Exclusive: Sneak peek inside the new Southern Living Showcase Home (Video)

Southern Living magazine has selected a new Showcase home north of Houston, and it's one you won't want to miss.

The French chateau-inspired home was built by Houston-based Morning Star Builders Ltd. and is located in Willowcreek Ranch, a new equestrian-themed community in Tomball. Developer Caldwell Cos., based in Houston, has presold 70 lots in Willowcreek Ranch, sized from 1 to 7 acres and valued from $900,000 to more than $1 million. Willowcreek Ranch will have 220 homes at completion.

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Click through the slideshow to see photos of the Southern Living Showcase home in Willowcreek Ranch.

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The 4,800-square-foot, two-story Southern Living Showcase home features:

• One master suite, two secondary bedrooms and one mother-in-law suite
• Four full bathrooms – with the master one featuring dual showers, toilets and sinks – and several half bathrooms
• A game room with pinball machines, shuffleboard and TV and a second media room upstairs
• Living room and raised study featuring pre-engineered wood flooring and vaulted ceilings with exposed beams.
• Veranda-style porch with outdoor grill, two-sided fireplace, two mini AC and heating units and a motorized mosquito screen that slides down from the archways. The patio is north-facing, which means it's shaded from the late afternoon sun.
• Three-car garage, with epoxy-lined concrete to wipe away car oil, and an attached carport that can fit three more cars
• Full kitchen with an attached caterer's kitchen featuring Thermador appliances
• A mud room with dog shower and automatic dog door, which is controlled by a special dog collar.
• Several fenced-in pastures and a barn with three horse stables, a tack room and workshop.

Paul Takahashi covers residential and multifamily commercial real estate for the Houston Business Journal.