Frontgate Magazine features Jenkins Custom Homes

Mon February 12, 2007 - 08:40 AM

The February edition of Frontgate magazine is featuring on of our favorite clients in one of our favorite homes: the 2004 Showcase of Homes house we built in Flintrock Falls for Bethany and Dan Shine.

The Shines purchased this home after building a custom dream home in California. Just a few weeks after moving into their California home Dan was asked to relocate to Austin. They didn’t have the time to construct another custom home in Austin, so the Shines decided to purchase an existing home. Bethany knew exactly what kind of amenities — and quality — she wanted to find in their new home, and spent hours explaining what they wanted to their Realtor. After four house-hunting trips they still had not found what they were looking for. Then their Realtor called to announce, “I’ve found your perfect home.” Still only 70% completed, the home was under construction by Jenkins Custom Homes as their entry in the 2004 Austin Showcase of Homes. Based on photos, a thumbs-up from Dan’s parents who had recently moved to Austin, plus a quick trip to walk through the home — and a firm belief in the craftsmanship of Jenkins Custom Homes — the Shines purchased their new Lakeway home a month before completion.

Jenkins Custom Homes won a number of awards for this Texas Tuscan design, including Best Custom Home, Best Kitchen, and Best Overall Interior Design in 2004 by the Texas Association of Builders.

The Shine’s home features some of the best design elements Jenkins has put into a single home. From the pebbled stone courtyard with a three-tiered fountain in the front of the home to the travertine floors, temperature-controlled wine room, amazing kitchen and great room and exceptional outdoor living areas, this home is the exact casual elegance that the Shine’s were looking for.

Bethany Shine muses. “Having lived in this home for two years now, I’ve found so many features that tell me this house was built for living in, not just as a showpiece.” Bethany Jenkins of Jenkins Custom Homes couldn’t agree more. “Designing and building this home was truly a labor of love on our part, knowing someone was going to live here and enjoy it so much one day.”

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