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.
There’s an adage that you hide in plain sight if you don’t want to be noticed. That’s why I think Elon needs this historic Austin pied-à-terre. He can keep his Starbase rental in South Texas, but everyone needs a place in Austin. Whether you are a tech-savvy entrepreneur, a celebrity, an athlete, or a politician,…
Dramatic architecture wins me over every time, and boy does this White Rock Lake-area eclectic styled ranch have it! Nothing defines the all-American house more than ranch style. The popularity of the ranch boomed after World War II, and it wasn’t long before architects began putting a spin on them. We saw split level, Spanish,…
If you told Chris Barnet a few years ago that he’d build a luxury farmhouse-style home in Dallas and be flying here from Connecticut several times a month, he’d have thought you were nuts. But the world changed, and that’s precisely what happened. Chris, like so many people, re-evaluated his life when the pandemic struck.…
I immediately recognized this modern home because it’s one built by The Avant Group. It’s rare to find one for lease, but I understand, because it’s once you’ve lived in one, it’s hard to leave! Our own Elaine Raffle wrote about how hard they were to find last year. Matt Scobee, the owner of Iconic Real Estate,…
We have not had an “O” Home in a very long time because, frankly, we’ve become a bit jaded. Well, I’ve become jaded. That is until I saw this spectacular French chateau in Audubon Place. Whenever George Bass, owner of George Bass Stage & Design, calls me and says, “You really need to see this one in person,”…
