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Ideally suited for young overnight guests, each bunk has its own swivel-down television. which boasts twelve-foot ceilings, allows for ten-foot windows to take advantage of the lakeside view and oversized lighting fixtures. Custom moldings, casings and doors were used throughout. With five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, this home was designed to entertain and house family and friends. A large covered porch upstairs with outdoor fireplace Overhead beams made of cypress are a focal point in the living room. and a large screen TV over the mantle provides an ideal spot for watching football or movies while enjoying the view. For those who would rather be indoors, there's an Alabama-themed media room directly below the porch. The 6,500 square-foot home, completed in spring 2013, creates a striking appearance at first sight with a large The home includes a safe room in the garage. In light tower and covered bridge walkway leading to the front of the devastating tornado that hit Tuscaloosa in 2011, door. From the walkway, visitors can overlook another Michael Young, founder and President of Toulmin unique feature--a sunken English garden with a walking Homes, estimates that about 75 percent of the homes path and custom stone bench. The scale of the home, they now build include some sort of safe room. 1 6 | A la ba m a Hom e bu il d er | SUMM E R 2 0 1 3