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Craig Ellwood wasn’t always Craig Ellwood, but the Clarendon, Texas, native became renown under that moniker as he made a name as a premiere modernist architect. His homes, often considered works of art (and rightly so), are perfect blends of spare, midcentury German Bauhaus architecture and the more informal California sensibilities of the state he…
We all know and love pro golfer Hunter Mahan, who used to live in the Creeks of Preston Hollow, but sold his home to another well-loved, Dallas-born and raised pro golfer, Jordan Spieth. Hunter and his family moved to Highland Park. I knew they had built a gorgeous lake house out at Long Cove, our closest…
Realtors will tell you that kitchens and bathrooms sell homes. What happens if there is no kitchen? Investment bank UBS recently issued an investment note to customers titled, “The End of the Kitchen?” Not being a UBS-caliber customer, I’ve only been able to glean snippets from the private report from across the internet. In a…
During the week, Andrea Brooks is a Plano-based Realtor for Keller Williams. Over the past decade she’s built a successful business, one that she says is “busy and fulfilling.” However, on weekends she can often be found traveling around the country promoting her invention called Footsie Soft. “I think most people have thought of something…
Exploring the history of a 100-year-old house is interesting. Exploring the history of a 105-year-old Frank Lloyd Wright structure leaves “interesting” in the rearview mirror. To begin, Avery Coonley and Queene Ferry-Coonley were both heirs to fortunes, but it was Mrs. Coonley who purchased the 10-acre parcel in Riverside, Illinois, and engaged Wright as architect.…
This week’s Friday Five Hundred is for all you Dallas contemporary enthusiasts out there who know a good clean line and architectural cut-out when you see one. Wait, you say, this house looks traditional? Wait, just wait ’till you see inside! A tranquil oasis tucked away on a lushly landscaped lot, this…
