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High Caliber Home of the Week: Rustic Modern Home on Large East Dallas Lot

By Joanna England / February 25, 2015 /

In 2005, when Michael and Ashley Morris bought the home on the 0.82 acre lot at 9562 Ash Creek, legend had it that the small home on the lot was once an underground gambling house that was a favorite of Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle. “Apparently, it was one of his luckier spots in town,” said…

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High Caliber Home of the Week: Lee Street Modern Is Clean and Bright at Day and Night

By Joanna England / February 10, 2015 /

  Few homes truly rock the twilight photo shoot. Sometimes it looks like you’re hiding something, like imperfect masonry or ugly landscaping. And then there are grand homes and estates for which it seems that twilight photoshoots were truly made. This listing, from Jarrad Barnes of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Gullotto-Barnes group, is absolutely stunning…

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Friday Four Hundred: You Know What They Say About People Who Live in Glass Houses?

By Joanna England / May 2, 2014 /

They have great views! OK, that was a really bad joke, but it does illustrate why our Friday Four Hundred this week is an amazing property. This modern home at 8643 Groveland was just featured in the White Rock Home Tour, and is a gorgeous example of sustainable architecture and design. Not only does this two-bedroom,…

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Friday Five Hundred: Northwood Hills Soft Contemporary is All Drama Inside

By Joanna England / February 28, 2014 /

My first impression of this 1970s soft contemporary in Northwood Hills went something like this:

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AIA Dallas Gives Russell Buchanan’s Unique Mockingbird House Honor Award

By Joanna England / February 17, 2014 /

We’ve reported on this incredible box-like residence on Mockingbird in Highland Park, a home that caused some friction with neighbors thanks to its unique design and use of materials. With a building envelope you’d most often find covering a warehouse and some really innovative use of natural materials, Russell Buchanan’s “Mockingbird House” caught the eyes…

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