Lakewood

Do You Have the Next SCHOOL+HOUSE?

By Bethany Erickson / June 29, 2016 /

When you have an idea in your head, sometimes it sounds way more awesome rattling around in your brain than when it actually happens. I’m happy to report that this was not the case last night. A steady stream of parents with children in Dallas ISD schools, Lakewood residents, Realtors and more came by the…

CandysDirt.com Wants Real Estate Agents to Learn How to Play it Safe This Saturday

By Candy Evans / June 22, 2016 /

That’s why we are sponsoring a self-defense seminar with Dr. Nick Chamberlain in Lakewood on Saturday from 12 high noon to 2 p.m. The location is 2114 Kidwell Street at Chamberlain’s studios. We want every Real Estate agent in Dallas to learn how to play it safe! One of the most frightening blogs I have posted…

The Most Carefully Preserved Iconic Hutsell in Lakewood is on the Market

By Karen Eubank / May 19, 2016 /

There are several truly iconic homes in Dallas. The “Round House” at 7507 Baxtershire Drive, the “Underground House” at 2001 North Buckner, and the one architect Clifford D. Hustell built for himself in 1930 at 7035 Lakewood Boulevard. It’s magnificent and it’s one of the most carefully preserved iconic Hutsell homes in the city. The…

Original 1920s Lakewood Tudor Renovated to Perfection

By Karen Eubank / April 21, 2016 /

When this gorgeous French Eclectic Tudor at 6640 Avalon hit my inbox, I was sure it was a new build. The lines are much cleaner than you see on homes from the 1920’s, and it’s absolutely pristine. Then I looked closer. Those windows are original and you don’t see façade embellishments like these on new…

Dave Perry-Miller’s Kaleidoscope of Dallas Architectural Jewels: Korn, Thompson & Dilbeck…

By Candy Evans / April 11, 2016 /

There are a lot of new homes going up in Dallas, we trip over them or the cement trucks constructing them almost every day. But I prefer a home that has graciously stood the test of time. Plaster walls, beau d’arc woods, dentils, brick walkways as perfect now as they were then: these jewels are…