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This custom glass is visible to everyone as soon as
they enter the home. It was saved from the Kline's
old home and installed at the entrance to their new
home. The image you see on the glass is courtesy of
Don Moll of B&G Glass and was made up from Dave
and Kathy's imagination, with Scottish and Swiss
influence from Matterhorn Mountain.
The Klines decided to make lemonade out of lemons,
turning the loss of their old home into an opportunity
to build a home guided by form and function. The end
result was a home " more suitable for senior citizens " with
everything they need all on one floor as they enter the
next season of their life. Every detail of the home, from the
breathtaking timber beams right down to the paint color in
each room, was carefully selected with a purpose.
The Klines wanted a style that was both rustic and
comforting while paying homage to their travels in
the mountains and Dave's 35 years of guiding ski and
sightseeing groups in the Alps. Influence came from a
blueprint Dave obtained in Zermatt, Switzerland and from
the architecture of northern Italy, southern Austria, and
Bavaria, Germany. " It's sort of our vacation home that we
live in full-time now, " Dave said with a smile as he sat at
the bottom of their new staircase, which has carpet so
comfortable he admits to taking his first nap in their new
home here.
HOMEOWNER AND
Describing their home as a " labor of love, " D&B Elite
Custom's Project Coordinator, Beth Varone-Barrer, says:
" What they love to do and what they have experienced in
life is incorporated into their new living space. Their home
tells a story. Kathy told me she never thought they would
be building a home at this stage in their life. When I toured
her completed home and she gave me a hug I could have
cried. It made me feel so good to see her happy with her
home. "
The Superintendent in charge of this project, Paul Gent,
says his favorite part of his career is the relationship he
builds with the homeowners he completes work for. Paul
has built more than 10 houses from the ground up since
he started in this industry over 20 years ago, but nothing
compared to seeing how excited and appreciative Dave and
Kathy were.
" This wasn't your everyday, normal home, " reflects Paul.
" It was completely customized to the couple's liking and
included memorabilia from their old house that we were
able to save and incorporate into their new home, such as
a custom decorative glass piece that everyone sees as soon
as they walk through the front door. My reward was seeing
how happy they were. "
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