Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
For a homebuyer, it’s an age-old question: Do I buy a new home (or even build one from the ground up) or do I stick with a tried-and-true existing home? As with anything, there are pros and cons to both buying a new or existing home. Existing homes can often save you money — though that’s not…
Oh, the comforts and luxury of traditional architecture and design! Homes in this style, finished to this level, are the ones that embrace you at the end of the day. You walk through the front door of this beautiful home in Hillcrest near the Rivercrest Golf Course in Fort Worth, hang up your hat, and…
Here’s a real treat for all the last-minute Mother’s Day planners: We’re giving away a pair of passes to both the Swiss Avenue Historic District Mother’s Day Home Tour and the Fairmount National Historic District Tour of Homes today! These two home tours are institutions in our region, and are popular events for an afternoon…
When you buy a historic home, you purchase it with the understanding that some day, at some time, you’re going to need to throw down some simoleons. This wasn’t a problem for Tony Sims, who bought 1901 Fairmount in 1992 and started work on restoring the home from a duplex to a single-family home. And…
It took Bob Agar and Jim Johnson two years to complete the renovation of 121 N. Winnetka Ave., converting an existing duplex into a single-family home. Of course, as things are in historic conservation districts, it was a challenge. However, David Griffin Realtor Paul Kirkpatrick says that the results speak for themselves. “It really is…
