25014 Pedernales Canyon Trail , Spicewood, TX 78669(Travis County)

Few homes carry the signature of Lake/Flato and capture the virtue of crafting a dwelling wherein the built environment meets the natural world like this home on the Pedernales River. Stone and stucco accented with steel arbors and overhangs reveal the main entrance through the courtyard. Wide glass entry door reveals a glimpse through the home onto the escarpment that overhangs the River. Once inside the entry living room the river view seems to move you from room to room. A double-windowed wall dining room opens on one side to a fountain and the walkway down to the river on the other. Floors of pine, antique bricks and Saltillo tile create natural transitions between living spaces. Thick plaster walls not only frame views to outdoor elements but when combined with wood on the ceilings create auditory relief so that sound and light stay true, contained and rich. The former owners were chefs and the kitchen was not only serviceable but was a focal point for gatherings flanked by living areas on each side. The hallway to the main level bedrooms look onto the private courtyard through floor to ceiling prairie windows harkening back to Oneil Fords quintessential Texas Regional Architecture. Each bedroom has an en suite bath. Owners retreat up stairs lined with bookshelves to the windowed walls of the Master Bedroom and views of the Pedernales and the escarpment that it carved. The private deck off the master has dual views of the river and the courtyard. Opposite of the main home and perched above the courtyard is a guest house whose quality parallels that of the main home. The guest home has a private covered patio that also possesses views of the river.