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.

This Luxurious Decatur Estate Redefines Home on The Range

By Karen Eubank / December 4, 2023 /

If you want to live under the vast starry skies with miles and miles of Texas from every vantage point, this 25-acre luxurious Decatur estate is the perfect spot for your new home on the range. Over the past few years, we have shifted our views of what is important when it comes to purchasing…

Tired of Teardowns? Here’s How You Can Save Architecturally Significant Homes From The Wrecking Ball

By Karen Eubank / November 30, 2023 /

We’ve reached the tipping point in Dallas when it comes to the historic preservation of architecturally significant homes. For the past few years, we’ve watched an alarming amount of these residences that were designed and owned by the men who built our city razed without a second thought.  It’s Time to Stop Demolishing Architecturally Significant…

The Winnetka Heights Holiday Home Tour Features W.H. Adamson’s Prairie Foursquare

By Karen Eubank / November 30, 2023 /

Your holiday calendar may be filling up, but be sure to make room for the Winnetka Heights Holiday Home Tour on Dec. 9, and don’t miss this historic 1913 Prairie Foursquare at 127 N. Montclair Ave. History on Display at Winnetka Heights Holiday Home Tour Winnetka Heights is the city’s sixth historic district and the…

Reinvented Ranch in Casa Linda Estates by Imagineering Homes Has a Secret Feature

By Karen Eubank / November 28, 2023 /

This Casa Linda Estates Reinvented Ranch is one of the best I’ve seen, and it’s from one of the newest, most creative partnerships in Dallas, Imagineering Homes LLC. Ricky Evans grew up in construction and started his company, 323 Services, 10 years ago with an emphasis on standing-seam metal roofing for commercial clients. Like almost…

An All-American Highland Park Traditional Home Enhanced by Wilson Fuqua and Cathy Kincaid

By Karen Eubank / November 27, 2023 /

This is one of those homes that filmmakers love. The symmetry, the style, and the detail of this Highland Park Traditional are representative of the All-American look that is so hard to find today. I know because for many years I was tasked with scouring Dallas for films and commercials being shot here. This is…