Were it not for the Winston Churchill Charger varsity golf placard adjacent to the front door of Bianca and Jim Rhodes' home, one could easily envision the elegant stone structure as a grand manor house languishing on a hillside in rural France. Adding to the illusion...
One might say it took a family to give the home of Cathy and Robin Chesser and their five children the abundance of creative energy that lies within their quaint and picturesque new home — a home resembling the late 19th-century houses one finds in San Antonio's King...
One of Letty Lew Lloyd's heart's desires was realized more than two decades ago when the historic Alamo Heights home she had long admired went up for sale. "I told my husband that I had to have that house," she recalls. With an impish smile and enthusiastic lilt in...
The thoroughly contemporary home of Dr. Joseph Murgo and his wife, Toni, sprawls in linear fashion in the midst of a little bit of heaven on earth. More specifically, their home of 18- plus years is strategically situated on the peak of a Hill Country foothill with a...
Jan and Roger Hill's transition from a spacious Terrell Hills home to a smaller living space four years ago was not as difficult as one might imagine. First of all, three adult children were delighted to accept hand-me-down furnishings. "It was so nice to be able to...
Vacations in Santa Fe and Taos were foremost in the minds of Dorothy and Ray Berend when they built their home enchantingly hidden midst lush greenery on a serene cul de sac within a North Central San Antonio gated community. Ray is a certified public accountant and...
When Olga and Ramsey Meredith began construction two years ago on their canyon vista home at the periphery of the Texas Hill Country, their desire was that the house be nestled within a "park-like" setting. They met that objective and then some. "What we were going...
If I wake up in the morning and see wonderful color, I know I am going to have a good day,” declares the owner of a recently renovated condominium in an elegant near-urban high-rise residential building. A tour of her contemporary home confirms that spectacular color...
The circa-1970s contemporary house J. Cary and Carolyn Barton purchased in 1991 is not your typical Brady Bunch split-level suburban dwelling. Set high on a hill in an inviting tree-shaded north San Antonio neighborhood, the spacious multi-level home holds unexpected...
The owners of one of San Antonio's grandest estates in a long-established suburb bid adieu several years ago to the excitement of an urban Manhattan lifestyle. With the arrival of their first child, they sought a more conventional way of life than the hustle and...
Artist’s home glows with warmth and color The urban and strikingly urbane condominium of internationally known artist Sara Eyestone and her husband, David Molin, virtually sings with vivid color and romantic ambiance. Her artwork graces walls throughout the elegant...
The distinctively New England-style home of Diane and Larry Gottsman was one of the first 12 homes constructed in Alamo Heights. Built in 1899, the home has a history other than as a single-family dwelling. It once served as a boarding house where legend holds that...
