Designer’s Corner

4 Ways to Help Turn Resolutions Into Realities

By Elaine Raffel / January 2, 2025 /

Happy New Year! Have you made your resolutions? Whether it’s living a healthier or welcoming a new romance, we’ve rounded up four of last year’s columns that just may help turning resolutions into realities.

Revisiting the 2024 Designer’s Corner Most Intriguing People

By Elaine Raffel / December 25, 2024 /

One of the gifts of being a Candys Dirt writer is the amazing array of quintessentially cool people we get to meet.

Jimmy Cantrell’s Watercolor Paintings Epitomize Art from the Heart

By Elaine Raffel / December 18, 2024 /

Credit goes to Briggs Freeman vice-president Jena May for introducing Jimmy’s art to Candy Dirt publisher Candy Evans. After photographing the Evans family’s Hillcrest Estates home, the marketing-savvy Realtor gifted Candy a custom watercolor of her house.

No Tree? No Problem. Try These Fast and Festive Holiday Decorating Tips

By Elaine Raffel / December 11, 2024 /

We’ve all heard the warning: this year’s holiday season – the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas – is tied for the shortest in two decades.

Southlake Interior Designer Goes from Volunteer to Award Winner, With a Little Push from Friends

By Joy Donovan / December 10, 2024 /

From full-time volunteer to professional designer, a Southlake interior designer has surprised herself finding herself at the top of her game, recognized by her peers. Marlene Small of Heritage Interiors recently won two first-place awards in the 2024 American Society of Interior Designers Celebrating Design Texas awards competition. And though she says she got a…