Inside the Glass House: A Weekend Retreat in Texas

Natural rock formations frame the south-facing façade of the Knaggs home

The family room.

A coal fireplace in the glassed-in living area.

The dining room table, crafted from a solid piece of walnut with a live edge, and chairs upholstered in vintage army-tent canvas dyed indigo.

Kitchen doors slide open to catch river breezes.

Cabinets and a countertop.

Bart Knagg’s canoe rests on the edge of the Llano River.

Sunset on the river.

The back patio, which overlooks the Llano River.

Bart preps for a day on the Llano.

Zooey, the family dog, beneath four of Bart Knaggs’s prized fly rods, including his favorite, a custom-built 4-weight (second from top) that was a gift from Orvis CEO Perk Perkins.

The mudroom.

The outdoor shower.

A collection of hats hung on the wall inside the Knagg’s home.

The staircase to the sleeping loft.

The bunk room.

A hallway with a wall made of limestone blocks in a dry-stack pattern.

Bart and Barbara relaxing by the fire pit.