Joanna England

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

Don’t Tear Down, Renovate! Designer Kim Armstrong Offers Five Reasons to Revive Rather Than Raze Your Home

By Joanna England / July 10, 2014 /

By Kim Armstrong Interior Designer, Kim Armstrong Interior Design As an interior designer I’m a huge proponent of renovations versus tear downs. I’m not only a renovator for my own home and office, but some of my favorite design projects come from renovations and not new builds. This is a topic that is close to…

Austin-Based Developer PSW Real Estate Plans Development Near Northaven Trail

By Joanna England / July 10, 2014 /

PSW Real Estate — the Austin company that is developing a single-family project in the Kings Highway Conservation District, Bishop Arts, Lovers Lane, and Lake Highlands — has now set its sights on Preston Hollow’s Northaven Trail.

Thursday Three Hundred: Cozy and Updated, Wilshire Heights Cutie is Move-in Ready

By Joanna England / July 10, 2014 /

Looking for an adorable home that’s close to a fantastic area, has access to mass transit, is updated inside, feels large but not too big, and feeds into award-winning schools? Then you’ll love this Austin stone cottage in Wilshire Heights. This is one of my favorite East Dallas nabes sheerly for the location: bordered by…

Wednesday Wonder: Gorgeous Lake Highlands Home on Athlone Has a Stunning Custom Kitchen

By Joanna England / July 9, 2014 /

I love the look and feel of this Lake Highlands home inside Lake Park Estates, a very popular area just a short jaunt from White Rock Lake. Owned by Todd Howard, founder of architecture firm th+a, 9623 Athlone is a 1950 ranch transformed into a modern retreat. Open and airy inside, this home is sublimely…

More Apartments Slated For West Dallas as Trammell Crow Residential Buys Old Mission Motel Lot on West Commerce Street

By Joanna England / July 8, 2014 /

First, let’s disambiguate: Trammell Crow Residential is not the same Trammell Crow Co. that is looking to build the Sam’s Club in Uptown East/East Village/Cityplace, which is a subsidiary of commercial development firm CBRE. Trammell Crow Residential is owned by Crow Holdings, and has no connection to Trammell Crow Co., but is actually owned by…