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 spot a new listing and think, “Hmmm … I know that house, but it looks nothing like it did a few years ago.” Such is the case with this magnificent Preston Hollow Italian Renaissance mansion. It’s the same stunning 15,530 square feet of luxurious living with five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, five powder baths,…
Anyone headed to Dallas this summer and looking for a luxury lease knows you must have a luxurious pool to survive our summers. So I did a quick sampling of what’s available and culled out all of those beauties without a pool to present you with some excellent options that I’d dive into in a…
Let’s say you purchased a gorgeous vintage home and pulled out all the stops to bring it to its former glory. You carefully researched paint colors, meticulously rebuilt existing windows, and perhaps stripped away an ugly fireplace façade to uncovered an original Rookwood. After pouring heart and soul into restoration and renovation, of course, you…
When a builder features a house on the landing page of their website, it’s quite a statement. Tommy Ford Construction sets a high bar, so when I saw this magnificent Italian Villa proudly displayed, I knew it had to be phenomenal. And it is. It sits on what is perhaps the most beautiful double lot…
It’s a well-established fact that architect Gary Cunningham is a genius. His entire career has been founded on pushing ideas to the limit, innovative use of materials, and making us think. That is more than evident in his imaginative Kessler Parkway glass house Cunningham designed this 3,043-square-foot Kessler Parkway glass house in 1999. Almost totally…
