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.

A Custom Cedar Creek Lakehouse, Perfect for Year-Round Living

By Karen Eubank / September 6, 2025 /

When you live in Texas, there comes a time that I call the lakehouse lightbulb moment. It’s when you are tired of staying with friends, and renting just does not cut it anymore. Your own lake house becomes a necessity because it’s where those important summer and holiday memories are made. Amanda and Randy Crawford…

Giving a Cedar Hill Craftsman a New Lease on Life

By Karen Eubank / September 6, 2025 /

It’s that yellow door, isn’t it? That’s certainly what got my attention. I knew whatever was behind it had to be exciting, and I was right. It’s not just that the reimagining of this Cedar Hill Craftsman is absolutely newsworthy, but so is the couple behind it. Jon and MJ Moreau, owners of Oak Cliff…

Junior Desinor is Selling His Preston Hollow Georgian Colonial Dream Home

By Karen Eubank / September 5, 2025 /

Sometimes, the best-laid plans come together just as you visualized. That’s the case with Junior Desinor’s beautiful Preston Hollow Georgian Colonial dream home. He tapped the incredibly talented David Stocker of SHM Architects for the design and his friend Scott Powell at New Leaf Custom Homes to bring his vision to life.  Desinor, many of you…

Reinventing a 1926 Hollywood Heights Tudor With Style

By Karen Eubank / September 4, 2025 /

So you think it’s impossible to live in a historic home? Leah and Oliver Norris will tell you that’s nonsense. So much nonsense, in fact, that they set out to prove it with their first stateside renovation, a 1926 Hollywood Heights Tudor. The Norrises had been living in England restoring, renovating, and reinventing historic homes,…

Enjoy French Country Estate Living in Forest Hills

By Karen Eubank / September 2, 2025 /

It’s the rare owner that treats landscape as exterior finish-out, coordinating the colors and ensuring every season offers a different type of beauty. That is, however, exactly what happened when this stately French country estate was being built. It was sited well back from the street in a landscape that was meticulously planned to offer…