Joanna England

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

Tuesday Two Hundred: Eclectic Winnetka Heights Craftsman Will Woo You

By Joanna England / June 10, 2014 /

Well, crud. I’ve fallen in love again. Only this time I know it’s not going to work out. It’s like when you’re single and you see that really cute guy in the gym/grocery store/bank and, while the attraction is there, you play out the relationship in your head and you see it ending with a…

Living Small and Loving it: B.A. Norrgard Wants to Build a Tiny House Community in Dallas

By Joanna England / June 9, 2014 /

I’ve been following B.A. Norrgard’s tiny house adventures on her blog, and while it is at times funny and fascinating at others, her process of “lifestyle repackaging” has been thought-provoking for the most part. Norrgard, once a paralegal at a Dallas firm, was disaffected with her highly consumer-oriented life and wanted to live in a…

It’s My Mansion: Cute Midcentury Traditional Ranch Has Vintage Touches

By Joanna England / June 9, 2014 /

I was telling my husband about this house at 9930 Cloister last week. We drive by it every single day because it’s at the corner of Cloister and Peavy, a street well-trafficked by anyone who lives on our side of White Rock Lake. This home is rare bird because while some important updates have been done, the…

Friday Four Hundred: Low-Maintenance Luxury in Allen’s Sought-After Twin Creeks

By Joanna England / June 6, 2014 /

Cathy Browne has done it again! She’s found another amazing luxury home in Collin County that is stunning inside and out and has some incredible amenities. Not only was it built by one of the more highly sought after custom builders in Collin County, Huntington Homes, in the sought-after Twin Creeks-Somerset addition. And this home,…

AIA Dallas All But Abandons Support of Proposed Trinity Tollway

By Joanna England / June 6, 2014 /

So, who is still carrying banners for the Trinity Tollway? Looks like the numbers are getting pretty thin, and now Dallas’ most influential architecture organization, the American Institute of Architects — Dallas has pulled their support for the road planned between the levees of the Trinity River.