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.

Professional Landscape Design Shines in This Kessler Highlands Tudor

By Shelby Skrhak / April 15, 2020 /

This week’s High Caliber Home, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, is proof that everything in life comes full circle. “I’ve been in real estate for 25 years, and this home was one of the first I sold actually,” says listing agent Diane Sherman of Dave Perry-Miller InTown. The updated two-bedroom, two-bath Tudor…

Wycliff Condo of Late Iconic Neiman Marcus Buyer for Sale

By Shelby Skrhak / April 14, 2020 /

Everything in the late Derrill Osborn’s Oak Lawn condo was red and green. Everything. And it was that way until early last week when listing agent Nan Elizabeth Byorum of Ebby Halliday Preston Center decided it was time to let a new homeowner transform the condo for sale at 4151 Wycliff Ave., No. 102 into…

Here’s What You Need to Know About Virtual Home Tours

By Shelby Skrhak / April 13, 2020 /

It wasn’t that long ago when agents thought photo slideshows were the end all be all of virtual home tours. That was when virtual home tours were niceties and not necessities. As cities nationwide began curbing open houses to help stem the spread of coronavirus, agents started adapting to find new ways to show homes.…

3 Great Examples of Statement Ceilings to Love

By Shelby Skrhak / April 12, 2020 /

We can all agree popcorn ceilings will never come back in style, but ceilings like these in this week’s Suburb Sunday are a great iteration of on-trend statement ceilings. Bold Ceilings Address: 1801 Crockett Circle, Irving 3 bedrooms, 4 baths2,743 square feet$575,000 Coffered dark-wood ceilings give three-dimensional drama to the open living area of this…

Please Stop Putting Cheap White Tile in Homes, A Before and After Story

By Shelby Skrhak / April 11, 2020 /

This Stonebridge Ranch home in McKinney shows what a rich difference the right flooring and smart updates make. Specifically, what happens when you rip out that cheap off-white square tile that often comes in production homes throughout northern Collin County. If I sound salty, I am. It’s hard enough finding three unique suburban homes worth…