Hot Trend in Home Design
Remember the time you bought that house in the early stages of development? Remember the picture in your mind of a dreamy Rockwell image with just the right hardwood and perfect kitchen cabinets? Remember your excitement when you sat down with your builder to see your options for making that perfect image come to life? Now remember how he held up a postage stamp sized carpet sample next to the two inch square piece of hardwood, and said, “My, now… that’ll look real nice, won’t it?”
And that’s not the half of it! How many trips to East Egypt and back did you make for light fixtures, hardware, paint swatches and other stuff before you collapsed in a heap and cried, “Uncle!”
Oh, the excitement! Oh, the adventure! And oh, the headache of building a new home! For some, the trauma is so great, we swear we’ll never do it again! But take heart! There is a way to make your custom home dreams come true right in the development you desire and all in virtually one stop.
Here in Gwinnett five developers offer a onestop- shop concept known as a Design Studio or Selection Studio. Here’s how it works and why you’re going to love it:
Once you’ve picked the floor plan and selected your lot, you’ll make an appointment with a Design Consultant. (Design Consultants generally have a background in interior design so they know the latest trends.) You’ll want to set aside a nice chunk of time, perhaps a full afternoon or evening. It’s in that time that what used to be an “iffy” guessing game actually becomes an enjoyable and considerably more secure experience.
As you initially enter a Design Studio, take note. You’ll be walking on your floor samples along the way, installed properly and buffed, as it would be if you selected it. On your tour you’ll be passing trim possibilities, paint colors and strolling under various decorative doorframes and ceilings. You’ll stand in a fully functional kitchen surrounded by cabinetry selections with varying styles of hardware and countertops. You’ll see and feel the possibilities as you create your custom home personally designed by you with the help of your Design Consultant.
There’s even more and you’ll love this: Many studios offer the purchase of appliances from washer/ dryer units to flat panel televisions, designer faucets for the kitchen and bathroom, luxurious soaking tubs and multiple-head shower systems and even
closet organization systems. What’s truly appealing is that your upgrades and purchases from your builder through the design studio actually roll into your mortgage making customizing your home easily calculated on sight and financially feasible.
While we’re on the subject of financial feasibility, your Design Consultant takes seriously their responsibility to keep you within your budget. Let’s face it; these design centers are stunning and you’ll be tempted to upgrade yourself right out of your own neighborhood. Your Design Consultant will keep it real all through the process so you can know with confidence that your upgrades are within reason for the future possible resale of your property.
For those of you who may have children in tow, I know what you’re thinking. “How am I ever going to spend several hours making these huge decisions while I keep my children happy and keep my sanity all at the same time?”
Nearly every design studio has a secured play area equipped with a camera. Your children may watch TV, color, draw on a chalkboard or dance a jig if they’d like. Winmark, one of the larger studios, uses ThinkPad so as you’re making choices, it’s not only calculating your upgrade costs but also keeps your child’s activities before you on the screen!
The studio itself—with its full range of possibilities set before you—coupled with a professional consultant makes for a seriously enjoyable experience almost entirely void of guessing, hoping and sweating the choices you’ve made. In the end, you’ll have fewer disappointing surprises. Creating the home you’ve always dreamed of has just become much easier!
Bowen Family Homes
6650 Sugarloaf Parkway
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: 678-325-4500
Touchstone Homes
3355 Annandale Lane, Suite 4
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
Phone: 770-945-5228
Winmark
395 Brogdon Road
Suwanee, GA 30024
Phone 770-614-3101
Beazer
3740 Davinci Court
Suite 200
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 770-613-4550
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