Celebrity Homes

House Inspectors’ Worst Nightmare: Moving a Dead Body to Get Attic Access in Dallas

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2013 /

You know they see it all — the nightmares we don’t see on those nicely staged internet photos like live electrical panels next to bathtubs, toilets with no legroom, rodent infestation, grounded plugs that are not really grounded, rotted wood, hot wires behind cardboard, gerry-rigged wiring and toilets/drains that flush into plastic swimming pools either…

Ebby Halliday, Grande Dame of Dallas Real Estate, Has a Really, Really Big Birthday Coming Up!

By Candy Evans / March 6, 2013 /

Happy Birthday, Ebby! Almost 500 members of the Ebby Halliday Companies gathered at Southfork Ranch on Tuesday, March 5, bright and early in the morning to celebrate Ebby’s 102nd birthday. The festive event included a pancake breakfast with all the fun fixins. Ms. Ebby had a wonderful time posing for photos with hundreds of friends…

What the Heck is Culture Gulch? Home to a Handful of Dallas Cultural Pioneers

By Candy Evans / March 5, 2013 /

“First we shape our buildings, then they shape us” -Winston Churchill. The first time I heard about “Culture Gulch” was from Dallas builder extraordinaire Cy Barcus, senior, who collects art by Dallas artist Jerry Bywaters.  Cy began collecting art 35 years ago when he bought a single painting by Dickson Reeder from a gallery in Fort…

Contain Yourself: Most Organized Home in the World Hits Market for a Mere $1.3

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2013 /

You have to think that the family home of Container Store co-founder Garrett Boone and his wife, Cecelia, would be just as right-brain enhancing as a trip to the Container Store. Don’t know about you, but every time I go to the Container Store, I leave with my brain feeling like it has been tweaked…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Take a Roll in the Hay – Walking Distance from the Dallas Country Club With Reclaimed, HP-Style Charm EVERYWHERE!

By Candy Evans / March 4, 2013 /

Will it really reach 84 degrees today in Dallas? I am loving this weather, but not as much as I am loving this beautiful English stone country manor built by the amazing Cy Barcus on the coveted street of Stratford in Highland Park. I feel like running over and rolling in that grass right now!…