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Midcentury Modern Arch Swank-Designed Home is a Rare Find

By Karen Eubank / January 20, 2018 /

Sometimes you get lucky, and an original midcentury modern Arch Swank-designed home falls into your lap. This seldom happens, because they tend to stay in the same families for years, and Swank didn’t build a lot of personal residences. To find one, you have to get creative or have an innovative pal helping you. That’s…

Midway Hollow Modern New Build Features Two Shipping Containers

By Bethany Erickson / March 16, 2017 /

My six-year-old son has been obsessed with a new build in our neighborhood of Midway Hollow ever since we saw the two shipping containers on the lot.   Every week, we drive past the home he dubbed “The Container House” at least once, and every time he says, “Mom, this is going to be the…

Briarwood Traditional Wows With Serene Spaces in Our Weekly Open House Roundup

By Leah Shafer / February 16, 2017 /

Every Thursday, we bring you an insider’s look at hot North Texas properties with our CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. Every week, we pick five fabulous open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from time to time) you shouldn’t miss. This week, our houses range in price from $430K to $849K. You’ll find a range of properties, from a Briarwood traditional…

Top Notch Renovation Sets This Bluffview Beauty on Blue Bonnet Road Apart

By Karen Eubank / March 10, 2016 /

Bluffview is one of those neighborhoods you don’t expect to find in Dallas. Newcomers are shocked to discover creeks, mature trees, winding streets, and well … bluffs. Years ago I had the task of recreating Vermont in Dallas for a photo shoot. We chose Bluffview, blew snow onto a cliff (EPA-approved fake snow, of course)…

Not On The Market! Why Send Your Kid to Harvard When You Can Just Live There?

By Candy Evans / April 14, 2011 /

This home in not yet in the MLS: 3708 Harvard, going on for $5.3 million. I love the back yard with the mini plunge pool and water features. Five bedrooms, seven and a half baths, 3 car garage, 3 total¬† living areas, 3 offices, 7375 sq. ft. on a 75 by 150 foot lot, built…