House Candy

Friday Four Hundred: for the Contemporary Cult Who Wants Water — Stone, Stucco, Steam, a Spectacular North Dallas Palace!

By Candy Evans / June 14, 2012 /

Another 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…

One of My Fave Dallas Real Estate Agents Reports From Hanover, New Hampshire: Animal House Lives On

By Candy Evans / June 13, 2012 /

I 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…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Live in the Honeypot of Oak Lawn and Club It Up

By Candy Evans / June 12, 2012 /

Let’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…

Monday Morning Millionaire, II: Contemporary Architectural Wonder on Watauga Taking Us to New Heights

By Candy Evans / June 12, 2012 /

This is one of those moments when you just want to go, ahhhh. Breathe deeply, because you will need it to get up the hill, the HILLS. This stunning abode in the bluffs is the home of a Dallas couple named David and Emily Corrigan. They LOVE  architecturally significant homes. In fact, they told D…

Friday Five Hundred: What Does $500K Buy in Old Shepherd Place? Pecan Hardwoods and Interior Upgrades to the Nth Degree in Plano

By Candy Evans / June 8, 2012 /

I am told this is one of the most unusual homes in Plano. 5212 Blackhawk Drive, Plano, marketed by Sandy Donsky. (Not Scott Vann as I noted earlier, however, he is the brilliant agent who brought the home to my attention!) Custom built in 1989, it is a one owner home with significant upgrades — do…