Many of us live in tract homes. In these cookie-cutter houses, not much of anything distinguishes one from the next. And, indeed, where I live in Phoenix, almost all the neighborhoods are indistinguishable from one another: It’s a sea of stucco and tile. Heaven help the poor soul who takes a wrong turn.
Due to this inherent sameness found around the country, most people have usually thought about what it would be like to build their dream home. What if money were no object, and you could build whatever you’d like? Friends have said they’ve dreamed about big, old, stone farmhouses, or Santa Fe-style homes, or castles.