Now, this is how you stay — and flourish — at home: 4225 Beverly Drive in Highland Park. Not only does it offer superb outdoor living (complete with sparkling pool, outdoor shower, covered patio, cooking center and fireplace), it also boasts highly useful indoor spaces, too, such as a paneled study/office and a media room with a wet bar. The long list of luxuries here includes a dine-in wine cellar, first-floor owner’s suite and an exceptional chef’s kitchen. What’s more, [...]

Staying in gets no chicer than this. Fresh on the market is 11429 Parkchester Drive in Dallas. It's a haven for friends and family, with its wide-plank white-oak floors, elegant but comfy spaces, two fireplaces, a wine room and an island kitchen for cooking up meals to remember. (And there is a soaking tub in the spacious master bath, for easing the day away.) Brilliantly represented by top producer [...]