Feb 08, 2023

Building Your Own Sanctuary

The Ranches of Buena Vista provides the layout to design and make your dream home a reality. Whether you prefer a simple tiny home, sprawling ranch estate, farmdominium or barndominium- the opportunities for custom creations are endless. Below are a few different styles of home you can custom create, along with some of their benefits.   

Tiny Homes

Tiny home styles are making moves and increasing their popularity in recent years. Tiny homes are very functional and affordable. They alleviate a typical mortgage, are more sustainable and leave less of a carbon footprint. 

Tiny homes come in all different shapes, sizes and styles. You can create your own personalized tiny home based on your needs. Beautiful porches and second stories enhance the outside appearance and create a comfortable environment. While they promote a minimalistic lifestyle, features such as floor to ceiling windows and airy lofts also help open up the space inside. 

Whether you select a one or two bedroom floor plan, you can maximize your living and entertaining space. Upstairs loft spaces can serve as an additional bedroom, game area, or a quaint reading nook. Adding a deck, front porch or pop out deck gives a peaceful place to enjoy a cup of coffee and watch the sunrise, while overlooking beautiful rolling hills. 

Barndominiums

One new home style has made its way across the nation over the past decade – the barndominium. There are multiple design layouts to choose from when creating a barndominium. Their unique looking style not only catches your eye, it invites you in to discover more of what the home has to offer. Not only are they affordable and economical, their functionality is unmatched. Barndominiums make the transition from everyday living to hosting a breeze. The spacious layouts and open concept floor plans are clean and inviting. 

Over the years barndominiums have become more modern however, the traditional barn and farmhouse styles are still very popular. Barndominiums have beautiful vaulted ceilings, multiple windows and open concept floors plans that give the space a clean feeling. Outdoor wrap around porches extend the space for entertaining while soaking up the beauty of the Hill Country. 

Barndominiums are known to have massive garage doors leading to hundreds of square feet for all your needs. This space is a great place to have a workshop, park your vehicles, store an RV and/or fishing boat, etc. These homes were designed so families can have the best of both worlds – their dream home and shop combined. 

Ranch-Style Home

In recent years ranch-style homes have made a comeback and are becoming increasingly popular. They are typically one-story and low maintenance, with a casual and more traditional style. Throughout the years, ranch-style homes have evolved to include more rustic and modern designs as well. 

Ranch-style homes are notorious for their widespread floor designs and designated patio areas. Ranch-style homes are designed to provide more living and entertaining space. Their floor plans usually resemble a U or L shape to make the most use of all the space. One main benefit of the spacious floor plans, they are very open however, give a lot of privacy. With vaulted ceilings and lots of large windows, the interior of the home is welcoming and cozy. The rooms are typically oversized, which allow for master retreats, walk-in-closets, open and long hallways, and ample room to entertain. 

The majority of all ranch-style homes have a covered patio that is inviting and a wonderful extension of the home layout. These large outdoor spaces are perfect to spend your evenings and make memories. This space can be personalized to include multiple sitting areas, an outdoor fireplace or kitchen, or spa area. There’s also more than enough space for terra cotta and ceramic planters to hug the edges of the patio, filled with bright and beautiful flowers. All in all, a ranch-style home is spacious and inviting.

No matter what your home style preference is or needs are, you can build your own sanctuary at the Ranch of Buena Vista. As mentioned above, there are many home styles that allow you to handpick and personalize custom features that are most important to you. Start making your dream home and living space a reality today with the best views in the Hill Country at the Ranches of Buena Vista.