9431 Hobart Street, Dallas, TX 75218

In the Peninsula neighborhood near White Rock Lake, a flagstone walk leads past mature shade trees to a pergola swing and a front door of wrought iron and glass. Inside, dark-stained timber beams run the length of the main living spaces above hardwood floors, and a fresh coat of white throughout lets them do the talking. The owners renovated with a designer's eye, and the kitchen shows it first. Cabinetry was reinvigorated to a soft gray-white, a new backsplash brightens the walls, and added lighting above the cabinets lifts the room after sunset. An oversized granite island holds the center, with a gas cooktop, double wall ovens, and glass pendants, built as much for a slow Sunday breakfast as for a full table. Every chandelier and fixture was replaced to speak to the next, from the brass piece over the dining table to new art lighting in the living room, where a stacked stone fireplace sits beside French doors to the courtyard. The primary bedroom carries the beams through, with lit...