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Fall is in the Air SEPTEMBER 2017

ear OKC Lifestyle readers,

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Thank you for the great response to the August issue! I received quite a few calls, emails and text messages as it hit mailboxes last month. OKC Lifestyle is different than any other publication in this area, and many of you noticed that, and I am thrilled.

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One of the things I love about this city is that it is one of the greatest college football areas in the country.

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To me, there is nothing better than a good college football game. I look forward to another great season following my favorite teams. With college football upon us, cooler weather can’t be far behind. After a hot, humid summer, I am not sure which I am looking forward to more. I have heard from many of my friends that are traveling to Columbus, Ohio, soon for the rematch of last year’s game. Let’s hope the weather is better this year than last! For those of you who are traveling to that and any other game this season, safe travels and let the best team win! Enjoy the September issue of OKC Lifestyle! In this issue, you will find several great features with a focus on the home. I hope you get some great decorating ideas. We have several world-class businesses in OKC to help you decorate your home. Many of them are featured in OKC Lifestyle with more to come. For those of you who sent me ideas, thank you! Keep them coming. Please do not hesitate to give me feedback by emailing me at Brian.Ihnat@LifestylePubs.com. Also, please check out our Facebook page. If you know of someone who would like to receive the magazine, have them go to OKCLifestylePubs.com and subscribe to the digital version.

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Around Town

Open House

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Lifestyle Calendar

Localâ€™s Choice

12 Excellence in Design Right in Our Backyard

Brent Gibson Classic Home Design

18 Get the Look

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OKLAHOMA CITY RESIDENTS ARE MORE SATISFIED WITH THEIR COMMUNITY THAN MOST AMERICANS WHO LIVE IN BIG CITIES The results of this year’s Citizen Survey shows about four out of five residents think Oklahoma City is an “excellent” or “good” place to

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$27 million for bridges included in the $967 million general obligation

Other survey results show:

bond package, plus $240 million for street resurfacing, streetscaping and more in the proposed temporary penny sales tax extension. SURVEY RESULTS:

• Resident satisfaction with city services was generally the same

• Satisfaction with public safety services remains high: 87 percent of survey respondents are satisfied with fire service, 77 percent are satisfied with ambulance service and 71 percent are satisfied with police service. All are higher than the national average.

in this year’s survey as it was in 2016.

• Most residents are satisfied with city utility services: 89 per-

• Only one major city service category tracked in the annual sur-

cent are satisfied with residential trash collection, 81 percent are

vey improved or worsened by more than 5 percent this year—a drop

satisfied with bulky waste removal and 61 percent are satisfied

in satisfaction with the flow of traffic from 41 to 35 percent.

with water service.

• Two out of three Oklahoma City residents think the city is moving

• For code and ordinance enforcement services, residents were

in the right direction, and satisfaction with public safety services is

most satisfied with the enforcement of neighborhood yard parking

higher than the national average for large American cities.

and enforcing cleanup of debris on private property.

Satisfaction with the overall quality of city services and how well

Residents rated the maintenance of city streets as the number one

the city is planning for growth is well above national averages for

priority to be addressed in the next two years. Overall satisfaction

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with the condition of major streets is rated significantly below the

• Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents are satisfied with the overall quality of city services provided, eight percent above the national average. • Residents rate how well the city is planning growth at 17 percent above the national average.

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ome of the most beautiful home designs in Edmond, Oklahoma City and the surrounding areas are credited to our featured home designer for this issue: Brent Gibson Classic Home Design. Brent Gibson, the founder, has been designing homes for more than 40 years. He established Brent Gibson Classic Home Design Headquarters in Edmond some 27 years ago and the building has become somewhat of a landmark within the community. This family-owned design firm boasts home designs in some of the most prominent areas in Oklahoma City such as Nichols Hills, Gaillardia, Oak Tree and Rose Creek. This residential home design firm has built up quite a reputation over the years and is the highest rated designer on popular websites such as Houzz.com. In fact, they have won “Best of Houzz“ in both the Design and Service categories four consecutive years. Brent attributes the success of his company of the past four decades to excellence in design and customer service. Whether a client is interested in a custom design or wants to explore existing Brent Gibson Classic Home Design plans, the entire team works to make the client’s experience as stress-free as possible. Gone are the times where a client would have to wait for weeks on end to get a glimpse of a designer’s drawings. Brent sits down with each client at the initial appointment, and through listening to his clients and creating two-way dialogue to find out exactly what the client needs, he draws the design to scale at the first visit. Brent believes this personal encounter gives the client confidence in their vision and also allows Brent to be fully in tune with the client’s desires. His team makes itself available to answer any questions the client or 14

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home builder has throughout the building process. This best-in-class approach is one reason why people love Brent and refer business to him. His daughter, Nicole Rickey, also works in the family business as an interior designer. Her work can be seen throughout homes in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas. Nicole provides exclusive lines of lighting, furniture and other interior products for her clients and builders. Nicole specializes in creating spaces that reflect and include every detail of the client’s needs. Styles range from clean and modern to a touch of glitz and glam, depending on the client’s preference. Nicole also serves the Oklahoma City area in tile design, custom cabinetry, space planning and decorative detailing. CONTINUED >

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Her husband, Shane Rickey, is a lead designer at Brent Gibson Classic Home Design, and is heavily involved in the business. He works one-onone with clients and builders who prefer to look at existing Brent Gibson plans and tweak them to fit their needs. Shane has built lasting personal relationships with clients and builders and makes the process of perfecting home plans easy and stress-free. Most of the work is done by Shane via email, so the client does not necessarily even need to come into the office. In times where every spare minute counts, an approach such as this is a game-changer in the home design industry. The Brent Gibson team works hard to stay ahead of the curve. The entire team is constantly learning new technology and providing state-of-the-art tools to their clients not seen in the Oklahoma market. An added service to clients of Brent Gibson is 3-D rendering/modeling of home designs. Now, designs drawn on paper come to life as the team is able to model everything from a bedroom floor plan

Brent’s work has been featured in the 2016 Street of Dreams event

to textures, paint, interior fixtures and

put on by the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association and will

everything in between. Clients can

be featured again in 2018. His team services the Oklahoma and Texas

now have a virtual walk through of

areas, as well as some feature builds in Colorado and Arkansas. You

their home before any equipment

can experience living in a Brent Gibson Design exclusive neighbor-

breaks dirt. Brent believes this is an added bonus to clients who are apprehensive about their choice in design. Being able to see a 3-D rendering of their home puts buyers at ease and gets them excited about their home.

hood such as Abbey Place, Muirfield Village and Camden Park. Brent’s team is involved in and accountable for every detail in the home design and the proof is in the elegance and beauty of every

Brent also shares that his company is proud to give back to the

design Brent puts his name on. Whether you’re in search of a tradi-

community. Brent talks avidly about his team’s work with the Gary

tional home design such as English or country French style or you are

Sinise Foundation as they designed a home for Edmond Army veteran

looking for a more open concept, modern feel to your home, you will

Rusty Dunagan, who lost both legs and his left arm in Afghanistan

find your style choosing Brent and his team of professionals.

serving our country. Brent believes it is better to give than to receive, and giving back to the community is why many people have come to

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SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW VINTAGE RECLAIMED LUMBER AND FURNITURE OFFERS TIMELESS PIECES WITH HISTORY

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ARTICLE MARISA MOHI PHOTOGRAPHY CINDY RITCHIE

hat started as a side project in

Reclaimed Lumber and Furniture. He built his

Todd Miller’s garage has become a

businesses with the idea that you shouldn’t

full-fledged business. Back in the day, Todd

“BASICALLY, WE BUILD REALLY COOL STUFF FOR PEOPLE’S HOUSES,” HE SAYS.

just throw raw materials into a landfill.

spent his days working for someone else,

A walk through the Vintage Reclaimed

only to come home from work to transition

Furniture showroom would make any dec-

into parent mode for bath time for his two

orator swoon. Many of the pieces look like

sons, only to transition into entrepreneur

they belong on an episode of "Fixer Upper,"

mode when his sons’ heads hit their pillows.

or maybe even in Chip and Joanna Gaines’

“Michelle [his wife] and I were just dog broke.

Magnolia Market. But if they don’t have

We didn’t have any money,” he recalls. “I would work all day long at my job, and then I’d come home and fabricate stuff on my garage floor.”

exactly what you’re looking for, don’t worry. Because Todd owns both an iron and a lumber business, it’s easy for him to help

Working full time, being a dad and work-

customers realize their design dreams by

ing until two or three in the morning is how

helping them create custom pieces that fit

Old World Iron was born.

perfectly in their homes. Some of the more

Old World Iron was Todd’s first business

unique projects he’s had the privilege to

and one that he’s been able to easily integrate

work on include large cages for a customer

into what he currently does with Vintage

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who owned domesticated African cats, a spiral staircase that looked like lily pads and metal leaves that hung from the ceiling of a pediatric dental office. “Basically, we build really cool stuff for people’s houses,” he says. No matter how specific or unique, Vintage Reclaimed Lumber and Furniture can accommodate. And while there are other companies that offer something similar to Vintage Reclaimed Furniture and Lumber, Todd is proud that his company brings more options to the market. An interesting aspect of his business is just how green it is. “We really are stopping landfills from getting filled up,” he says. Even though the goal of Vintage Reclaimed Furniture and Lumber isn’t to be a green company, it’s a byproduct of what they do. And each piece carries the full story of the past life lived by the raw materials. Some of the wood comes from old barns or boxcars, or even old buildings that have been torn down. “The wood we get comes from all kinds of different places," he says. It’s the same with the metal used in the furniture too. Old World Iron either forges it, or they purchase it from distributors. When it comes to balancing his businesses with family life, Todd is honest about what it takes. He works six days a week, but still makes time to see his two sons play sports.

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And Todd’s commitment to family is evident in the way that the business functions.

manages to find time to run marathons and compete in triathlons. To Todd, being in peak

Todd’s wife, Michelle, a CPA, has helped on

physical condition is key. It enables him to

the back end of both Vintage Reclaimed Lumber

stay healthy so he can focus on his family

and Furniture and Old World Iron. Todd’s oldest

and his business.

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A Room with a View HOMEGROWN DESIGNS INTRODUCES URBAN/SOUTHERN FLAIR

tyle. It transcends, transforms and often

vision which can transform an ordinary,

morphs into another more youthful version

empty space into something extraordinary.

of itself. Whether comparing the latest styles of

This month she’s showing us how to com-

pants, shoes or, in this case, home décor, one

bine contrasting elements which bring a few

thing is certain: Style can transform something

elements of different styles together to make

very ordinary into something extraordinary.

a living room inviting, chic and contemporary.

Style is the perfect outward expression of a

This living room has the perfect mix of

person without having to use words. It forces an

urban and southern elements – "Urbouthern"

instant reaction good or bad because it’s the first

– can that be a thing? This beautiful house is a

thing we see about a person or space. Telling

new construction – built in 2017—and already

someone in 600 words how all of the elements

has an eclectic feel. The builders combined

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Shayla

Homegrown

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themselves gave the room a lot of character

Graham

with

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as well as color. ShaylaÂ chose to keep a neutral palette throughout the room to not disturb the natural beauty of the brick and hardwood flooring. She stuck with tans, grays and blacks with just a few prints throughout to add a little flair. The living room needed to feminine enough for the client â€“ but masculine enough to appeal to her four boys! The black leather chairs in this living room set provide a perfect midcentury masculine touch to the entire room and play off the wire accents in the stair banister. The couch and love seat were kept neutral which the homeowner could easily update by changing the accent pillows to fit a changing style. The neutrality of the couch gives this room the flexibility to change as CONTINUED >

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the homeowner’s design tastes change, and it does not take away from the room’s natural clean look. The prints and pillows, chosen by Shayla, perfectly tie in the dark banister and chairs to the rest of the room without making the entire design dark. Adding pops of white within the pillow design keep the

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September SEPTEMBER 1-4 & 8-10

ments, agricultural exhibits, theater, face-painting and more. The Oklahoma History Center will be open and free to the public all day.

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