Joanna England

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

AIA Dallas Gives Russell Buchanan’s Unique Mockingbird House Honor Award

By Joanna England / February 17, 2014 /

We’ve reported on this incredible box-like residence on Mockingbird in Highland Park, a home that caused some friction with neighbors thanks to its unique design and use of materials. With a building envelope you’d most often find covering a warehouse and some really innovative use of natural materials, Russell Buchanan’s “Mockingbird House” caught the eyes…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Charming Tyler Chateau Offers Upscale Living in East Texas Gated Community

By Joanna England / February 17, 2014 /

For an East Texas town, Tyler isn’t small potatoes. For those inclined to journey to Shreveport every so often, it’s considered the halfway point on the drive toward casino gambling and Louisiana State Police speed traps. But it’s so much more than that. It has tons of parks including a nationally renowned rose garden, as…

Friday Five Hundred, Romance Week: Built to Blend in, This Gorgeous Hollywood Tudor Has a Kitchen Built For Love

By Joanna England / February 14, 2014 /

The Hollywood/Santa Monica neighborhood is hot right now, with hundreds of families looking for the perfect home in this sweet little subdivision, but thanks to higher prices and a market that is poised for even more growth, it’s hard to find the right house for the right buyer. Still, there are some very lovely homes…

Thursday Three Hundred, Romance Week Edition: Beautiful Greenland Hills Tudor is a Vintage Love Affair

By Joanna England / February 13, 2014 /

  Sometimes Realtors describe a home as “charming” or “romantic,” and you check out the listing only to find the same builder-grade cabinets, tired hardwood or laminate floors, the same-old granite counters, and blah, blah, blah. The home was probably charming or romantic once, but all the charm and romance has since been renovated out…

Lifestylist Suzanne Felber Bumps Into Robert Mondavi Jr. at The International Builders Show And Makes a Fabulous Discovery: Wood Floors from Wine Barrels!

By Joanna England / February 13, 2014 /

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber When I go to events such as the International Builders Show, I never know what I’ll see or who I’ll meet, and this week was no exception. The combined 2014 International Builders Show and the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show had over 1,700 exhibitors, 650,000 square feet of floor space, and more than…