Home + Design

When Inspiration Strikes

A Community Focused Business Provides Style and Service for Every Budget Article by Fatima Durrani | Photography by Adeline Merrick: Merrick Multimedia The world of blinds and drapery can be mind-spinning, with endless choices in color, fabrics, and style. Sometimes, we just need a little nudge to get our home design mojo flowing.  Budget Blinds of Rockwall owner Debbie Blackmon reminds us that while trends will come and go, the first key to decorating your forever home is to make choices...

Local Services

The Good Place

Nonprofit of the Month Sponsored by Artisan Masonry & Granite Article by Angi Burns Rockwall City Lifestyle is proud to feature The Good Place, a nonprofit thrift store in Royse City run by Royse City Methodist Church. The Good Place serves as a distribution center for gently used consumer goods, transforming donated items into opportunities for community support and local mission work . The mission of The Good Place is grounded in Christian compassion and service. Volunteers—known...

Home + Design

Your Home’s Personality

Transforming Spaces into Something Meaningful and Personalized Article by Fatima Durrani | Photography by Adeline Merrick: Merrick Multimedia As the weather starts cooling down and families start planning for winter holidays, one important thing to take stock of is your home decor. After all, it’s easy for time to pass by, and suddenly those incredible drapes designed in the 90s are looking old but not quite vintage. For a fresh change to your home without the need to paint or renovate...

Health + Wellness

Celebrating 50 Years of Strengthening Rockwall

The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall Article by Courtesy of the YMCA | Photography by Heather Caplick: Heather Lanae Photography For 50 years, the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA has been a cornerstone of the Rockwall community—creating a place where families grow stronger, kids thrive, and neighbors connect. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Y is guided by its mission: to put Christian values into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. From the earliest age, children can...