House Candy
You know me by now, right? Craftsman, yes. Tudor, no. Mid-Mod, um .. DUH!
It’s contemporary design I’ve always been on the fence about. When they are designed poorly, they are sterile, ugly spaces with oddly utilitarian — nay, institutional —finishes.
But when done well, well, they are astonishing. As my search goes on to find every house in the Dallas/Fort Worth area I can fall in love with, I’ve found a contemporary home that is warm, inviting, and just plain gorgeous. It’s 4130 Cochran Chapel, and it’s To. Die. For.
Read MoreDallas agent Keith Yonnick is a man of many talents. But skateboarding was not one of those talents, until recently. Like most agents in this market, Keith takes on an REO (that’s bank-owned, or foreclosed) property to sell from time to time. REO’s are doozies, and everyone knows they can be quite challenging to sell…
Read MoreAnother beautiful home that just makes me DROOL hit MLS at 10 a.m. this morning, and I cannot wait ’til Friday to show it to you. I’m like a kid who gets a toy and has to unwrap it in the car: I can’t wait ’till I get home with this one. 7014 Duffield is…
Read MoreI have told you that I have an extremely soft spot for Dartmouth men. They would be my husband, John Sughrue (Harvard first, won’t hold that against him, but holds an M.B.A. from Dartmouth), Maxwell Anderson, Mickey Stuart, boyfriends in my past, and of course, Allie Beth Allman’s Ira Archer. Ira is up in Hanover…
Read MoreLet’s face it: living in Oak Lawn is just fun. Oak Lawn was the first place we ever lived in Dallas, and you get a kind of free swinging singles vibe that can be fun at 25 or 65. And of course, you have the best entertainment in town come Friday night there on Cedar…
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