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.

A Midcentury Gem Near White Rock Lake Is Perfect Starter Home

By Shelby Skrhak / November 14, 2019 /

This week’s Inwood National Bank home of the week is an adorable midcentury-built home in Lochwood near White Rock Lake. Listing agent Jenny Capritta of REMAX DFW Associates has newly listed 11805 Donore Lane in Dallas for $389,000. Let’s take a look inside. The three-bedroom, two-bath home with 1,929 square feet is nestled on a large…

A Lot of House to Love on Sondra Drive in Lakewood

By Shelby Skrhak / November 13, 2019 /

If you love the laid-back vibe of Lakewood but need a little more house than what’s available traditionally, this 4,412-square-foot home on Sondra Drive in Lakewood could be a perfect fit. Matthew Edwards of Dave Perry-Miller Preston Center has the listing selected at this week’s High Caliber Home, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home…

Check Out This University Park Home That You Probably Didn’t Realize Was a Duplex

By Shelby Skrhak / November 13, 2019 /

When duplex design is done right, you don’t even realize the stunning home that shines in stature is actually two homes. So, when you drive by the beautiful Barnett West Custom Homes-built property at 3611 Northwest Parkway in University Park, you probably didn’t realize its identical twin is subtly mirrored next to it. Rogers Healy…

Frisco’s Chapel Creek Blends New Construction with ’00s-Era Mansions

By Shelby Skrhak / November 10, 2019 /

North of SH 121 and east of the Dallas North Tollway, the Chapel Creek neighborhood in west Frisco has a rare blend of both established homes first built in the early 2000s and brand new, custom-built homes on remaining lots available. Many of the 13 homes now listed for sale in Chapel Creek are from the…

Purchase Lee Trevino’s Lusterweibchen Chandelier and More From Home Before Its Bulldozed

By Shelby Skrhak / November 9, 2019 /

The Lee Trevino estate that we’ve written so much about in the past will soon be history, as the new owners are bulldozing it to start anew and have brought in Highland Park Market Fine Estate Sales and Pre-Demolition Sales for a series of pre-demo sales. The first pre-demo sale took place a few weeks…