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 you are a home tour aficionado, the Winnetka Heights Holiday Home Tour is undoubtedly one of the best. This is the 34th year for the tour, which runs Dec. 10 from noon to 6 pm. It’s a great way to kick off the holiday season. For our newcomers unfamiliar with Winnetka Heights, the neighborhood…
Building a dream home can be a real treat, especially when you have collected treasures for years and are particularly adept at design and construction. Everything about this eclectic lake house speaks to Bret Ashton‘s apparent delight in designing and building it. You see, he is quite the Renaissance man. He’s a structural engineer by…
Rarely do you find new construction in East Kessler. Marcer Constuction has just completed a dramatic contemporary that sets a new standard.
Preservation takes on many forms. The bottom line, however, is to save what can be saved rather than choosing demolition. Because of that, rehabilitating a challenging historic property takes vision, knowledge, and determination. When OsCarina Pilar drove up to this Oak Cliff Midcentury Modern home last December, she was the only one to see past…
I’m smitten. And that’s not easy to do. My heart skipped a beat when Allie Beth Allman & Associates’ top-producing Realtor Alex Perry sent me what I’m calling the “New Old House.” My preservationist, traditional, Tudor-loving heart skipped a beat. It’s the most refreshing take on paying tribute to the past while embracing the future…
