July 2022

TEXARKANA MAGAZINE

entertaining is the glass wall system between the family room and the porch that can be opened completely. The backyard is every entertainer’s dream and boasts plenty of covered and uncovered areas framed by the large yard and wooded view. Walking out the back doors, you are greeted by an expansive covered area with space for grilling and plenty of seating. Further from the house is an inviting wooden deck with more seating, along with an uncovered dining area with two eight-top tables. All three spaces flow seamlessly alongside a pool and jacuzzi area that has a water feature at the far end. “We had a pool at our old house, so once we decided the house was going to be ours, I told Byron, ‘If we’re moving out there, we’re going to put in a pool,’ and I’m really

a beautiful mirror wall in the dining room that was created using a variety of mirrors in multiple shapes and sizes. The mirrors not only add a fun quality to the space, but help to accentuate the vaulted ceiling, as well as the stunning pair of black and gold light fixtures that hang over the dining table. In addition to using repetition in their color palette, the Stewarts created cohesion by adding two brick fireplaces that match the fireplace in the dining room. The home now has a fireplace in the dining room, the new living room addition and outside on the covered back porch. The three fireplaces line up down the same side of the house, leading the eye out to the backyard. Further enhancing the open concept of the home and increasing flow for

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