Outside, the Wildflowers homes are sided with cedar, with brick or stone fronts. "We don't do aluminum or vinyl," said McAleer. Inside detailing includes columns, crown molding, chair rail, arched niches, coffered ceilings, and curved staircases.
Then there's the whirlpool tub in the master bath, the fireplace, and the hardwood foyer floor.
Now, about that standard custom kitchen.
Start with custom, solid-wood cabintry, with glass-paned doors, if you like. Add top-of-the-line appliances - perhaps you'd like a built-in refrigerator and freezer, a grill-top range, and instant hot water.
Or you might pick two conventional self-cleaning ovens or a convection oven or a microwave. You can have a trash masher, but McAleer said they may be passe. The homes at Wildflowers feature a recycling room off the garage.
Whoa! There's a limit to the builder's allowance for the kitchen: $14,000 to $18,000. But you don't have to stop there. Just about whatever the buyer wants is possible, for a price.
In fact, the builder's architects can design a totally custom home for you at Wildflowers, said McAleer.
There are 21 lots at Wildflowers. Eleven are around a pond and cost an extra $30,000 to $50,000, even though many (ranging from one-half to 2 1/4 acres) are smaller than the standard lots.
Most standard lots back onto deep plots of woods. A homeowner's association fee of about $800 per year covers maintenance of the pond, surrounding open space, the landscaped entrance berm and school bus gazebo.
One of the six standard Wildflowers floor plans is the F model ($530,000) - which includes the country French Fanamar, the traditional Fenimore, and the French Provincial Forsythe. This 4,435-square-foot home features a second- story bridge overlooking the foyer and the family room, a first-floor library, and a butler's pantry as well as a standard pantry. Columns help define the stairwell, the living-room entrance and front porch. The master- bedroom ceiling is coffered.
