Candy Evans

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

A Tudor in Preston Hollow? Dilbeck-esque Charmer on Lakehurst is McKenzie Childs Transplanted in Dallas

By Candy Evans / April 2, 2015 /

This is the kind of home that evokes a vision of fairies dancing in the front yard, like Sleeping Beauty’s Flora, Fauna and Merriwether. Did I spell that right? But it is also one of the most highly detailed, thoughtful homes I have ever seen. How about an exterior pass-through dumb waiter for the car?…

Museum Tower Unveils More Designer Power and Pop With Kent Rathbun in the Kitchen

By Candy Evans / April 2, 2015 /

Emily Summers Design, Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, and now Cantoni! I don’t know how it gets any better: great food, great views, and the best design talent south of the Mason-Dixon line. Last Wednesday, March 25, Museum Tower unveiled a collection of freshly redesigned model homes at the breathtaking 42-story high rise residence. Current…

How Agents Live: Katy Trail Cascada Townhouse as Close to Single Fam as You Can Get!

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2015 /

I have long wanted to start a series on the private homes of Dallas real estate agents. Let’s consider this the first post! This is the private home of Briggs Freeman’s Missy Woehr, a dear friend. When she’s not selling sleek condos at Museum Tower, this is where Missy lives with her husband, Gus, also…

Largest Lot in Exquisite Places de Voseges Now Available

By Candy Evans / March 30, 2015 /

This is a rare offering in one of the city’s most beautiful gated townhouse communities on Turtle Creek — Places de Voseges. 3901 Turtle Creek Blvd, #12 offers three bedrooms, four full and one half baths, three living areas, an elevator, private pool and gardens in 6034 square feet. Located on one of the largest…

Just What the Architect Ordered: Sleek, Sublime, the New Small Dallas House

By Candy Evans / March 27, 2015 /

Following up on my interview with Seattle starchitect Tom Kundig, this sleek contemporary pup at 6205 Del Norte seems to have gone to an architecture school where Tom taught. The home, circa 2014, is textbook what the buyer of today wants: warm contemporary design that is light on the land — note the huge, beautiful…