9734 Midsomer Place, San Antonio, TX 78255

Behind the gates of Cantera Hills, on a lot shaded by mature oaks, sits a custom home that CKC Custom Homes built to be lived in fully - inside and out, day and night. The private backyard is the clearest expression of this idea. A heated, self-cleaning pool anchors the space, ringed by an outdoor kitchen with its own granite counters and ice maker, a firepit, and a wood-burning fireplace set into the lower yard. Rope lighting threads through the tree canopy overhead, a MosquitoNix misting system keeps the evenings comfortable, and motorized shades and built-in overhead gas heaters stretch the covered patio's usefulness well past the warm months. It is, in other words, a yard designed for exactly the hours most homes send their owners back indoors. Inside, the kitchen was built for someone who takes cooking seriously. Wolf handles the heavy lifting with double ovens, a six-burner gas range with a griddle, and a microwave, while a Sub-Zero refrigerator, two KitchenAid...