No corney “gone fishin’” knick-knacks here! This four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath, architect-designed home on 222 Lou San Rd. in quiet Pottsboro on Lake Texoma features sophisticated contemporary styling, an open floor plan with multiple spaces for entertaining, and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the lake, plus 3,500 square feet of deck on multiple levels affording stunning views. A total…
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Spend any time in suburban Florida and you’ll see a lot of gated communities. It can seem as if the entire state lies secluded behind guard gates staffed by cheerful folks with clipboards and magic powers to allow or deny entry. The true luxury in these communities is two-fold: privacy and amenities. Lush green…
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The Stephens family agreed to share their story and photos of their barn apartments at North Dallas Equestrian Center to raise awareness of the Camp Rusk Foundation, a horse retirement sanctuary described below. Here’s the tale, as told to Valerie Jarvie, along with inspiring photos of what can be done in a barn: Curt Stephens…
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Add Port Aransas to your calendar next summer, specifically a visit to the residential living and vacation rental development, Cinnamon Shore. The first ever Texas Monthly Magazine Charity Showhouse is now under construction in this luxe beachfront community we posted about earlier this month. The coastal living dream house will be open for tours between May…
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Last week, Dave Perry-Miller high-rise expert Sharon Quist and I bombed over to Tyler to view the Stretford high-rise. Yes, a 14-story residential high-rise … in Tyler! Who’d a thunk? Tyler’s been on the map for retirees for quite a while. It was named the first certified retirement city in Texas by the East Texas…
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Celina, Texas, is an area of bucolic fields and green spaces that go on for as far as the eye can see. Back in 2003, Linda and Clark Hornbaker purchased 10 acres of open pasture in this area about 45 miles north of Dallas. With the rolling hills and peaceful countryside, Linda saw it as the family’s “garden of…
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