Highland Park

25 Tips To Help You Sell Your House Faster and For More Money From Guardian Mortgage

By Joanna England / June 10, 2015 /

Selling your home can be difficult, say the pros at Guardian Mortgage. Even with a great Realtor and a beautiful property, it can take a long time. And the more time that passes, the lower an offer may be. Do you want to get your house sold quickly and get the price you’re asking for…

Mary Anne Smiley Designs Colorful, Inspired Interiors With Avant-Garde Mix of Materials

By Leah Shafer / June 5, 2015 /

Mary Anne Smiley had big plans for herself as a young woman. During childhood, she began drawing house plans and dreamed of a career in architecture. Several years later, she tried to begin architecture studies at Oklahoma State University. But it was the 1960s, and the dean informed her, “Women do not enroll in architecture.”…

Highland Park Construction Rule Inspires ‘Sitting Pretty Porta Potty Screen Contest’

By Leah Shafer / June 3, 2015 /

Highland Park is implementing a new requirement that portable toilets be screened from the public’s view at residential construction sites. No one wants to pooh-pooh* the new rule, so instead, two Dallas companies are encouraging creativity and responding with humor. Sardone Construction and HPD Architecture launched the “2015 Sitting Pretty Porta Potty Screen Contest” Monday. Here’s the challenge: We…

One of the Most Generous Couples in Dallas Lists $10.9 Million Miramar Estate

By Candy Evans / April 6, 2015 /

It was almost two years ago that Pamela and Gary Lee Patsley bought a stunning, $9 million dollar home in Palm Beach County, Florida. That estate was on one- half an acre, several blocks north of Royal Palm Way. The five-bedroom house has about 9,300 square feet of living space, all in one of the most…

It’s Home Tour Season Again! Here Are a Few of our Favorite Dallas-Fort Worth Home Tours

By Joanna England / March 31, 2015 /

It’s spring, so it’s time to don your blue booties and get to tromping around some of the finest and most fabulous homes in Dallas-Fort Worth. We always enjoy this time of year, because not only does CandysDirt.com feature some of the biggest and best home tours in the region, but we also give our…