Like many people, you likely have a broad range of ideas for your ideal home. You may have a rather obsessive collection of magazine pages comprised of all your favourite home designs. You’ve amassed a motley assortment of extravagant kitchens (some with a butler’s pantry), astounding master ensuites with a dozen glorious showerheads and heated flooring, a wall-to-wall stone fireplace in your master bedroom, and hundreds of snippets of luscious hardwoods, tiles, and fabrics.

You’ve also visited many show homes - only to come to the realization that unless you Frankenstein another builder’s standard plans, none of them quite fit your ideal home design. So why not instead choose a custom estate home? Not only will a custom home give you the ability to design exactly what you need and want, but you can choose a lot spacious enough to accommodate it all.

Acreage Living in Harmony

The community of Harmony is a spacious, acreage-style area just west of Calgary, a special area where respect of the land has been the developer’s primary philosophy, all while creating a unique community of people. A reforestation plan has been developed for this community, contrary to the theme of today’s residential land development, reinvigorating the land as the community grows along with it. This, in combination with elaborate and advanced conservation techniques, provides a unique environment in which to build your home and your life.

Bill Copithorne, Founder of Elbow River Land Corporation states, “I’d like people to know the value of the ‘get-togetherness’ of the district, where everybody knew everybody else and we all got together for events in the area. My hope would be to have a place where we could do that again.”

Harmony offers a variety of unique land spaces in which you can build your custom home. Two fitting models to consider are the Kingston, a 3,461 square foot two-storey home with tremendous open-to-below features, and the Trevino, a 3,220 square foot two-storey with a master suite that commandeers an entire half of the upper floor.

Living Large in the Kingston

When entering the Kingston, you are greeted by a spacious foyer and quickly introduced to a two-storey open great room with full-height stone fireplace. The magnificence of this room sets the tone for the rest of the home, leading into the open-concept grand dining room and chef’s kitchen. A glass-encased open staircase leads to the upper floor, leaving nothing to the imagination.

Upstairs you’ll find a walk-in closet larger than most college students’ first apartment, complete with shelving and cabinet space to organize your things. Each secondary bedroom has its own private bathroom. Completed with 10’ ceilings on the main floor, 9’ ceilings on the upper floor and a triple-car garage, this home offers nothing short of extravagance.

Substantial Space in the Trevino

The Trevino has been designed for both ultimate entertainment space, as well as homeowner privacy. Upon entering this home, a grand foyer presents the rest of the home in an open-concept manner. To your right is a large home office, ideal for taking clients without trekking them through the rest of your home. Alternatively, this would make a great grand piano room or library. Just past the foyer is a marvelous dining area, which balances the space between the living area and a spacious, graceful kitchen. An oversized pantry is nestled neatly behind the kitchen with comfortable access to the triple-car garage.

On the upper floor, your master suite is a living experience fit for royalty. An oversized master bedroom is only the beginning of this space; a large sitting area just off the bedroom provides the ultimate comfortable space to read, lounge, or play your favourite music. Just past the sitting room lies your stylish ensuite with freestanding tub, oversized shower, and dual, separate vanities. Best of all, your walk-in closet is roughly the same size as your master bedroom, offering plenty of space for shoe collections and dressing.

The master suite is separated entirely from the secondary bedrooms by the spacious bonus room and open-concept staircase. The main bathroom, situated between the secondary bedrooms, offers a full shower and dual vanities, ideal for family members who need space to get ready.

Make It Your Own

As with any custom home, the finishings are entirely your selection. Choose colours and textures that emanate your style. With a home over 3,000 square feet, you have more freedom to experiment with high-end custom flooring, custom cabinetry and any other features that add that "wow" factor to your new home. Add a home wine cellar or billiards room, or even the theatre room you’ve always dreamed about.

Only an estate home offers the space you need to customize in such a way to fit your lifestyle. Visit us today at any of our show homes; we’d love to show you how to create the life and home you are looking for.