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.
Our Monday Morning Millionaire is a movie-worthy white brick traditional Colonial home with a picture-perfect picket fence. But open up that striking candy apple red front door and you are transported to a non-traditional world anyone who embraces maximalism will love. As a whole, America has gotten pretty bland when it comes to home design.…
Dallas has a handful of homes you might consider “iconic.” This architecturally significant modernist is certainly one of them. It was a custom design by Lionel Morrison, well-known for his contributions to our architectural landscape. However, even an architectural masterpiece needs a nip and a tuck after 15 years. Fortunately, Brad Oellerman, president of Crescent Estate…
If eyes are the windows to the soul, then windows are eyes to the soul of a house — especially historic windows. They are the first things that offer us a glimpse into the history of a home. They are the singular feature that continually draws comment — the thing that makes us stop and…
Transforming a luxury home is the antithesis of renovation. A good luxury home transformation always starts with good bones. However, success means having the trifecta of money, intelligence, and vision. When it all comes together, you have one hot property, and that’s what I have for you today. This is far from the seller’s first…
As the adage goes, love finds you when you’re not looking for it. It was a whirlwind weekend in 2018 that had Kara Murphy and her husband, Carl Hunermund, looking for a house on a deadline. So it was pure luck that they found the home of their dreams, which turned out to be a…
