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Iconic Dallas Designer Loyd Ray Taylor, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / July 7, 2024 /

Loyd Taylor, one of this city’s most iconic interior designers and taste meisters, died July 1 in hospice care. He was 89. Sixty-four years ago, Loyd and his long-time partner, Paxton Gremillion, opened a boutique antiques showroom, Loyd-Paxton, on Sale Street in Dallas. It quickly became the talk of the town. Loyd once told me it…

The Sweetest Storybook Cottage Can Be Found in Northern Hills

By Karen Eubank / October 28, 2020 /

I don’t think any of us at CandysDirt.com were surprised that this Northern Hills storybook cottage was a fan favorite.  It really is the storybook cottage of our childhood fantasies. To find it as a reality resonates on a level so deep, it’s not surprising it has only changed ownership a handful of times.  Tucked…

Highland Park Secret Sanctuary is a Luxurious Private Paradise

By Karen Eubank / July 18, 2016 /

We all love the idea of a secret sanctuary. Whether it’s a bookcase that opens onto a concealed passageway, or an ivy shrouded door in a wall that leads to a private garden, we’re intrigued and captivated. Maybe it’s growing up with classic literature that gave us the world of Narnia accessed from an old…