Bringing In the Outdoors: Homes with screened-in porches at $1.5 million and under


Posted: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:09 PM - 7,687 Readers

By: Mary Briggle


A roughly 4,800-square-foot home with three bedrooms and two baths on 1.72 acres.

DETAILS: This stone-and-stucco home was built in 2006. The gated, single-story house has barrel-vaulted wooden ceilings in the living area and kitchen, and a covered walkway connects the main house to a guest house with a bedroom and bath. There's a pool.


SHOOTING THE BREEZE: A porch, partly screened-in, runs along two sides of the home. The porch has a built-in grill and views of wooded hills.


SUMMERTIME: Lake Austin, a Colorado River reservoir about eight miles away, is popular with boaters and anglers.


FRIDAY'S FORECAST: Rain, high 82 degrees





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