Patrick and Janet Gray Home, Southlake
This Mediterranean style villa features drive up appeal and landscaping that makes the exterior as comfortable and inviting as the interior is warm and welcoming. The home has Tuscan and Mediterranean influences. The low-key comfortable elegance manages to capture the spirit of familiar destinations like Italy, the south of France, and the California Wine Country. Upon entering you recognize it is a home of both character and relaxed elegance. The Living Room features a piano in front of the limestone fireplace and mantle.
The formal dining room displays a wrought iron chandelier over the table flanked by a wine room to your right and guest bed and bath to the left while a custom hutch presides in the corner leading to the inviting kitchen suite. A seating area in front of the fireplace greets guests as they enter this cozy space. This wonderful family friendly area with its rustic sensibility of a Tuscan farmhouse is counterbalanced with the most modern appliances and accoutrements. The comfortable dining area sets off the space. A vibrant earth palette of red, ocher and tan further relaxes the look and cajole you to stay in the area even if you don’t intend to cook. An extensive copper pan collection presides over the center island of beautiful granite while decorative roosters are displayed on either side of the oversized double copper sink as well as throughout the kitchen area. The adjacent Laundry room also includes a convenient workstation. The den area off the kitchen further provide old world elements and is outfitted with a stone fireplace. A copper sink and red brick flooring in the powder room add to the rustic feel.
Sports fans, no matter what their team, will be delighted with the game room which provides 2 TV’s. The adjacent Movie Room with theatre seating for 8 provides another large screen so it is possible for you to watch 3 games at once as the homeowner often does. This Southlake family supports not only the Carroll Dragons, but Ole Miss as well since Pat is from Mississippi. He is not just an arm chair fan, however, he has already been back to Mississippi for several games this season.
A beautiful painted armoire greets you as you enter the Master Bedroom Suite. This lovely taupe and beige room is filled with family portraits and mementos. These soothing colors transform the master suite into a sublime sanctuary. There is a restful sitting area, punctuated with more family photos, overlooking the pool and offering relaxed refinement. The master bath features carved limestone fireplace and provides a coffee bar and warming drawer for towels. The tub is flanked by candle holders and Fleur de Leis.
The home is designed to take advantage of Texas’ temperate weather. The terraces are treated as everyday living and dining rooms. Blending seamlessly with the main house triple doors of knotty alder wood allow you to pass from the inside to the outside with ease from the main foyer. Rustic stone and streams of sunlight create an intoxicating combination and offer alfresco dining options that foster strong relationship between the indoor and outdoors which would be hard for anyone to resist. A large table and chairs are provided for your dining enjoyment while covering offers shelter from hot mid day sun and unexpected afternoon showers. At the opposite end of the area beyond the lovely pool and fountain is another gathering area complete with fireplace and seating and a flat screen TV above the mantle to catch up on any sporting activity you might have missed. If you have a penchant for entertaining as do the Grays, this is indeed the perfect spot to savor the outdoors with family and friends.
P.O. Box 181 * Colleyville, Texas 76034 *
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