When their three daughters left home, Ilhan and Kamer Eser seized the opportunity to design a new house in the California countryside. The pair of empty-nesters relished the freedom a fresh build offered. “Every time you buy a house there is always something you compromise on and just have to live with,” says Ilhan. “So we said, ‘Let’s build what we want, exactly how we want.’” Photo 1 of 6 in A Country Home That Changes Color Throughout the Day by Luke Hopping

A Country Home That Changes Color Throughout the Day

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When their three daughters left home, Ilhan and Kamer Eser seized the opportunity to design a new house in the California countryside. The pair of empty-nesters relished the freedom a fresh build offered. “Every time you buy a house there is always something you compromise on and just have to live with,” says Ilhan. “So we said, ‘Let’s build what we want, exactly how we want.’”