Joanna England

Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.

Escape the Man Cave And Enjoy The Pigskin (and Cowskin! And Sheepskin!) at this IBB Design Fall Event

By Joanna England / October 8, 2015 /

Has the football fan in your life turned your home into the place where chip crumbs will be deposited? Want a more tasteful, stylish spot to watch the Red River Rivalry on Saturday? You can enjoy the OU vs. Texas game and the Iowa State vs. Texas Tech game from the comfort of IBB Design…

Gorgeous Ellen Grasso Transitional Has The Fixtures and Style You Crave

By Joanna England / October 7, 2015 /

If you want a builder with bold, transitional style that goes all-out on finishes, you have to consider Ellen Grasso & Sons in your short list. The lines are clean from the curb to the cabana, and everything inside is smooth and luxurious. The attention to detail with this custom build  in North Dallas is…

Self Employed? Perhaps a Live/Work Space is Right For You, Says Chase Heckendorn

By Joanna England / October 7, 2015 /

By Chase Heckendorn Special Contributor The growing culture of self-employed folks, creatives/freelancers and start-up businesses in Dallas has spurred quite a bit of demand for live/work space. Pioneered by some early loft developers in Deep Ellum, we’re now seeing a widespread trend of property owners and developers following in their footsteps. The idea of having…

White House Expected to Veto Bill That Would Create TRID Grace Period Until Feb. 2016

By Joanna England / October 7, 2015 /

The Homebuyers Assistance Act, which received bipartisan support in the House, clearly defines the “hold harmless” period of TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure to end on Feb. 1, 2016. There’s already a nebulous, undefined grace period in the recently implemented Consumer Financial Protection Bureau law, but Congress wants to give lenders a definite “safe harbor” period for…

Peep All The Architecture Oak Cliff Has to Offer at the 42nd Old Oak Cliff Conservation League Home Tour

By Joanna England / October 6, 2015 /

  Oak Cliff is huge, diverse, and grand, and somehow the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League manages to paint such a sterling snapshot of the area with its fall home tour. The 42nd Annual Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour is no exception. The oldest and largest home tour in Dallas, the OOCCL Fall Home Tour…