East Dallas Midcentury

This Updated Alger Park Home is Two Miles From White Rock Lake And a Million Miles From Ordinary

By Nikki Barringer / January 17, 2023 /

This little Alger Park home is super cute. If you’re not familiar or haven’t Googled “Alger Park neighborhood,” don’t you sweat it because I have. It’s an East Dallas neighborhood, two miles from White Rock Lake, and it’s even been considered one of the most affordable neighborhoods near the lake. There are two parks and…

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This Cozy Midcentury With All The Storage is Gone From MLS, But Not Forgotten

By Nikki Barringer / March 8, 2022 /

Set on a creek lot in Claremont, this sweet little midcentury ranch has a lot of updates inside that set it apart from the pack. Look at those arched doorways! Look at all that storage added under the window seat in the kitchen! A bit of a stroke of genius since we all know our…

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This Casa View Oaks Remodel Does Not Disappoint

By Nikki Barringer / September 28, 2021 /

Hey, this house looks gray, right? WRONG. Compass Real Estate’s Svetlana Grujic said it’s actually Cobalt Blue. Plot twist, right? And so is the inside. This little three-bedroom short stack is a classic 1950s home over in Casa View Oaks, still one of the most affordable neighborhoods in East Dallas. It’s been gutted and completely…

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It’s The Simple Things That Make This Midcentury Home So Dang Special

By Nikki Barringer / June 22, 2021 /

Good grief this is a cool house. It’s a midcentury with the perfect exterior. It’s not trying too hard. There aren’t any unnecessary elements or rough-hewn cedar added for the sake of it. They didn’t paint the brick white and the trim black and add a black roof. It’s a classic little slice of historical…

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This Midcentury Modern in Casa View Oaks is a Grown-Up Playland

By Nikki Barringer / July 28, 2020 /

Allie Beth Allman’s Kimberly Ashmore loves houses. Especially the one she recently listed in Casa View Oaks.  Ashmore says she sells a lot of special houses in every price range and no doubt, she loves them all but she, like, love-loves this one. In fact, it’s one of her favorite listings. She calls it an…

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