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EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT
Though Becker considers herself semiretired, her love for history and preservation
continues to keep her calendar full. The
success of her Bishop's Palace project led
to more work for the Galveston Historical
Foundation, including the recent reupholstery
of the captain's quarters inside the 1877 tall
ship ELISSA, a floating museum and one
of only three ships of its kind in the world
to still actively sail. It also opened the door
to her team's 2019 installation of a striped
Scalamandré silk wall in the sitting room
of the W. H. Stark House, a 14,000-squarefoot Victorian home in Orange, Texas. "The
house hadn't had a makeover since the '70s;
working on that project was beyond happiness
for me," Becker says. "It's such an honor to
be able to do this work."
When Becker and her team are not
beautifying historic landmarks, they're often
preserving individual clients' antiques and
heirlooms, many of which are from the early
1900s. And because of their proximity to the
Gulf Coast, they also stay busy with coastal
projects. "No two jobs are identical at all. I'll
design contemporary coastal condo interiors
and then turn around and work on a chair
from the 1800s," Becker says. "It keeps every
day exciting."
Occasionally, a special "from-scratch"
order comes along. Becker recently designed
and built a 58-inch sofa for a couple's "tiny
home" by the water. The fabric selection
process, as usual, was her favorite part. "I
love helping people think through all of
the needs the fabric must meet, whether
that's durability or softness and everything
in between," she says. "I help them realize
they're not just going out shopping for fabrics;
they're making a design choice for their home
that's suitable for their family. There's a lot
of communication in this line of work, and
it's a heartfelt business without a doubt."
Holly Eamon is a business writer and editor based
in Minneapolis, Minn.

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