Breakfast room walls are floor-to-ceiling windows. A

clever kitchen design works well with adjacent areas from the

sunny breakfast room to the formal dining room and the great room

separated by the inviting angled bar. Overhead, a second-floor

balcony encircles the two-story great room and fieldstone fireplace. A

convenient main floor master bedroom is a comfortable distance from

the three upstairs bedrooms and second floor media room. The

study, with coffered ceilings and its own fireplace, can be accessed

from the foyer or the great room. A back porch and deck below

gives another view of this 2.5 acre homesite in one of Coweta's

premier developments, Arbor Springs Plantation.

One to five acre estate-size lots are set among the lakes,

ponds and 27-hole championship golf course that distinguish this

development. The resident's clubhouse overlooks a custom,

lake-side pool, with lighted tennis courts just a few steps away.

Sidewalks line the main streets and nature trails invite residents to

explore the rolling terrain that hosts this neighborhood. Newnan

Utilities recently added a fiber-optic cable system to the underground

services at Arbor Springs to provide residents with state-of-the-art

Internet services at 100 times the speed of dial-up connections.

Smart Home Technology, interactive neighborhood

Internet connections, and climate-conscious landscaping all

complement the fine design and construction of this home a

project of McKinney Builders, Inc. Mac McKinney has built custom

homes for over 28 years and is actively involved with the National

Association of Homebuilders.

"Beyond the credentials that make Mac McKinney one of

our approved Arbor Springs builders," developmental partner

Kristy Franklin said, "is the fact that he has been selected as a member

of the prestigious "Southern Living" Custom Home Builder

Network. Through this program, members have exclusive rights to a

special collection of "Southern Living" house plans."

"The builder network is a natural extension of our overall

homes program, which aims at offering quality designs and new ideas

to consumers across the Southeast," said "Southern Living"

Homes Group Director Bill McDougald. "We believe we have chosen

some of the most outstanding builders in the region to help us do this."

With such a grand home as a canvas, the spectacular

interior detail and furnishings will be a tribute to this talented team

of designers. "We're approached this as project with the charm of

an English cottage and the sophisticated flair of a

country-French influence," said Christie Estes,

a designer with the firm owned by Martha Ann Faith. "We've

incorporated unique finishes and other design elements that may

inspire visitors to try a new look in their own homes, or homes they

may be about to build. People are always asking to see our

work," adds Estes, " and Showplace 98 gives us a chance to invite

everyone in to see what's available in construction and interior

design these days."

Kristy Franklin sees Showplace 98 as a benefit for all of

Coweta County. "In addition to raising funds for the Boys & Girls

Club, we are showing our gracious way of life here the quality of

homes, our vibrant communities, and the upscale services offered in

this county," explains Franklin. "As the Showplace 98 run comes to

a close, we will auction many of the furnishings as further benefit

of the Boys & Girls Club."

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