Dallas Design

Demolition Woman: How I’m Planning to Survive a Week-Long Bathroom Renovation

By Joanna England / May 29, 2014 /

We live in one of the many charming post-war traditionals in Casa View Haven, a wonderful, up-and-coming neighborhood that is less than a mile from the lake and has a wonderful neighborhood association. We love this neighborhood, our little house, and the huge trees up and down our quiet little — a place where we…

Why Can’t We Have This Kind of a WalMart at Cityplace? Thinking OUTSIDE the Big Box…

By Candy Evans / May 28, 2014 /

You guys, LOOK at this Walmart store going up in Totten Square, Washington, D.C. I had heard or read that Walmart was doing smaller-scale stores for urban infill sites, even connected with public transit. Look at these two D.C. stores that opened late last year. A third is under construction in Fort Totten. If this…

What Does Staging do For Your Home? Pretty Much Everything, Says Karen Eubank in Her New Video

By Joanna England / May 14, 2014 /

I swear, Karen Eubank, the maven behind Eubank Staging and sometimes contributor here on our little blog, has been telling me about this project for weeks.  It’s an incredible Tudor at 5747 Morningside in the M Streets. It’s priced at $649,000 and has three bedrooms and two baths. And it just got one of the…

Dallas Home Tours Open Thread: Which Tour Did You Visit, And What Was Your Favorite House?

By Joanna England / April 28, 2014 /

There were three major home tours this weekend, including the Turtle Creek Home Tour, the Hollywood Heights Home Tour, and the White Rock Home Tour. Each tour had a different flavor that all architecture and design lovers will enjoy. If you loved modern homes, then White Rock was for you. Love luxury highrises? You had…

With The Help of a Designer, You Can Cook Up a Kitchen to Suit Your Taste, Says Margaret Chambers

By Joanna England / March 10, 2014 /

There’s a reason that a gorgeously designed kitchen adds tremendous value to a home. Today, kitchens are both major entertaining areas and family hangout rooms. But ultimately, the kitchen’s original purpose — food preparation and storage — is still its most important function. Whether you’re designing your new kitchen to last a lifetime, or remodeling an old kitchen…