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This gracious property in the award-winning Blaine school district - and just off the Southport Corridor - marries an old world European design sensibility with contemporary technologies and unique artisan details. With more than 5,200 square feet, the home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms on the second floor, including a luxurious master suite with a private terrace. The house also boasts a distinct foyer; formal living and dining rooms designed in an open-plan concept; an expansive, eat-in, gourmet kitchen which is open to the first floor great room; lower-level family room; an attached, heated, 2-½ car garage with roof deck; a penthouse den and roof deck; and two additional rooms on the lower level which could be used as bedrooms, home offices or exercise rooms. The home, designed with an extra-wide floorplan, achieved through side yard relief, also has considerable, professionally-landscaped outdoor living spaces. This brick and limestone residence has been designed with family-functional experiences and classically proportioned spaces in mind. Highly-efficient environmental technologies have been integrated into the design and construction and the plan also takes into consideration the incorporation of all types of advanced communications systems. The home went under contract in less than 45 days in 2011. Jim Yochum

The Island House built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
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Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Photography: Landmark Photography
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The living room has white ship lap walls and split brick floors. There are french doors leading to a porch overlooking the water. There is wood flooring matching the stained wooden columns and beams. There is a sliding wooden barn door to add to the rustic appeal of the room. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design and build by Phillip Vlahos of VDT Construction.

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Softly washed brick with shades of white along with white wash tongue and groove or as others call it, shiplap. Chandelier is by Currey Lighting! Reclaimed wood furnishings make this home warm and inviting. Linen Slip covered sofas and chairs can be removed and washed! Photography by Fletcher Isaacs.

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This custom farmhouse home in Evans, GA is a beautiful blend of craftsman style meets elegance. Special attention went into every detail and every design selection. Photography By Joe Bailey

Modern mountain aesthetic in this fully exposed custom designed ranch. Exterior brings together lap siding and stone veneer accents with welcoming timber columns and entry truss. Garage door covered with standing seam metal roof supported by brackets. Large timber columns and beams support a rear covered screened porch. (Ryan Hainey)

R. B. Shwarz contractors built an addition onto a lovely white home. They added a master suite with bedroom and bathroom, outdoor fireplace, deck, outdoor storage under the deck, and a beautiful white staircase and railings. This is the front door decorated for Christmas. Photo Credit: Marc Golub

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Lake Front Country Estate, designed by Tom Markalunas and built by Resort Custom Homes. Photogrpahy by Rachael Boling
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This beautiful new construction craftsman-style home had the typical builder's grade front porch with wood deck board flooring and painted wood steps. Also, there was a large unpainted wood board across the bottom front, and an opening remained that was large enough to be used as a crawl space underneath the porch which quickly became home to unwanted critters. In order to beautify this space, we removed the wood deck boards and installed the proper floor joists. Atop the joists, we also added a permeable paver system. This is very important as this system not only serves as necessary support for the natural stone pavers but would also firmly hold the sand being used as grout between the pavers. In addition, we installed matching brick across the bottom front of the porch to fill in the crawl space and painted the wood board to match hand rails and columns. Next, we replaced the original wood steps by building new concrete steps faced with matching brick and topped with natural stone pavers. Finally, we added new hand rails and cemented the posts on top of the steps for added stability. WOW...not only was the outcome a gorgeous transformation but the front porch overall is now much more sturdy and safe!

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