Standard Pacific Homes is hosting a cooking and faux painting demonstration at the decorated models at Willow Creek in Roseville from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19.
The event will feature gourmet treats, cooking demonstrations featuring Subzero and Wolf Appliances and a faux painter displaying the newest techniques in painting.
The Willow Creek community features large lot sizes and spacious estate-style homes.
"Willow Creek is a unique new community in that it is located in a rural area of Roseville, within the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District, yet is still close to major shopping areas and transportation routes," said vice president of sales and marketing, Jackie Shipley.
Upgraded appliance packages are available at Willow Creek, including Wolf ovens, ranges and Subzero refrigerators. For over 70 years, Wolf appliances have been known for exceptional technology and precise control with ease of use. Subzero refrigerators offer superior food preservation through dual refrigeration.
Willow Creek is located in Roseville. The new community features 76 four- to five- bedroom residences and four floor plans in approximately 3,077 to 4,194 square feet of living space.
The highlights of Willow Creek include large lot sizes, large bedrooms, spacious yards and unique architectural styling, such as detached garages and porches. Families will enjoy the community park and open space in Willow Creek.
The sales information center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on Wednesday where the sales information center is open from 2 to 5 p.m. For more information call (916) 721-3066, or to visit Willow Creek take Interstate 80 to Riverside, exit Riverside. Go right on Riverside and turn left on Cirby Way. Take a right on Foothills Boulevard, left on Vineyard, left on Cook Riolo, and right on PFE Road. Willow Creek will be on the left. For more information about Standard Pacific Homes' communities, visit www.standardpacifichomes.com.
Standard Pacific, one of the nation's largest home builders, has built homes for more than 79,000 families during its 39-year history. The Company constructs homes within a wide range of prices and sizes targeting a broad range of home buyers. Standard Pacific operates in some of the strongest housing markets in the country with operations in major metropolitan areas in California, Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas, Texas, Colorado and Nevada.
Jensen Custom Homes win two Street of Dreams awards
Chateau du Bois, an 18-room French-inspired estate built by Jensen Custom Homes of Auburn, captured two of four awards in balloting by visitors at the recently concluded Street of Dreams luxury home tour at DarkHorse.
The event was conducted from June 17 through July 30 at DarkHorse Golf Club, near Auburn.
Chateau du Bois captured the Best of Show and Best Architectural Design awards. Bryan Ashbaugh, Street of Dreams chief executive officer, announced the award results in an evening ceremony on July 30 at the Sutter Club in downtown Sacramento.
Wayne Jensen, who in 2001 co-founded Jensen Custom Homes with his son, Matt, said the voting-based awards validate the company's philosophy - "From your imagination comes our inspiration."
"Having our work recognized by the general public as the 'best of the best' is truly an honor, because we view the other builders who participated in the Street of Dreams as indeed among the best around," Wayne Jensen said.
Chateau du Bois pays ample tribute to its name - which means castle of wood - with inspired use of old world wide-plank walnut floors, furniture-quality cabinetry, a solid wood box-beamed ceiling in the private study and barreled ceilings of handcrafted solid alder wood beams in the grand foyer and the great room.
"Our overall goal as a company is to earn the reputation as one of the very best custom home builders in the region, and this award demonstrates that we are achieving that goal," Matt Jensen said.
Dean Stevenson of Stevenson Residential Designs in Granite Bay designed Chateau du Bois, the interior plan for which was conceived by Marci Suydam, the design principal of Suydam Design Associates of Roseville.
Furnishings were chosen by Mark Motell and Debbie Nelson-Motell of Le Petit Chateau, a retailer of elegant furnishings with showrooms in Roseville and El Dorado Hills. Burnie Lenau, president of Lawnman, Inc. of Sacramento, headed the team that designed and installed the lush landscaping for the home's wooded hilltop site.
"When we completed this home, each of us loved the final product and could imagine living in it. Many visitors who toured the home during the Street of Dreams agreed, telling us that they easily envisioned themselves living there as well," said Jon Lienert, chief financial officer and corporate secretary of Jensen Custom Homes. "That is the inspiration that drives us to design and build the high-quality homes that have become our hallmark."
For more information, visit www.jensencustomhomes.com on the Web or call (530) 886-8458.
Georgetown Divide photo contest underway
Thirteen winners of a photo contest will have the opportunity to display their photos on a full-color 2007 Georgetown Divide community calendar.
Patti Smith Real Estate is printing and distributing, for free, a calendar featuring 12 photos of the Divide countryside - one photo per month. The grand prize winner will have their work displayed on the calendar cover and credits will be given to all.
"We have so many wonderful places on the Divide that many people have never seen," Smith said. "Now is the chance to showcase that beautiful snowy scene off of your deck, or the University Waterfalls, or other places on the Divide you've visited this year."
From August until Oct. 2, participants can send in their favorite scenic images (no people unless it substantially contributes to the scene - e.g., a silhouette of someone against a dramatic backdrop). Wildlife imagery is also encouraged.
While no one is limited to sending just one image, Smith said, she is hopeful that so many people will contribute, that the contest will have 13 winners rather than a few people submitting and winning with several photos each.
Contest requirements are as follows:
- Send in a 4 inch by 6 inch printed copy and an electronic image (at least 300 dots per inch) on a CD to Patti Smith Real Estate Photo Contest, P.O. Box 1600, Georgetown, CA 95634.
- Please identify your subject, and provide your name, mailing address and phone number on both the back of the printed photo and on the CD label.
- Please limit your submissions to recent photographs - preferably from 2006.
- Your submission must be received no later than Monday, Oct., 2. Contest winners will be notified by mid October, and the calendar will be printed and distributed by December.
"Download those images from your digital cameras and send them in," Smith said. "We're proud of our community and ready to show it off."
Winchester Country Club opens final phase of custom home sites
Winchester Country Club announces that the initial release of the fourth and final phase of custom estate home sites will occur at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, when 46 of the home sites will be released to the public.
Buyers can choose from a variety of home sites set within rock outcroppings, pine trees, old oaks and mature manzanitas. Many of these one- to six-acre final home sites also offer views of the golf course's fairways, snow-capped Sierras and an array of other vistas.
Residents of Winchester Country Club can enjoy a private 35,000 square foot members' clubhouse, swim and tennis center, fitness center, 10 miles of hiking and biking trails, eight miles of perimeter equestrian trails and much more. Home sites within the community start in the high $300,000s.
In addition to land offerings, Winchester Country Club also offers custom estate homes, including the new Summit Collection, complete with concierge service and golf membership. Private resident and non-resident golf and social memberships are available. Tours of many of these custom estate homes will be available from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Stop by the Winchester Country Club sales center for a self-guided tour map.
For directions or more information on the release of the new home sites or any of the offerings from Winchester Country Club, call the sales center, open daily, at (888) 877-7177, or visit online at www.WinchesterCountryClub.com.
