Building a Maracay Home

"So what does the HOUSE look like..."

Well, currently, it looks like nothing as it is still a BDL. But we have chosen our model and layout. If you are so inclined, you can go to Maracay's Website and build our home. We chose the Remington. Eric figured out the cost per square inch and the 2 stories were a better sale value than the 1 stories with basements. That might not always be the case. Basements have HUGE advantages in resale - they are novel in Arizona and they are heat sinks. How great would it be to have a whole floor you could hang in during summer that was naturally lower in temperature? For us, we couldn't get quite enough room with the basements and we couldn't quite afford the options we wanted while having a basement and we didn't like the look of the (fire safety required) window wells (I know, I know - curtains.... ok, then go back to the money excuse).

So, to configure our house - pop to that website and do these things.

1) Add both covered Patios
2) Add a 4 ft car extension (to accommodate the Chevy Caprice)
3) Add the En-Suite Bathroom (which also adds 5ft of bedroom in this plan)
4) Add the walk-in kitchen pantry

On the second floor :

1) Bedroom 7 over living room

We don't actually have 7 bedrooms. But if you add all the options, there could be 7 or more. And the over living room room is called "Bedroom 7" so we all know which room we are talking about.

So our plan is to give the boys the Jack and Jill bedrooms on the left and give Miss Emory the room on the right. That Bedroom 7 becomes our guest room, which will share Emory's bathroom.

Elevation-wise we chose the Spanish Colonial, because it was free and really it was our favorite. Our colors will be different though - the stucco will be a light gray, with darker roof tiles, green accents and a black door - if my memory serves.

I hafta say this is way fun.... think wedding planning. I didn't really plan much of my wedding. It happened in Arizona and I was in grad school in Milwaukee. I found a great place that operated just like Maracay Homes. I had 2 or 3 choices in everything (Vendors and services total) and we made all our decisions in one afternoon. This is sating my need to plan my - uh, my SISTER's - wedding a bit. I like the shopping aspect and I love that I have choices. Too many and I'd never make a decision..... but this is almost perfect.

Here is a picture of the model home (The Remington) at Desert Pass at Sonoran Hills. This is not our elevation nor our color.

posted by Antigone @ 2:49 PM