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Garage Sale or Estate Sale? Both Can Help You Clean House And Get Organized, Says Lorraine Brock

By Joanna England / June 27, 2013 /

When it comes to finding a place for everything, well, let’s just say that there isn’t always a place for everything. And when you don’t have a place for everything, you’ve got clutter. Where there’s clutter, there’s a mess waiting to happen. That’s when it’s time to hire an organizer who can help sort your possessions and help you sell off the rest.

But how do you go about it? And what’s the difference between an “Estate Sale” and a “Garage Sale?” Want to find out more? Read on for for an article from Lorraine Brock, founder of Get Organized!

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Ticket Giveaway: You Could Win One of 10 Free Passes to The Plano New Home And Remodeling Show

By Joanna England / June 13, 2013 /

This is going to be a fabulous event, folks! In just 8 days, the Plano Centre will be Ground Zero for haute decor and even hotter designers. Besides checking out some amazing manufacturers and builders, you can meet HGTV’s own “Design Star” winner Jennifer Bertrand at the Plano New Home and Remodeling Show next weekend.

Sponsored by the Dallas Builders Association, this event will showcase innovations in construction and design, as well as some incredible vendors. If you don’t already have a ticket, you’re in luck! We’re giving away 10 FREE passes to the show! All you have to do to enter our random drawing is comment below! Want a free entry? Tweet about our contest using the hashtag #CandysDirt!

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Confessions of a Dallas Realtor: When HGTV Turns From Inspiration to Abomination

By Joanna England / March 14, 2013 /

Sometimes Realtors get the shock of their lives. Be it cats running out of doorways, after which they must sprint, only to find out that the homeowner doesn’t even own a cat, to really, REALLY awful faux finishes. In this case, one Realtor that has asked to remain anonymous, sent in this photo of a…

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Watch Dave Perry-Miller Agent Julie Provenzano on HGTV’s ‘Real Estate Intervention’ Monday Sept. 24

By Joanna England / September 20, 2012 /

Julie Provenzano knows Dallas like the back of her hand. Not surprisingly, the star Dave Perry-Miller & Associates agent and Preston Hollow resident was tapped as a featured real estate expert for HGTV’s Real Estate Intervention. The first airing of the show was Sept. 10, and you can see Provenzano on the next episode, which hits small screens at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 24.

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Do You Know of a Really, Really Strange Home? Anywhere in North Texas?

By Candy Evans / July 31, 2012 /

Sarah Ivey at AMSPictures tells me they are looking for really weird homes. Here’s what she wrote: “We are producing a new series for HGTV called, “Home Strange Home.” You may have seen the pilot late last year on the network. We are looking for really strange, odd homes. They can be strange in design,…

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