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		<title>James Bond Wishes He Had One</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/james-bond-wishes-he-had-one-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Bond has nothing on this automated hidden room in the Jenkins Custom Homes 2008 Parade Home.]]></description>
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		<title>Designs that Inspire</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/designs-that-inspire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspiration can come from many sources and this one comes from function, specifically how a home can really make family time more precious and valuable.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Hot off the Press:  New Photos</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/08/27/hot-off-the-press-new-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are photos of one of our more contemporary style homes recently completed.  This one was designed and built in-house by our on-staff architecture department and construction managers.  This family came to us at one of our recent Parade of Homes because they needed a builder they could trust to take care of everything, since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dressing the Ceiling</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/08/19/dressing-the-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ceilings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[breakfast room]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ceiling treatments are a very important contributor to the style and look of a home. Three really nice ceiling treatments we have done recently are as follows: &#160; In a dining room, we combined a barrel arch and coffers into one ceiling treatment for this Parade Home. What we were attempting to accomplish was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remember the Kids Table?</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/08/16/remember-the-kids-table/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever have to sit at the kid&#8217;s table growing up?  I did.  I couldn&#8217;t wait until the day I got to sit at the grown-up&#8217;s table, either.  Well, we recently designed a home for a family that reminded me of this age-old tradition. This particular family needed a version of the kid&#8217;s table.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Product of the Week: Andersen Windows&#8217; Fibrex</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/08/04/cool-product-of-the-week-andersen-windows-fibrex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just visited the Andersen Windows plant in Bayport, Minnesota so I've got windows on the brain.  While there, we saw this great product called Fibrex.  Andersen actually invented it back in 1992, before green was cool.  I love this product because it takes all of the best qualities of wood and vinyl and combines them into one product. ]]></description>
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		<title>Bethany Jenkins Quoted in Article on Virtual Golf</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/07/15/article-on-virtual-golf/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/07/15/article-on-virtual-golf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article entitled Teeing Up Indoors which appeared in the June/July 2011 issue of Urban Home Magazine, author Sue-Ella Mueller highlights the Interactive Sports Technologies, Inc. product, "High Definition Golf" (HD Golf™).]]></description>
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		<title>Shan Jenkins Quoted In Article On The Future Of The Home Spa</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/03/03/shan-jenkins-quoted-in-article-on-the-future-of-the-home-spa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2011/03/03/shan-jenkins-quoted-in-article-on-the-future-of-the-home-spa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Jenkins Custom Homes owner, Shan Jenkins, was quoted in the Urban Home Magazine in an article entitled "Home Spa...Just Add Water". The article, written by Sue-Ella Mueller, describes how bathrooms have progressed in recent years, and what the future holds. She writes, "With everything from air tubs to automated toilets, from hidden televisions to champagne spray showerheads, the bathroom is now being designed to be our greatest indulgence."]]></description>
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		<title>Belvedere Kitchen Event</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2010/09/25/belvedere-kitchen-event-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2010/09/25/belvedere-kitchen-event-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bethany Jenkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 12, Shan and Bethany Jenkins – owners of Jenkins Custom Homes  – hosted a kitchen event at the Belvedere Community on Hamilton Pool Road. The event was well-attended and the response, overwhelming! Several of the attendees requested a copy of the seminar notes so here is an overview of what was discussed.]]></description>
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		<title>How It Works</title>
		<link>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2010/08/23/how-it-works-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.newhousebuilder.com/2010/08/23/how-it-works-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    "People think that it's this veneer - that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make this look good!'. That's not what we think design is.  It's not just what it looks like and feels like.   Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs  

Although volumes have been written in the pursuit of defining "good design", the above quote, taken from page 10 of the book Design Is How It Works by Jay Greene, may be the best summary of that elusive definition that I've found.  Makes sense - considering the source.]]></description>
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