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View Yourself Living a Different Fantasy Every Day on This Grapevine Acreage

By Joy Donovan / July 29, 2025 /

Live the life you want. One day, it’s powering a boat through a lake.The next, it’s riding a horse with wild abandon. Then day three, you prefer to play chef. And then perhaps you would fancy swimming a few laps. Exhausted from all this activity, you think movie night with a bottle from your collection…

Just 30 Minutes from Downtown Dallas, Find Enchantment on this 14-Acre Heath Property

By Candy Evans / March 29, 2017 /

I’ve found the perfect antidote to the stress of city living, and it’s just 30 minutes from downtown Dallas! The lakefront property at 1 Candlelite Trail in Heath sits on the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard. On its more than 13 acres, you’ll find two fully stocked ponds, plenty of room for horses, a barn, and 5,500 fully irrigated…

The Amber Marries the Sophisticated, Transitional Style of Bernbaum-Magadini with Cozy Country Living

By Candy Evans / February 24, 2017 /

Today, I’d love to tell you about one of the most beautiful homes I’ve seen in a long time — there’s not another place like this in North Texas. So unique is this property, it even has a name. The Amber is an expansive, pastoral property nestled in the quiet community of Little Elm. Little Elm is…

Tuesday Two Hundred: Murphy Fixer-Upper Sits on Almost an Acre with Pool, Barn

By Leah Shafer / January 12, 2015 /

Gone with the Wind was a childhood favorite of mine, with its winding storyline, genteel fashion, and dramatic romances. In one memorable scene, Scarlett’s father, Gerald O’Hara, an Irish peasant immigrant, proclaims in his rough brogue, “The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s…

Ranch of the Week: Convenient Texas Charmer in Kaufman

By Kathryn Roan / May 16, 2014 /

If you’ve always wanted a place in the country, but just a stone’s throw away from the city, the ranch at 5575 W Hwy 175 in Kaufman might be your dream come true. A mere 32 miles from downtown Dallas, this little ranchette is the perfect mix of city and country, and still within commuting…