Guests won't want to leave these Hill Country houses

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A lazy river pool winds around an island spa and fire pit as it skirts Lake LBJ. The owners of the Marble Falls house, which is featured in the 2014 Parade Home Tour, wanted to create a resort feel at home.

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Six people can dine at the kitchen island in a lake house designed to accommodate large gatherings. The formal dining table in the house on Lake LBJ seats 16. The house by Showcase Builders is one of 16 included on the 2014 Parade Home Tour, which runs Oct. 17-19 and Oct. 24-26 in the Marble Falls and Fredericksburg areas.

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A travertine tub weighing about 3,000 pounds is the focal point of the master bath in the Masters Touch Custom Homes house on the 2014 Parade Home Tour. The fish motif echoes the framed fossil imprint hanging above. Water flows into the tub from the waterfall faucet, also made of stone.

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The chef's kitchen in the Marble Falls house opens to the family room. Like the master bath, the kitchen features two sinks carved from stone. The Marble Falls house is on the 2014 Parade Home Tour. It was built by Masters Touch Custom Homes.

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A winding staircase leads to the second floor of the the Marble Falls house, which is featured in the 2014 Parade Home Tour. The arched double doors conceal a Christmas closet, where the homeowners plant to store their fully decorated Christmas tree.

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Guests won't want to leave these Hill Country houses