Florida Design - Digital Edition

Custom Coastal

SOMETIMES, STARTING FROM SCRATCH is simply meant to be.

Soon after finding out they would be having twins, parents Blake and Liza Griffis set out to find a dream home in Ponte Vedra Beach that would accommodate their growing family of five. But, after months of exhaustive hunting, it became clear no such place existed. They would have to build that house themselves.

After switching strategies, the couple found an ideal lot on the Intracoastal with outstanding views of the water, and were soon working with an architect to create their ideal dwelling: a cozy home with

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