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Ticket Giveaway: Fort Worth’s Fairmount Historic District Mother’s Day Home Tour

By Joanna England / May 7, 2015 /

You know we love celebrating Mother’s Day with a home tour, and this year you’ll have two chances to win tickets to fantastic tours. The first giveaway here on CandysDirt.com is for a pair of tickets to the 33rd annual Fairmount National Historic District Mother’s Day Tour of Homes this weekend. Named one of “The…

In Love With Hollywood Heights, The Blythe Family Found a Fabulous New Build

By Joanna England / April 24, 2015 /

When the Blythe family moved to the Hollywood Santa Monica neighborhood years ago, they fell in love with the style and charm of the Tudors and traditionals in the area. But with a family, it made things quite difficult to enjoy their 1930s home on Monte Vista with a cramped floorplan. Then they found this…

Ticket Giveaway: Win a Pair of Passes to the April 25-26 Hollywood Heights Home Tour!

By Joanna England / April 21, 2015 /

We’ve been profiling the incredibly dedicated homeowners on this year’s Hollywood Santa Monica Neighborhood Association Home Tour each week. You can read our profile of interior designer Emily Larkin who owns the Tudor at 707 Cordova, renovation fanatic Stacey Warnix and her beautiful remodeled Tudor on Hammond, and the lovely Caitlin and Tyler Faubion and…

See Downtown Dallas From a Lofty Perch During This Architectural Tour

By Joanna England / April 20, 2015 /

Downtown Dallas has come a long way in 5 years, which was the last time Preservation Dallas planned an architectural tour highlighting our the building that make up our world-famous skyline. So much has happened since then, so the organization thought that now would be the perfect time to show off all that our distinct…

Fort Worth Friday: Cowtown Has Modern on Fleek

By Joanna England / April 17, 2015 /

Sure, Fort Worth has a treasure trove of Craftsman architecture on display during the Fairmount Historic District Tour of Homes, but did you know that this city is flush with stunning modern treasures that will knock your socks off? It’s true, and you can peruse them during this year’s AIA Fort Worth Homes Tour April…