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.
I often think about the term “dream home” and what it means. To me, it’s a house that quite simply knocks your socks off. My bar is absurdly high, however, probably because I spent some formative years living not far from the Versailles Palace outside Paris. My nights were spent not counting sheep to get…
When Allie Beth Allman listing agent Pete Livingston called to tell me about a 1,588-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom, 1933 Park Cities cottage my first thought was, “How far off are the bulldozers?” I’m not the only one. Last week, Dallas architect Larry Good, author of the book A House for Texas, presented a slide show and…
Kris Plummer’s email said, “We may be in the Southlake suburbs, but we have some style! Is there any chance we could be featured on your site?” Well, once we saw the photos, “Of course,” was the resounding answer. “The house was mustard and brown,” Plummer said. “All I could think of was bad cowboy.”…
Arts Mission Oak Cliff kicks off their fifth anniversary this Saturday night with a prom-themed fundraiser and you are invited. Over these past five years, Arts Mission Oak Cliff has offered support to over 1,000 artists with job opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support, and space for performances. “Our mission is about captivating and cultivating a…
Mark Domiteaux is one of America’s most gifted modern architects. When I found out he’d designed this unique postmodern compound as his first home, I immediately rang him up to get the story. “We discovered this quiet neighborhood in 1986, with funky, modern homes from the 1950s,” Domiteaux said. “There were no new homes, but…
