Lakewood

The New Green: From Energy-Efficient to Self-Sufficient Homes

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 15, 2019 /

By Deb R. Brimer Contributing Writer Jimmy Tanghongs – president and CEO of The New Modern Home in Plano – is reinventing green homebuilding. Instead of following the industry flow and building traditional energy-efficient houses, he’s forging his own path by developing the nation’s first neighborhood of self-sufficient homes.

Seven Modern Marvels on Display at 2019 White Rock Home Tour

By Joanna England / March 6, 2019 /

The 14th annual White Rock Home Tour is one for the record books, and CandysDirt.com — the official media sponsor of this year’s tour — is giving you an exclusive first look at the seven incredible modern homes selected for the annual event. Slated for the weekend of April 27-28, tour-goers a close-up look at…

Sip Champagne in a Hip Pocket in the Heart of Lakewood

By Bethany Erickson / February 11, 2019 /

Do you follow CandysDirt on Instagram? It’s another great way to get in touch with us, to see what we’re featuring on the site, and to show us what you’re up to — which is exactly what Kate Walters with Allie Beth Allman & Associates did last week when she pitched us this gorgeous Lakewood…

A Thoroughly Modern Update to a Historic Lakewood Tudor

By Karen Eubank / February 7, 2019 /

Oh, my goodness. This is exactly the sort of story I love, so grab that large cup of java and settle in because I have a tale to tell about a thoroughly modern update to a historic Lakewood Tudor. If you have ever longed for a classic historic home, but just could not bear the…

A Modernized and Expanded Lakewood Garrison Colonial Revival

By Karen Eubank / January 31, 2019 /

If I were in the market for a home in Dallas, I’d buy anything Carol Gantt designed. And if I could buy her personal home, a Lakewood vintage Garrison Colonial Revival, well, I’d be in a perpetual state of bliss.