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.
Family homes often remain in the family. Seldom, however, do they receive a makeover quite this glamorous. When Sapna and Jai Desai needed a larger home for their growing family, her parents had just decided it was time to downsize from their large Hackberry Creek home. Talk about perfect timing. Of course, when you move…
It’s time to embrace transformation and act as better stewards of our existing homes. Razing a house is seldom the best option, and this Preston Hollow transformation is a spectacular example of what should be done to ready a house for today’s market. Listing today, this 4,912-square-foot property with five bedrooms (including a large bedroom…
I can think of nothing better than kicking off 2023 with a Toast to Twelfth Night. It’s this weekend, and you are all invited. The owners of the historic Stubbs House on La Vista are hosting the annual Friends of Aldredge House fundraiser this weekend with a party at their home on Saturday evening before…
You’ve undoubtedly heard a lot of grumbling about the real estate market lately. Yes, it’s a fact that mortgage rates have risen and housing inventory is tight, but we have to remember the Dallas luxury real estate market is a unicorn. All we have to do is look at some statistics from 2022. What you…
Did you know CandysDirt.com is the only media outlet in the country offering a weekly column on historic preservation? I spend a good portion of each week researching ways to educate and inform our readers about why preserving our built history is critical. I also persuade and cajole some of our finest preservation specialists such…
