The family met with the Golden Eagle designer again. This time the focus was on the kitchen. It is an important room for the family as they plan to entertain at their lakehouse. They want enough room so large meals can easily be prepared in the kitchen. They want enough counterspace for multiple Nesco cookers.

And they are happy with the design they created with their designers. Below are three images of their kitchen.

The designer's images have given the family a good feel for what their kitchen will look like once completed. The excitement is building for the family. They are anxious to move forward.

The designer is going to send the family renderings of the exterior of the home based on the floor plans and other features the family has selected. Watch for those images later this week.

The family is busy gathering information for their scheduled design consultation next week. They know they want a floor plan that will be welcoming to guests. They want to be able to comfortably accomodate two families with children in addition to their own family. They also want to take advantage of the views of both lakes from the lot by having large windows.

Below is a lot diagram they had prepared. It shows the shape of their lot as well as the location in relation to the roads and lakes. The family expects the land to play a major role as they make design decisions, so they wanted to have a nice diagram to share with the designer.

And the winner is....

Golden Eagle.

The family has made its decision. They will purchase their log home package from Golden Eagle Log Homes. A few key points contributed to their decision.

1. Completeness of Package. A log home package from Golden Eagle is complete. As stated in an earlier post, the family was impressed that the packages include everything including the kitchen sink.

2. Location. The Golden Eagle headquarters are located within a few hours drive of the building site.

3. Company Openness. The family was happy to see how open the company was. They liked how the company offered to include them in as much of the process as they wanted to be included in.  The family is even considering participating in some of the training session the company offers, like the Hands on Construction workshop.

Now the family needs to make more decisions like what they want their home to look like, a floor plan, log type, lot position, etc.

The family is very excited about their lakehouse after visiting the Golden Eagle corporate headquarters and showroom. 

The headquarters includes two model homes and a large showroom.

As you can see by the number of photos they took during the visit, the family was impressed with what Golden Eagle offers in their complete packages.

Two things impacted the family the most--the completeness of the home packages and the open door policy of the company.

The family learned that a complete home package from Golden Eagle includes everything, even the kitchen sink. While most home companies sell just log shells, Golden Eagle offers nearly everything but the lighting bulbs and the paint for a home. As you can see in the photos, the family won't be limited to just one or two options for that sink either.

The family also learned about Golden Eagles open door policy. The company encourages its customers to be as involved in the building process as they choose to be. This can even include trips to the training center with their builder.

The family hasn't made any final decisions yet, but they were impressed with their visit to Golden Eagle. They are planning to think and discuss options for a few days and hopefully make the decision to either go with Golden Eagle as their log producer or keep looking by early next week.

Stay tuned.