Karen Eubank

Creativity on Call: Katie Fuerst Art Comes to You!

By Karen Eubank / March 19, 2020 /

I’m very creative with words and design, but hand me a paintbrush or a pencil and I’m lost. I can’t paint or draw myself out of a box and I bet a lot of you feel the same way. That’s why we need companies like Katie Fuerst Art. Katie brings out your inner creative being.…

You Get Beauty and Brains in this French Transitional

By Karen Eubank / March 9, 2020 /

We have a couple of mantras here at CandysDirt.com. One is if you can purchase the home of a builder, do it. This French transitional is a perfect example of why that is solid advice. Mike Wilderman owns Double Door Custom Homes. He built this 7,560-square-foot stunner fully intending to move in with his wife…

Everything You Need to Know About Paint

By Karen Eubank / March 5, 2020 /

The biggest questions I get asked as a stager and designer are about paint. What is the best brand? Is it possible to paint concrete? How do I prep for painting? You get the idea. So I turned to one of the experts I’ve trusted for a decade, Justin Evans at Evans Natural Finishes for…

The Forest Hills Cox Estate is a Spanish Eclectic Dream

By Karen Eubank / March 3, 2020 /

When I see a home like this Spanish Eclectic enter our market, I can tell you the hair literally stands up on the back of my neck because I know there is a fantastic history attached to it. And I’m never wrong. This is a fantastic story. Think back to the Hollywood of the 1940s.…

Carlos Vega’s East Kessler Contemporary Isn’t a Boring White Box

By Karen Eubank / February 24, 2020 /

I know what you’re thinking — “Karen does not write about ordinary white box houses.” I have news for you. There is nothing ordinary about this East Kessler contemporary home. Credit architect Carlos Vega with ensuring that the word ordinary belongs nowhere near this splendid home. Vega grew up in a contemporary house in Mexico…