Country Sampler

TRUE BLUE Country

Cresson and Beverly Wiker have nothing against open floor plans. When the couple decided to relocate from Iowa to Bella Vista, Arkansas, in 2002, however, they knew the popular house layout wasn't the right fit for them. They had just retired and had specific aspirations. “We needed walls, as we had collections started and knew we would have more before we were through. We built the house with that in mind,”

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