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.
When Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Lee Lee Gioia laid eyes on this timeless contemporary house the first time, she entered through the back door. “I immediately thought, this is no ordinary house,” she said, “it has to be a Bodron + Fruit!” When the plans were produced, her instincts were correct. It doesn’t matter which door…
When this Lake Park Estates Midcentury Modern was spotted by our executive editor Joanna England, on Instagram, we clamored over writing about it like ladies fighting over the last pair of Louboutins at Neiman’s Last Call. Well, maybe not that bad, but hey, this is a terrific house. Jim Pasant owns this completely renovated Lake…
Where do you go when you’ve been displaced from your home by the North Dallas tornado? Hotels are booked solid up and down North Central Central Expressway, and frankly, they’re nowhere to keep kids and pets for more than a couple of days. What do you do? You turn to a savvy Dallas Realtor, of…
Don’t ask me how they do it. But every year, the team of volunteers behind the Lakewood Home Festival pulls off one of the best events in town. This year is the 43rd, and you will not want to miss it. The Lakewood Early Early Childhood PTA (LECPTA) plays host each year and the tour…
Preservation is not just about saving a wonderful old home like this beautiful Prairie Foursquare. It’s also about preserving the stories of those that have called these houses home. That story may be about who built it or who owned it in the 1900s. Each of those stories lends a rich layer to a home’s…
