A Dallas Home Proves the Beauty of Living Alone Is Decorating Exactly How You Want -- House Call

Name: Melissa Smrekar and a Maine Coon rescue cat named Gwynnie Location: Park Cities -- Dallas, Texas Size: 1,200 square feet Years lived in: 8 months, renting A fourth-generation Dallasite, the rest of my family now lives on our working ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Everything in the house is brown. My city mouse apartment, then, is the complete opposite. It's quirky, colorful and bold, with no apologies for its femininity.