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.

Creekside Place Traditional on White Rock Creek Trail is a Secret Gem

By Karen Eubank / September 8, 2018 /

Our Saturday Seven Hundred is a lovely two-story Creekside Place traditional that backs up to the White Rock Creek Trail. Grab your running shoes, kayak, or bike because you can walk out the back door and bike, hike, or walk to White Rock Lake from 13853 Creekside Place.

Beautifully Updated Highland Park Classic Colonial Revival

By Karen Eubank / September 6, 2018 /

It’s so nice to see historic homes take on a new life. Our Inwood Home of the Week is a classic Colonial Revival at 4501 Lorraine Ave. that has had a total facelift, and it’s gorgeous.

W.A. Criswell’s Swiss Avenue Jacobethan Manor House

By Karen Eubank / September 3, 2018 /

Expectations are always high when you walk into a Swiss Avenue home. However, this Jacobethan manor house at 5901 Swiss Avenue exceeded mine by a mile. Not only is it a historic home with a well-known, charismatic former owner, it’s also been thoroughly, stunningly updated.

This Preston Hollow Classic Contemporary is the Best Kept Secret in Town

By Karen Eubank / August 30, 2018 /

Appreciation for architecture from the 1970s is slowly unfolding, but I’ll tell you where real bang for your buck lies today. It’s in homes built in the 1980s. Our Inwood Home of the Week at 4730 Royal Lane is a Preston Hollow classic contemporary that was built by Shepherd and Boyd, and it’s the best-kept…

Diane Cheatham’s Urban Reserve Modern Tree House is on the Market!

By Karen Eubank / August 27, 2018 /

We could not be more excited to share the news that Diane Cheatham, the developer of Urban Reserve, has put her three-story modern tree house at 1 Vanguard Way, on the market with Dave Perry-Miller’s Charlotte Thompson for $ 3.376 million. This is quite possibly the best opportunity to own a one-of-a-kind, sustainably built modern…