Friday Four Hundred

Huge Reno Takes Cottonwood Heights Home in Richardson from Blah to Beautiful

By Leah Shafer / August 4, 2017 /

For our Friday Four Hundred, we’re heading two miles north of the LBJ loop to a Richardson neighborhood with some fast-appreciating property prices. The Cottonwood Heights home at 1431 Lamp Post Ln. hit the market in May, a luxe finish-out on a traditional Dutch colonial revival. This house is modern and gorgeous — they’ve taken a…

White Rock Traditional Offers Plug-And-Play Living For Busy Families

By Joanna England / July 28, 2017 /

Almost every single listing out there has one or two things about it that just don’t sit right with us. Maybe it’s something with the trim, the layout, or the landscaping that just doesn’t work. With contracts closing at a rapid clip, decisions must be made quickly, and so we’re thrilled to present a Lake…

Belmont Addition Cottage is So Cute You Could Eat it Right Up

By Joanna England / July 21, 2017 /

There’s finally a name for it: “cute aggression.” It’s that feeling you get when you see a baby, a kitten or puppy — or in my case, an adorable house — that makes you want to take a little love bite out of it.  That’s exactly the feeling I got when I first saw 5918…

Eyecatching Midcentury Home Has Spacious Interiors, Family-Friendly Backyard

By Joanna England / July 7, 2017 /

We’ve caught a lot of flak from readers when it comes to the definition of midcentury modern, but for most purposes, it tends to span the 1950s and onward to 1965. So while this Northwest Dallas home has all of the lines of a soft contemporary from the curb, it technically falls into the period of…

Bring Your Inspiration to This Hollywood Heights Tudor

By Joanna England / June 30, 2017 /

  Never before have I seen a Hollywood Heights Tudor hit the market that was so ripe for remodel. This home, perfectly situated in the neighborhood, was built in 1926 and has many original features. Already, renovation-minded buyers have their ears perked up. The benefit of having a mostly original home is that there hasn’t…