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Marc had always wanted to build a new home, whereas Rachel was less convinced it was the right thing to do. However, all reservations changed after they visited a Signature Homes showhome in The Lakes. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  \u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“We came into the build process very green and knew pretty quickly that Signature Homes would be our chosen builder, thanks to the confidence our New Home Consultant gave us.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cstrong>View more images\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan> of Rachel & Marc's \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca name=\"link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.signature.co.nz\u002Fdesign-build\u002Fpetariki\">home here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>",{"responsiveImage":38},{"alt":12,"aspectRatio":13,"base64":39,"height":15,"width":16,"src":40},"data:image\u002Fjpeg;base64,\u002F9j\u002F4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD\u002F2wCEAAoHBwgHBgoICAgLFgoXDhgQFRUNDhsVDhUNFxMZGBYVFhYmHysjJikoHRUWJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OHA0QHDscIigvNS87Ly8vLzUvLzsvLy8vLy8vNS8vOy81Ly8vLy8vNS8vOzsvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL\u002F\u002FAABEIAA8AGAMBIgACEQEDEQH\u002FxAAYAAACAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFBgADB\u002F\u002FEACAQAAAGAgIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMGEQVBBKESFiH\u002FxAAVAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAv\u002FEABcRAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAARH\u002F2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA\u002FABuDmiHHk\u002Fdh9KVtHxCO9DKo1GiUolGsPHr9cYi89A8ZrWVeYnDLLdWIAGXiRPJO19iA9Zo5f\u002F\u002FZ","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F56178\u002F1660864712-vankrieken_34_web.jpg",{"sectionTitle":42,"sectionSummary":43,"sectionImage":44},"Their brief","\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>Rachel and Marc went about their build journey by purchasing a section first as they wanted to secure two sites side-by-side for Rachel's mum to live next to them too. Of course, Rachel's mum built a Signature Home too, but that's for another Signature Homes customer story, and yes, they are side-by-side. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  \u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>\"We've always been drawn to a modern farmhouse look, so we wanted to bring this into our new home. In addition, we wanted our kitchen to be a real feature in our home, along with plenty of natural light.\"\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n  \u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>\u003Cstrong>View more images\u003C\u002Fstrong> of Rachel & Marc's \u003Ca name=\"link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.signature.co.nz\u002Fdesign-build\u002Fpetariki\">home here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>",{"responsiveImage":45},{"alt":12,"aspectRatio":13,"base64":46,"height":15,"width":16,"src":47},"data:image\u002Fjpeg;base64,\u002F9j\u002F4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD\u002F2wCEAAoHBwgHBgoIEwgLDQoLDhgZDQ0NDh0NFgwNGBQZGBYfFhUaHysjGh0oHSEWJDUlKC0vMjIyHSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLAg0OHBANHDscFhwvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL\u002F\u002FAABEIAA8AGAMBIgACEQEDEQH\u002FxAAZAAABBQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFAAEDBAb\u002FxAAfEAAABgMAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIDBhEEBRIiMaH\u002FxAAWAQADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgP\u002FxAAaEQACAgMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQURAhUl\u002F9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwC7hy5vIT7BpqStIx7sZDVxskM30C7eh7aMuwe4BKLoj2kyZTZWQYBNpFelH5\u002FQg63hN4xdn\u002F\u002FZ","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F56178\u002F1660864768-vankrieken_53_web.jpg",{"sectionTitle":49,"sectionSummary":50,"sectionImage":51},"The plan","\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>Rachel and Marc mulled over a few plan options, deciding that they liked the layout of Signature Homes showhome in Papamoa, which is based on our Caroline Plan. They made a couple of tweaks to the plan, adding a walk-in wardrobe in the master bedroom and some slight adjustments to the living area.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>Good-sized kids' bedrooms were a must-have for Rachel and Marc, as they plan to be in their home for years to come. Children's bedrooms would need to transition into teenage bedrooms easily.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>The ideal family home is achieved with two living spaces and open plan living for families to connect.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>\u003Cstrong>View more images\u003C\u002Fstrong> of Rachel & Marc's \u003Ca name=\"link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.signature.co.nz\u002Fdesign-build\u002Fpetariki\">home here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"responsiveImage":52},{"alt":12,"aspectRatio":13,"base64":53,"height":15,"width":16,"src":54},"data:image\u002Fjpeg;base64,\u002F9j\u002F4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD\u002F2wCEAAoHBwgHBgoICAgSDg4RFw8ODQ0NDhENFg8MFxMZGBYWFhUaHysjGh0oHRUWJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OEA8QHS8dFhwvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL\u002F\u002FAABEIAA8AGAMBIgACEQEDEQH\u002FxAAYAAACAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBQADB\u002F\u002FEABsQAAIDAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEDAAIxBCER\u002F8QAFQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQD\u002FxAAUEQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA\u002F9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwDYXNCqEmUI7aW8Jg7l\u002FV7FyVEW2BOLdFANki5tSK7BJP\u002FZ","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F56178\u002F1660864788-petariki-home-sh-fp_web.jpg",{"sectionTitle":56,"sectionSummary":57,"sectionImage":58},"Exterior and interior design","\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>Rachel and Marc were clear from the start that they wanted a dark exterior with white joinery. 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It was obvious from our first meeting with him that he was someone we could trust and who could safely guide us through our build journey and into our beautiful new home\".\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n  \u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>\"We would absolutely build with Signature Homes again; although we love our current home so much, we can't imagine us ever wanting to leave\".\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>\u003Cstrong>View more images\u003C\u002Fstrong> of Rachel & Marc's \u003Ca name=\"link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.signature.co.nz\u002Fdesign-build\u002Fpetariki\">home here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>",{"responsiveImage":66},{"alt":12,"aspectRatio":13,"base64":67,"height":15,"width":16,"src":68},"data:image\u002Fjpeg;base64,\u002F9j\u002F4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD\u002F2wCEAAoHBwgHBgoICAgTEBQLDhgQDg0NDhUKDRENFxMZGBYfFhUaHysjGh0oHSEWJDUlKC0vMjIyGSI4PTcwPCsxMi8BCgsLDg0OHBAQEy8cFhwvLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vLy8vL\u002F\u002FAABEIAA8AGAMBIgACEQEDEQH\u002FxAAYAAACAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgMEBf\u002FEAB0QAAEDBQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAgMEBREhMRL\u002FxAAVAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAv\u002FEABcRAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAECABH\u002F2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA\u002FANue\u002FtfGRlL7ru0VJOVFLERrKomk9SdRwnM7Rmihv7GnqEvxUZadOQpaO4Wjf\u002F\u002FZ","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F56178\u002F1660865302-vankrieken_24_web.jpg",{"sectionTitle":70,"sectionSummary":71,"sectionImage":72},"Rachel and Marc's Advice","\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>Rachel and Marc echo that having a good relationship with all those involved in your building project is vital. Always communicate, and respect each other along the way.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n  \u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan> “We were surprised by how much we enjoyed the whole process\", says Rachel\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Cspan>\u003Cstrong>View more images\u003C\u002Fstrong> of Rachel & Marc's \u003Ca name=\"link\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.signature.co.nz\u002Fdesign-build\u002Fpetariki\">home here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"responsiveImage":73},{"alt":12,"aspectRatio":13,"base64":14,"height":15,"width":16,"src":17},1778046707111]