Michael Barnes Custom Homes

If your looking to build your dream home, Michael Barnes Custom Homes and The Builder Resource Group can make that happen. Mickey has building in middle TN going on 35 years. He is more than awesome! 

Here is a stunning home by Michael Barnes, nearing completion. As always, top of the line features and finishes. Picturesque backdrop at no extra charge! 

If you dream it we can build it! 

Let us take you from Land to Home.

Alana Barnett

Re/Max Elite 615-661-4400

Direct: 615-856-8258

278 Franklin Rd 

Brentwood, Tn 37027

Each Re/Max office is independently owned and Operated

City Girl Gone Country!

I am officially a country girl! I made the move to TN last week, and I feel like we are settling in nicely, and quickly!

Living somewhere is a lot different than visiting somewhere. With every day that passes I am more and more positive this is where I am supposed to be. 

There is grass in my back and front yard!! NYC will always have my heart but I am falling hard for middle Tennessee. 

I have jumped right into work with Alana. Currently helping her with several clients she already has and working on a few new ones that have come in this week. Busy busy! Excited for what the next few months will bring. 

Just wanted to check in with y'all. We will be updating a lot more often, and will be documenting our first build as a duo. 

Cheers! 

New listing!

Can't you just imagine your dream home on this gorgeous 8.5 acre pasture land? It is build ready! No trees to clear. We can start construction right away. Seriously y'all, it is beautiful!

Perked for a 5 bedroom home, this plot has great views, a peaceful creek, and is very private with a shared gated driveway. It is in an amazing location, right in the heart of Leipers Fork in Williamson County. Giddy on up and bring your horses!

Call or email Alana to view this property today! 

Alana Barnett
The Builder Resource Group
Remax Elite
278 Franklin Rd
Brentwood, TN 
615.661.4400 (office)
mls#1549965

Check out this beauty!

When building your custom dream home the possibilities are endless. Here is just one possibility, and it's a good one. This gorgeous 4 bedroom 4 bath home was just completed last month. What is so great about our builder is that the standard features in all our homes are not standard at all! Hardwood flooring, granite, stainless steel appliances, crown and base molding. Anything you want we can do! These homes are built to last! I can't imagine ever wanting to leave your custom built home, but if that day comes, the resale will be a piece of cake. Check out this beauty, photographed by yours truly, Alana. (Did we forget to mention she is also an amazing photographer?)

Nestled among these green rolling hills...

Stunning dining room.

Fireplace and coffered ceilings.

I would cook in this kitchen every day!

Walk in closet? Yes please!

His and hers showers!!

I want to take a bath in there right now!

Alana Barnett
The Builder Resource Group
Remax Elite
278 Franklin Rd
Brentwood, TN 
615.661.4400 (office)

Kitchen Design Ideas

Now for the fun part! Designing my home. Before any building begins, I get to have fun deciding what I want each room to look like. Every week I will dedicate a post to a specific room and store all my ideas for my future build right here. This week,  my favorite room in the house, the kitchen!

I absolutely love kitchen design. This is the room people spend a lot of their time at home in. From Breakfast to dinner to entertaining, it is used very often so of course it has to be beautiful and inviting. Since my home is going to be completely custom I am able to pick everything out, from the ceiling to the floor. But for this post I will focus on the main features in the kitchen: cabinets, countertops, backsplash and sink specifically. Here is a little collage I threw together a while back when I started thinking about what I want my dream kitchen to be like. I love the waterfall look when it comes to finishing the edge on counters. A wood butcher block center island would be really cool paired with white marble on the perimeter counters. The mix of finishes adds a ton of interest.

Being from the city, I like clean lines and the minimal look, but since I will be building in the country I can afford to go a little more traditional. I will still have that modern feel though. I call this design style Country Chic. Thinking about doing two toned kitchen cabinets. Gives it that custom feel! Grey and White? Here are a few inspiration designs I am digging! 

Two tones cabinets and that apron front sink!

Grey and White cabinets and white subway tiles, love this
design from The Inspired Room

I love the butcher block island in this one.

Big News!

Can't talk the talk with out walking the walk! I have been back and forth between Nashville and NY, but I'm about to make Nashville my permanent residence. While I love my twin sister and have missed being near her for the past 10 years, I don't think living with her is going to work for very long. I couldn't decide on which direction to go as far as my living situation goes, but after spending some serious money on rent in NYC the past decade, I feel like I am ready to commit to buying. And if I'm buying why not buy new? Brand new! And custom build it exactly how I want! My dream home! This is extremely exciting. And it will be super fun having y'all (practicing my country slang) join me on my journey from Land to Home. 

I haven't yet explored all the surrounding areas of Nashville, so I still have some looking to do before I settle on location. Alana will be taking me to check out some available land. Looking for the perfect spot to build my perfect home. I will keep you posted on my progress! 
While I don't have location, I can still search floorplans and decide on features and finishes! And even better, style of home! So in the mean time I will share some options I am considering for my new build! Here are a few gorgeous homes that are possibilities for me. Really the possibilities are endless when building a new home. That's what makes this so amazing. Which style do you like best? How will I ever decide?

Cozy and Rustic

Plenty of space

Country retreat

Quaint and beyond charming

Castle and Call it a day. Just kidding!
This one won't do, there isn't a moat or a draw bridge.

The Interviews

Wrapping up our first week we are going to let you all into our personalities a little more by interviewing each other. We don't want to come off all technical all the time. We both love life and are happy to be showing y'all a little of ours.

Lex: Your favorite thing about TN.
Alana: All of the gorgeous green rolling hills, open farmland, and horses. And of course the great live music everywhere, and going dancing at the honky tonks downtown!

Alana: What do you love about TN?
Lex: It's picturesqueness. Now that's a fun word! I love that you can go from city to country and back to city within a 30 minute drive. Coming from NY, I never thought I would like country living, but I love having all this beautiful land around me. And its so nice for my babes to be able to run around. Only slightly better than our front yard in Brooklyn aka the sidewalk.

Lex: Fondest childhood memory of us?
Alana:  Rearranging our room for sure. Sharing a room with two beds we had to get creative, we changed the design around often. It's something I love to do for my 9 year old son, Camren. Sometimes I'll rearrange it, while he is out for a fun surprise. When he comes home he is always so excited to see it.

Alana: What was it like growing up with a twin?
Lex: Automatic BFF. Lots of good memories. One thing that was kind of annoying was being called "twin" all the time. Or being referred to as "the twins". Like we were one in the same. Eh, I came out of it OK. I guess it was because people couldn't tell us apart. I don't see why.

Lex: Favorite thing to do in your free time?
Alana: I love photography. One of my favorite things to photograph are our builds from start to finish. I really enjoy shooting interiors of homes and landscapes as well.

Alana: And your fave thing to do in your free time?
Lex: I love discovering new restaurants, eating good food and drinking French wine.  I'll admit I'm a bit of a wine snob. But the nerd in me loves to read and write. When I have extra time I try to add some pages to a novel I am working on.

Thanks for following our first week! Lots more to come. Enjoy your weekend.

Cheers!

"The Twins" :)