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.
You can always spot a home designed by an architect, no matter how simple. In fact, often, simplicity is the dead giveaway. That’s certainly what made me stop and start scrolling because this Urban Ranch is both refreshing and shocking in its simplicity. It’s refreshing because, seriously, where can you find a one-story home in…
Bishop Arts District’s Tipsy Elf is not your typical pop-up bar — far from it — because Exxir Capital does nothing by half measures. Five years ago, the creative team put their heads together and started thinking about how their Elf on the Shelf would celebrate the holidays. “Our CEO, Michael Nazerian, loves Christmas and…
There seems to be a trend when a popular historic building like the Como Motel is purchased. First,the owners waffle on divulging their plans. Then, everyone gets worried and finally, a movement to preserve begins, as it should. But it’s hard to sustain movements. So, owners will often just let properties sit until the public hue…
No one can deny Dallas has an abundance of pretty homes. What is, however, becoming rare are beautifully updated and preserved historic homes. Coming across one like this Northern Hills Tudor is especially exciting because what our beautiful new homes don’t generally have an abundance of is character. Homes built in the 1920s were chock full of…
Hollywood Heights is one of the most charming neighborhoods in Dallas. Although there are splendid Spanish Eclectic homes and two fabulous Pueblos, it’s best known for having one of the largest, most intact collections of stone-embellished Tudor cottages in America. This Storybook Tudor is one of the finest examples in the neighborhood, and it has…
