Candy Evans

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

Monday Morning Millionaire: In an English Garden, Yes, But Walkable in Park Cities

By Candy Evans / April 16, 2012 /

Ohhh, this home. I am going to get you in trouble because you are going to be looking at these photos all day long, breathing in the flowers in that exquisite garden. I have known this home a long time, been in it, in fact, as a guest. 3316 Harvard is really one of the most charming, perfect cottages in Dallas: character, warmth plus bountiful gardens.

Museum Tower Model Homes: 2800 Square Feet of Clean Living With Marco French

By Candy Evans / April 15, 2012 /

Here’s the thing about Museum Tower: you could buy here and never nail one piece of art to the walls because your views are your art! From 1800 square feet to the 9,000 square foot penthouse — who will buy that? Here is the smallest model, 2800 square feet of French art deco from 1930’s…

Do Art & Real Estate Intersect? You Bet, Right Here in Dallas -Dallas Art Fair

By Candy Evans / April 15, 2012 /

I was at the amazing Dallas Art Fair Patron party Thursday night, and while my mouth moved more than my eyes, talking to throngs of friends, one image caught my eye at the booth of Santa Monica dealer Peter Fetterman, Peter Fetterman Gallery. Probably, of course, because it was real-estate-y. It was fine art photography,…

Museum Tower Model Homes: Emily Summers Neutral Palette for a Building, a Work of Art Itself

By Candy Evans / April 13, 2012 /

Emily Summers used pieces from her own furniture collection, as well as from the delectable SMINK here in the Dallas Design District to keep it soft and subtle and let the art sing. Her giant 4096 square foot model home seemed to take up an entire floor, and really, walking in there was almost like being…

Museum Tower Model Homes: Ann Schooler Schools Us In Tradition

By Candy Evans / April 13, 2012 /

You simply must see the colors in this model if you, like me, are a fan of soft, subtle interiors — apricot, French blues (my heart is beating), gary-green and aquas. Ann Schooler of Schooler, Kellogg & Company says she chose these tones to help blend the traditional aesthetic to the contemporary common areas in…