Friday Four Hundred

A Fort Worth Midcentury Modern for Under $500K? Run for These Hills

By Joy Donovan / May 16, 2025 /

Simplicity, sleek lines, big windows, geometric forms, open floor plans, minimal walls. Add ‘em up and you got yourself a Midcentury Modern house. That and more like the low-pitched room, the wood elements, and connecting the interior to the exterior, make 3912 Eldridge St. in Fort Worth a textbook example of Midcentury Modern’s appeal. Homebuyers…

Yellow House Stays Trendy in Fort Worth’s Fairmount Neighborhood

By Joy Donovan / May 2, 2025 /

Yellow, my dear, is all the rage this year. I know it will come as quite a shock to those of you who were just sure that gray on gray-on-gray trend was forever and always a sure thing. Think again, sunshine. From the color of butter to the vibrancy of marigold, yellow is an “it”…

This Soft Contemporary Home Near Eagle Mountain Lake Really Pours on the Charm

By Joy Donovan / April 25, 2025 /

Looking for those water people. They love water. They want to live on the water. Gosh, they probably even drink water. This house even says what it’s all about with its address: 8521 Lake Country Dr. in Fort Worth. It’s mere minutes from Eagle Mountain Lake and all the boating, skiing, and fishing fun found…

Happily Ever After Happens at Flanders Heights Storybook Home

By Joy Donovan / April 11, 2025 /

Definitely there’s a fairy tale unfolding behind the door at 1207 Walmsley Ave. in Dallas. The house with the eye-catching wood door and the steep roofline is where the once-upon-a-time begins for a lucky new homeowner, no fairy godmother required. Open that round-topped front door, glimpse at a light, bright interior. “When you walk in,…

Jay Leno Might Need This Oak Cliff House

By Joy Donovan / March 28, 2025 /

Car lovers, here is the house for you. You love your cars, all of them. Your neighbors? Not so much. Here’s where this house at 126 S. Montreal in Dallas will allow you to own up to five cars, getting them off the street and your annoyed neighbors off your back. The home’s detached garage…