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After years of visiting the same spot in rural Georgia, a family builds a dream farm among the oaks

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The entrance to the new farmhouse.

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Otis and Sandy Scarborough with their dogs Sam and Lily.

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Refurbished antique lanters flank the mudroom entrance.

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A Bo Bartlett painting sets off a traditional red and white bedroom inside the farmhouse.

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The garden house and rose garden.

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The pool and pool house.

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Utilitarian masonry floors outside the mudroom play up architect Jim Strickland’s eye for detail.

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A working barn on site.

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