With over 25 years experience in the homebuilding industry, Baywood Homes has earned a reputation for building not just great homes, but great communities. They focus on quality through every step of the homebuilding process, from concept to completion, with dedication to after sales-service and care to insure complete satisfaction. Baywood’s goal is to build you a home you’ll love living in, one that suits your needs and tastes completely.

To create that feeling of finding the ideal home, Baywood Homes puts together great variety in the collections they offer at each of their communities. These homes are designed with the features that have proven to be very popular with homebuyers. Designs include luxury features, layouts that anticipate the needs of the modern family, great appointments and great style. The various communities feature floor plans with a variety of sizes and designs, accommodating everyone from young professionals and growing families to downsizers and empty-nesters. There are condo communities for those who love the maintenance-free lifestyle; bungalows for the ease of single-level living; and two-storey towns and detached homes for those who want a larger living space.

But even with the great variety available and the beautiful level of standard finishes and appointments, sometimes there are additional features that a homebuyer would like. Baywood Homes strives to fulfill each homebuyer’s dreams, offering the “custom touch” – the opportunity to customize homes to individual needs and tastes. In fact, customization is an important part of the process.

Baywood Homes’ décor centre is over 3,000 sq. ft. Homebuyers have the opportunity to make two appointments, the first to select finishes and the second to customize their home. Whether it’s decorative or functional, during appointments the design consultant will offer suggestions based on individual needs. There is a long list of options available. Options can be as simple as adding additional lighting, columns and skylights. It can also mean major customizations like finishing the basement, redesigning the kitchen, even moving interior walls to create the perfect floor plan.

Home automation, upgraded staircases with the option of metal pickets, walls finished with rounded corners, opting for taller, nine-ft. ceilings, upgraded trim and a fireplace are some of the luxuries that can be included to add sophistication and a bit of indulgence to the home. There are also small conveniences adding to the comfort and function of the home, which homebuyers may find very beneficial, like additional electrical outlets and simple relocation of standard features.

These homes should be shown off. Those that entertain a lot may want to add decorative detailing to enhance the elegance and ambiance of their home. There are options available such as adding cornice moulding to any room, adding a pedestal sink to the powder room, including curved brass lever handles to the doors, completing the home with rich dark oak or a light and airy maple flooring and even incorporating slate tile or granite in the foyer to create a grand entrance.

Some use their homes to the fullest, from extensive cooking and preparation in the kitchen to spending time inside and out in the yard and garden. Whether it’s getting a chance to enjoy some downtime, or family fun and togetherness, there are many options that will add to the experience. Why not extend the breakfast bar in the kitchen, add cupboard space with a pantry, or add garden doors in the dinette. Upgrade the lighting with potlights, both interiors and exteriors are available. Even the entertainment system can be enhanced, just have the wiring roughed in during construction.

These are just some of the many options that homebuyers can include, but anything is possible – Baywood Homes is always happy to accommodate individual requests when possible. Find the home of your dreams in one of Baywood’s numerous communities and then visit the décor centre to make it your own.

Baywood Homes is building several communities in Wasaga Beach. Marlwood Condominiums are a golfer’s dream. One-, two- and three-bedroom condos backing onto the Marlwood Golf and Country Club are priced from only $156,990. Marlwood Estates is a great community of bungalow loft and two-storey detached homes priced from only $206,990. Call the Marlwood sales office at 1-800-387-2750 for more information.

The Hamptons on Big Bay Point is a Barrie community that offers semi-towns, bungalow and two-storey detached homes on 40- and 50-ft. lots priced from only $199,990. Contact the sales office at 1-888-567-0737 for more information.

Napa Valley 4 in Bowmanville is celebrating its grand opening, so it’s a prime time to visit. Elegant townhomes as well as two-storey detached homes on 30-, 40- and 50-ft. lots are priced from $199,990. Contact the sales office at 1-888-213-0082 for details.

Baywood Homes is also completing two Oshawa communities.

Portside Village offers luxury lakeview living with towns and detached homes starting from $198,990. Contact the sales office at 1-888-755-1118 for more information. The Ravines of Greenhill has a new release of lots in phase two. Starting from $245,990, bungalow and two-storey homes are available on 40-, 45- and 50-ft. lots. There are three luxurious model homes to tour. Call the sales office at 1-888-298-7051.

For more information on these great Baywood communities and to register for upcoming releases visit the award-winning website at www.baywoodhomes.com.

Top 10 Customizations
1) Fireplaces
2) Upgraded tile
3) Hardwood and laminate floors
4) Upgraded oak or maple stairs
5) Kitchen cabinet style and feature upgrades
6) Nine-foot ceiling upgrade package no. two
– includes nine-ft. ceilings, 12-in. window transoms, 41-in. upper kitchen cabinets, eight-ft. first-floor archway heights, trim upgrade: 5/4-in. baseboards and three-in. window and door trim; and decorative architectural headers (where applicable)
7) Upgraded carpet under padding
8) Upgraded trim
9) Elimination of walls where available to
create open-concept areas
10) Window upgrades to casement operators and larger sizes 
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