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Great Western Home Loans Featured Realtor: With a Name Like Medley Buttermore, She’s Easy to Remember

By Joanna England | September 19, 2014 |

We love it when Realtors are down-to-earth and fun to chat with. There’s no pretense, and they are just happy to meet you! That’s Medley Buttermore, for you. An SMU grad who became an agent to make ends meet after college, Buttermore has become an important part of Virginia Cook Realtors’ Melnick Team. Besides having…

Tell Me Your Real Estate Story: Former Art Teacher Injects Cozy Style Into Lake Highlands Semi-Detached

By Joanna England | September 19, 2014 |

  I got to know Jane Cheek and her cute little boy, Abe, when she was teaching a toddler art class in East Dallas a little over a year ago. This talented stay-at-home-mom, a former art teacher, came up with the cutest ideas for crafts for our little buggers. When she and her husband, Daniel,…

Friday Four Hundred: Pristine Midcentury Modern is Perfect Combo of Vintage Details and Modern Updates

By Joanna England | September 19, 2014 |

Sometimes I am just so stinking amazed at the cool listings Carrie Hill and Jacy Olson snag. They are working their way up to Brandon Stewart and Scott Carlson territory, I swear. Just goes to show how amazing these agents are! This midcentury modern in Royal Springs Estates is just epic, too. It has to…

Guardian Angel: James Reed Uses His Experience as a Military Veteran to Save Financial Lives With Mortgages

By Candy Evans | September 19, 2014 |

There are a few things we are suckers for over here at CandysDirt.com… gorgeous houses and gorgeous men. Especially those who have served in the military! Let me put it this way: I will not be needing my hormones for a few weeks after this interview with Guardian Mortgage Guardian Angel James Reed! Guess what…

Want a Home that Could Be In AD? Beautiful Belfort Family Cottage Alive With Emily Summers Design, Under $2 Million

By Candy Evans | September 18, 2014 |

First of all, LOCATION! 4557 Belfort Avenue in Highland Park EAST of the Dallas North Tollway. Can you find a sweeter spot? Then you have this stunning, creamy, ivy-covered charmer with a garden courtyard that has been remodelled and redecorated by award-winning interior designer extraordinaire Emily Summers. Summers, along with Dallas design legend Laura Hunt, is one…

Anteks Curated is Coming To Preston Center, and We Are SO Psyched!

By Candy Evans | September 18, 2014 |

As you know, we LOVE Anteks Home Furnishings. It’s our favorite place to furnish your second home, even your first! For more than 20 years, Anteks has been providing Dallas buyers with rustic but chic western furniture and home accessories. For most of those 20 years, owner Jason Lenox  served up his wares from a spot on Lovers…