Waterworks opens the doors to haute new digs in the DesignDistrict

Waterworks has relocated to the Design District.
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Waterworks co-founder Barbara Sallick and her son, Peter, flew in fromConnecticut for the opening of the new Dallas showroom.
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Good design is all about "balance, proportion and scale," Barbara Sallick says.
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Waterworks helps homeowners create baths more luxurious than those found at mosthigh-end European hotels.
Photo courtesy of Waterworks

Waterworks — the sleek and luxurious bath and kitchen design retailer, with 14 showrooms across the country — recently celebrated the opening of its new location in the Design District. To get the party started, co-founder Barbara Sallick and her son, Peter, CEO of the company, flew in from Connecticut.

Sallick's company is largely credited with transforming the oft-neglected bathroom, formerly considered perfunctory and utilitarian. With a focus on the finest fixtures, surfaces and textiles — think handmade copper tub from France, elegant faucetry in finishes ranging from sleek polished nickel to architectural bronze, marble washtand, and a stunning selection of tiles — Waterworks helps homeowners create bathrooms finer than those found at most high-end European hotels.

With a focus on the finest fixtures, surfaces and textiles, Waterworks helps homeowners create bathrooms finer than those found in most high-end European hotels.

We chatted with Barbara to learn about the brand and what the new locale — Waterworks was formerly situated at the Plaza at Preston Center — means for home design enthusiasts.

"The location is is perfect," she says. "When people shop over in the Design District, [Waterworks] is now in the mix."

Barbara says that good design is all about "balance, proportion and scale" — something she learned while working at Yale University's Art Gallery, in her early days. And something that the English know well. She says that England is the country that best reflects Waterworks' style.

"The foundations are very Edwardian, which we freshened up and updated."

Although Waterworks has boutique partners in Texas, where retailers have department showrooms within the store — such as Alexander Marchant in Austin and Allen & Allen Company in San Antonio — Dallas has the only stand-alone showroom.

"We're thinking about Houston," Barbara says, "but whether it'll be a showroom or associate with a wholesaler has not been determined."

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sorry, crafters

Joann Fabrics to close all stores including 15 in Dallas-Fort Worth

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Seven Dallas-Fort Worth Joann Fabric stores will close.

It's a sad day for crafters everywhere – Joann Fabrics is shuttering all of iits 800 stores nationwide, including 15 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The closure follows after the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in January 2025. Joann Inc. initially filed for bankruptcy in March 2024.

"This was a very difficult decision to make, given the major impact we know it will have on our Team Members, our customers and all of the communities we serve," the company said in a statement. "A careful analysis of store performance and future strategic fit for the Company determined which stores should remain operating as usual at this time. Right-sizing our store footprint is a critical part of our efforts to ensure the best path forward for JOANN.”

UPDATE 2-24-2025: Joann will close all of its 800 fabric stores after failing to find a buyer. The chain previously planned to close approximately 500 of its 800 locations. However, after it was auctioned off to a new ownership group, the company will now shut down all stores after conducting going-out-of-business sales at each location.
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The company was founded in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been a beloved destination for quilters, sewists, knitters, crocheters, and other hobbyists. It currently operates about 800 locations and four distribution centers across 49 states.

Eight Joann stores throughout Dallas-Fort Worth were included in an initial closing list, according to court documents filed on Wednesday, February 12.

It is unknown when the stores will officially close, and when clearance sales will take place.

The Dallas-Fort Worth stores are:

137 Merchants Row, #165, Arlington
6330 E. Mockingbird Ln., Dallas
11700 Preston Rd. #810, Dallas
2640 West University Dr., Denton
1400 Green Oaks Rd., Fort Worth
5212 S. Hulen St. Fort Worth
2930 Preston Rd. #800, Frisco
1250 William D Tate Ave., Grapevine
1439 W. Pipeline Road, Hurst
715 Hebron Pkwy., Lewisville
2050 W. University Dr. #250, McKinney
19105 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy., Mesquite
2000 FM 663, #500, Midlothian
700 Alma Dr., Plano
1049 E. IH 30, Rockwall

Other Texas Joann locations that were listed in the initial closure included:

3206 South Clack Drive, Abilene
9500 S. IH 35 Frontage Road, Austin
15520 FM 529 Road, Houston
9960 Old Katy Road, Houston
290 Meyerland Plaza, Houston
1219 North Fry Road, Katy
6351 E. Highway 191, Odessa
500 N. Jackson Road, Pharr
3142 Southeast Military Drive, Suite 126, San Antonio
4127 N. Highway 75, Sherman

While Texas will lose 18 locations, California will see the most Joann Fabric store closures, at 61 stores.

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