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Tavis Westbrook Shows That When The Bones Are Good, Midcentury Modern Magic Can Live On

By Karen Eubank / March 25, 2024 /

Maren Morris sang it metaphorically, but it has a literal meaning as well, “When the bones are good, the house won’t fall.” It might be torn brick by brick and rebuilt, but it won’t fall. Builder Tavis Westbrook knows good bones, and that’s why this Dixon-Furlow Midcentury Modern caught his eye. Dixon-Furlow And The Midcentury…

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When You’ve Had Enough Pie, Visit These Thanksgiving Weekend Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / November 24, 2016 /

We know these will be a busy few days for most of you. But once you’ve had enough pie and time with your family, take some time to enjoy these Thanksgiving weekend open houses around Dallas. Every Thursday, we bring you the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. These are five fabulous open houses in Dallas (and…

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Midcentury Modern Tri-Level in Lochwood Estates is a Hip Haven

By Karen Eubank / November 12, 2016 /

Our Saturday Six Hundred gives a new depth to the meaning of “a labor of love.” Wes Strawn discovered this midcentury modern tri-level at 1120 Easton Road in Lochwood Estates in 2011. Built by Rick Jackson in 1959 and nestled on an acre of land, he found the home the first day it was on the…

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