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.

Auction Alert! A Second Home in La La Land

By Shelby Skrhak / July 10, 2020 /

It’s easy to get auction fever when you see what amazing properties are up for bid by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, the third largest auction house in the world. Coming this Tuesday, July 14, Heritage will auction with no reserve a former LA Rams linebacker’s home in the exclusive Indian Springs Estates community near Los Angeles.…

The Moment We Saw This MCM, We Knew It Wouldn’t Last Long

By Shelby Skrhak / July 8, 2020 /

A Midcentury Modern home near White Rock Lake is a hot commodity. An MCM that has four bedrooms, a dream outdoor living space that looks straight out of a magazine, and is listed for only $550,000 — well, that’s a golden unicorn born during a total solar eclipse in a leap year. Straightly put, it’s…

Let This Northwest Dallas Traditional Be Your Landscape Canvas

By Shelby Skrhak / July 7, 2020 /

If you’re the type of person that views a large open yard as a blank canvas, this week’s Inwood National Bank Home of the Week could be your next work of art. The 2,050-square-foot, three-bedroom home at 3222 Waldrop Drive in northwest Dallas is situated on a quarter-acre lot. And because the home was built…

What’s Hot in Landscaping? Lawns of Dallas Shares the Trends

By Shelby Skrhak / July 6, 2020 /

You’ll see a Lawns of Dallas sign in Candy’s yard and countless yards around Preston Hollow, Park Cities, Plano, Frisco, and more. That’s because Madison Gardner and his top-notch crew not only do amazing residential lawn maintenance, they’re a full-service landscaping company that provides landscape design and installation. CandysDirt.com sat down with Sam Artz, Director…

Roomy Lake Highlands Home Is So Very Extra

By Shelby Skrhak / July 5, 2020 /

Scenery and topography. Great schools and school support. Easy access to downtown. Relative affordability. Locally owned retail and dining. Diverse and neighborly neighbors…  If you haven’t already guessed (maybe you’ve not yet ventured into northeast Dallas?), we’re talking about Lake Highlands. Few Dallas neighborhoods can beat how extra this area really is. And as the…