Lake and garden district

Modern Green Home in Little Forest Hills Built by Renowned Local Designer

By Joanna England / June 17, 2015 /

Mark Martinek is the designer behind MOD Construction, a firm that designs and builds modern, eco-friendly homes. I’ve always been in love with these properties, how they evoke the same kind of shapes popularized during the 50s, but had facades and materials that were grounded and unique. If you’ve also been lusting over Martinek’s designs,…

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East Dallas Tour is Showing Off The “Garden” in “Lake And Garden District”

By Joanna England / May 13, 2015 /

  When Deborah Ballard moved into her Casa Linda Estates home 30 years ago, the backyard was a blank canvas with a few bushes here and there and some large, mature trees that dotted the lawn. It was perfect for Ballard, a nationally known sculptor and instructor at SMU, who has since transformed her private…

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Get a Peep at The Coops in Dallas’ Most Unique Home Tour

By Joanna England / May 1, 2015 /

I can say, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this home tour is the smallest and most unique in Dallas. It’s one of those events that has people saying “Only in East Dallas!” That’s what I love about it, too. If you haven’t already heard, A Peep at The Coops is an annual chicken…

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Beautiful Lakewood Patio Home Steps From White Rock Lake

By Joanna England / March 27, 2015 /

This home is perfect for a family with an active lifestyle that wants security, location, and access to Dallas’ crown jewel, White Rock Lake. Not only is it spacious with four bedrooms, two full and one half baths, and large living areas, but it is inside the Lawtherwood subdivision, where you’ll have access to a…

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East Dallas is … The Lake and Garden District? New Name Isn’t a New Idea Says One Casa Linda Woman

By Joanna England / March 25, 2015 /

Beth Watson lives about a mile from my house in Casa Linda Estates, so she and I shop and frequent a lot of the same neighborhood joints and parks. I see Beth, her husband, and their adorable girls at Casa Linda Park pretty frequently. Her kids go to the same preschool and my little boy.…

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