Shelby Skrhak

Shelby Skrhak is executive editor of CandysDirt.com and producer of the Dallas Dirt podcast. She loves covering estate sales and murder homes, not necessarily related. As a lifelong Dallas native, she's been an Eagle, Charger, Wildcat, and a Comet.

Renovated Kessler Park Home of Dixie Cup Founder Is an Architectural Prize

By Shelby Skrhak / August 29, 2020 /

The year is 1950, and guests are gathering on the covered patio, circling a table draped with a white and yellow checkered tablecloth and fresh garden flowers atop. Miss Nancy Moore, daughter of Dixie Cup inventor Stuart Moore, is hosting this Garden Supper at her Kessler Park home at 1033 N. Plymouth Road for a…

See How This Fantastic Oak Lawn Condo Up for Sale Has Evolved Over the Years

By Shelby Skrhak / August 28, 2020 /

I’m always fascinated by how a home evolves over the years. Color palettes evolve, flooring changes with the trends, and an owner’s individual touch is wiped clean for the next owner. This 1982-built Oak Lawn condo is a great example of this and proof that good bones in a home make the difference. But first,…

Escape to Long Cove For These Modern Farmhouses Built by Robert Elliott

By Shelby Skrhak / August 27, 2020 /

Robert Elliott knows how to build homes that you’ll love living in. He should know, the prominent Dallas builder built his own family vacation home at Long Cove, too. The CandysDirt.com Approved Builder has built distinguished homes throughout the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and surrounding areas in Dallas, but his work at the Cedar Creek…

Add This Coppell Open House to Your Weekend To-Do List

By Shelby Skrhak / August 27, 2020 /

If you don’t already have plans for Saturday, now you do! You’ll definitely want to check out this hacienda-style listing in Coppell that’s open from 1 to 3 p.m. Grab a little local flavor for lunch at Anamia’s TexMex or the Coppell Deli on the way, and then stop in at 323 Oxford Place and…

Daniel Quintana Represents Hot Three-Story Bishop Arts complex

By Shelby Skrhak / August 22, 2020 /

You’ll never want for things to do and places to go when “home” is the new seven-unit Westwood complex in the Bishop Arts District. Listing agent Daniel Quintana with Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate represents the recently finished three-bedroom, three-bath “smart” condominiums priced starting at $565,000. “The walkability of this popular and rapidly changing neighborhood really…