Friday Four Hundred

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…

Buy This North Dallas Townhome for a Lock, Leave, and Go Shopping Lifestyle

By Joy Donovan / March 7, 2025 /

Buyers who want their free time to be fun time, here’s one to consider. On the market in North Dallas is a former model townhouse in the newer phase of a gated townhome community. Like the idea of a lock-and-leave lifestyle? Here you go, because this one’s set up for a low-maintenance, enjoy-your-Saturdays living. “It’s…

A Southeast Dallas Midcentury Modern Masquerades as Palm Springs Abode

By Joy Donovan / January 31, 2025 /

Palm Springs, a California resort town, brings up dreams of the good life. Besides being a wonderful place to relax, the area is known for its arts, its culture, and its fab Midcentury Modern architecture. That architecture favors clean, simple lines and little embellishment. The exterior? It’s normally characterized by partial brick and glass walls, floor-to-ceiling…

There Are No Old-House Headaches to Worry About in This Fairmount House

By Joy Donovan / January 17, 2025 /

If the house shopping “must haves” list includes vintage charm, no old-house headaches, and a budget of not much more than $400,000, here you go. Take a look at 1016 Hawthorne Ave. in Fort Worth. The darling front porch just oozing classic American charm sets the tone for what’s inside this 1921 home. Located in…