East Dallas

New Home Tour Celebrates Charming Collection of Charles Dilbeck Designs in Cochran Heights

By Joanna England / March 25, 2016 /

This brand new home tour on April 3 is part celebration, part education, as Cochran Heights opens five of its Dilbeck-designed homes. So, what’s the occasion? According to Erika Huddleston, the neighborhood is celebrating its new Texas Historical Commission marker signifying the splendid collection of Dilbecks Cochran Heights holds. The marker, which is on Henderson…

Outdoor Space Is Star of the Show in Elegant White Rock Forrest Cottage

By Leah Shafer / March 24, 2016 /

Our Thursday Three Hundred is a White Rock Forrest home with unmatchable views of trees and nature. Located at 7640 Goforth Rd., this 3-2 has 1,928 square feet, built in 1956 and tastefully updated with modern amenities. As you can see from the map below, the great outdoors is at the doorstep of this home, including the White Rock Greenbelt,…

Alger Park Cottage Exemplifies Area’s Charms, Updated to Be Highly Livable

By Leah Shafer / March 22, 2016 /

Alger Park in an East Dallas neighborhood you don’t want to overlook. Heavily treed lots, Midcentury cottages, a sense of community pride, affordable price tags, and close proximity to all of the area’s charms are just some of the reasons houses in this area tend to fly off the market. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred at 9715 Cloister…

This Greenland Hills Tudor is The Mary Poppins of Its Kind: Practically Perfect in Every Way

By Karen Eubank / March 18, 2016 /

                 Sometimes people just get it completely right when they put their home on the market. The updates are spot on, the colors are great and the house has just the right amount of furniture, so it’s not detracting from the architecture but enhancing it. I can tell you after having staged thousands of homes…

East Dallas Entrepreneur Selling Fab Casa Linda Cottage—Her Change Is Your Gain

By Leah Shafer / March 17, 2016 /

Our Thursday Three Hundred is the home of entrepreneur Rachel O’Connor and her young family. O’Connor is the founder and owner of Party Made Pretty, and she creates all kinds of paper decorations, garlands, and banners. Party Made Pretty booming—she’s now filling more than 400 orders a month and her home-based business is busting at the seams. So she,…