{"id":177047,"date":"2025-08-26T12:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/177047\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:53:15","slug":"im-judging-this-fort-worth-house-by-its-white-brick-cover-and-i-love-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/177047\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Judging This Fort Worth House by Its White Brick Cover (and I Love It)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some of us like what we like. We know it. We own it.<\/p>\n

And I like a white brick house. Oh, there are other houses that are beautiful, too, but just like some women like men tall, dark and handsome but might settle for a Robert Redford look alike (that\u2019s a joke, y\u2019all), some of us would say our preference is\u00a0a white, painted brick house.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve owned two in my life, happily slapping white paint on them after we owned them. Please, no haters. I certainly loved my red brick Georgian and Cape Cod just as much. So please feast your eyes upon the white brick beauty at 4304 Cartagena Dr. in Fort Worth. Isn\u2019t it pretty?<\/p>\n

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Look how the trim so attractively coordinates with the roof. Look how the chimney stands tall and proud. Look at how beautiful the colors are as night falls and it\u2019s lit from within.<\/p>\n

Now this is a time when one certainly can judge this book by its cover. Inside is also tastefully styled\u2026modern, sophisticated and just as pretty as the exterior.<\/p>\n

The listing Realtor Maria Karnes with Coldwell Banker happens to like white brick houses, too. In fact, she owns this one and remodeled it, too. <\/p>\n

\"\"The house\u2019s open-concept floor plan allows the living space to connect with the kitchen and dining area.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Realtor Maria Karnes<\/p>\n

The entry way opens to an open-concept floor plan. The updated kitchen with quartz countertops, stainless-steel appliances and custom cabinets connect with the great room. This living space is accented by vaulted ceilings, the original, pot picture-frame molding and a wood-burning fireplace. Nearby is the sleek home office which could be used as a formal dining space.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can take that style from the \u201980s and modernize it,\u201d Karnes said. She and her husband have been rehabbing houses since 2018, including her personal home and also investment properties. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved seeing things transform.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"\"The kitchen updates include stainless-steel appliances and quartz countertops.<\/p>\n

The 2,396-square-foot house contains three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The primary suite could serve as a true retreat for the home\u2019s owner. While the bedroom features a cozy fireplace, the accompanying bathroom includes a double vanity, stand-alone soaking tub and a frameless glass shower. The additional two bedrooms, complete with ample closets, share an updated bathroom with contemporary hardware and tile.<\/p>\n

\"\"The primary suite\u2019s fireplace adds a cozy element to the bedroom.<\/p>\n

\"\"Updated tile and fixtures give the bathrooms a stylish look.<\/p>\n

Buyers should know this house has more than surface updates. In the past year, both the HVAC and the aforementioned roof were replaced.<\/p>\n

The house also has a location in its favor. Situated on a tree-lined street at the end of a cul-de-sac, delivers a quiet corner of Fort Worth. By car, the commute to downtown is 20 minutes and about the same distance to the growing suburb of Burleson.<\/p>\n

All this is enough to tap the brakes in front of this 1982 house. The price? It\u2019s listed at $449,000, which makes this white brick house even prettier. It\u2019s on the edge of Wedgwood and Candleridge, close to Candleridge Park. The Realtor says the neighborhood is turning over with a lot of new, younger families moving in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where I grew up, and it\u2019s a fantastic neighborhood,\u201d Karnes said\u2026With at least one beautiful, white house.<\/p>\n

Maria Karnes\u00a0with Coldwell Banker Realty has listed 4304 Cartagena Dr. in Fort Worth for $449,000. She\u2019s hosting an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some of us like what we like. We know it. We own it. And I like a white…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":177048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[100407,5229,100408,94887,100409,100410,7371,7372,100411,100412,100413,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,100414,68,2969,100415,100416],"class_list":{"0":"post-177047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-4304-cartagena","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-candleridge","11":"tag-coldwell-banker","12":"tag-cul-de-sac","13":"tag-fireplace","14":"tag-fort-worth","15":"tag-fortworth","16":"tag-great-room","17":"tag-maria-karnes","18":"tag-open-concept-floor-plan","19":"tag-texas","20":"tag-tx","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-updated-kitchen","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa","28":"tag-wedgwood","29":"tag-white-brick-house"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115095169235434826","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}