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This Gentlemen’s Ranch With Storm Shelter Will Let Dad Be a Total Jack Ass for Father’s Day… Go For It!

By Candy Evans / June 15, 2013 /

First of all, Dad, take a peak at these vitals: 3986-16-8000. No, that is not some super huge bust size –it’s the square footage on this amazing country estate in Sunnyvale that comes on 16 acres with a stocked pond, rolling terrain, and asses in the backyard. Yes, asses, as in donkeys. 8000? That’s how…

Nasher Says No to Museum Tower’s Offer to Replace Oculi Roof

By Candy Evans / June 14, 2013 /

Back to the Hatfields and McCoys. Yesterday we reported that Trustees of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, which owns Museum Tower, were told by their experts there is only one solution to the building’s glare problem: re-orienting the light receptors on the Nasher roof by removing and replacing the existing. The receptors, called oculi,…

Nasher Says No to Museum Tower's Offer to Replace Oculi Roof

By Candy Evans / June 14, 2013 /

Back to the Hatfields and McCoys. Yesterday we reported that Trustees of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, which owns Museum Tower, were told by their experts there is only one solution to the building’s glare problem: re-orienting the light receptors on the Nasher roof by removing and replacing the existing. The receptors, called oculi,…

Living Together After Divorce: Edmonton Exes Build Custom Duplex Keeping Family Together, But Separate

By Joanna England / June 12, 2013 /

Of course, these living arrangements won’t work if you’ve got restraining orders, but for most divorcees with children, perhaps? I wonder if the former spouses could tolerate the high probability of running into your ex on an almost daily basis that living in a duplex with them would mean. This house designed by an Edmonton…

Ask a Stager: When Staging a Vacant House, Should You Consider Using Prop Furniture?

By Joanna England / June 11, 2013 /

According to this story in the Wall Street Journal, prop furniture is making a comeback for sellers staging homes in the hot residential real estate market. As any CandysDirt.com reader knows, expert staging advice can be the difference between just selling a home and profiting from your home. Still, could a cardboard settee really make the difference between “For Sale” and “Pending”?

So we asked Karen Eubank of Eubank Staging if faux furniture is a cost-effective way for owners staging vacant or unoccupied homes, and how they can maximize their staging budgets to make the most from their property. See what the expert designer had to say after the jump.