How would you start — or spend — your day at 6716 Mockingbird Lane? This handsome Ranch-style rambler is near White Rock Lake and Lakewood Elementary School, and offers space and style galore. (Wait till you see the open kitchen. And the brick fireplace. And the two living areas. And the immense fairy-tale tree in the backyard. And... [...]

For charm, it's hard to top a Craftsman-style home. Behold 6227 Lakeshore Drive, sensitively updated in all the right places but loaded with vintage style. It offers nearly 2,600 square feet of space and style, including a first-floor master suite, upstairs guest suite (there are three bedrooms in all) and a magazine-worthy kitchen, complete with sunny breakfast nook. With its long, covered front porch, confident gables and crafted details, this symbol of American style is represented by [...]

Just ask the passionate people who live there. Then, learn even more about one-of-a-kind Lakewood, here. (FYI, we've got guides for every North Texas neighborhood you can imagine, here.) And, explore our Lakewood listings here, represented by the area experts, the Lakewood/East Dallas agents of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty.   Photograph at top of post: 6537 Sondra Drive

Virtual reality tour. Unreal house. At briggsfreeman.com/tour, explore 6203 Marquita Avenue in East Dallas, a unique, chic and brilliantly updated 1953 bungalow. Tray ceilings, original hardwood floors, a two-sided fireplace: This three-bedroom charmer is loaded with style, including the gourmet kitchen with Caesarstone countertops and Bosch [...]

New on briggsfreeman.com is 4512 Santa Barbara Drive in Lakewood. Represented by East Dallas expert and top producer Skylar Champion, it boasts five bedrooms, four full baths, a first-floor master retreat, gleaming quartz countertops in the open kitchen and a bonus playroom. Backing up to the Santa Fe Trail, the home offers nearly 3,600 square feet of space and style. With wood floors throughout most of the home and sophisticated detailing — witness the chicest wainscoting in [...]

New on briggsfreeman.com is 6203 Mercedes Avenue in East Dallas, nearly 5,000 square feet of space, light and style. Just some of its charms? Private study, office nook and a first-floor master suite. Outside? Think pool, spa, water feature and multiple relax/play areas — even for the pets. This is stay-at-home style at its best, expertly represented by [...]