Nashville Drees Difference
Homeowner Spotlight: Meet the Northways
Posted on Oct 10, 2024 by dreeshomes
Posted on Oct 10, 2024 by dreeshomes
Ashley and Shawn Northway selected the black brick for their “Addams Family” home from a cabin in Alaska. The couple, who are traveling nurses, made design selections for their Nashville-area home whilst on assignment thousands of miles away.
Ashley will be the first to tell you: She and her husband are anything but traditional. When they set out to build their dream home, they knew they wanted it in mostly brick, and they wanted it mostly black.
“We had looked at all different types of home and having a house we were able to build and put our own touches on really motivated us to go with a new build,” Ashley said.
Without further ado, step inside the Northway “Addams Family” home.
My husband and I chose the Everly floor plan. We had come to Nashville in hopes of finding our dream home. Being from out of state, we went with a goal in mind to find a house we could see ourselves growing in. We had a Realtor show us around and I will never forget he took us to an Everly that was in the process of being built. Shawn and I walked in, and it immediately took our breath away. We knew this had to be the house we built.
Shawn and I are not traditional by any means, we both love the color black! Working with Drees, we were able to build our “Addams Family” home. It is our favorite feature of our home. It stands out in the neighborhood!
We have a different building experience than most. My husband and I are both travel nurses which had provided us with an abundance of adventure, but also brought the challenges of building a home from out of state. The building process with Drees was so seamless. A huge shoutout to Bruce and Rob who constantly kept us in the loop, took pictures, sent weekly emails, and no matter the request, they always made it happen! I will never forget doing our Design Center meeting virtually from our cabin in Alaska. It was enjoyable even while being so many miles from our house.
My advice would be ask questions, don’t settle and find a home you love. When you see your home come to life and walk through the front door, there is no better feeling!
We had spent a week in Nashville when we were ready to put roots down there. We had seen many new builds and I will never forget a representative from another builder tell us we would never find a four-sided brick home. She told us, “No one is building that anymore, you won’t find it.” We both knew we wanted an all-brick home. We continued our search and had heard about Drees and its great reputation. Low and behold, we have an all-brick home!
