Celebrity Homes

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Lists Horseshoe Bay Resort Property for $3.975M

By Amy Puchaty | July 10, 2017 | Comments Off on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Lists Horseshoe Bay Resort Property for $3.975M

Live like a Washington elite in the privately secluded waterfront estate at 122 Applehead Island Drive, just listed by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and wife, Renda, for $3.975 million. Nestled in the exclusive, guard-gated, luxury community of Horseshoe Bay Resort, this exquisite four-bedroom, four-full-and-three-half-bath residence boasts sweeping lakefront views and incredible outdoor spaces to entertain. Located just 50…

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The House that Schabacker Built: Winterwood Estate Brings Rustic Luxury to the Ozarks

By Amy Puchaty | May 26, 2017 | Comments Off on The House that Schabacker Built: Winterwood Estate Brings Rustic Luxury to the Ozarks

If you were a musician in the ’70s and ’80s, you probably heard of Eric T. Schabacker. Well known in the recording industry and Orlando music scene as founder of Bee Jay Recording Studios, Schabacker was the first person to use computers in the recording business and worked with noted bands and artists from Michael…

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Waco ‘Fixer Upper’ Properties Marketed As Trendy Vacation Rentals Through AirBnb, VRBO

By Leah Shafer | August 18, 2016 | Comments Off on Waco ‘Fixer Upper’ Properties Marketed As Trendy Vacation Rentals Through AirBnb, VRBO

If you’re a fan of Chip and Joanna Gaines on HGTV’s Fixer Upper, then you know their renovated homes are all near Waco, Texas. It turns out several of the owners of these monuments to shiplap and style showing up on popular rental services AirBnb and VRBO (Vacation Rentals By Owner) as celebrity-designed spaces available by the…

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For Big Snow and Big Fun, Jane McGarry Escapes to Big Sky, Montana

By Joanna England | October 21, 2014 | Comments Off on For Big Snow and Big Fun, Jane McGarry Escapes to Big Sky, Montana

The saying goes “work hard, play hard,” and that’s exactly what Dallas-Fort Worth TV legend and lifestyle blogger Jane McGarry does. Of course, North Texas has gorgeous weather 9 months out of the year, but where do you go if you want amazing skiing and outdoor sports? “We looked around for the spot in the…

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Spring Bass Fishing in East Texas Means House Candy & Fat Fish

By Candy Evans | April 10, 2014 |

We’ve looked at a few ski areas recently (namely Aspen and Taos), but as the temperatures warm and ski season begins to wrap up, it’s time to return closer to home and talk about the really important stuff: bass fishing!

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Second Home in the Hill Country: Recipes From Boot Ranch for “Inner Peas”

By Candy Evans | March 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Second Home in the Hill Country: Recipes From Boot Ranch for “Inner Peas”

Boot Ranch is our favorite vacation (or permanent!) home community in the Texas Hill Country. When Chef Aaron J. Staudenmaier moved to Fredericksburg (from Dallas — he worked under Chef Kent Rathbun at Abacus, Jasper’s and at the farm-to-table concept, Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen) to become the Boot Ranch Executive Chef in October 2012, he came…

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