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Dilbeck-Inspired North Oak Cliff Bungalow Shows Off Stunning Renovation

By Leah Shafer / August 18, 2015 /

It’s not often in our Tuesday Two Hundred we get to wonder if a house was designed by noted Dallas architect Charles Dilbeck, but today we can. The California-style bungalow at 914 Westmount Ave. near Fort Worth Avenue and Westmoreland Road has irregular brickwork and woodwork that has led some to believe this may have been…

University Manor Midcentury Modern House Exemplifies Sophisticated Atomic-Era Style

By Leah Shafer / August 13, 2015 /

The moment you lay eyes on the house at 7140 Wild Valley Dr., you know you’re in for some serious Midcentury style. This University Manor Midcentury Modern’s exterior is the first glimpse at its retro perfection, from geometric concrete walkway and horizontal wood fencing on both sides of the front, to a low-pitch gable roof and pink brick with…

Funky Little Forest Hills Cottage Shows Artistic Vision for House, Outdoor Spaces

By Leah Shafer / August 11, 2015 /

Little Forest Hills real estate is a study in whimsy and character, with some of the most eclectic architecture in Dallas among its 1,000 or so houses. Case-in-point: Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred at 8907 San Leandro Dr., near Garland Road and Lakeland Drive. This Little Forest Hills cottage is fanciful and fun, from the bright exterior colors and…

Tommy Vu Files: An Aledo Angel Listed $10K Below Appraisal, Steal of a Deal

By Candy Evans / August 7, 2015 /

Unless you are a devotee of early Saturday Night Live skits, you might be too young to remember a late-night infomercial character named Tom Vu. He was a Vietnamese immigrant with an amazing rags-to-riches story. In his infomercials, a happy, rich-looking Vu stood on a huge yacht, surrounded by babes in bikinis. (Or he was…

Handsome Kings Highway Craftsman Has Master Bedroom Addition, Kitchen Reno

By Leah Shafer / August 6, 2015 /

One of the most appealing things about North Oak Cliff (in a long list of wonderful, charming things) is that every house is like a snowflake: special and unique. No cookie-cutter, boring real estate here. So the fact that we’re in the same Kings Highway Conservation District neighborhood for this week’s Thursday Three Hundred as…