White Rock Valley Modern Offers Open Space, Private Feel

 

It’s rare that we see a clean, modern take on a Southwestern aesthetic, but this modern home in the White Rock Valley area of Lake Highlands accomplishes it exceptionally well. Designed and constructed by award-winning W2 Studio in 2005, this home is kitted with only the best materials, notes listing agent Kevin Sayre of David Bush Realtors.

Though unassuming from the front, this ecologically sensitive home in a sought-after enclave of East Dallas easily earns the title of High Caliber Home of the Week sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans. With a huge screened porch, beautiful gardens, and inside one of the very best elementary attendance areas in Richardson ISD, 8605 White Rock Trail is sure to impress.

First, you have to admire the eclectic materials and native landscape on the outside of this beautiful green-built home, which is in one of the most coveted areas of East Dallas. “Located in White Rock Valley behind Flag Pole Hill in Lake Highlands, the topography is some of the most interesting in Dallas,” Sayre said. “This is a unique, one-of-a-kind home in search of someone sophisticated enough to appreciate it!”

I love how well it blends into the landscape, too, and the carved doors are so absolutely perfect at bringing some texture to the otherwise stark and modern exterior. Enter through the front door and into the great room, where soaring vaulted-and-beamed ceilings and clerestory windows allow you to really breathe in the space. 

“Heavily influenced by the owners’ native New Orleans, beautiful chandeliers hang in every room,” Sayre notes of this three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,917-square-foot home. For its size, it feels surprisingly intimate, thanks to the color and texture throughout this extremely environmentally sensitive home.

“It features hand-troweled, organic American Clay plaster, walls built with insulated concrete forms, Ann Sacks tile, stained concrete flooring, wide-plank hardwoods, as well as native grasses and plantings,” Sayre added.

The kitchen offers an excellent use of space, with tons of countertop prep space on the L-shaped peninsula that opens up to the great room. Though I usually prefer the sink to face a window, it’s absolutely genius to put it on the stand-alone cabinets facing the great room, which gives the kitchen a layout akin to a Food Network set. Aspiring TV chefs, take note! You’ll also appreciate the commercial-grade appliances, tons of cabinetry, and the light streaming in from every angle. The concrete floors, which are stained and burnished to perfection, are a smart choice for the kitchen as long as you’re not too terribly attached to your crockery (ask me how I know).

The master suite is actually the front of the house, which only becomes obvious once you step through the French doors onto the romantic screened-in porch. This is a magical space, especially for those spring and fall days where you can’t help but crave time outside, but don’t want to risk getting eaten alive by bugs or sacrificing a beverage to a random flying insect. The bedroom itself is large, with room for a separate sitting area, though it remains warm thanks to the hardwood floors. 

The hardwoods give way to more stained and polished concrete in the modest master bath, which features a cute little chandelier and frameless glass shower stall. 

It’s just an adorable home with so much color and texture. Sayre has priced 8605 White Rock Trail for $849,900.