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 Arch Swank-Designed MCM in Keistwood Is Under $400K

By Shelby Skrhak / May 16, 2019 /

For this week’s Thursday 300, we’ve got a 1958-built Arch B. Swank-designed midcentury modern gem at 3454 S. Franklin Street in Keistwood that’s listed by Diane Sherman of David Griffin & Company for only $392,000. Now typically, we do the heavy lifting in describing a home’s features and indiscernible qualities, but Diane gave us such a venerable wealth of…

Here’s a Glimpse Inside the Stunning Jamestown Jewelbox

By Shelby Skrhak / May 15, 2019 /

If you’re the curious type like us, I’m sure the home at Northhaven and Jamestown Road that sat unfinished for years has caught your eye. How could it not? For years, this 1960-built gem was hidden behind overgrown trees that shielded its great midcentury modern bones from view. Get ready to feast your eyes on…

Developer Chris Bright Brings Small Town Feel to Castle Hill’s Enchanted Hill

By Shelby Skrhak / May 15, 2019 /

To hear Chris Bright describe the concept behind Enchanted Hill, Castle Hills’ newest luxury estate home community, is to get a lesson in the human dynamics of living, working, and playing in a community together. Bright, who studied philosophy at the University of Dallas, paid careful attention to how this centrally-located Denton County neighborhood integrates…

Suburb Sunday: Why Keller Is a Great Community

By Shelby Skrhak / May 12, 2019 /

For this week’s Suburb Sunday, we’re headed to the bedroom community of Keller. This quiet city of 45,000 residents has no major highway running through it, which helps keep this community of active neighborhoods among the best places to live in Texas. Check out these three great homes that show how lovely life can be…

Jump on This Just-Listed Devonshire MCM Home With an Amazing Price

By Shelby Skrhak / May 11, 2019 /

Some homes just leap off the page and get you excited for all its possibilities. This 1,879-square-foot midcentury home at 5736 Stonegate Road in Devonshire went on the market less than 24 hours ago for $650,000, nearly $200k under 2019 county appraisal value. Rob Scrickel of Ebby Halliday listed this three-bedroom, three-bath that had just one…