What Drives You?
Why do you get up in the morning? What drives you? What causes you to push through despite the challenges of the day? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, you are destine to drift aimlessly like a boat drifting without a rudder in the water. Joe Folsom
At Modern Rustic Homes we get up in the morning because we have both a passion and a plan for good design. We have a passion for creating something that inspires those who enjoy what we have created. We push forward despite the challenges of the day to create something that allows us to share this passion with those we are fortunate enough to serve. We won’t stop until we have created a place that brings you passion and a better quality of life. We don’t take our mission lightly and we won’t settle for anything less than a place that quiets you soul and balances your life. We create a lifestyle we call “Modern Rustic Living”. We are Modern Rustic Homes.
We would like to know what drive you? Share your stories with us. Tell us why you get up in the morning.
You also might enjoy the two clips of passion & drive on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ModernRusticLiving
Lessons from the Atlanta Log Home Show
Interesting how things seem to balance out. The Atlanta Log and Timber Frame Show this weekend drew a smaller crowd, but they had bigger ideas. Not bigger in scale but bigger in scope. People want a lifestyle that is manageable, honest, and affordable. No more “impressing your neighbors”, but more providing for your family, their safety, security and significance. So why a log or timber frame home? Well what you see is what you get. You can hide poor craftsmanship behind drywall but not in a log home. You know the structural integrity of your home because it is staring you in the face, in a beautiful way. We also want something that is permanent, well crafted, and comfortable. If this resonates with you, then come speak with me. We can create your vision into a home you will be proud of for generations. Michael Grant www.modernrustichomes.com
Mini-Seminar & Model Tour (Sat. Feb. 4th. @ 10:00 AM)
Click anywhere on invitation to be directed to registration page…..
Where else but in America
Where else but in America
Saturday morning I watched four “boxes”, which are what we call systems built housing modules roll into Gilmer County on specially designed flat -bed carriers. Waiting at the job site was a 90 ton crane positioned in place to pick up each box to sit it on the foundation we prepared two weeks before. Prior to this day, we spent many hours with our customer to design, and then specify finishes and fixtures for an 1800 square foot cabin in the woods. With two bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, loft space, laundry room, pantry, large kitchen, vaulted ceilings and an open plan design, this cabin is exactly what the clients wanted. The boxes took eight days of production time to manufacture in our Nationwide Custom Homes Plant in Martinsville, Virginia.
The cabin is called “Mountain Cove”, respecting the natural setting surrounding it. By 9:30 a.m. the first box was prepped to be picked up by the crane and positioned onto the foundation. Fast forward four hours and all four boxes are now assembled.
My clients and I walked through the cabin to check it out. What we saw were floors that were level (I mean level, not just sort’a level), plumb walls, square corners, drywall in place, cabinets, bath fixtures, lighting, electrical, plumbing, duct work, all were where they needed to be. Behind the drywall and paneling was spray foam insulation to provide high performance energy efficiency. Needless to say, I also saw a lot of smiles and nods of approval.
Over the next 30 days we added the porches, completed the exterior siding, and mended the mating walls. The painting has just been finished and the result is terrific.
This is America at its best, figuring out a way to do something better and doing it. It is our mission at www.modernrustichomes.com to provide a better solution for our clients. Allow us to show you what we can do that is a better solution for your housing needs.
Michael Grant
Modern Rustic Living
Lifestyles & Real Estate Modern Rustic Living Video
It’s all about the lifestyle! Most of us Baby Boomer’s have spent way too much time at the office, on a plane or out of town. At some point we wake up and realize time is passing us by and we need to find some balance in our lives. Some of us do this by simply spending more time with their family. Others take up flying, sky diving, scuba diving, hunting, fishing and simply enjoying the beauty of the outdoors. If your like me, you do all of this and then some! Please take a moment to enjoy learning about a lifestyle we call “Modern Rustic Living” where we combine the abundance of the outdoors and an appreciation of all things “natural’ with the modern conveniences of which you have become accustom. Maybe you are an aging Baby Boomer ready for retirement or a respected executive in your field that just needs some balance in your life by finding that perfect retreat in the woods where your cell phone only works when you want it to.
We are all about helping our clients Buy, Build or Sell homes that proved “Modern Rustic Living”. Most of the folks we work with just want to get away from the city and enjoy life a little. To help these folks out, we focus exclusively on promoting developments in southeast United States that represent a lifestyle we call “Modern Rustic Living“. These are natural developments with an abundance of trees, rolling meadows, fishing lakes and streams, waterfalls and large acreage lots. We encourage Green Building techniques and oversee construction projects all over the Southeast to assure your log or timber frame home is built to exacting standards.
If you are planning on building your dream home and need help getting it on paper, we have a design center in the North Georgia Mountains (just north of Atlanta) where we can sit down together and plan out exactly what your home will look like. Or you can choose from one of our standard models (we have hundreds). Either way, we are here to help you realize your dream of owning a Modern Rustic Living home gently nestled aside a bubbling creek or high atop a mountain looking down over the valley.
We focus exclusively on marketing homes made from natural materials and understand the unique character of a log, stone or heavy timber home. From a small cabin in the woods to a large estate home on the river, we can help! So if you are planning to build a log home or want one ready to move into, please give us a call or visit our web sites at
Meet The Modern Rustic Living Team Video Modern Rustic Living Lifestyle Video
Joe Folsom
