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.
If Tim Burton makes another Beetlejuice movie, he needs to hire Victor Brockwell and Derek Whitener. With a work-life in fashion and theater, this couple is a creative tour de force. Nowhere is that more evident than in the New Orleans French Colonial home they built together in Farmers Branch. When they started searching for…
What’s the definition of a historic home, you ask? I go by the “50-Year Rule” that says a home over 50 years old is generally considered historic. It’s an easy go-to because most of us are not buying a home off the National Register of Historic Places, which adds many more layers to the definition.…
White Rock Hills is one of the best-kept secrets in Dallas, which is why you don’t often see homes here hit the market, especially one like this that embodies the final years of Midcentury Modern style as it evolved to contemporary. If you’re tired of seeing nothing but boring white box houses, then you’re in…
You can never tell a book by its cover. That is particularly true of this Caruth Hills Tudor cottage. The cheery white facade creates an expectation of an interior filled with William Morris wallpapers, Colefax and Fowler chintz, and country house charm. Think again. You are in for some real style and drama here. I…
“This house is like a warm hug.” That’s how homeowner Natalie Cross described the Kessler Park Tudor cottage she shares with her husband Scott and their two pups. It did not start that way, however. When Scott Cross found the cottage 26 years ago, he fell for the neighborhood first. The hills and trees of…
