Nikki Barringer

Nikki Lott Barringer is a freelance writer and licensed real estate agent at Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty.

Sometimes It’s What You Don’t See That Makes a Home So Special

By Nikki Barringer / February 3, 2024 /

The special thing about homes is how a seemingly innocuous feature can mean so much to its owner. Take homeowners Curtis and Tara Westbrook, for example. When they first toured the Fort Worth home at 4805 Selkirk Drive, he had a vision of himself happily cooking in the kitchen while friends and family talked and…

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Rare Find: Two Coveted Ridglea Greenway Condominiums Are on The Market

By Nikki Barringer / January 30, 2024 /

In 1958, Mr. Luther — yes, I know his first name, but on the Ridglea Greenway Condominium’s homepage, it simply refers to him as Mr. Luther, and let’s get real, how much cooler and covert does that sound? 1 million percent, right? As I was saying, in 1958 Mr. Luther built Ridglea Greenway Condominiums. He…

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Cody Ellison And Ken Valencia Are Bringing Their Brand of Affordable Luxury to DeSoto

By Nikki Barringer / January 30, 2024 /

I have a lot of passion for remodelers with a lot of passion. And that’s exactly who Cody Ellison and his business partner, Ken Valencia, are. Recently they set their sights on DeSoto, a bit of an unexpected suburb, but they have good reason. They love the topography out there. The hills, the trees and…

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This Midcentury Makeover Inspires Major Bathroom Envy

By Nikki Barringer / January 28, 2024 /

I am super pumped to be sharing this one. It’s a real full circle moment so sit tight. It’s also a total permission slip to design your home however you want because Lisa Mabli did just that and it’s so freaking good. Let me back up a bit. It was Spring 2020. I got an…

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There’s News and Views at Lake Texoma

By Nikki Barringer / January 27, 2024 /

Well, we just had a big ol’ announcement about Lake Texoma and now we have one more. The first is that all the parrotheads will be flocking to Margaritaville Lake Texoma when it officially opens its cheeseburger in paradise-y doors. (With the Hard Rock Café just across the lake on the Oklahoma side.) Which might…

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