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.

Remodeled Perfection in This Prestonwood Beauty

By Shelby Skrhak / September 21, 2022 /

This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, is a 1967-built, completely remodeled beauty near Hillcrest and Belt Line in North Dallas. Nearly every inch of this 2,835-square-foot home, listed by Loren Hall of Compass RE Texas, has been updated to perfection. And I mean perfection with…

This M Streets Cottage Has Soft Sunlit Photos That Make the Interiors Jump Off the Page

By Shelby Skrhak / September 17, 2022 /

Okay, this is how you update (and photograph) a 1940s home. This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, is a picture-perfect Austin stone cottage in the M Streets with three bedrooms and 2,455 square feet. Lush landscaping and mature trees greet you as you walk up…

Innovative Architecture Sets These New Long Cove Homes Apart

By Shelby Skrhak / September 8, 2022 /

Long Cove, the 1,200-acre luxury lake community just an hour-ish from Dallas, has a new release of homes that brings unique Dutch Caribbean architecture to Cedar Creek Lake. This new limited collection of Coastal Homes at Long Cove is a modern take on the European Colonial style of the Dutch West Indies and the Caribbean,…

You Might Swoon Over This Poetic Oak Cliff Bungalow

By Shelby Skrhak / September 7, 2022 /

How do thy love this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans? She’s a darling Oak Cliff bungalow on N. Rosemont Ave., listed by Cynthia Paine-Drennan of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate. Let us count the ways — Classic character with modern upgrades, a beautifully-landscaped yard, and excellent…

When You Need Peace and Quiet, This Luxury Lake Home in Northeast Texas Is The Haven You Crave

By Shelby Skrhak / September 2, 2022 /

It’s entirely possible that you’ve never heard of Lake Cypress Springs in Mt. Vernon, Texas. Located about 100 miles northeast of Dallas, this pastoral lake town has less than 2,500 residents living among the tall, towering pines and sparkling waters of the recreational reservoir lake. Les Owens, founder of one of Dallas’s top custom luxury…