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.
You might be distracted for a few minutes when approaching the fourth hole of the spectacular Byron Nelson-designed championship golf course at Hackberry Creek Country Club. The distraction has nothing to do with lining up your shot. It’s actually this magnificent two-story luxury showplace overlooking the tee box. Buying it just might up your game!…
Karen Eubank: We have one of the largest collections of Charles Dilbeck and Clifford Hutsell-designed homes in America and yet we still struggle to protect them. Why? I think so many don’t understand that the intrinsic value of these homes is the fact their exteriors are untouched. Paint one, and I guarantee you, it will…
Jennifer and Glen Horowitz were ready for a quiet life in the country. With visions of a luxury farmhouse and views for miles dancing in their heads, they began to search for the perfect home. “We were told what we wanted simply did not exist,” Jennifer said. Undeterred, they put alerts for new properties on…
Karen Eubank: When I thought about what to feature from our archives, nothing seemed as important as this post on staging advice from Dallas’ top luxury stagers. That’s because my phone started ringing off the hook on June 5 with Realtors asking me what the heck was happening and what could they do to move…
Historic preservation is always about love. It requires desire, vision, and care — all of the essential ingredients in any great love affair. You know you’re off the deep end when you look at a home and it makes your heart skip a beat. That’s just what happened to John Vranac and Jacob Kearns when…
