Fantastic Builder Home Tour

About a month ago I toured one the most amazing homes I have ever seen.  This builder model home in  Piney Point is over 10,000 square feet and gorgeous. The finishes were mostly antique, and the number of antique doors that were repurposed made me drool. It was furnished by all my favorite stores around Houston, MAI, Village Antiques, Back Row Antiques, Three Doors, Boxwoods etc. This house can be yours for the price of 5.5 million dollars. 

I love the boxwood topiaries in those giant planters. So gorgeous!

A new trend I have been seeing around town are these gravel driveways and walkways. I wasn't sure how I felt about them at first, but they have been growing on me, and in fact, I am even learning to like them. 

The entry was was breath taking. I love a well done entry. It is the first thing people see when they come over, so I think it's well worth the money when decorating a house. 

Other side of the entry.

Off the entry to the left was an awesome study/office. Love these built ins. 

The builder used stone throughout the house. It's a little touch of Austin in a rather European house.

I just loved this room. This was also off the entry way and the room's sole purpose is for entertainment. 

The foyer off of the entry way. Whoops, finger over the lens. 

Right off of the pool room was this built in bar. This was one of my favorite parts of the whole house. I love the antique doors they used here and the reclaimed wood they used as shelves on the stone. The sink is also to die for. Love love love! 

One of the back patios. 

Side courtyard.

The dining room was so dramatic. You can only see part of the ceiling is this picture, but it was awesome. 

Unfortunately, I didn't get a good picture of the kitchen. In the below photo I was standing in the kitchen and got one of the second island and cafe table. 

Kitchen table and sitting area off of the kitchen. 

Half bath off of the kitchen. I love the stone sink. 

Laundry room downstairs with a third oven.

These built ins lined the hallway to the laundry room. 

The main stairway. I love the old wine cellar feel. It's so romantic. 

Upstairs main hallway. Another favorite feature of mine was the beams they used throughout. I just love beams.

Show stopper view at the top of the stairs. 

 The master bedroom had two parts to it. The first was a sitting area on one side of the fireplace. 

The other the sleeping area on the other side of the fire place. How I would love to have a fireplace in my bedroom!  

Master bath. Yes, there was another sink. 

Her closet. 

His closet.

Guest Bedroom.

Nursery.

Guest bedroom. 

Upstairs living room with wet bar. 

And, another guest room. 

There were a couple other rooms I didn't get a picture of, but for the most part I've shown you the highlights. You can make such a difference in a home just by adding a little character. Character doesn't have to be found in every nook and cranny as in this house. But adding old doors here, and/or wood beams there makes a house go from good to great in my opinion.