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Steel, Stone, and Style: Reinvented Living in Lobello Estates

By CandysDirt / September 20, 2025 /

At the end of a quiet street sits 5606 Dittmar Place. This 1984 home blends thoughtful design with luxurious living. Wait … what’s that? “1984 was a long time ago, and the only good things to come from that decade were Top Gun, Nintendo, and Air Jordans?” you say. What if we told you that…

This Modern From Maestri Studio on West Lawther Drive is a Luxury Compound With Room For a Pony

By Karen Eubank / January 23, 2023 /

Dallas has plenty of high-profile streets full of luxury homes. However, when you want privacy, land, views, and proximity to downtown Dallas, only one street checks all the boxes. You want to be on West Lawther Drive. Homes in this exclusive and somewhat secluded area on East Dallas’ White Rock Lake don’t come up for…

How To Update A 1940s Bungalow With The Utmost Style

By Nikki Barringer / September 24, 2022 /

This 1940s bungalow got a taken-to-the-studs half-makeover and the rules that apply here, apply anywhere. Read on for a whole lotta wow, now.

A Picture Perfect Craftsman on Palo Pinto in Lakewood

By Nikki Barringer / June 26, 2021 /

One thing Dave Perry-Miller’s Frada Sandler has noticed about Lakewood is once you move in, you rarely move out. It’s an extremely friendly neighborhood, where neighbors stop each other on the street and say hey. Where the old regime catches up with the little ones as they play soccer in the front yard. “What school…

A Lesson In Luxe: A Double Unit At Bonaventure Just Listed

By Nikki Barringer / May 8, 2021 /

What a fabulous history. Welcome to Bonaventure, the first and most exclusive high rise north of 635. If you want the whole history, you can read this fabulous write-up from the Candy of Candy’s Dirt, but I’ll do my best to hit the highlights here. Back in the 1980s there was a power couple named…