Piney Point Road, Piney Point Village, Houston, Texas

A house on Piney Point Road in the Houston enclave of Piney Point Village seems much larger on the inside than it looks from the outside. It offers sun-filled rooms and plenty of space for children, pets, guests and/or hobbies.

Entering the home from the front entrance, visitors will find themselves facing floor to ceiling windows overlooking the backyard. The downstairs features an open floor plan with rooms flowing seamlessly from one to the next, a goal of many interior design styles.

The formal dining room has white tile flooring, pale gray walls with white baseboards, and a white tray ceiling with wireless speakers installed. A six-arm chandelier with crystals, draped beads and a gold glam shade is suspended from the center of the ceiling.

A wet bar is easily accessible from the dining room. The wet bar has white tile flooring, pale gray walls, and a pale gray arched, vaulted ceiling. Blonde wood cabinetry is installed on one wall. The lower cabinet contains drawers and cupboards. A gray quartz countertop holds an undermount oval sink. The backsplash is gray subway tile. The upper cabinet includes open shelving and glass fronted cupboards. A small L-shaped island with a gray quartz countertop provides seating for two. A doorway provides access to the dining room.

The kitchen is light and airy with white tile flooring, white walls, and a white ceiling. The cabinetry is blonde wood with under cabinet lighting, brushed nickel hardware and white quartz countertops. An island in the center of the kitchen has a gray quartz countertop and provides an abundance of drawers and cupboards for storage, open shelving, a customized niche for a microwave oven and a seating area roomy enough for four tall chairs or stools. A white, farmhouse style apron sink is located under a large window overlooking the backyard. Kitchen appliances are stainless steel and include a refrigerator, a cooktop, and double stacked ovens. Recessed lighting is augmented by two large, lantern-style pendant lights suspended over the kitchen island.

A door in the kitchen opens to the laundry room. This is a clean, white, sunny room large enough to hold a full-size washer and dryer, and L-shaped white cabinetry. The lower cabinet has large storage cupboards and several small drawers, with a white quartz countertop for folding clean laundry. A stainless-steel double sink is located beneath a window at the end of the room. There are also several upper cupboards. All cabinetry is white with silver tone hardware. A built-in hanging rod is located directly across from the washer and dryer hookups, which have a counter covering them and three windows above them.

The kitchen flows naturally into a breakfast nook, an airy space with oversized windows allowing the room to be filled with natural light making it compatible with many interior design styles. The flooring is white tile, and the ceiling and walls are white. Lighting is recessed with a ring chandelier holding six shaded lights.

Between the kitchen and breakfast nook is a wide cased doorway leading to the living room, which is also accessible from the wet bar. This is a large space with white tile flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a high, white, exposed beam ceiling. The lighting is recessed. A light gray fireplace on one wall is flanked by built-in cabinets with cupboards and open shelving.  Large glass doors surrounded by oversized windows on one wall connect the living room to the outdoors. Several interior design styles strive for a seamless connection between the indoors and the outdoors.

The living room flows into a large flex space. It also has three walls of windows flooding the room with light. The floor is white tile; the walls are pale gray with white baseboards. The vaulted ceiling is white with an exposed beam and wireless speakers installed. Two walls are lined with cushions topped benches over built-in storage drawers. A small, low, two-tiered platform is built into a space between two windows at the end of the room.  An interior designer could transform this space into a workout area, a game room, a sunroom, a craft room, or another space to suit the owner's needs.

The downstairs family room features hardwood flooring, pale gray walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling with recessed lights and built-in wireless speakers. A built-in cabinet has storage drawers on the bottom and cupboards on the top, with the topmost cupboards having glass fronts. The countertop is white quartz, and the backsplash is gray subway tile. A television mount is located in a corner, and a ceiling fan is centered over the room. An interior designer could transform this space into a workout area, game room, or other space desired by the homeowner.

The house features four bedrooms, two upstairs, and two downstairs. The master bedroom is in a sunny downstairs suite and features a hardwood floor, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling with recessed lights and a white ceiling fan. Three windows ensure the room is filled with natural light, which many interior design styles require.

The large ensuite bathroom has tile flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling with recessed lights augmented by sconces. The blonde wood vanity is L-shaped, with a seating area on one end of the "L." The countertop is quartz with an oval, undermount sink. Rectangular mirrors are mounted horizontally above the two sections of the vanity. A large walk-in shower is situated in a corner next to the vanity. The shower features a built-in bench, penny tile floor, and a clear glass door. There are many cupboards and drawers for storage. An alcove contains two doors, one opening to a water closet containing the toilet, and the other opening to a large walk-in closet. The closet features a built-in dresser, a plethora of built-in shelves and cubbies to hold folded clothes, shoes, hats, and other items, and both high and low hanging rods.

The downstairs secondary bedroom has hardwood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling with recessed lighting. A white ceiling fan is centered over the room. Two clerestory windows on one wall and a large window on another wall brighten the room with Houston's abundant sunshine. The classic hardwood floor and neutral color palette make this room compatible with most interior design styles.

The ensuite bathroom features a white vanity with a white quartz countertop holding a rectangular undermount sink. The vanity's hardware is black. A rectangular mirror is mounted horizontally above the vanity. Two black metal sconces with clear glass goblet shades are affixed to the mirror. A shower enclosure with a built-in bench is located across from vanity. It has gray tile walls with white grouting, and a clear glass door.

One of the secondary bedrooms upstairs is located on a corner of the house and has windows on two walls; one window is large, the other is much larger, flooding the room with natural light. The room has hard wood flooring, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling with recessed lights. A white ceiling fan is centered over the room. This room can be adapted to almost any interior design style with the selection of furniture and accessories.

The ensuite bathroom has a gray stone tile floor and white walls with white baseboards. The ceiling is white and has recessed lights installed. The countertop is white quartz with a rectangular undermounts sink. A large rectangular mirror hangs over the sink; two chrome sconces with milk glass shades are affixed to the sides of the mirror. The tub/shower combination features a spa style bathtub and gray tile walls with built-in shelves to hold shower toiletries. Clear glass doors enclose the tub/shower.

The other upstairs secondary bedroom features white walls with white baseboards. A large window in one wall allows Houston's sparkling sunshine to fill the room. The floor is hardwood and the white ceiling has recessed lights installed. A white ceiling fan is centered over the room.

The ensuite bathroom features a long gray vanity with black hardware. The countertop is white quartz with a rectangular undermounts sink. The flooring is white tile; the walls are white with white baseboards. Recessed lights are installed in the white ceiling. A large rectangular mirror is mounted above the vanity; brushed nickel sconces with cream colored linen shades are affixed to the ends of the mirror. Across from the vanity, a walk-in shower features white walls with black accents, a black built-in bench, and clear glass doors.

The house has two half-bathrooms. One features gray stone tile flooring, pale gray walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling. The vanity is gray and has a white quartz countertop with a rectangular undermount sink. A hexagonal mirror is mounted above vanity. A triple vanity light fixture with clear glass shades hangs above the mirror.

The other half-bathroom features white walls and a white ceiling. The vanity is gray with a white quartz countertop and an oval, undermount textured sink. The wall behind the vanity is covered with penny tiles. The mirror above the vanity is hexagonal and mounted with points facing up toward the ceiling and down toward the vanity. Chrome sconces with white fabric shades flank the mirror.

A media room is also located upstairs. It has a hard wood floor, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling with recessed lights and wireless speakers installed. There is ample space to accommodate sofas, armchairs, a large screen television, and shelves and cabinets for gaming consoles and associated paraphernalia.

A cozy space at the end of a hallway features a hardwood floor, white walls with white baseboards, and a white ceiling with recessed lighting and a white ceiling fan installed. Windows on two walls give the room a light, airy ambience. A small cabinet is built into a corner next to a window. It provides upper storage cupboards and lower storage drawers, as well as alcoves for a microwave oven and a beverage refrigerator. The backsplash is gray subway tile. The room is large enough to accommodate a desk and a seating area. If a home office is not needed, this space can be converted by an interior designer into a reading room, a sitting room, a homework room, or just about any room the homeowner desires.

This unique house, located in a beautiful neighborhood in Piney Point Village, has a pleasant surprise around every corner.