Joanna England

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

It’s My Mansion: Modern Buzz Lofts Are Eco-Friendly, Gorgeous, And in a Super Hot Location

By Joanna England / June 17, 2013 /

A colleague of mine used to live in this building before having kids and really, I envied her and her husband. The truth of the matter is that with less room, you’re less likely to accumulate a bunch of random detritus because where the heck are you going to put it? Right?   Everything in…

It's My Mansion: Modern Buzz Lofts Are Eco-Friendly, Gorgeous, And in a Super Hot Location

By Joanna England / June 17, 2013 /

A colleague of mine used to live in this building before having kids and really, I envied her and her husband. The truth of the matter is that with less room, you’re less likely to accumulate a bunch of random detritus because where the heck are you going to put it? Right?   Everything in…

Ready To Get Papered? Dallas Designer Says Walls Clad in Graphic Paper Are on Trend

By Joanna England / June 17, 2013 /

I grew up in the ’80s, wallpaper’s verifiable heyday. It seemed like anyone who was anyone had wallpaper in pretty much every room in their house, even the laundry room. That was when you could decorate any room in any theme you wanted and the chances of you getting side-eye from your friends was slim.

That’s not the case today, though. Paper went out of fashion in the late ’90s along with pegged jeans and neon accessories. But just like the questionable styles of the ’80s, wallpaper is making a comeback, too. That’s what Texas Paint and Wallpaper’s Marcey White-Pillow claims in this feature on the Coldwell Banker Blue Matter blog.

Saturday Seven Hundred: This Lakewood Two-Story Has The Media Room Dad Craves

By Joanna England / June 16, 2013 /

Happy Father’s Day to all those great dads and grandfathers out there! You deserve to kick up your feet, enjoy a beverage and a homemade card, and maybe a little barbecue while you watch the Rangers try to shake off this funk that’s keeping them from scoring. What better place to enjoy Father’s Day than…

What Will Demolishing Dallas’ Highway 345 Do For Downtown’s Real Estate Market?

By Joanna England / June 14, 2013 /

As you’ve no doubt heard, there’s a movement afoot to tear down Highway 345 — a stretch of elevated asphalt that spans from Deep Ellum and north to Woodall Rogers Freeway. Doing so, proponents claim, will connect the east side of the city center to downtown and create a more walkable environment. I’m all for…