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our product, it says a lot about the customer’s buying our product, and it says a lot about the company as a whole.” The award-nominated Morgan View project was a custom-built home that Nick and his team designed with a growing family in mind. It has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a fin- ished basement. The basement features a media area, bar, home gym, and walkout access to the backyard, while the mas- ter suite features vaulted ceil- ings, a large walk-in closet, and an “amazing spa-like ensuite.” Nick says that his favorite room, if he had to pick just one, would be the kitchen. He says they designed it to include a large island for entertaining and inte- grated high-end appliances for “an improved cooking experi- ence.” They also included floor- to-ceiling cabinetry and a stun- ning custom range hood along with a separate spice kitchen. Overall, Nick says the design was planned to create a “bright, open feeling, with plenty of space for entertaining and lux- urious finishes throughout.” It was also designed to evoke a “natural feeling,” as it sits on a lot that backs on to some open green space with a flowing creek. The natural oak vintage hardwood flooring is an exam- ple. As he does with all of the com- pany’s single-family homes, Nick personally reviewed and finalized the plans before going forward with construction. He made sure the design achieved all of the company’s aesthetic objectives while still represent- ing maximum value-for-mon- ey, just like he does when he’s working with a client. “I think we achieved everything we set out to do on that proj- ect,” he says. “It turned out re- ally well. I think the fact that we JULY 2019