Building Trends

Clear Winner: Transparent, Solar Power-Generating Windows a Reality

By Jon Anderson / July 10, 2018 /

No, it’s not April Fools’ Day, it’s the future. When you look at the types of renewable power available – hydro, geothermic, wind, etc. – only one has the potential to completely supply the world’s energy needs — solar power. Did you know that harnessing just 0.02 percent of the solar energy that reaches the…

Kitchenless Homes: A Cook’s Dystopian Future

By Jon Anderson / July 6, 2018 /

Realtors will tell you that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. What happens if there is no kitchen?  Investment bank UBS recently issued an investment note to customers titled, “The End of the Kitchen?” Not being a UBS-caliber customer, I’ve only been able to glean snippets from the private report from across the internet. In a…

The Newest Must-Have Kitchen Appliance in North Texas!

By Candy Evans / May 14, 2018 /

Now why didn’t I get THIS for Mother’s Day? In the kitchen at 3624 Dartmouth stay tuned for more details… 

Hail and Spring Chills: KJ Custom Patio Screens Keep Out Way More Than Mosquitoes

By Candy Evans / April 18, 2018 /

You may recall that I told you, last year, about the Screenfest we have had on our porch ever since we screened it in with retractable screens by KJ Custom Screens. Teresa Staggs, who owns KJ Custom Screens & Outdoor Living, the premier North Texas distributor and installer of the world’s top exterior motorized screens,…

Mount Auburn is Attracting Big Bold Homes and Urban Pioneers

By Karen Eubank / March 29, 2018 /

Gentrification is washing over Dallas like a wave. Neighborhoods that were once working class and affordable are vanishing faster than you can say “tear down.” One such neighborhood is directly behind me, so it has hit home (literally) in a big way. I have lived on Valencia Street in Hollywood Heights since 1990 and the Mount…