Fort Worth

Home Sweet Home is the Best Place to Celebrate New Year’s Eve

By Joy Donovan / December 28, 2024 /

Two nights a year are best to avoid going out. One is Valentine’s Day, and the other, my friends, is New Year’s Eve. Resist to get caught up in the ads, the push, and the hype about wandering the big city in search of the best place to give 2024 its last hurrah. Truth: staying…

A Love Affair with White Houses: Why These 5 Fab Homes Are My Favorite

By Joy Donovan / December 27, 2024 /

I do love a white house. Oh, I am well aware that white houses are on trend right now. Either I was ahead of the trend or I just know what I like, on trend or not. My grandparents in Tulsa, where I grew up, had a beautiful brick house painted white. I always thought…

Fort Worth Crestwood Home Can Be a Canvas for Next Owner’s Creativity

By Joy Donovan / December 20, 2024 /

A home buyer hoping to insert a little creativity into that next home might consider a certain one-story house in Fort Worth’s popular Crestwood. Just driving by the home at 3700 Wildwood Road, the exterior paint signals this house isn’t just another boring house. The pale sage green color gives it a distinctive look. Inside?…

This House is Ready for Its Next Act in Ryan Place

By Joy Donovan / December 6, 2024 /

Aspiring stars, here is the house for you. The house at 2633 College Ave. in historic Ryan Place has everything a rising rocker, divine dancer, or especially a great saxophonist needs to live the dream…at home. The home boasts its own stage in the backyard. Owner John Mink performed many a mini concert atop this…

This Ryan Place Candlelight Tour Is the Perfect Setting for a Hallmark Movie

By Joy Donovan / December 3, 2024 /

Is anyone hoping to live like one of those happy, romantic characters in a Hallmark Christmas movie? Here’s a thought on how to live out the fantasy right here in North Texas. Put on your cutest coat with a very stylish hat, plus a pair of trendy boots, and maybe extra blush on your cheeks…