Joanna England

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

Falls Road Mansion in Old Preston Hollow is up For HGTV Doory Award

By Joanna England / June 2, 2014 /

Penny Rivenbark scores some pretty incredible listings, and one of them is up for a national award. Located in Old Preston Hollow, 5808 Falls Road is a French-inspired mansion with a gorgeous, ivy-covered facade and a huge, .73 acre lot. And while this six-bedroom home with seven full baths and two half baths is beautiful…

Blood is Thicker Than Water: Living Near White Rock Lake Means Protecting Dallas’ Most Popular Asset (And Property Values, Too)

By Joanna England / June 2, 2014 /

By now I’m sure you’ve read just about all of the postmortems on the infamous shout fest of a town hall last month regarding a proposed restaurant at Boy Scout Hill. But even if you’ve had your fill, I implore you, find room for just one more: Eric Celeste’s “Whose Lake is it Anyway?” in…

Friday Four Hundred: Bright and Beautiful, This Lake Highlands Remodel is Made For Modern Life

By Joanna England / May 30, 2014 /

There are a lot of homes that, when you get a glance at them, you can tell they’ve been flipped. They typically have some of the same tile throughout the home, there’s no furniture, and the paint is fresh inside and out. Some of them are boring (like, pass-the-smelling-salts boring) but sometimes you come across…

Demolition Woman: How I’m Planning to Survive a Week-Long Bathroom Renovation

By Joanna England / May 29, 2014 /

We live in one of the many charming post-war traditionals in Casa View Haven, a wonderful, up-and-coming neighborhood that is less than a mile from the lake and has a wonderful neighborhood association. We love this neighborhood, our little house, and the huge trees up and down our quiet little — a place where we…

Thursday Three Hundred: You’ll Adore The Details in This Lovely Lochwood Traditional

By Joanna England / May 29, 2014 /

Another stunner from Kerry Paradise Slaughter! You know we love Lochwood, mainly because of its gorgeous rolling hills, fantastic neighborhood atmosphere, and the fantastic diversity of architecture. This is the anti-cookie-cutter neighborhood, with huge trees and a wonderful park!