Home Is Where The Heart Is: 3 Romantic Residences
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With their firelit spaces, secluded bedroom suites, soaking tubs, relaxing alfresco spas, and private balconies with picture-perfect views, these estates create an ambience just right for spending Valentine’s Day at home.
Southwestern Warmth and Elegance
Filled with the warmth of richly hued woods, an earthy palette, and Santa Fe’s glorious light, this captivating 9,164-square-foot adobe home and casita in the exclusive community of Las Campanas exemplify luxurious Southwestern living. The main residence offers three bedrooms—including a primary suite with a sitting area for cozy fireside moments—formal living and dining rooms; a kitchen with professional-grade appliances; and numerous outdoor areas, among them a dining courtyard with a romantic ambience created by a fireplace, colorful plantings, and a tranquil water feature.
Old World Grandeur in Houston
In Houston’s prestigious gated Stablewood area, this 9,661-square-foot residence exemplifies Old World elegance. Its heart is a majestic living room with an ornate fireplace and a well-outfitted wet bar. The home also offers a grand owner’s suite, four guest bedrooms, a formal dining room with a butler’s pantry, a wine cellar, a chef’s kitchen with superior appliances, a den, a leather- and wood-clad study, a game room, a theater, an outdoor kitchen, a rose garden, a koi pond, and a swimming pool and spa.
Magnificent Texas Manor
On a lush, wooded lot in the leafy environs of Houston, this Lucian Hood–designed European-inspired brick villa impresses with its generous scale and refined styling. Highlights include six bedrooms, a dining room or salon, an elegant great room with a vaulted tray ceiling and a reclaimed French stone fireplace mantel, a kitchen with a room-sized pantry, a gym, a library, a media room, a game room, and a loggia with Palladian doors to the rear terrace, emerald backyard, and sparkling pool and spa.
SOURCE: Sotheby’s