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.
When a master bathroom renovation shows off its best side, buyers take note. This precious commodity can seriously speed up the sale of a house. We’re betting that buyers will love the master bath of our Thursday Three Hundred, where all of the elements work together harmoniously to create something unexpectedly special. Carrara Marble? Check. Frameless…
The 20th-century tale of Detroit is often one of woe. Auto industry job loss, economic decline, and rapid suburbanization decimated the city and left it floundering, with a population loss of 60 percent. The blight of urban decay is just one of the problems facing the area and Detroit declared bankruptcy in 2013, becoming the…
One of the most popular housing styles around the country is midcentury modern. Classic features in these houses built between the early 1930s to mid-1960s include open floorplans, clean lines, light-filled spaces, and a simplicity of style that translates beautifully into 2018. Certain Dallas neighborhoods have pockets of these architectural gems; many have been lovingly…
This week, there are some truly remarkable homes on the market in North Texas. We’ve scoured the listings and found three open houses that show a huge range of possibilities and styles for buyers. This is our CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week column. Every Thursday, we find the “must-not-miss” events of the coming weekend. Today, our houses range…
One of the largest concentrations of intact midcentury houses in Dallas can be found in an Oak Cliff neighborhood many people have never heard of, Kiestwood Estates. Our Thursday Three Hundred at 2529 Woodmere Dr. is a 1955 ranch-style midcentury in this wonderful part of the city, set among rolling hills and wooded lots. Custom landscaping and…
