Karen Eubank

A Kessler Park Dilbeck Has The Magic of a Storybook Cottage

By Karen Eubank / November 19, 2019 /

This historic Kessler Park Dilbeck cottage is an over-the-hills-and-through-the-woods storybook home. It’s the sort of house you imagine to have magical properties. Considering the number of artistically inclined owners who’ve made their own kind of magic here, it clearly has been sprinkled with fairy dust. The cottage was a custom build in 1937 by one…

A Tastemaker’s Home: Bachman Creek Contemporary By Mr. Dallas

By Karen Eubank / November 18, 2019 /

Our Monday Morning Millionaire is a beautiful Bachman Creek contemporary with quite the story. We kick off our tale with the architect and designer, Mr. Dallas. John Astin Perkins was a nationally recognized architect and interior designer for over 70 years. It was during the height of his popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, that…

Winnetka Heights Historic Craftsman Bungalow is The Picture of Preservation

By Karen Eubank / November 12, 2019 /

This is the most extraordinary historic Craftsman bungalow you will find in Dallas. It’s such an excellent example that it was one of the nominating houses which helped to secure historic district status for Winnetka Heights in 1981. This historic Craftsman bungalow was built for J.P. Evans in 1911. Evans is what we refer to…

A Country French Home That Feels Like A Vacation

By Karen Eubank / November 11, 2019 /

There are a lot of beautiful homes in Dallas, but when you see as many as I do, you tend to get a bit jaded. So, it takes something special to make me sit up and take notice. And this University Park Country French home did just that. What it has, in spades, is character.…

The Stunning Richardson Romanesque Coram Deo is Back!

By Karen Eubank / November 11, 2019 /

I drive by Coram Deo regularly, just to stare at it. I’ve seen a lot of stately homes all over the world, but this one continues to fascinate me. Coram Deo was built for Donald and Mary Catherine Huffines in 2005. Yes, the same Don Huffines who was a Texas state senator and runs Huffines…