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’ve always been captivated by this Dines and Kraft Tudor. It’s exactly what comes to mind for most of us when we think of Lakewood. These homes are becoming rare because few people understand how to update them properly and still retain the original characteristics. Fortunately, this one has been lovingly updated with no historic…
This Royal Crest custom transitional is just what the doctor ordered to cure big box boredom. Developer Dean Ash was the proverbial white knight on this project. Ash has flown below the radar as an investor and developer, so don’t be surprised if you are not familiar with his name. That’s about to change, however.…
The French manor house holds a special place in my heart. I spent some of my formative years in Paris, and to me, that architectural style means elegance, luxury, and success. In other words, this is the home of my girlhood dreams. While we associate France with fashion and wine, their architecture has particularly influenced…
When Museum Tower, our gorgeous Dallas residential centerpiece, went on the drawing boards, I was beyond excited. I moved to Dallas in 1979 and there was one residential building in downtown Dallas. I had a pal that lived there, and I thought city living was beyond cool. Of course, this was decades ago. You could…
There are some lovely, intimate, private neighborhoods in Dallas. Christopher Place is one of them. Oh, you haven’t heard of it? That’s why people move here! This gated enclave has only 25 townhomes. The entrance to Christopher Place slopes down a long, tree-lined, private drive to Turtle Creek. It was described by the developers in…
