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The Butterfly House – A One Bedroom Casita on a Budget

Posted on August 27, 2016 by hollybeck27

We became friends with Marilyn when she came down for a Surf with Amigas retreat a couple years ago and Kim agreed to design and build a small simple 1 bedroom casita on Marilyn’s sea view lot at Seascape Terrace.  … Continue reading →

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Our House Is Finished

Posted on August 27, 2016 by hollybeck27

This post is a long time coming, but in case you wondering, yes we did finally finish our house. It was mostly complete in time for Luna to be born back in September of 2014. Since then it’s been a … Continue reading →

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Jacek and Ivona’s House by Hipehabitat

Posted on January 25, 2015 by hollybeck27

After the seeing the successful outcome and great feel of our L-shaped hacienda home Kim has agreed to build a slightly customized version for a Canadian couple planning to retire in Nicaragua in the next few years. Here, Holly and … Continue reading →

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Designing the Hacienda at Brisas Del Alma

Posted on August 27, 2014 by kobermeyer

The design process started with a piece of sketch paper and a discussion of how many bedrooms and other spaces we wanted.  We knew we wanted two bedrooms an open living area/kitchen, an office, and of course a workshop/bodega for … Continue reading →

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Video Tour of the New House

Posted on August 4, 2014 by hollybeck27

We are six months into building our new 2 bedroom 2 bath house in Northern Nicaragua at Brisas Del Alma in Aposentillo, and it’s just about done! All we’re missing is a few little details that should be complete within … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peak At our New House

Posted on August 1, 2014 by hollybeck27

I can hardly believe it, but the house is nearly complete. Way back in February our contractor promised to have it finished by the end of July, but as anyone who has ever built in Nicaragua (or anywhere else in … Continue reading →

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Brisas House Progress in Late April

Posted on April 30, 2014 by hollybeck27

After four months of construction, we have walls completed to roof height, the roof of the bodega is finished, and we’re starting to install the alfajias (rafters) that will hold the roof of the main house. It’s the end of April. The … Continue reading →

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