Tour this gorgeous modern home designed for relaxed living in Austin, Texas

Modern Texas farmhouse exterior with white stucco, black-framed steel windows, metal roof, and native drought-tolerant landscaping

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This custom home, designed by Mark Richardson Architects for an active young family of six, blends timeless materials and forms with modern sensibilities and is situated in Austin, Texas. Inside, expansive windows and skylights bathe the home with natural light, highlighting clean architectural lines and warm finishes.

The home is as inviting as the lovely family that calls it home – simultaneously elegant, refined, and comfortable – suitable for modern life. Continue below to see the rest of this fabulous home…

DESIGN DETAILS

ARCHITECT Mark Richardson Architects
BUILDER JGB Custom Homes
INTERIOR DESIGNER Butter Lutz Interiors
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Terrain
STYLING Postscript Styling

Courtyard garden with gravel path, black rectangular water feature, ornamental grasses, and white stucco facade

What We Love About This Home

Designed to meet the lifestyle needs of an active family, this home is elegant, refined, and comfortable. We love the way the architecture embraces indoor-outdoor connection at every turn, with expansive steel-framed windows and sliding glass walls that dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior. The warm, neutral foundation of the main living areas gives way to bold, unexpected details throughout: a teal hummingbird powder room, a butterfly-print closet ceiling, and a forest green mudroom. The native, drought-tolerant landscaping ties the home beautifully to its Austin setting.

Tell Us: Which room in this modern home in Austin caught your eye most? Let us know in the Comments below. We love reading your feedback!

Note: Be sure to check out a couple of other stunning home tours we have featured here on One Kindesign in the state of Texas: Refined take on organic modernism in this stunning Texas Hill Country home and A modern Scandinavian inspired home in Texas with radiant interiors.

Steel-framed glass front entry doors with stone pathway, flanking lantern sconces, and gravel garden

Open-Plan Living at Its Finest

Open-plan living room with limestone fireplace surround, cream sectional sofa, and sliding glass doors to patio

Built-in wet bar with natural oak cabinetry, dramatic quartzite slab backsplash, and brushed brass faucet

A Kitchen Built for Family Life

Luxury kitchen with large wood-trimmed island, brass barstools, globe pendant lights, and marble backsplash

White kitchen with floor-to-ceiling cabinetry, brass hardware, professional range, and tall arched window

Dining with a View

Formal dining room with wood-paneled ceiling, steel-framed picture window, walnut table, and brass chandelier

Intimate Gathering Spaces

Formal living room with limestone fireplace, flanking oak bookshelves, taupe club chairs, and steel-framed windows

Powder Room With Wallpaper

Powder room with vibrant teal hummingbird wallpaper, marble console sink on brass stand, and globe wall sconces

Serene Owner’s Bedroom Suite

Primary bedroom with upholstered linen bed, grasscloth walls, floral artwork, and glass doors to patio

Primary bathroom vanity with walnut cabinets, diamond mosaic tile wall, brass fixtures, and freestanding soaking tub

Freestanding oval soaking tub beneath sculptural glass chandelier with wood ceiling and sheer floor-length curtains

Walk-in closet with blush cabinetry, brass hardware, bubble chandelier, and bold butterfly-print ceiling wallpaper

Bathroom vanity with warm oak cabinets, Carrara marble countertop, geometric tile backsplash, and shaped mirrors

Intimate sitting room with floor-to-ceiling limestone tile walls, fireplace, taupe armchairs, and steel-framed window

Home Office With A View

Home office library with dark built-in bookshelves, steel-framed window wall, geometric rug, and brass Sputnik chandelier

Playful family room with navy sectional sofa, blue textured wallpaper, colorful abstract artwork, and glass doors to outdoor patio

Kid’s Bunk Bedroom

Children's built-in quad bunk room with white shiplap walls, blue bedding, integrated storage drawers, and arcade game

Mudroom Entry

Mudroom with bold forest green built-in cabinetry, brass hooks, cushioned bench, and woven storage baskets

Outdoor Living

Covered outdoor living room with fireplace, TV, curved lounge chairs, wood ceiling, and steel-framed window walls

Modern farmhouse rear exterior at dusk with illuminated interiors, pool, and live oak tree

PHOTOGRAPHER Ryann Ford Photography