Builder Ben Coats Invites Us Inside His Beautiful Family Home in Bluffview
When Jen and Ben Coats fled the Park Cities in search of more room, they found it in a one-of-a-kind lot which demanded a one-of-a-kind home to match.
By
Rhonda Reinhart
Published in
D Home
May-June
2021
Interior Photography by Nathan Schroder | Portrait Photography by Elizabeth Lavin
This story is part of The Best Builders in Dallas 2021 feature. Click here to see the 2021 winners.
A few summers ago, Jen and Ben Coats and their five kids set out on the adventure of a lifetime. Packed in an Airstream motor home, the family of seven clocked 4,000 miles as they cruised the expanse of the American West. But when the epic road trip finally came to an end and the family headed back to the Park Cities an area known for lot sizes that are the exact opposite of expansive they started to look at their home in a whole new light. “We were just like, man, these lots are so small,” says Ben, “and you’re
Bluffview
Texas
United-states
Dallas
American
Erin-sander
David-stocker
Nathan-schroder
Home-school
Best-builders
Ben-coats
Park-cities