See larger Over the course of five years Noreen Scarola collected hundreds of pictures from magazines and model homes to single-handedly design her new Golden Gate Estates home at 1491 Oakes Blvd., as pictured from her patio. 'I love having water around the house, ' Scarola says. 'It makes me feel so peaceful.'

Photo by COURTNEY POTTER

Over the course of five years Noreen Scarola collected hundreds of pictures from magazines and model homes to single-handedly design her new Golden Gate Estates home at 1491 Oakes Blvd., as pictured from her patio. "I love having water around the house, " Scarola says. "It makes me feel so peaceful."

Buy this photo

Photo Rating:

Comments » 0

Be the first to post a comment!

Share your thoughts

Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.

Comments can be shared on Facebook and Yahoo!. Add both options by connecting your profiles.

Features