Black Forest French Country Residence

Andrew and Laura called us about ten years ago — a young couple with a lot in Black Forest they’d bought from a coworker, on ground the Black Forest Fire had burned through. At that first meeting they described more house than their budget could build. Usually that’s a short conversation.

“There was just something about them,” Andy says. “I liked these people.”

They went away, and about a year later they called back: they were ready. We designed the house in-house, starting from a sketch on drafting paper, and they were sold on it from the first look.

A third of the way into the build, we asked if they’d put it in the 2020 Parade of Homes. Why let five thousand strangers walk through your new house? Stauffer bucks — upgrades in trade. That’s where the fun details came from: a spot upstairs where the cat can hang out and the litter box stays out of sight, and a bonus room over the garage for the kids. The house was very well received. Accent Landscapes did the landscaping, and they still feature it in their Parade of Homes collection.

Years later, Andrew and Laura called again. We’re building them a library addition now — and Accent is back for the landscaping around it.