A Custom Home Built for How People Actually Live — Inside The Retreat at Firewheel

A First Impression That Holds Up in Person

The circular driveway and three-car garage with epoxy floors set the tone before you step inside. The lot is 147 × 101 feet — deep enough that the backyard has real presence, and wide enough that the home doesn't feel crowded on the street.

The entry opens into a layout that feels intentional. A formal living room and dining room anchor the front of the home — 19 × 18 and 13 × 13 respectively — with a separate family room beyond that centers on a wood-burning fireplace with gas starter. Rich nail-down hardwood floors run through the downstairs common areas, primary suite, and game room, giving the home a continuity that cheaper builds try to fake with LVP.

Custom millwork and plantation shutters on every window are the kind of details that show up in photos and hold up on a walkthrough.

A Kitchen That Brings Everyone Together

The kitchen was fully renovated and it's the visual and functional center of the main level. Custom shaker cabinetry, quartz countertops, and a farmhouse sink — but the details that make it work daily are the oversized island, the built-in KitchenAid commercial-grade gas range with six burners and a griddle, the built-in refrigerator, and the pot filler that means you're not hauling heavy pots across the kitchen.

A walk-in pantry with real storage, glass-front display cabinetry, under-cabinet and in-cabinet lighting, and a breakfast bar with built-in seating. The breakfast room at 14 × 14 sits just off the kitchen — enough space to function as a second dining area on a busy morning without feeling like an afterthought.

The kitchen flows directly into the family room and outdoor spaces. This floor plan was designed before "open concept" became a cliché — the connections feel natural, not forced.

An Office That Actually Functions as One

The dedicated home office at 14 × 12 has custom built-ins, a built-in desk, and dual French doors — real separation from the rest of the main level, with direct access to the front patio when you need a break without having to walk through the house to get outside.

For anyone working from home consistently, this is one of the more important details in the floor plan. It's not a converted bedroom or a desk in a corner of the living room. It was designed to be an office.

A Primary Suite That Earns the Square Footage

The primary suite is on the main level — 19 × 15 — with a sitting area and a custom closet system. The bath is 11 × 13: separate vanities, natural stone and granite surfaces, a jetted garden tub, a separate shower, and a linen closet.

The primary sits on one end of the main level. A guest bedroom — 13 × 13 with its own ensuite bath — is on the opposite end. That separation matters whether you're hosting family, accommodating aging parents, or just valuing distance between your space and someone else's.

The laundry room is also on the main level, with built-in cabinets and room for a freezer. The mud room off the garage, at 11 × 6, has built-in cabinets as well.

Room for Everyone — Without Stepping on Each Other

The game room at 22 × 17 is genuinely large — set up to furnish well and handle real use. It flows directly into a dedicated media room at 16 × 14 with tiered seating, surround sound wiring, and sconce lighting. This is not a bonus room that becomes a storage area. It was designed to function.

Three secondary bedrooms are upstairs. Two share a Jack-and-Jill bath with dual sinks and a tile-surround tub-shower. The third has its own ensuite. Consistent finishes throughout — wood-grain cabinetry, framed mirrors, hardware that matches. A second-story balcony looks back over the backyard.

The wet bar on the main level and the built-in serving area in the game room both point to a home that was built around how people actually gather — not just how a home photographs.

A Backyard That Changes How You Use Weekends

The pool and spa have been resurfaced and updated with modern equipment including app-based controls — heated gunite with a pool sweep, set into a lot that has real depth at 147 × 101 feet. Expansive decking with room to move, and a wood privacy fence that gives the space genuine separation from the neighbors.

The covered outdoor living area is the centerpiece: a stone fireplace, a built-in station with a Traeger smoker and a Napoleon grill, and the kind of layout that makes this a second living space rather than just a patio. This is a backyard that was planned, not assembled.

The second-story balcony looks directly over all of it — useful on its own and a good detail for a home at this price point.

Location That Connects to Real Life

The Retreat at Firewheel is a gated community in Garland — close to Firewheel Golf Park's 63 holes, and a short distance from the Breckinridge Park trail system. Firewheel Town Center handles the everyday: shopping, dining, and the kind of proximity to amenities that makes a neighborhood livable on a Tuesday, not just a weekend.

President George Bush Turnpike puts the broader DFW metro within easy reach. For commuters and buyers who need access to multiple employment corridors, this location delivers.

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