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.

Check Out This Updated Lake Highlands House with Vaulted Ceilings, Big Renovation

By Leah Shafer / July 16, 2015 /

“Home is the nicest word there is,” proclaimed pioneer Laura Ingalls Wilder, and we agree with the sentiment. It’s particularly true when it’s a house as lovely as the updated Lake Highlands home at 10836 Ferndale Rd. From the street, it looks friendly, with a big front yard, large trees, and a freshly painted exterior. But…

Read More

Two Design Competitions Challenge Dallas-Area Professionals to Show Off Best Work

By Leah Shafer / July 15, 2015 /

Two local design competitions are calling on Dallas-area professionals to show off their best work this summer. The Bark + Build Doghouse Design/Build Competition, presented by AIA Dallas and TEXO Association, calls on architects and contractors to team up and design haute houses for dogs. All proceeds benefit the SPCA of Texas Home for the Holidays event.…

Read More

Old Lake Highlands Midcentury Is Fresh With Updates, Sits On Heavily Treed Corner Lot

By Leah Shafer / July 14, 2015 /

Home sales in North Texas broke a record last month, with more than 10,500 sold in June, shattering the previous record by 1,000 houses. East Dallas is faring particularly well, with sales up 10 percent from last year, according to the latest sales figures from the MetroTex Association of Realtors. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred takes…

Read More

On MidlandDirt.com: Catch the Final Four Hot Summer Nights in Odessa

By Leah Shafer / July 10, 2015 /

The Hot Summer Nights season is underway at Noel Heritage Park in Odessa, and after a week off for the Fourth of July holiday, the series starts its final four performances tonight. Hot Summer Nights, an Odessa family-friendly concert series held in partnership with Main Street Odessa, features a variety of musicians. All concerts are…

Read More

Before & After: A Discerning Midcentury Renovation in Lake Highlands

By Leah Shafer / July 9, 2015 /

I’ve known Rebecca Nolen since our high school days at Ursuline Academy of Dallas. Even back then, her design aesthetic was refined—she had the best-looking bedroom of anyone I knew. She also offered me Welsh rarebit as a snack when I came over to study one afternoon, far more sophisticated than the Little Debbie Star Crunch…

Read More