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If you've ever wanted to live in a museum — and if you have, we really don't need to hear about it — you might want to check out this Montrose home. Seriously, parts of the house make us think of some kind of modern art museum, with their clean architecture, simple white walls and expanses of wood flooring. Even better: The house was completed last year but hasn't been lived in yet, so you don't have to worry about your museum-quality walls being soiled by someone else's funk. We think that phrase is actually in the sales brochure.

Architect Marshall Reid, who won the AIA award for outstanding architecture in Houston in 2001, designed the house with a clean, contemporary white-and-brick exterior; it's on a narrow urban lot, but thoughtful outdoor spaces, balconies and lots of glass make the house seem larger than it is. Inside, the living area has a wall of windows, a beautifully uncluttered brick fireplace and fantastic walnut flooring. The dark wood, stainless steel and marble kitchen opens into the living room and features professional-grade appliances. The brick-floored master suite opens via a wall of windows onto the swimming pool; in the master bath, there's a super-cool standalone soaking tub and an enormous, dual-entrance double shower with a garden view. Upstairs are bedrooms that share a covered balcony, and a covered third-story roof terrace offers views of downtown. Leading upstairs is a broad staircase illuminated by natural light — the ideal place to hang Dogs Playing Poker.

Good news on this house, if you're interested: It'll be open from 2 to 4 p.m. today and from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow, so feel free to stop by (it's at 2108 Crocker St.) and take a look. Bedrooms: three. Bathrooms: three and a half. Square feet: 3,666. Price: $951,500.