Or at least a home inspired by one of her many homes. LOL. I was looking for a photo of Martha’s home in Bedford Hills, NY when I came across a place called KB Homes who feature Martha Stewart Communities filled with Martha Stewart brand homes! I love Martha and I guess now she really DOES have her hands in everything. There are probably 35 different house plans available in 4 categories inspired by one of her own four homes (the house in Bedford was not one of them). You then have 5 choices of locations in CA, NC, FL or CO where you can have the home built. Honestly I do have to say I think she would have done much better had she teamed up with a company that sells the blueprints instead of a developer, then people all over could have a Martha Stewart home… instead of being confined to one of 5 cities. I know I would look to her designs first if I was building a home, before I would go to a brand I wasn’t sure of.
The exteriors are lovely, definitely a step or two up from your usual new construction sub division cookie cutters. I’ve never understood why people pay half a million dollars for a home that is just like the one across the street and next door only it’s half a shade darker tan. LOL. Boggles my mind. You all know I don’t like new construction anyway. On the inside they always look cheap to me. The only thing about the Martha homes I didn’t like was that when I looked at the virtual tour I noticed the tell-tale signs of new construction that always bother me. The kitchen/living room/dining room combos. Who wants to invite people over for dinner so that they can stare into your (now) messy from cooking kitchen? We’ve always had the combo rooms since my father and I moved to FL. That’s one reason Trab & I loved OUR house so much, formal living room and formal dining room both shut off from the kitchen and each other. Another thing I noticed that I can’t stand are the corners. anywhere a wall ends and it’s not properly trimmed out. My ex-husband’s parents’ house was cheap like this… after a few years the thin layer of plaster had chipped off the metal flashing on all of the corners and other places where there should have been trim work and it looked horrible. The Martha homes in the virtual tours had these type corners, etc. The homes in the PHOTOS don’t; they have beautiful trim work and detailing.
All-in-all I DO like the Martha homes, the color palettes are great and of course the homes have all her charm to them. Try to think of it as where Martha would live if she had to live in your local golf course sub division. lol
