But LUXURY is still the operative word here for this 4 bedroom home in Memorial. Yes, it has a Formal Living Room, Formal Dining Room and unbelievably wonderful outdoor space with an enclosed lushly landscaped garden courtyard with heated pool --- and large covered outdoor room (29’ x 14’) with both a fireplace and Summer Kitchen.

Let’s open up the SMARTePLAN and take a closer look. As soon as it opens, your eye rests on that wonderful enclosed garden courtyard with barefoot friendly walkways and terraces .. an oasis of peace, calm and relaxation in a busy, busy world.

Immediately adjacent is the outdoor room with wood-burning fireplace with elevated granite heart and Summer Kitchen with enviable DCS® stainless steel appliances, bar, glazed tile walls and ceiling fans. I really like the counter-mounted Big Green Egg® --- this gourmet ceramic cooker (grill / oven / smoker) can take your dining and entertaining to a whole new level! With Houston’s mild climate --- outdoor space is just as important as indoor space and there is plenty to like about this unique outdoor room ------ you will not be disappointed!

Use the Amenities Text with its detailed room-by-room description of features and finishes as a guidebook to tour this property – that way you won’t miss anything. Clicking on any arrowhead in the floor plan launches the photo ---and the description for that area will appear beneath the photo .. but its all linked together so you can’t get lost.

The photos really showcase this property with its gorgeous carved millwork, moldings slab granite counters and built-ins. I really liked the motorized shades concealed beneath the carved cornices on the tall doors across the rear of the home (you can see them in this picture). They are very elegant when out of the way, but a touch-of-a-button brings them into service…how convenient. There are many similar thoughtful touches like that throughout this property … that’s where referring to the Amenities Text  can help you identify the notable features in each room.

The Granite Kitchen is quite large (19’ 7” x 14’ 2”) with custom cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. The Kitchen is accessible from nearly every room on the first floor .. making this an ideal home for entertaining. Why do I say that? Take a look at the floor plan for the first floor and it is easy to see “the flow” from this vantage point.

Yes, this IS a home for entertaining!! Casual entertaining, formal entertaining … and everything in between in this unique Memorial residence.

All bedrooms are upstairs and the Master Suite is large and luxurious. Just by eyeballing the floor plan you can see that the Master Suite takes up nearly one-half of the space on this floor … and also has two large walk-in master closets!

An important part of entertaining is also having suitable space for overnight guests, and they will feel absolutely pampered in the Guest Suite with Private Bath. As you can see the remaining secondary bedrooms are quite spacious, so everyone is going to have the room they need to feel comfortable. The Third Floor Game Room (37’ x 14’ 8”) is large enough for a pool table and this “flex” space can easily be configured to whatever purpose you desire --- even another bedroom; the current owner uses it as an Exercise Room.

Tour this property  here online --- and also make a note to tour it in person. If you are interested in a property in Memorial and properties for sale in Memorial, you need to see this one! Feel free to compare it to other homes in the area … with this property … you get “more”!

Thanks for stopping by!

Judith, The Floor Plan Lady

www.smarteplans

For more information about this property, send an email to the listing agent, Peter M. Boesel of Minnette Boesel Properties at pboesel@comcast.net or call him at (713-298-4562

To view this property on Houston’s MLS - Click on MLS# 11999136

Photography by Patrick Bertolino: http://patrickbertolino.com

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SMARTePLANS® have photos embedded inside the floor plan that launch with a mouse click .... each photo arrow is positioned in the plan where the photographer was standing --- so you can see where he was and what he was aiming at when he took the shot ... in relationship to the drawing. Beneath the photo is a description of that room. Once the photo launches you have a choice to link back to the floor plan and choose another photo, or read the amenities text for the WHOLE property (not just that particular room). All the files are inter-linked so you can seamlessly click around this property, viewing the photos and reading the descriptions. This is not a video ... you choose what you want to view ... or not

[NOTE: SMARTePLANS® are PDF files so they magnify to over 100%. When the file launches, click "View" on the top toolbar and make sure there is a checkmark next to the toolbar named "Select and Zoom". Every time you tap the plus key inside the circle the view screen enlarges (the minus key shrinks the magnification); and the magnifying glass with the plus sign in it marquee selects a specfic area of the drawings to be enlarged. Using the hand key and the scroll bars, its easy to move around inside the file, and then magnifying the features you want to see.]

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