In this series, we’re looking at some of the hottest Master Suites in new homes in Edmond, Oklahoma built by Jeff Click Homes, showcasing some of the best looks and trends found in the mid-level price point.  Check out a few photos from our furnished new home model in Silverhawk.

WOW-Factor: Just as we did in the entrance to the Master Suite, we add a little “holllah!” to the
to the first view of the bathroom.

Lighten Up: Lighting is the “bling” of a house, and should make a statement, but never neglect
attention to good lighting function.  Ladies need it for perfecting their look, and bros need it
to insure a crisis-free shave.  Natural light enhances it all the more during the day.

Blush & Brush: While we strongly encourage as much fun as possible in the Master Bath, let’s remember
it’s a place for work, too.  Good counter top space, adequate storage, and a place
for the Princess to pretty up, are all essential.

Bathing Beauties: A romantic bathroom isn’t so without a roomy bath for two.

Showered With Love: So maybe the bath tub isn’t an every day affair, but we hope a shower is. A
roomy shower is a must for any steamy encounters…
or just to get ready for the day.

There are a few other niceties that we like to throw into our Master Bathrooms in all of our new homes in Edmond and Oklahoma City.  One of the more popular amenities is our proximity-sensing light control, which detects your presence and turns on your lights for you for an adjustable period of time.  We also include a heat lamp and vent light combo, which provides a boost of heat for those chilly mornings, as well as helps better ventilate the room should things get a little too steamy, so to speak (which we strongly encourage!).  Jeff Click Homes also tiles all shower walls and bath tub backsplashes for added style and longevity.

To see our unique, modern home designs that have amazing master baths, might we suggest The Numbers Plan, The Daniel Plan, The Psalm Plan, and The Romans Plan.

Up next: The Master Closet.

The Master Suite: One of the most romantic spaces in a home.

So what makes a great Master Suite?  Not to be coy, but aside from a few rules of thumb, the answer is simply “it depends.”  Let’s start by being honest; unless you’re a single guy, it’s usually the women that call the shots when it comes to decisions about the home.  If you ask any group of women, you’ll probably receive some common answers and as opinions and preferences on what makes the perfect Master Suite as what goes into the Perfect Man.

Check out a few important aspects of a well-designed Master Suite, as demonstrated by our furnished new home model in Silverhawk.  By implementing a few of these key aspects of design, your new home‘s master suite will be sure to arouse the senses.

First Impressions: The entrance to the Suite needs to be impactful.  Use of natural light, color,
and ceiling heights all play a role in making a statement.

Size Matters: The room need not be huge, but it does need to be spacious enough to remain functional
once furnishings are in place.  This master suite maintains adequate walkways between a low-profile
dresser and a queen sized bed with average-sized nightstands.

Next, we’ll explore another aspect of the Master Suite: The Master Bathroom.

The fellas from Jeff Click Homes have a little fun demonstrating how to properly clear a driveway of Oklahoma snow and ice in under 2.5 minutes at the Jeff Click Homes furnished model home in Silverhawk.

OK, so maybe not exactly that fast, but here’s a crash-course tutorial on how to properly clear a driveway from snow and ice. The team from Jeff Click Homes has a little bit of fun demonstrating this at the 2010 Jeff Click Homes Furnished Model Home in the Silverhawk Addition in Edmond, Oklahoma.

The great room view of the entry of our Parade Home at 2412 NW 174th St in Silverhawk

As announced by the Parade Committee, The Oklahoman, and NewsOK, the Jeff Click Homes Parade Home, based on a newly redesigned version of our Daniel Plan, picked up three Parade of Homes Awards in the $200,000 - $400,000 price point in the Edmond Area:

• Best Overall Design - Considers plan layout, usability, and general design ideas
• Best Kitchen* - Considers layout, usability, and arrangement of work space. *We tied with Adams Kirby Homes on this one.
• Best Decorating - Considers furnishing, accessories, and staging of the home.

The super sleek, and now award-winning kitchen of the JCH Parade Home, which included
stainless appliances, glass backsplash, and stainless built-in table and bar.

Complete information on the home in Silverhawk at 2412 NW 174th, including pricing, photo tours, and our new NewSpin360 Virtual Tour is available for you to check out anytime here at our site.

If you didn’t get a chance to see it during the Parade, no worries!  We’ll be modelling out of this one while our new Furnished Model Home in Silverhawk is getting wrapped up.  We’ll be open daily (except Tuesdays) from 1-6.  Stop by and see it and us!

The sexy master bathroom of the JCH Parade Home, with 3D mirror
arrangement, raised Euro cabinets, modern lighting, and lots of surprises.

The spacious, undivided great room at Jeff Click Homes’ 2009 Parade Home.

Striking balance of bold red accents, urban-influenced, authentic brick masonry peppered throughout the interior, and exposed-joist ceilings for an added feel of loft-style living are just a few of the surprises awaiting visitors of the home, at 2412 NW 174th St, in our Silverhawk addition.

Come check us out, among the 124 homes on showcase for the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association‘s 2009 Parade of Homes.  There are four featured area neighborhoods throughout the Oklahoma City Metro, including Edmond.  Parade of Homes magazines are available at all Oklahoma City metro Lowe’s stores, and are free of charge.  Homes, including ours, will be open daily for the Parade, September 26 through October 4th from 1-7pm daily,

Vote For Jeff Click Homes!

Anyone can vote once daily through June 22 at NewsOK.com’s 2009 Readers Choice Online Ballot, and we hope you’ll make us your choice for the 2009 Readers Choice for Best New Home Builder in North Oklahoma City!

As we were wrapping up the walk-through, suddenly it thunders, the storm warning sirens rev up, and my mobile rings, all simultaneously. On the phone was my wife letting me know I might want to consider coming home (just across the street from my walk-through…yes, I live among clients and love it), to get into the storm shelter.

It’s really nerve-racking to see this hovering over your development project.

One power outage, 3 rounds of storms, and multiple trips in and out of the storm shelter later, I head out to check my projects in the neighborhood, then a mile south down Penn to my commercial project, the Main Street Business District.  This was what I found…

The view facing south at NW158th & Pennsylvania after the storm in Edmond.

The officer blockading Penn was cool enough to let me through.  Surprisingly, we had minimal damage despite numerous large power line poles snapped in two around us.

A large power pole snapped from its easement on the south property line of our development.

What an afternoon and evening it was.  We were fortunate that power was restored by a little after 6, and aside from not being able to attend the scheduled closing, I was most disappointed by not getting to be a part of the ULI Real Estate Roulette.

So yes, I had an exciting afternoon and evening planned, and while it was still exciting, it was not as planned.  Perhaps the next one will be scheduled on a less eventful night by my new friends at the ULI. (Sorry, guys, I had to check my projects and I couldn’t leave my girls for the evening without power.)

A few entry lights now need some adjustment.

I’ve posted a Flickr set of all the photos I took from storm damage in NW Oklahoma City / Edmond.

The evening held several highlights I enjoyed: being installed as 2009 President, casting my vision for the year ahead, enjoying a great dinner with family, friends, and hundreds of fellow members, dancing with my wife and daughter, watching Jim McWhirter get awarded 2008 Builder of the Year, and hearing one of my favorite former teacher’s band, Pearl, play live.

Mize, who joined us at one of my tables, covered the event in today’s Business section of The Oklahoman, and photos are on Flickr.

The Civic Center Music Hall in rare form.

The Meinders Hall of Mirrors, where our banquet took place, catered by Deep Fork Grill.

The most amazing girls I know, my wife Deziray and daughter, Alessondra.

The “President’s First Dance”, traditionally danced with the First Lady, but I danced with both of them.

One of my favorite former teachers, Mark Landreth, and his band “Pearl” provided entertainment.

Fulmer sums up the conundrum well, “I understand the costs associated with putting the technology into the house because I’m familiar with the technologies being used. But that’s not enough - you have to try to determine the actual value of the overall house to someone for whom these technological amenities may not mean much. This is an issue that’s going to become bigger and bigger as technology gets used more and more to differentiate homes.
I would submit that the non-technically-inclined buyer Peter refers to will end up reaping the rewards of this appraisal methodology.  In this scenario, he stands to first get a break on the up-front costs of the technology if it doesn’t receive a dollar-for-dollar valuation.  When that buyer later goes to resell the house, the technologies once considered “advanced” will, by then, be common…if not expected…and will thus place that house in better competition with newer homes, depending on the technologies in place. 

That alone will stand to draw draw additional value, though it’s difficult to say how much.  Future value potential doesn’t mean squat on an appraisal, which is a snapshot of the here-and-now.

So if you really need to quench your thirst to check out one of our houses over the weekend, drop us a note or give Brodie a call at 405.315.0812.

We’ll see to it that you thirst no more.