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Building a house is really a lesson in trust; you might not always see the same vision as your spouse, but you recognize the need to communicate and offer your support. When Katie and Kyle Trumble went through the building process, they worked together and allowed the house to evolve and change as they went. “I had never built a house before,” said Katie. “And Kyle had a definite vision for what he wanted.” The couple also hired Seventh Day Design to provide mood boards of Kyle’s inspiration pictures and purchasable links to everything. “This made the process really easy!” Pulling up to the Trumble’s, you might notice the quiet lake in the background or the striking black and white color scheme, but every detail makes this house a showstopper. Most of the house is a painted white brick with black accents, while the front entry is showcased through the use of stucco and elegant copper gutters and downspouts. The simple, clean lines are artfully paired with crisp landscaping, the highlight being a series of perfectly imperfect concrete balls that Kyle and his dad built. “I had an idea for the landscaping. I really wanted round concrete balls, so I decided to do them myself. It was a long process because there are so many steps, but we love the look. I even love that they aren’t perfectly smooth,” said Kyle. One of the most surprising things about this house is that the bulk of its inspiration came from an elk mount—one that ironically did not even exist when they were building. “Kyle designed the entire house with the plan to put an elk mount on that wall one day,” Katie laughed. Kyle then added, “We wanted to combine several
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