Green Lawn Dr, Inwood Forest - Houston Texas
A contemporary house in the Houston community of Inwood Forest sits back from Green Lawn Drive, with a grass lawn in front. A wide dormer with three windows casts a warm glow in the sunset.
The home is entered through a small, gated courtyard and solid double doors. The foyer is filled with light from five large windows above and to one side of the entry. A staircase interrupts the open concept floorplan between the foyer and the living room. A cased doorway down a wide hallway to the right of the entrance leads to the kitchen. A door down a wide hallway to the left of the entrance leads to the primary suite. The foyer flooring is blonde hardwood, the walls are pale gray with white baseboards, and the soaring ceiling is pale gray with recessed lighting installed.
A left turn from the entry brings one past the staircase and into the living room, a long room with blonde hardwood flooring, pale gray walls with white baseboards, and a pale gray ceiling. One wall features a pass-through window between the living room and a wet bar. At the far end of the living room, a fireplace with a black firebox is surrounded by white brick rising from floor to ceiling. A row of bricks placed vertically accents the top of the fireplace. The raised hearth is white brick, and the mantel is a black-painted wooden beam that stretches across the width of the brick surround. Two large windows flank the fireplace, and two more windows are placed at ninety-degree angles on either end of the fireplace wall. The neutral color palette, classic hardwood flooring, and abundant natural light make the living room compatible with many interior design styles.
A wide. cased doorway allows the living room to flow naturally into the breakfast nook, a room with blonde hardwood flooring, pale gray walls with white baseboards, and a pale gray ceiling. A matte black, semi-flush light-fixture with a modern geometric silhouette and four, clear glass orb lights is mounted over the center of the room, the most likely place for a table to be placed. A wall of windows on one side of the room fills the space with natural light. Two oversized windows fill the space between a glass-front door and a sliding glass door that both provide access to a covered patio at the back of the house. The view is of the patio with its three non-tapered plain columns, and the swimming pool beyond. The wall opposite the windows is painted black with white baseboards and is topped with white crown molding. The middle section of the wall features wooden slat panels. A wet bar is in front of the wall. It consists of a dark wood cabinet with a quartz countertop that overhangs into the breakfast room, forming a combination breakfast counter/bar with space for three tall stools. Behind the bar, an overmount, stainless steel sink has a high arc, stainless steel faucet installed in the quartz countertop. Below the counter, a stainless-steel icemaker fills the space next to a white painted storage cupboard. A pass-through window is in the wall between the wet bar and the living room. An interior designer may choose a design style that emphasizes natural light and a connection to the outdoors for the breakfast nook/wet bar area.
The breakfast area flows seamlessly into the kitchen. This is an airy room with blonde hardwood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white tray ceiling with recessed lighting. White cabinets on three sides of the room have black metal handles. The countertops are black granite, with white, hexagonal tile backsplashes. A two-basin, undermount, stainless steel sink is located below a window overlooking the backyard. The faucet is a matte black, high arc model with a pull-down sprayer. Appliances include a black refrigerator, a black dishwasher, a stainless steel and black range, and a stainless steel and black microwave oven located above the range. An interior designer may incorporate layered textiles, plants, and artwork on the walls to personalize the kitchen to the homeowner's taste.
A door in the kitchen opens to a half-bathroom with white walls and baseboards and a white vanity with a white quartz countertop. A rectangular undermount sink has a gold medal, single handle faucet. A gold framed mirror hangs above the vanity, and a semi-encased bath bar light is mounted above the mirror. The toilet is in the corner next to the vanity. An interior designer may place framed art on the walls, and/or floating shelves with small plants and small decorative accessories to add depth and color to the room.
The primary suite is on the first floor, accessed from a door off the foyer, near the living room. The master bedroom has blonde hardwood flooring, pale gray walls with white baseboards, and a white vaulted ceiling with an exposed beam and recessed lighting. An eight-blade ceiling fan with an attached light fixture is suspended from the center of the exposed beam. A fireplace located on the exterior wall has a black firebox and a white brick surround that extends to the ceiling. The raised hearth is also white brick, and the mantel is a black beam like the ceiling beam. Oversized windows flank the fireplace and provide a view of the backyard swimming pool. The color palette, natural materials, abundant natural light, and vaulted, exposed beam ceiling make this room compatible with a variety of interior design styles.
The ensuite bathroom has blonde hardwood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling. A modern, linear, six-light fixture is mounted semi-flush over the center of the room. The vanity is long and white, with a white quartz countertop. Twin rectangular undermount sinks installed on the countertop have sleek, brushed gold metal, gooseneck faucets and handles. A large, rectangular, black-framed mirror is hung horizontally above the vanity. A soffit above the mirror is painted black on the lower surface and has recessed lights installed. The walk-in shower is located across from the vanity. It has large porcelain tile walls that look like the quartz countertop on the vanity. The floor of the shower is black hexagonal tile with white grouting. There is a skylight above the shower, and a large window overlooking a tall, white brick wall in the narrow side yard. The toilet is enclosed in a private water closet. A white exterior door with a mullioned window at the end of the bathroom opens to a walled-in area in front of the house. An interior designer may add some depth to the bathroom with rugs and towels in colors and patterns that suit the taste of the homeowner, small potted plants or a vase of flowers on the vanity, and artwork on the walls.
The staircase to the second floor has white risers and blonde wood treads. The newel post is a black beam that extends to the ceiling. The handrail and balusters are black wood. The staircase wall has vertical molding placed from each step to the top of the wall, where molding trim is affixed horizontally. An open area at the top of the stairs has a black wood balustrade like the handrail and balusters on the stairway. This area has blonde hardwood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white sloped ceiling with an exposed beam painted black. Three fixed clerestory windows are placed near the ceiling. These are the dormer windows visible from the outside of the house. This flexible space can be used for a variety of purposes. An interior designer could convert it into a family room, a child's playroom, a game room, a homework area, a library, or whatever best suits the homeowner.
There are two bedrooms and a full bathroom upstairs. The first bedroom has blonde hardwood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling. A modern, three-blade ceiling fan with attached light fixture is mounted above the center of the room. Wide, sliding glass doors allow access to a balcony that runs across the back of the house.
The second bedroom is like the first. It has blonde hardwood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling. A contemporary, three-blade ceiling fan with an attached light fixture is mounted over the center of the room. Large sliding glass doors open to the balcony at the back of the house. The neutral color palette, classic hardwood flooring, abundance of natural light, and connection to the outdoors make the upstairs bedrooms compatible with many interior design styles.
The upstairs bathroom has blonde hardwood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling. The vanity cabinet is painted white with sleek, modern black handles on the drawers and cupboards. The countertop is white quartz and holds two, rectangular, undermount sinks with contemporary black, single hole, single handle, low arc waterfall faucets. A large, black-framed, rectangular mirror is mounted horizontally above the sink. A soffit above the mirror has black trim around the bottom edges, framing an LED bar light. The toilet and bathtub/shower combination are located across from the vanity. A window above the toilet allows natural light into the room. The walls around the bathtub are large, white porcelain tiles that look like the quartz countertop on the vanity. The faucet hardware is black metal. A flat, round light fixture is mounted in the ceiling between the toilet and the bathtub. An interior designer may add a geometric patterned rug on the floor and a small houseplant on the countertop to add a bit of color and depth to the room.
This house in the Houston community of Inwood Forest has many large windows, multiple connections to the outdoors, and roomy entertainment spaces.