Joanna England

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

As PV14 Nears Completion, Thoughts Turn To Preserving Views of White Rock Lake

By Joanna England / May 20, 2014 /

If there’s one thing that the discussion regarding the proposed restaurant at Boy Scout Hill has done it is galvanize a movement to preserve White Rock Lake. I suppose, depending on your viewpoint, this could be both positive and negative, as preservation often means ex-nay on any kind of development (or even re-development, for that…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Purrrrrfect Kessler Plaza Cottage Gets Major Points For Being Owned by a Cat Lover

By Joanna England / May 20, 2014 /

I know that all of the staging advice we publish says, rather unequivocally, to make the home look as if only humans live there. It gives buyers an opportunity to picture themselves in the space, and not all buyers have furry friends. In fact, some people are not pet lovers at all. But I do…

2014 Spring Modern Home Tour Ticket Giveaway: And The Winners Are …

By Joanna England / May 16, 2014 /

Did you enter our giveaway for one of three pairs of tickets to the 2014 Spring Modern Home Tour? Find out if you won after the jump!

Thursday Three Hundred: Little Forest Hills Home Would Shine With Better Photos

By Joanna England / May 15, 2014 /

This is a real tragedy, people. What you’re about to see should never, ever happen. Brace yourself. Here is an adorable home in Shamrock Shores inside Little Forest Hills, with three bedrooms and two baths, and photos that would send homebuyers running.

What Does Staging do For Your Home? Pretty Much Everything, Says Karen Eubank in Her New Video

By Joanna England / May 14, 2014 /

I swear, Karen Eubank, the maven behind Eubank Staging and sometimes contributor here on our little blog, has been telling me about this project for weeks.  It’s an incredible Tudor at 5747 Morningside in the M Streets. It’s priced at $649,000 and has three bedrooms and two baths. And it just got one of the…