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Monday Morning Millionaire II is Something to Wine About: 14,000 Square Foot North Texas Compound Has an Irish Pub and Chambourcin Grape Vineyard!!!

By Candy Evans | March 11, 2013 |

A home with an active producing vineyard in North Texas? You bet your chardonnay! I just got in a few hours ago from the Peninsula of northern California where we spent some time near Saratoga Springs at a shooting range. Yes, Virgina, people do own guns in California. Along the winding mountain road we saw…

Monday Morning Millionaire: Live The High (land Park) Life in This One-of-a-Kind Mansion

By Joanna England | March 11, 2013 |

Ski season is winding down, which is a huge bummer for the snow bunnies among us. So if you’re not ready to leave the ski lodge, why not come home to one? That’s how this Potomac Avenue stunner feels to me. With all of the stone and wood and lush carpets, this house feels like…

Larry Hagman Day is Monday, But Some Realtors Will Honor Dallas Star By Showing Homes In Cowboy Garb on Sunday

By Joanna England | March 9, 2013 |

Is there a better way to honor the original bad boy of Dallas than to don a Stetson and some Lucchese boots while showing some of the city’s best properties tomorrow? I couldn’t think of one, either. The idea came from Scott Carlson, who sent us this note: March 11 is officially declared as “Larry…

Planning Your Dream Home? Margaret Chambers Offers Tips To Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

By Joanna England | March 8, 2013 |

When building a home, choices can easily become overwhelming. There are so many options now, from layouts, to flooring, to counter tops, and wall finishes, that if you don’t have a firm grip on what you really want, you can end up making decisions you later regret.

Margaret Chambers, founder of Chambers Interiors & Associates, believes that great planning almost always results in a home that suits its owners perfectly. With more than 60,000 hours of interior design experience, Margaret offers her top tips on how to avoid builder’s regret:

Top-5 Friday: Smoky Mountain High? Maybe If You’re In One of These Great Asheville-Area Cabins!

By Joanna England | March 8, 2013 |

I had no idea that Asheville, N.C., was a popular vacation spot until I spent a little over a week in the area last summer. I fell in love with the place and all of its quirks pretty much instantly. Located in the Smoky Mountains, this thriving mountain metropolis has some great attractions — galleries,…

Friday Four Hundred: Get Retro With Superbly Preserved Eastwood Estates Midcentury

By Joanna England | March 8, 2013 |

When some people buy midcentury modern homes, they tend to keep all the things they love about them — the windows, the stone accents, the woodwork — and ditch everything they don’t — kitchens and bathrooms. But there are those homeowners who instead embrace the details and workmanship in these houses. They preserve pretty much…