Stephen Sondheim’s Historic Manhattan Townhouse ... the 19-foot residence has a wrought-iron gated forecourt that leads to a wood-paneled foyer with a midnight-blue tiled barrel-vaulted ceiling.

Their client had recently bought the 21-year-old townhome, and they were in awe of the 40-foot-high ceilings. “Most townhomes, ... “It was all maple wood from top to toe,” Stromberg says.

Natural wood is back in a big way, showing up on walls, built-ins, and ceilings of some of Dallas’ chicest homes. But this isn’t your grandma’s wood paneling or the farmhouse-flavored ...