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Inaugural Modern Mile Home Tour Brings in $22K For Walnut Hill Elementary School

By Joanna England / November 19, 2015 /

The inaugural Modern Mile Home Tour held last month was a tremendous success for the Walnut Hill Neighborhood Association, raising more than $22,000 for the neighborhood elementary school. That’s $7,000 more than home tour organizers had hoped to raise in the event’s first year. “We are definitely planning to do this on a yearly basis,”…

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Ticket Giveaway: Win a Pair of Tickets to the Lakewood Home Festival This Weekend

By Joanna England / November 13, 2015 /

As promised, we have a very special treat for our loyal readers today! While tonight is the famed auction party sponsored by Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate benefiting the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA, themed “Friday Night Fever” this year (do you have your jumpsuit ready?), tomorrow kicks off the two-day home festival that has become somewhat…

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Lakewood Home Festival: A Diamond in the Rough on the Busiest Street in Lakewood

By Joanna England / November 9, 2015 /

  Not to sound like a stalker or anything, but I’ve driven by Amy Lauten’s home just about every day since I moved to the White Rock Lake area. Chances are you have driven by, too, and perhaps, like me, you’ve wondered about that Southern Belle of a Georgian home with modern touches at 6630…

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Ticket Giveaway: Enter By Noon Monday to Win a Pair of Passes to the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes

By Joanna England / November 7, 2015 /

This year’s lineup for the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes is mighty impressive. Not only can you see the incredible details inside Todd Hamilton’s modern farmhouse on Durango, but there are so many other interesting and innovative designs and remodels on this year’s tour. “The homes selected for this year’s tour were meticulously reviewed, carefully…

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Preservation Dallas Fall Architectural Tour Features Talked-About Spanish-Style Mansion in Oak Cliff

By Joanna England / October 16, 2015 /

I have long been a fan of the Preservation Dallas home tours, as they tend to feature truly stunning restorations in Dallas. If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to go, this is the year. The Preservation Dallas Fall Architectural Tour will include the Binsford Home. It’s the Spanish-style mansion that was going to be…

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