Mansion

Exquisite Chateau Du Lac Mansion Will Host Next CandysDirt.com Staff Party

By Candy Evans / July 9, 2018 /

If you’re ready to have your jaw hit the floor, make plans for our next CandysDirt.com Staff Party on July 14. It will be a progressive affair looking at two exquisite properties and today, I want to show you the first, a massive Chateau Du Lac mansion in Flower Mound.  Located at 5905 Giverny, this 14,906-square-foot manse sits…

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Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour Has a Lineup of Amazing Historic Houses You Won’t Want to Miss

By Joanna England / May 2, 2014 /

It’s a Dallas tradition to honor mom and her commitment to her family and career (and all those dang peanut butter and jelly sandwiches she made and stories she read to you, even when she said she would only read one book and ended up reading five) with a special weekend at the Swiss Avenue…

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Monday Morning Millionaire: Hillcrest Park Traditional is Two Houses in One

By Joanna England / March 25, 2013 /

So, I had a plumbing disaster at my White Rock Lake-area postwar traditional, so I’m reporting from our Forney bureau today as a means of escape from a horde of noisy dryer fans and dehumidifiers. While the three of us (me, my husband, and my 20-month-old son) are far from cramped at the in-laws’ house,…

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It’s No Champ d’Or, But Celine Dion’s Private Island Castle Is Just as Insane

By Joanna England / May 21, 2012 /

Holy mackerel. I was staring at these photos of Celine Dion’s insane $29.3 million mansion on her own private island outside of Montreal and I was a little overwhelmed … but it’s all coming back to me now. Tell me this: Does the French Normandy-style compound look a lot like the lost cousin of Champ…

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Candy’s Sale of the Week: Magnificent Mediterranean on White Rock Lake is So Pebble Beach!

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2012 /

 This stunning home at 7714 Fisher Road was built in 1994 but looks as timeless as a mansion overlooking the Pacific in Pebble Beach. You have almost one super landscaped acre, yielding the upstairs Master with a large deck and perfect lake views. A classic floorplan offers  4169 square feet with three bedrooms, two and a half…

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