Karen Eubank

Karen is a senior columnist at Candy’s Media and has been writing stories since she could hold a crayon. She is a globe-trotting, history-loving eternal optimist who would find it impossible to live well without dogs, Tex-Mex, and dark chocolate. She covers luxury properties and historic preservation for Candys Dirt.

Dallas Can’t Get Enough of This Lakewood Modern Treehouse

By Karen Eubank / June 29, 2026 /

Sometimes you just can’t get enough of a good thing. We’ve been smitten with this Lakewood modern treehouse for years, as has the rest of Dallas. We’ve published on it twice, and it has been featured in D Magazine twice. It’s also been on the Lakewood Home Tour three times and on the AIA Dallas…

The Kingstons’ Historic Belmont Addition Craftsman Has Hit the Market

By Karen Eubank / June 28, 2026 /

One of the most beautiful historic Belmont Addition Craftsman homes has just been publicly listed for the first time. After 21 years, homeowners Philip and Melissa Kingston put their beloved home on the market. As lawyers, the Kingstons participated in leadership with the Dallas Bar Association and completed the Leadership Dallas program. They got involved…

If Palm Springs Had a Baby With East Dallas, It Would Be This Midcentury Split-Level Ranch

By Karen Eubank / June 27, 2026 /

I have to credit Iconic Real Estate’s Dustin Merritt with the headline. It certainly caught my eye in his MLS copy, as did so much about this Midcentury Modern split-level ranch in Old Lake Highlands. Dallas has a great collection of architecturally significant midcentury residences, from the Disney Streets to Sparkman Club Estates and Highland…

Details Make the Design in This Highland Park Luxury Home

By Karen Eubank / June 22, 2026 /

This Highland Park luxury home seemed familiar, so I started digging through our archives. Indeed, I wrote about it in 2023. However, it’s even more stunning now with new staging by George Bass Stage & Design and new photos. It definitely warrants a revisit now that it is back on the market. What continues to…

The Other Brutalist Building in Dallas We Love: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library

By Karen Eubank / June 21, 2026 /

While the public has been caught up in the fight to save Dallas City Hall, there is another downtown brutalist building that deserves recognition, attention, and, quite possibly, saving. It’s the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library that faces City Hall. Part of Mayor Jonsson’s 1965 citizen-led initiative, Goals for Dallas, was a massive effort to…