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.

This Northwood Hills MCM Has the Perfect Front Room to Take In the Outdoors

By Shelby Skrhak / April 8, 2020 /

So, last week there was a Palm Springs MCM home so feature-worthy that we had two different writers simultaneously (but unknowingly) writing about it. But this week I’m laying claim to this 1964 midcentury modern home listed by modern expert Brandon Stewart of David Griffin and Company Realtors as the High Caliber Home of the…

3 Suburban Homes Where Black Cabinets Are the New White

By Shelby Skrhak / April 5, 2020 /

Some people see a red door and they want it painted black. Others see an all-white kitchen and want those kitchen cabinets painted black. This glam alternate to white cabinetry and countertops can be as individual as you are. With apologies to the Stones, we found three great homes with the emerging trend of black…

The Architect Index: Dallas Homes Designed by Arch Swank

By Shelby Skrhak / April 5, 2020 /

You don’t see homes designed by Dallas midcentury architect Arch Swank come on the market very often because they tend to stay in the family for generations. Swank was a protégé of architect O’Neil Ford, and they partnered from 1937 to 1941. He was a man ahead of his time, concerned with environmental and social…

Pass Through the Porte Cochere for Your Private Oasis in Colleyville

By Shelby Skrhak / April 4, 2020 /

Listing agent Randall Primrose of Magnolia Property Company calls this Colleyville home a rare find that’s priced to sell. At $186 per square foot on a half-acre lot and Colleyville schools, he’s right. This four-bedroom, three and half-bath home built in 1989 has been fully and beautifully-updated. The 4,036-square-foot interior is impressive with crisp, neutral…

Neiman’s Bankruptcy Talks Advance But Expert Thinks Store Closings Not Likely

By Shelby Skrhak / April 3, 2020 /

Reuters reported today that Dallas-based Neiman Marcus is talking to bondholders and lenders about financing that would help the debt-laden company continue operating while under bankruptcy protection, but Dallas without Neiman Marcus? Not likely, experts say. The Neiman Marcus Group, which consists of Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Last Call, Horchow, and Mytheresa, has struggled since…