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“Tuscany meets Spanish hacienda,” is how the Houston-based designer William W. Stubbs describes the sprawling residence he conceived for his clients in a quiet neighborhood north of San Antonio. The landscape architecture is by John S. Troy.

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The living room houses some of the couple's favorite artworks. Fabrics for sofa, club chairs and draperies from John Rosselli.

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In the kitchen, a collection of antique French ceramics tops the maple cabinetry. The chandelier was discovered at a flea market in Paris. A circa 1790 cast-iron fireplace fragment is above the Wolf range. Sink, Herbeau.

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The dining room is "a charming place for friends and family to gather for meals and holidays," notes Stubbs. Early-20th-century German hand-tooled-leather chairs flank the hand-carved Italian table. An 18th-century Flemish tapestry hangs at left. Drapery fabric, Robert Allen.

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The family room was designed around the 17th-century limestone fireplace. Six sets of French doors open to the interior courtyard and pool area. Fabrics on love seats, chairs, ottomans and pillows, Schumacher. Patio furniture, Laneventure.

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Vaulted ceilings in the entrance gallery enhance the dramatic view from the front door to the pool pavilion 150 feet away. Hanging at left is a circa 1800 Venetian textile.

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The Mediterranean-style pavilion faces the pool and offers an area for lounging. Above the fireplace is an antique Mexican tile mural, Casa Azulejos.

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The master bedroom was to be a refuge, which, says Stubbs, "was achieved with monochromatic colors and sumptuous fabrics—a respite from any storm." Wallcovering from Schumacher. Robert Allen fabrics for chairs, draperies and bed.