Designer’s Corner

Best of Designer’s Corner: The Oldest Architectural Salvage Yard in Dallas

By Karen Eubank / December 27, 2020 /

[Editor’s Note: This year has been a decade, right? So many things happened, lots of things were postponed, and houses continued to sell despite it all. While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2020. Enjoy!] Karen: Design means many things to…

Best of 2020: Quality is Key For Luxury Virtual Staging

By Elaine Raffel / December 26, 2020 /

 [Editor’s Note: This year has been a decade, right? So many things happened, lots of things were postponed, and houses continued to sell despite it all. While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2020. Enjoy!] Elaine: The art director in me…

Honey + Hank Has the Best Looking Patterns with a Surprise When You Look Closely

By Karen Eubank / December 20, 2020 /

If you are stressed about last-minute gift-giving, I’ve got a humdinger of a solution. Honey + Hank is a local company that began with a desire to create products that celebrate meaningful places and pastimes.  Jenny Smiley is the CEO and designer of Honey + Hank — a name derived from what her children call…

What We Want To Give—and Get—During A Pandemic

By Elaine Raffel / December 13, 2020 /

You’ve got to keep a sense of humor. Period. This year has really been Pur-Hell (pun intended). Which means spreading a little holiday cheer has never been more important.

Hey Honeychild! What’s The Buzz?

By Karen Eubank / December 6, 2020 /

Honeychild, I’ve known Julie Whitmire Martinek since we were photo stylists and young mothers. Sitting in a circle with our doula and tiny infants, we wondered what the hell we’d gotten ourselves into and how we’d ever cope. Fast forward a good twenty-something years, and not only are our lads fine young men, but we’ve…