Dallas Ranch House With Big-City Artistry
If you stumbled on a modern artist’s retreat in the middle of the countryside, it might look something like this. Gorgeous natural stone, wood and Western art collide with a staggering collection of bright accessories, gleaming contemporary sculpture and splashes of bold color.

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Mary Anne Smiley
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Modern Open Plan Dining Room With Orange Chairs
Instead of one long table, designers used two large round ones in this home's open concept dining area. Up to 16 guests can be seated in the airy, remarkable space; orange dining chairs make it come alive with color.
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Modern Great Room With Mobile
Vast open spaces give the decor room to be seen and savored. A 3-D mobile twirls and catches light over the kitchen. Red and orange seating is a like a pulse of energy.
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Modern Bar With Speckled Countertop
Even the wine racks get in on the design statement action. Swirls of color make a radiant backdrop and the wine bottles themselves are suspended on sculptural squiggles. The bar's brown speckled countertop echoes the look of cowhide.
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Modern Game Room With Blue Pool Table
The design motivation for this innovative home was a modern twist on a frontier look. In the game room, the pool table and tv intermingle with sculptures and large paintings.
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Contemporary Rustic Game Room With Orange Rug
There may be more stylish places where a game of pool was had...but it's doubtful. This incredible game room skillfully mixes contemporary polish and rustic grit via frontier-themed art, graphic patterns and bold colors.
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Rustic Living Room With Yellow Sofa
The living room feels larger than life with Western art and animal skin rugs interspersed with thoroughly modern details like a graphic print, yellow sofa.
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Modern Multicolored Home Office With Blue Rug
Accents are the source of brilliant color for this spacious home office. Rugs, pillows, art and chairs layer in cheerful shades with imaginative abandon.
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Modern Foyer With Large Art
The home's foyer might as well be the entrance to a high-end gallery, it's so darn stunning. A sculptural chandelier sets the tone that is continued by a series of large paintings.
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Orange Contemporary Bedroom With Leather Chairs
A geometric headboard becomes a natural extension of the gallery wall in this bedroom, fitting easily into the trio of large paintings surrounding the bed.
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Contemporary Neutral Bedroom With Orange Rug
This beautiful bedroom seems to go on forever, especially because two of its walls slide back to join the room with an adjacent patio. Metallic hints add sophisticated shimmer to the neutral decor.
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Contemporary Rustic Walk-In Closet With Chaise
The Wild West just got an upgrade: This walk-in closet delivers polish to even the most particular of cowboys.
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Neutral Spa Bathroom With Hydrangeas
This bathroom is as delicious as any spa with a glass walk-in shower and luxurious soaking tub positioned in the center of the room. The lower half of the room's window walls is opaque to allow privacy without taking away natural light.
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Green Contemporary Bedroom With Blue Art
Lime green punctuated by aqua accents make a wonderful color combination in this bedroom. It's a perfect example of how color can have a soothing effect in a space.
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Contemporary Bedroom With Lawn and Lake View
This home's large backyard feels like an extension of the bedroom due to wall-sized sliding doors. The lawns stretches down to a lake.
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Neutral Powder Room With Red Art
So many of the rooms in this home, bathrooms included, become amazing art galleries. This powder room is energized by bright red accents.
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Multicolored Kid Room With Blue Bunk Bed
Subtle touches bring the frontier influence into this whimsical kid's room: desk-sized cacti, a carved wooden Indian chief, off-the-range (stuffed) raccoons.
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Multicolored Bathroom With Blue Countertop
This amazing bathroom sings with color. Shelves and countertops set the bright tone that's enhanced by vibrant artwork and beautiful textiles, including towels!
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Neutral Contemporary Bedroom With Pond View
Residents of this bedroom wake up in the morning to expansive views of lawn and pond. Inside the room, the decor is simple but intentional, giving space to allow each item to shine, like a quartet of colorful vases, or the intriguing 3-D sculpture on the wall.
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Modern Bedroom With Striped Art
This unique bed has room for a mattress in a niche between a sofa and a desk. Cozy...and crazy stylish!
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Frontier Powder Room With Horse Painting
Stripes zig zag across the walls of this powder room; in beige, the wallpaper can be a neutral canvas for the Western art and memorable mirror.
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Ranch House Features Formal Driveway
Rolling pastures and picturesque lakes surround this contemporary ranch house, creating a quiet country setting just outside of Dallas. A paved driveway curves around the front of the home for easy access to the main entrance.
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Trees Enhance Yard's Natural Beauty
An exterior comprised of smooth stone ensures that this ranch house fits with its surroundings. Meanwhile, tall trees enhance the yard's natural beauty.
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Lawn Boasts Texas-Sized Tree
The rumors are true: everything *is* bigger in Texas! Where a well-manicured lawn accentuates the home's clean lines, an impressively tall tree adds both height and history to the property.
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Contemporary Ranch House in Texas
Half a mile from the main road, past herds of longhorn cattle and horses, sits a stunning contemporary ranch house. Thanks to its low-level design, the home maximizes views of the enormous Texas sky.
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Four-Stall Garage With Steel Grid Doors
With a 22,000-square-foot home, the owners of this lot also needed plenty of room to park their cars. Thus, a four-stall garage was added to the far end of the drive, with white-and-metal doors for privacy.
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Metallic Sculpture Enlivens Stone Exterior
The front of the home also features a few pieces of contemporary art, which nods to the owner's museum-quality collection. Here, two rustic stone columns flank a silver sculpture on either side and create a cool juxtaposition of contrasting styles.
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Silver Sculpture Commands Attention
Just a few feet from the front door, a raised travertine deck becomes a pedestal for abstract artwork. With floor-to-ceiling windows behind the piece, visitors can admire the sculpture no matter which way they're going.
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Infinity-Edge Pool Makes Private Oasis
At night, the home casts a warm glow across the backyard, where an infinity-edge pool becomes one with the skyline. Meanwhile, comfortable lounge chairs and enchanting landscape lights further the sense of a private paradise.
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Outdoor Lounge Overlooks Scenic Lake
Collaboration between the home's designer and architect resulted in a flowing floor plan, with soaring windows that overlook wide-open fields. In this outdoor lounge, four plush chairs enjoy views of the lake and a bold art display.
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Stylish Living Space With Pop of Orange
Though tucked into the heart of Texas, this ranch home is anything but rustic. Instead, contemporary furniture pairs with a bright orange area rug to create a comfortable yet stylish living space.
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Custom Kitchen Boasts Outdoor Access
Stainless steel appliances and recessed lighting shine in this open kitchen and make meal-prep virtually effortless. Meanwhile, sliding glass doors and large windows invite cool breezes to filter inside.
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Backyard Includes Deck for Easy Entertaining
A side view of the house reveals a tiered deck, with space available for sunbathing or enjoying dinner with friends. Metal overhangs complement the home's main entrance and provide a touch of shade on particularly sunny days.
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Mary Anne Smiley

Photo By: Danny Piassick