I stopped by Two Step Farm in Montgomery today and spent some time walking through the Drees Custom Homes model. The floor plan is called the Intuition, and there were a few things about this house that caught my attention almost immediately.
Right off the entry is one of them.
A set of glass doors opens into a dedicated wine room. And this isn’t something they created just to dress up the model, it’s actually part of the floor plan. It’s unexpected, a little different, and honestly just a cool way to use the space.
Keep walking and the house really opens up.
The great room has a tall black fireplace wall that immediately becomes the focal point, but what I noticed more was the volume of the room. The vaulted ceiling makes the entire living area feel bigger without making it feel cavernous. It still feels like a comfortable room you’d actually live in instead of one designed simply to impress people walking through a model home.
From there, the kitchen, living room and breakfast area all work together really well. The breakfast area sits beside a limestone accent wall with windows looking out toward the backyard, and there’s plenty of room around the table. Standing there, you can picture what everyday life would actually look like — coffee in the morning, dinner at the table, people moving between the kitchen and living room.
That’s something I always pay attention to when I walk new construction.
A model can photograph beautifully, but the real question is how the house feels when you’re standing inside it. Does the layout make sense? Do the rooms flow naturally? Can you picture actually living there?
So far, the Intuition checks those boxes.
The kitchen might have been my favorite part of the house. The first thing I noticed was the size of the island — there is a lot of room here to cook, spread things out, or have four or five people sitting around while you’re working in the kitchen.
I also really liked the warmer wood cabinets. They run all the way to the ceiling and give the kitchen a completely different feel than the all-white kitchens we’ve seen so much of over the last several years. The black range hood and oversized pendant lights add just enough contrast without taking over the room.
But what really stood out to me was how much usable space Drees put into it. There’s plenty of counter space, storage everywhere, and additional workspace tucked beyond the main kitchen. It looks great, but it also feels like a kitchen somebody could actually cook in.
Walk down the hall into the primary suite and you immediately notice how much room Drees gave this space.
This isn’t one of those primary bedrooms where everything fits as long as you put the furniture in exactly the right place. There’s plenty of room around the bed, three large windows bringing in natural light, and a separate sitting area that actually has enough space to be useful.
Standing in the room, it just feels comfortable. You could put a couple of chairs by the windows, create a reading area, or simply leave some open space without the bedroom ever feeling empty.
I’ve walked through a lot of new construction around Montgomery, and this is one of the better primary suites I’ve seen at this price point.
At the back of the house is the game room, and this is another space where I think Drees got the proportions right. There’s enough room for a big sectional, a large TV and plenty of space for everyone to spread out. Whether it becomes a game room, media room or the place everybody ends up on Saturday afternoon watching football, it feels like a room a family would actually use.
And that really sums up what I liked about the Intuition. There are plenty of impressive finishes throughout the model, but underneath all of that is a floor plan that makes sense.
That’s also why I think Two Step Farm is worth seeing in person.
I’ve been spending more time in Montgomery lately, walking the community and touring the different builders, and Two Step Farm has a distinct feel to it. There’s more breathing room between homes, the community leans into its Texas character, and with nine builders and nearly 2,000 acres, buyers have a lot more to explore here than one model or one floor plan.
Drees Custom Homes fits that character well, and the Intuition gave me a good example of what they’re bringing to the community.
There are also move-in-ready homes available in Two Step Farm right now. So if Montgomery is somewhere you’ve been considering, don’t make your decision from pictures and floor plans online.
Come walk the homes.
That’s when you start noticing the things a photograph can’t show you — how the rooms actually feel, how one space flows into the next, how close the neighboring homes really are, and whether you can picture yourself living there.
I walked it. I liked it. And I think Two Step Farm deserves a spot on the list if you’re looking at new construction in Montgomery.
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