Last week we began showcasing the residents of The Enclave. This is the second installment and includes the interview with our first homebuyer in our community. I’d like to introduce Kimberly and Charles Russell, who actually purchased our model home, before it was finished. Since that time, they have become full-time residents. The Russell’s were […]
Project Updates
Enclave Residents – Part 1
Hi. I’m Burt Walker, the developer of The Enclave at Winding Brook. I would like to introduce Steve and Kelley Morgan – 179 Winding Brook Trail. They were among the first to purchase a lot and build a custom home in our beautiful community. When we opened for business a little over a year ago, the […]
What’s This Trend Toward Smaller Homes About?
I hate clutter. It took me a long to to realize what to do about it though. I was a bit of a pack rat and over the years, accumulated lots of junk. I could always justify keeping something around, thinking that someday I would need it. Unfortunately, I had so much junk, that when […]
Say No Smugly Homes
One of the things I’ve observed about the downsizing movement in homes is there is a tendency to avoid the importance of design. Good design principles are not only for looks, but for improved functionality. I often see tiny and small homes that were clearly not designed, but merely built. Typically they have all the check-offs […]
Small is the New Tiny
INTRODUCING THE NOT QUITE TINY HOME (NQTH) CONCEPT I’d like to introduce myself. I’m the developer of The Enclave at Winding Brook, a small subdivision about ten miles outside Blue Ridge, GA. I made a strategic decision to position The Enclave as a small home community, and the story of how that happened is a long, strange, […]