by Heather Shoning
Ted Lowe of LOWE-BO Homes doesn’t often have the luxury of designing exactly what he wants because he’s careful to cater to his clients’ wishes, but in this speculative home he embraced the opportunity to have fun with his own design choices. He also used feedback from focus groups to determine what design elements would be best suited to potential buyers. “I designed an elegant area to hide away from the world,” he says. The primary bathroom includes a built-in soaking tub, which Lowe notes is great for aging in place, and a shower with both a regular and rain head plus a corner bench. The curbless shower and 3-foot-wide doors appeal to this demographic as well. Lowe included luxury upgrades such as a bidet in the water closet; recessed, high-end Kohler medicine cabinets; and instead of a short vanity backsplash, the wood-look tile runs all the way to the ceiling.
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Architecture: Ron Montoya Custom Designs; Builder: LOWE-BO Homes; Interior Design: Maria Ochoa- Gutierrez, Ray’s Flooring Specialists; Bathtub/ Fixtures/Sink: Winsupply of Albuquerque; Cabinetry Design: Suzanne Robles, Ray’s Flooring Specialists; Countertops: Creative Cabinets, Countertops & More; Lighting: Turn On Lighting; Tile: Ray’s Flooring Specialists
