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BY: RAE LYNN PAYTON
Building A Place to Gather Southwind Hills Home & Design constructs new urbanism development and custom homes
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outhwind Hills Home & Design, a home construction company based in Goldsby, is the first Southern Living builder in the state of Oklahoma, one of only 85 members across the country. Owners Tina and Brett Adkins work together as a team to deliver a quality experience to their clients and have been building homes for about ten years. Originally, they started their home design company as a compliment to their land development business. They wanted to showcase the type of custom homes homebuyers should expect in the new development. Pairing the two businesses together, the Adkins have the ability to touch on so many aspects of home living, from the actual home itself to the community surrounding it. While the couple owns several local businesses, Tina’s land development business is her primary focus and she is selective when it comes to taking on new custom home projects, which allows her the ability to connect better with her clients, she said. “Your builder is almost like a spouse. You get to know each other personally,” Tina said. “It is our goal to create a relationship where we know the client long-term and are confi-
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dent that they’re enjoying the home we built for them.” Comfort, communication and luxurious living are at the forefront of Southwind Hills Home & Design. One of the requirements of the Southern Living brand is that you can’t be a mass production home builder and that matches the Adkins’ philosophy. “We think about each home as to how we would utilize it as a family… about how people live day to day,” Tina shared. “We work to make it practical and beautiful. Clients essentially get an interior designer with every home build instead of it being a separate expense that they try to figure out on their own.” If you are in the market to build a custom home, Tina has some important advice. Do your research and she recommended interviewing all of the builders in your chosen development “to make sure the personalities match up and that they can meet your needs.” “It can cause a lot of stress if you don’t,” she advised.
