Joanna England

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

The Leppert Listing: Who Else Would Market a Former Mayor’s Home Than a Former Mayor

By Joanna England / July 31, 2012 /

From what Candy has said, and from the photos we’ve seen, former Dallas mayor Tom Leppert’s home is just the kind of place you’d expect the Preston Hollow-living former head honcho of our fair burg.

And who else would Tom and Laura choose to sell their home than Mary Poss? It’s really perfect, says Cody Baker on the Ebby blog, considering that Poss was a Dallas City Council member for eight years and was once acting mayor, too.

Houzz Haz It: American Homeowners Want Style More Than Profit

By Joanna England / July 30, 2012 /

By Katherine Nannizzi of Houzz.com

Even as new and existing home sales and prices climb, homeowners are prioritizing aesthetics before profit, according to the annual Houzz & Home Survey conducted among users of the Houzz app and website. The annual survey surfaces building and remodeling trends in the U.S. and Canada.

Monday Morning Millionaire II: Life is a Fairytale in Waggoner Place Storybook Home

By Joanna England / July 30, 2012 /

Every girl dreams of having her own little private castle, where she can steal away the days and nights and live life like a prince or princess.

If you never outgrew that dream, this is the house for you! With wrought-iron finishes, shabby-chic details, cute little windows everywhere, and staircases where you can let your hair down while waiting for Prince Charming, 6340 Brookshire Drive in Waggoner place is the perfect home for a storybook lifestyle.

Thursday Three Hundred: Hipsters Live Here — The Perfect Home For The Savvy Gen Y Buyer

By Joanna England / July 26, 2012 /

Everything about this home screams skinny jeans and ironic glasses. From the modern furniture straight from West Elm and the Anthropologie accessories to the hilarious print in the water closet, this two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath cottage is Generation Y heaven.

Tuesday Two Hundred: A Tudor That Even a Mother-In-Law Could Love in Kessler Park

By Joanna England / July 24, 2012 /

It always happens when you have a baby: Relatives come to stay for an open-ended period of time to “help” you. More often than not, they end up crowding things, and leaving you with more dishes in the sink and rings on your coffee table (Trust me, I speak from experience). Wouldn’t it be great if you had room for them that was detached from the main house? A place where you both could have some privacy?