Nikki Barringer
Nikki Lott Barringer is a freelance writer and licensed real estate agent.
Good grief this is a cool house. It’s a midcentury with the perfect exterior. It’s not trying too hard. There aren’t any unnecessary elements or rough-hewn cedar added for the sake of it. They didn’t paint the brick white and the trim black and add a black roof. It’s a classic little slice of historical…
Back in the day, Amy Butscher would take her two daughters to NorthPark Center to tour the Parade of Playhouses. They’d buy their raffle tickets, select their favorites and hope they’d win. Over the years they never took home a playhouse, but they loved the experience and it became an annual tradition. In 2003, Butscher…
Stevens Park Estates is easily one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Dallas. Custom homes, gentle hills, gorgeous topography, and a public golf course right in the middle of it all. It’s called Little Augusta and Little Gem because where else do you find a public course that pretty? Oak Cliff. That’s where. There’s a…
You know what I love? An agent with adjectives and Halo Realty’s Kevin Caskey fits the bill. His latest listing in Lake Highlands is adorable, but he calls it “darling” and it’s the little things. It is darling, as a matter of fact, and it’s set on a huge lot so Caskey said you can buy it…
I like a house with a point of view and this one has it. It’s a soft contemporary up in Plano. I have a Realtor friend that calls these “creampuffs.” And this one isn’t a true creampuff, because it’s obviously an investor remodel, but it’s still pretty freaking cool. Angles on the outside and they…
