This is how you balance cool with cozy: 7215 Northaven Road, architecturally sleek but supremely livable. Its perks? Open gourmet kitchen, main-floor master suite, two offices, media room and game room. And, then, there is the outdoor living: turfed yard; heated pool; oversized hot tub; swim-up bar; fire pit; fire pots; and a pool pavilion. This is stay-at-home style at its finest. This elegant, everyday resort in North Dallas is represented by expert agent [...]

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Extreme elegance alert: Behold 4806 Dexter Avenue in Fort Worth, north of the famous bricks and blocks from the River Crest Country Club. Just some of its luxuries? A magazine-worthy gourmet kitchen, a home office, a game room with a wet bar and a proper movie theater. Represented by expert agent Veronica Stimson, this is one stylish sanctuary. This lovely, newer home was built with an impeccable attention to detail — and a luxurious feeling throughout. Its many pluses include [...]

Now, this is how you blur the line between indoors and out: Wait till you take a virtual-reality tour through 701 Loch Lomond Drive in Arlington, brand new on briggsfreeman.com. It was designed for easy living and elegant entertaining, with a flowing floor plan, gourmet kitchen (don’t miss the brick arch over the stove), game room and sparkling swimming pool. Expertly represented by Laura Crowl, this four-bedroom beauty is the perfect place to spend your summer — and every season. Come tour it, virtually, at [...]

Brand new on briggsfreeman.com: 4050 Glenridge Road in Dallas, the ultimate in stay-at-home style. The luxuries? A vaulted-ceiling family room, walls of windows, expansive gourmet kitchen and a first-floor master suite. Elegant, energy-efficient and on a quiet street in North Dallas’ coveted Midway Hollow, this four-bedroom beauty is represented by expert agent [...]