Friday Four Hundred

Friday Four Hundred: Lake Park Estates is The New Honeypot of East Dallas, Y'all, And This House on Galway Proves It

By Joanna England / April 12, 2013 /

I’m going to get real with y’all. *Turns chair around and sits in it backward* I love East Dallas, and I live close to Lake Park Estates. It’s a fantastic neighborhood full of great homes and good people. And this house, well, I just want to let you know that it’s awesome, and if you’re…

Friday Four Hundred: Best of Both Worlds in Vickery Park! Historic District Charm With All-New Interiors!

By Joanna England / March 22, 2013 /

This is exactly the kind of home I like. It’s in a quaint and accessible historic district near a ton of amenities, and it’s got absolutely none of the problems you often find with historic homes, such as horrible ventilation, mis-matched kitchens, sloping foundations, a complete lack of closet space, and antiquated bathrooms. This home,…

Friday Four Hundred: A Tudor That Feels Modern, Sleek, And Still Has Tons of Great Details? And in Hollywood Heights, to Boot!

By Joanna England / March 15, 2013 /

  We feature around five or six great homes every week, and some listings are better than others. I have my favorites, and I’m allowed to pick and choose. It’s a privilege that comes with writing for the top real estate blog in Dallas. Now, we’ve featured some great homes here on CandysDirt.com this week. But this…

Friday Four Hundred: Get Retro With Superbly Preserved Eastwood Estates Midcentury

By Joanna England / March 8, 2013 /

When some people buy midcentury modern homes, they tend to keep all the things they love about them — the windows, the stone accents, the woodwork — and ditch everything they don’t — kitchens and bathrooms. But there are those homeowners who instead embrace the details and workmanship in these houses. They preserve pretty much…

Friday Four Hundred: Munger Heights Home Pairs Historic Charm With New Construction And an Amazing Kitchen

By Joanna England / March 1, 2013 /

I’ve lived in a 1921 Craftsman home in Junius Heights, and while I loved all of the cool details, such as the hardwood trim around the windows, the expansive front porch, and the window seat in the master bedroom that overlooked the garden, I hated how drafty it was and the awful water pressure. Still,…