Leah Shafer
Leah Shafer is a content and social media specialist, as well as a Dallas native, who lives in Richardson with her family. In her sixth-grade yearbook, Leah listed "interior designer" as her future profession. Now she writes about them, as well as all things real estate, for CandysDirt.com.
“Bigger is better” may be the motto of many house hunters, but a sizable number of people want to downsize with their next home purchase. With a smaller house comes less space, and culling all the “stuff” is a big challenge. This is often particularly true for empty nesters and seniors, who have a lifetime…
Have you got your weekend planned around Dallas open houses? We sure do. And we hope the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column helps you strategize your approach to some of the fantastic properties on the market now in North Texas. Every Thursday, we pick five fabulous open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from…
Our Thursday Three Hundred is a top-to-bottom remodel in one of Dallas’ up-and-coming neighborhoods. The Traditional at 5818 Sunnywood Dr. is located in Buckner Terrace near Interstate 30 and North Jim Miller Road. It is a 4-2 with an additional half bath and 2,319 square feet on two stories, built in 1963. This house has new paint, hardwood floors,…
In our ongoing series, Interview with an Architect, we speak with leading voices in the North Texas architecture community and learn about their work, development issues in our community, and good design practices and principals (you can read the last one here). Stephen Arnn grew up surrounded by and appreciating great architecture. From an early…
This is the second installment of a new occasional column called Getting Real About Renovations. We’re looking at renovation realities for all sorts of projects, from hardwood floors and open floorplans, to master suite additions and kitchen upgrades. We’ll give you the unadulterated truth about options, costs, effort, Realtor opinion, and estimated ROI for these projects.…
