vintage charm

Bike to White Rock Lake From This Newly Listed, Updated Claremont Midcentury Home

By Leah Shafer / January 12, 2016 /

One of East Dallas’ quaint neighborhoods has a cute midcentury home that’s just gone on the market. The house at 8335 Banquo Dr. in Claremont is 1,511 square feet of 1959 charms and new renovations, like a a redesigned open floorplan with modern amenities. It’s a 2-2 with hardwood floors, fresh paint, refinished hardwoods, recessed lights, and a totally new…

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From the Archives: Lake Highlands Estates Home Has Custom Features, Vintage Charm

By Leah Shafer / December 31, 2015 /

Editor’s note: This post was originally published Sept. 24, 2015, and features the incredible design work of Summer Riggins. You can read the profile we later wrote on her here. Some home renovations go halfway, updating a few spots here and there. Today’s Thursday Three Hundred is not that kind of reno. The owners of…

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Failed Contract Means Buyers Have Another Shot at Park Forest Midcentury Home

By Leah Shafer / December 17, 2015 /

Second chances are rare in our sizzling real estate market, but today’s Thursday Three Hundred offers just such an opportunity. The Park Forest home at 3610 Weeburn Dr. was only on the market for one day before going under contract last week. Little wonder, with its Midcentury vibe, recent updates, and desirous neighborhood. But that contract fell through…

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Enjoy the Charms of This L Streets Home in Lake Highlands with Cute Spaces, Styling

By Leah Shafer / December 8, 2015 /

The L Streets are a charming part of Lake Highlands, an area with about 1,050 single-family homes from the mid-1950s and later. It is so named because most street names begin with the letter L, like our Tuesday Two Hundred at 8521 Lockhaven Dr. The L Streets are roughly bounded by Walnut Hill Lane, Plano Road,…

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Original Architectural Details Run Throughout this Kessler Plaza Charmer

By Leah Shafer / December 1, 2015 /

Kessler Plaza is the southernmost “Kessler” neighborhood in North Oak Cliff. This lovely area offers homes in a broad range of architectural styles, from eclectic Tudor and colonial revival to 1950’s ranches. Development began here in the late 1930s, and the wide, curving streets, arching shade trees, and big green yards give the area an amicable, happy feel.…

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