Building Trends

Home For The Holidays: Gifts That Will Make You Never Want To Leave Home

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber / December 7, 2015 /

After I found my dream home in Oak Cliff I realized I loved being at home and entertaining there. My “nest” has everything I need… well almost. Here are some truly innovative products for the home that I’m hoping will end up under my tree this year – thank goodness I got a big one!

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Monte Anderson Channels Belmont Sale Money Into More South Dallas Development

By Leah Shafer / November 23, 2015 /
Monte Anderson

Monte Anderson thrives on shaking up standard ways of thinking about development in Dallas. After he sold the historic Belmont Hotel five months ago, a bellwether renovation and restoration project that put his name on the map in 2005, he got right back to work doing what he does best. “I took all the money from the hotel sale, and we…

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Sardone Construction Lead Carpenter Turns to Piratery with Backyard Playhouse

By Leah Shafer / October 23, 2015 /

Playhouses are some of the tiniest examples of good building and design. For the lead carpenter of Sardone Construction, a backyard playhouse was an opportunity to make his house fit the needs of the whole family – toddler pirates included. Bryan McLain was given the challenge to design a pirate ship playhouse for his son’s third birthday…

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Packed House Enjoys Pecan Lodge Catering and Exceptional Design From Scott Homebuilders

By Joanna England / October 22, 2015 /

John and Nancy Scott know their niche. They’ve been building in Stonewall Terrace and East Dallas for years, building custom homes with exceptional details and thoughtful, family friendly floor plans. The design aesthetic is at home in older areas of Dallas, with lines and shapes that complement the Tudors and traditionals for which the M…

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Cooler Weather Means the Rats Will Soon be Coming Indoors. Cover the Pizza, Please

By Candy Evans / September 25, 2015 /

Maybe you have seen this video of a rat in the New York City subway carrying a slice of pizza down the stairs to nibble. Ewww. It was posted by comedian Matt Little, a perfect example of what happens when humans toss food anywhere instead of where it belongs: the garbage –  the slice found…

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