I told him I wanted a large front porch where I could drink coffee and play music. Mary wanted a screened-in back porch. And, we needed living space in between.

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We saw his name on a house we liked. We liked that he seemed to know a lot about native plants, but really, it was the excitement he expressed when he talked about doing different things with the house. He obviously enjoys building houses and had this twinkle in his eyes when he talked about it.

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It holds 2,000 gallons of water. A 2-inch rain will fill it.

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The one thing about the open concept is that there's only one wall. We wanted to have an entertainment center and book cases, so there wasn't room for a fireplace. It's nice on a cool evening to go out and enjoy a fire.

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