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Is Kips Bay Running Into Problems With The 2022 Decorator Show House at 9250 Meadowbrook?

By Candy Evans | August 24, 2022 |

The location for this year’s Kips Bay Dallas Decorator Show House is 9250 Meadowbrook Road in the honey pot of Preston Hollow, only a short woodsy walk from last year’s stunner on Deloache Drive. Well, that’s where we think it’s going to be.  The inaugural Kips Bay Presidents’ Dinner was also planned to be held…

This Builder’s Own Custom Home Reminds Us That Cedar Hill Is Stunning

By Shelby Skrhak | August 24, 2022 |

While developers look further and further north in Collin and Denton counties to build new homes, this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, is a great reminder of what opportunity lies just south of Dallas. Enter this gorgeous, brand-new builder’s own custom home located in scenic…

Storybook Gnome Home is Unique House Porn

By Mimi Perez | August 24, 2022 |

“Storybook home coming to life” is the perfect description for the home featured in this week’s column. I have lost track of the number of times I have mentioned my never ending desire to have magical woodland creatures come to my home to clean my bathroom, wash my floors and cook a couple of meals. …

Something Broken? A Little Tape Should Fix That Right Up

By Brenda Masse | August 24, 2022 |

What in the world did we do before the invention of tape? Duct tape, masking tape, scotch tape, packing tape — I could go on. So many different kinds of tape to accomplish so many different handy tasks. And wouldn’t it be great if more of the things that go wrong around the house could…

This City Is Tops in Texas for Fixer-Uppers, and It’s Not The One You Think It Is

By Marlin Weso | August 23, 2022 |

Which Texas city is a haven for fixer-uppers? If you replied, Waco, you’ve been watching the Magnolia Network or HGTV too much. Dallas is the No. 1 spot in Texas to buy a fixer-upper. RentCafé researched the nation’s 50 biggest cities and ranked Dallas seventh in its latest study. RentCafé used 11 key indicators of…

More Than 3,500 Homes Planned For Fields ‘City Within a City’ Development in Frisco

By April Towery | August 23, 2022 |

Everything’s bigger in Frisco by the looks of a 2,500-acre “developer’s dream” site off the Dallas North Tollway that will include homes, apartments, lakes, parks, offices, and hotels.  The $10 billion Fields project was announced about a year ago and developers signed Taylor Morrison Homes as its first builder. Republic Property Group and Crow Holdings…