before-and-after

Owners With Vision Transform Lake Highlands Estates Midcentury Modern From Dated to Dazzling

By Joanna England / November 30, 2021 /

Sometimes, the right house is worth waiting for. If you have a vision, no matter how long it takes — two weeks, two months, or two years — you have an itch that you just have to scratch. That’s how Brent and Connie Roper felt about a certain Lake Highlands Estates home that just hit…

Read More

Before And YAY-fter Over In East Dallas

By Nikki Barringer / June 25, 2021 /

Top to bottom refreshers. Looking at you, 8541 Capri Drive in East Dallas that feeds into Wallace Elementary no less. List of improvements on overflow…new, new, new. Paint. Fresh. Countertops. Replaced. Hardware. Poppin. I’m going to start using whole sentences now. Prepare yourself. These homeowners did some seriously big stuff – bathrooms!! – but the…

Read More

Before-and-After Crestwood Home Creates a New Style

By Seth Fowler / October 15, 2019 /

I love writing about before-and-after transformations in Tarrant County Tuesday. Some of the time the before photos showcase areas that were downright nasty and in need of major updating. Other times the home is simply dated or has a cacophony of styles that caused the home to sit on the market for a lengthy period…

Read More

Interior Designer Kevin Twitty Creates Dream Reno, House Hitting the Market Wednesday

By Leah Shafer / April 18, 2016 /

Have you ever wondered if interior designers live in homes as fabulous as the ones they create? One of our favorite designers, Kevin Twitty of IBB Design Fine Furnishings in Frisco, is giving us a sneak peek into his soon-to-be-listed house, and showing us before-and-after photos of the 1970s ranch he and his partner Brad bought three…

Read More

From the Archives: Phenomenal Buckner Terrace Reno Goes Under Contract in 3 Days

By Leah Shafer / December 29, 2015 /

Editor’s note: This piece originally ran March 24, 2015, and highlights the gorgeous work of Barton-Graham Home & Design Firm. We subsequently wrote a profile of them here and featured another renovation of theirs here. If you want to see what an incredible renovtion can do for a house, look no further than the 1960s…

Read More