The home was featured in Better Homes and Gardens, which was a bit of a shock to us. The fellow who originally built the home dropped by and was delighted that somebody was trying to rehabilitate the home.
He told us a story about the original planning process and how it had been difficult to obtain permits because of the “radical” design. It really was quite interesting to see all the articles and such that he had kept over the years.
The original builder had said that a man had shown up from Better Homes and Gardens to look at a potential home in the area, but was also keeping an eye out for anything else. The original builder suggested he look at his, and he said the moment the the man from BH&G pulled up, he said, this is it!
So they flew in a photographer and staged the home for the magazine.
Apparently, because of the magazine publication, he sold the same plan to people around the world, so if you’ve seen this before, there you go.
He gave us copies of everything. So now, for your delight, the home before years of renters and do-it-yourselfers got to it.
Fun Stuff. A couple things to note, the master bedroom had windows just like the rest of the house. and the appliance arrangement is different, but the cabinetry the same.
