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.

Visit the Weekend Open Houses for these Three Historic Dallas Homes

By Leah Shafer / August 23, 2018 /

Dallas is a newer city and what we call “historic” is practically a new build in many parts of the world. But nonetheless, we love our historic homes with their character and style.  For today’s CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week, we’re looking at three Craftsman-style homes from the late 1920. They houses range in price from $446,000…

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Live Like an Interior Designer in this Magazine-Worthy Elmwood House

By Leah Shafer / August 23, 2018 /

In Oak Cliff’s Elmwood neighborhood, you can live a life of high style in the incredible abode of an interior designer.  Our Thursday Three Hundred at 1814 Lansford Ave. sits on a creek front lot on nearly a quarter acre near Wright Street and South Edgefield Avenue. City owned property beyond the survey line makes it feel…

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Jewel Box Pied-à-terre Offers Sumptuous, Dramatic Style Behind the Pink Wall

By Leah Shafer / August 21, 2018 /

When you’re a man about town with a penchant for dramatic, luxe style, what kind of space do you design for entertaining and as a showcase for travel acquisitions?  The answer is at 8526 Baltimore Dr. Apt 202, our Tuesday Two Hundred and the European-style pied-à-terre for a prominent Dallas jewelry designer. He arrived at this location…

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Splurge vs Steal: Two Renovated Houses in Cochran Heights

By Leah Shafer / August 20, 2018 /

Cochran Heights is a wonderfully central Dallas neighborhood, walking distance to all the pleasures of the Knox-Henderson area with quick access to Central Expressway, making it minutes from downtown Dallas. Development started in the 1940s and many older homes are being renovated for maximum enjoyment.  In this week’s Splurge vs Steal, we’re looking at two…

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Our Dallas Open Houses Include Tudor Featured in Vickery Place Home Tour

By Leah Shafer / August 16, 2018 /

Every week, we pound the pavement and find the Dallas open houses you don’t want to miss that weekend. This week, our roundup includes a 1926 Tudor included in the Vickery Place Home Tour a couple of years ago.   This is the CandysDirt.com Open Houses column. This week, our houses range in price from $359,000 to $1.1 million. Which ones…

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