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Think Your Home is Ready For Another Dose of Winter Weather? Think Again, Says Marc Kleinmann of Bauhaus Custom Homes

By Joanna England | January 2, 2014 |

Bauhaus Custom Homes are built on the premise of making energy efficiency stylish and modern. So when Icemaggedon came around earlier this month, folks with Bauhaus homes stayed cozy and warm in their homes despite electricity outages, while the rest of us without power froze our butts off.

I asked Marc Kleinmann, founder of Bauhaus Custom Homes — A CandysDirt.com Approved Builder — what materials and strategies homeowners can use when building and renovating their homes to prepare before the next freeze hits Dallas. Should they invest in radiant barriers? New windows? Kleinmann gives us the low-down on energy efficiency after the jump!

Ex-Husband of Slain Fort Worth Realtor Had a Troubled, Violent Past

By Candy Evans | January 2, 2014 |

NBC5 has more background on John St. Angelo, the north Fort Worth man who police say stabbed his ex-wife to death just two weeks after their divorce became final. (This photo is from St. Angelo’s Facebook page.) Suzanne Parsons did have a restraining order against her ex. St. Angelo kept a SWAT Team busy for…

Thursday Three Hundred: This Oak Cliff Home is a Tudor on The Outside, Delightfully Modern on The Inside

By Joanna England | January 2, 2014 |

So, you love all the charm of older homes but the idea of all the unending maintenance is a huge bummer for you. I have one word: PREACH. That’s why we left Junius Heights when one thing after another, then another, happened and our dream home turned into a money pit, and guys, I wanted…

New Years Resolutions to Help You Sell a Home in Dallas in… 2014

By Candy Evans | January 1, 2014 |

Number one, as Joanna has learned from her mother, better make sure your house is clean! (Mother is always right!) And if you plan to sell your home in 2014, get ready to have a house that is cleaner than you could have ever imagined. You know Dallas is a hot market, and while you…

LocalDwelling.com Lease of The Week: Spacious Austin Stone Two-Story in Lakewood Will Start 2014 Off Comfortably

By Joanna England | January 1, 2014 |

Families are moving to Lakewood in droves, and you only have to look at the rapidly improving schools, close-knit community, and beautiful homes to see why. If that’s not reason enough to relocate, consider that you’re within about 12 minutes to downtown Dallas, you’re close to the best Whole Foods in Dallas (sorry, I’m partial!),…

Cleaning House For Good Luck: Resolving to Reduce Clutter and Pare Down

By Joanna England | January 1, 2014 |

(Photo: SaneSpaces.com) No, I’m not ready to liquidate and move into a tiny house like B.A. Norrgard (more on her later!), but in 2014 I am taking a stand against the constant clutter that can overtake a home of any size. It’s somewhat of a tradition in my family (thanks, mom!) to start the New…