Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
Palm Springs, a California resort town, brings up dreams of the good life. Besides being a wonderful place to relax, the area is known for its arts, its culture, and its fab Midcentury Modern architecture. That architecture favors clean, simple lines and little embellishment. The exterior? It’s normally characterized by partial brick and glass walls, floor-to-ceiling…
Just like dress shopping, affordable and cute can be the name of the game in house shopping. When a friend shrieks, “Look at this” while pulling a dress that’s perfect for you, that very friend might think the same about the listing at 5415 Dartmouth Ave. in River Oaks. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms,…
There are lots of great reasons to buy a house, and a spectacular front porch combined with fantastic curb appeal can be two great reasons. Price and neighborhood, of course, can be convincing, too. The listing of 2333 Lawndale Drive in Stevens Park Village in Dallas has all the above. But let’s start with the…
When a banker loves art, concocting a way to combine the two isn’t a big stretch. Here’s banker Greg Morse’s latest idea. He took the metal sculpture of a pointing dog created by artist Dale Rogers out of his backyard and placed it for all to see along I-30 in Fort Worth. It’s the site…
If the house shopping “must haves” list includes vintage charm, no old-house headaches, and a budget of not much more than $400,000, here you go. Take a look at 1016 Hawthorne Ave. in Fort Worth. The darling front porch just oozing classic American charm sets the tone for what’s inside this 1921 home. Located in…
