Year: 2024

Revisiting the 2024 Designer’s Corner Most Intriguing People

By Elaine Raffel / December 25, 2024 /

One of the gifts of being a Candys Dirt writer is the amazing array of quintessentially cool people we get to meet.

Lux Custom Homes Does it Again: Mediterranean Transitional With a New York Vibe

By Candy Evans / December 24, 2024 /

There is a lot of new construction in the coveted neighborhoods of Preston Hollow, Bluffview, North Dallas and Lakewood. Much of it seems to be following the “white box” trend even as it calls itself “transitional.” There is “transitional,” and then there is 4206 Woodfin Drive. Take a breath before you see this masterpiece. Transitional…

Local Developer Predicts North Texas May Become Too Big for the Border

By Daniel Lalley / December 24, 2024 /

The DFW Metroplex is like a microcosm of the universe itself. It’s defined by its energy, momentum, constellations of bright lights, and vast potential. Not to mention, it’s home to the Stars… And like the universe, DFW seems to be infinitely expanding. As northern suburbs like Plano and Frisco look more and more like early…

A Holiday Must-See: Electric Lizzyland Lights Up Hollywood Heights

By Karen Eubank / December 24, 2024 /

Some neighborhoods have traditions and a holiday spirit only seen in the movies. Hollywood Heights is one of those neighborhoods, and that spirit centers around a unique tradition, Electric Lizzyland. For what must be verging on decades now, Liz Simmons has been crafting elaborate front yard displays that give the neighborhood kiddos visions of a…

If You’re Traveling This Holiday, We’ve Got a Dallas Dirt Playlist for Every Mood

By Shelby Skrhak / December 24, 2024 /

Dear CandysDirt.com reader, I’m terribly sorry that I didn’t wrap it, but I made you what I’ll call a CD mix tape. Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, CandysDirt.com is doing this whole homemade gift thing where we take some of the best content we’ve published in 2024, remix it a bit, and wrap it…