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Dallas Arboretum Makes Architectural Digest’s Best Botanical Gardens List

By Valerie Jarvie | July 21, 2016 |

Architectural Digest has named the Dallas Arboretum one of  world’s 15  breath-taking gardens to visit this season , including it with such horticultural treasures as the Royal Botanic Gardens in London,  the Gardens of the Palace of Versaille,  Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Thailand, and  Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny, France. The recognition follows…

The Lombardis’ Lake Como Villa in the Heart of Lakewood

By Karen Eubank | July 21, 2016 |

While you aren’t likely to spot George Clooney walking his dog, our Inwood House of the Week at 6855 Lakewood Boulevard will certainly make you feel as if you’ve entered a Lake Como villa. “It’s very European,” listing agent Scott Carlson with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International said. “I’m at Lake Como a lot and this house…

Saugatuck, Michigan: Living la Vida Agua on the Midwest Riviera

By Jon Anderson | July 21, 2016 |

Growing up in Chicago, Saugatuck was one of many beach communities where folks who went to beach communities went.  My childhood summers were spent in the cement pond rather than a sandy lakeside beach.  In my 20s, I discovered Saugatuck and its sister city Douglas located on the Lake Michigan side of …. well ……

Kessler Reserve Beauty on Highest Point in Enclave Tops Our Open House Roundup

By Leah Shafer | July 21, 2016 |

Every Thursday, we handpick five of the most wonderful open houses scheduled for that weekend for the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. This is your chance to find out the must-see properties and get them on your calendar! This week, our houses range in price from $359K to $940K, including a new build in Kessler Reserve,…

Stylish Uptown Townhome Offers Awesome Downtown Views From Rooftop Space

By Leah Shafer | July 21, 2016 |

Urban living looks superb in our Thursday Three Hundred. The stylish Uptown townhome at 3845 Convent St. Unit 7 is walking distance to Exall Park, close to Baylor Hospital, and minutes from the heart of Uptown, Deep Ellum, and Lower Greenville. It has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and 2,155 square feet on three stories (plus the rooftop), built in…

Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: CandysDirt Writer Discovers Cottonwood Dream Home

By Joanna England | July 20, 2016 |

Leah Shafer is a senior writer for CandysDirt.com, and in her time with us, she has written 454 blog posts about real estate, buying a house, trends, selling, and staging … the whole banana. But never in that time, or ever, has she herself owned a home. In fact, Shafer has moved 20 times in her…