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.
Writing about historic preservation weekly puts me in touch with the best preservation experts in Dallas. It’s given me a lot of insight. Although I’m just the messenger, I regularly get emails from readers like this one: Dear Karen,I bought a beautiful historic home with the intention of remodeling and updating it. Now, my builder…
This beautiful Turtle Creek Mediterranean, built in 1926, has been home to a fascinating array of movers and shakers. There has been a lot written about it over the years, and much of it is wrong. For instance Dallas Central Appraisal District has the build date as 1916, which no one agrees with. And yes,…
Once in a while, I come across a truly spectacular find like this Stevens Park Midcentury Modern ranch. So many people screw up these homes. They gut them and destroy every shred of the interior character. I am thrilled to report that is not the case here. As Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s listing agent Kay Wood…
I can’t shake the loss of the Rose Lloyd/ Edwin Cox mansion. Some deep introspection and a few heartfelt discussions with the best minds on preservation brought me enlightenment. It’s not simply the loss of a magnificent Beaux-Arts mansion. It’s the inevitable loss of a story that impacts our history, culture, architecture, and the very…
Rogers Healy and Associates listing agent Valerie Dillon has created quite a buzz with her Princeton Avenue listing, a luxurious Highland Park traditional home. That buzz began with engaging George Bass to stage the 7,329-square-foot home because the George Bass Stage & Design team’s work is always buzzworthy. We all know Dallas is really a…
