If you haven’t taken in the stunning custom homes on the Artisan Home Tour yet you’ll want to be sure you get out this weekend to check them out. This is the last weekend of the second annual Artisan Home Tour. Final days of the tour are June 19th, 20th and 21st from 1pm – 7pm. Tour the Twin Cities most well appointed homes representing the vision and craftsmanship of the some of the most respected and innovative homebuilders in the Twin Cities Metro Area.

The Artisan Home Tour is produced by the same people who present the Parade of Homes(sm), the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC), NIH Homes is proud to be a member of BATC. Unlike the Parade of Homes you’ll need a ticket to tour the homes on the Artisan Home Tour. Tickets are $5 at per home at the door or you can purchased a ticket to see all the homes on the tour for $30, $25 when purchased online and $20 when purchased at Bachman’s or Patina stores. A portion of the ticket sales go to the BATC Foundation the charitable arm of the Builders Association which helps Twin Cities families in need. It also provides scholarships to students entering home construction study.  A portion of your tickets is tax deductible.

Children are welcome on the tour but they will need their own ticket and you must be responsible for them at all times. Cameras are not allowed but you can view all of the homes on the Parade Craze app.

NIH Homes was proud to be featured on Fox 9 News.

We have one home on the Artisan Tour this year.

NIH Homes on the Artisan Home Tour

#8 | 16410 – 57th Avenue N., Plymouth, MN 55446
Reflecting the mood of today, this gorgeous Plymouth residence takes gray to a new level.  Cool touches of white and black make a statement against this home’s warmed gray palette in granite, wood, tile and stone.
And it’s all set on a beautiful home site with backyard pond, wooded views and Wayzata schools.
Features of this home include:

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  • 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, 4-car garage, 5,700 square feet
  • Multi-gabled, Hampton-inspired façade is grounded with charcoal and taupe natural stone beneath highly detailed shake siding in true gray and wood corbel accents
  • You’ll delight in the inviting front entry opening to an expanse of dark-gray stained yellow birch flooring offset by refined enameled cabinetry and millwork in softened white
  • The chef-inspired kitchen performs like a dream with Thermador appliances and a truly functional design; and looks just as good with mosaic marble backsplash and deeply grained Cambria countertops in, of course, beautiful shades of gray
  • Welcome family and friends for a sit-down dinner in the formal dining room with a custom butlers serving area, built in buffet cabinet and picture-framed wainscot walls
  • Indulge yourself in opulence in the second-floor owners’ suite with its spa-bath complete with free-standing soaking tub, enameled custom cabinetry and warm floors
  • Three more bedrooms, two baths, laundry and bonus room perfectly align in the private upper-level family living
  • An English-style pub serves the spacious lower-level family room, showing off with stone columns, mirrored backsplash and dark stained cabinetry
  • Your own private sports court (also in gray) lets you stay active all year round, with Snap Sports flooring, adjustable basketball hoop and padded walls
  • And when summer does arrive, relax on your open air deck as you take in the serene views of your fountain pond and wooded backdrop while the kids bike to the neighborhood pool and clubhouse

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Directions: 494 to Bass Lake Road west, turn South on Vicksburg Lane N., turn west on Hwy 47, South on Dunkirk Lane, neighborhood on the left.