This farmhouse is a second home for an active family who enjoy the outdoors. The furnishings, finishes, and color palette combine to bring the outdoors in.

Sturdy pine furniture and slipcovered upholstery create an informal, comfortable atmosphere that can stand up to the wear and tear of an active family. Floors of wide planked pine, salvaged brick, and stained concrete add texture and a rustic, indoor-outdoor sensibility. Soaring ceilings and lots of windows create an open, barnlike feel in the great room. Wood planking clads the ceiling in the great room and is repeated on accent walls in other rooms throughout the home. The pale blue and green colors reflect the big Texas sky and rolling grasslands of the prairie that can be seen from every window.