Trends New Zealand Volume 35 No 2 | Page 46

Home at last This spacious home is all about enjoying life and family – it was created by Fowler Homes Waikato Above: Whether for family life or entertaining, or both, this Fowler Homes Waikato three-bedroom showhome offers a relaxed lifestyle. The living wing includes a covered outdoor living space with skylights. Above right and facing page top left: First impressions count – the entry to the home is via a kwila boardwalk. The solid chimney adds a distinctive feature and serves the gas fire in the spacious, carpeted living area. search | save | share at Your new home is more than a run of rooms, it’s a backdrop to your lifestyle, early memories for your children – it’s where you live and love. This new Cambridge showhome by Fowler Homes Waikato is designed to make the most of family life with elegantly laid out living spaces and many touches that make a house a home. The home has excellent street presence with a combination of Linear Oblique and long-brick cladding complemented by rich kwila decking, says co-managing director Shelley Cattle. “A boardwalk leads to the front entry, with the exterior brickwork running into the entry.” The home is divided into two wings, with the open-plan living, dining and kitchen zone to the left off the entry and the children’s bed- rooms, modern family bathroom, two-car garage and utility spaces to the right. Beyond the living zone in the left wing, a media room/office space offers a buffer for the master suite – with walk-in robe and ensuite – from the rest of the home. “This home has real character – not only is it solidly built, sun-filled and warm year-round, it also has many features that make it a one off. “Next to the kitchen, and looking across to the covered outdoor living space, there is a