Home Edition: Family builds together following grandparents' gift

From all indications thus far, Gordon the dog loves the house his owner, Colette Peters, recently designed and built on Sandy Beach Rd. It's the two-story red and black house on the uphill side between Hungry Point and the Whale Observatory, so it's not out the road but still maintains an "off the beaten path" aspect that she finds appealing.

Peters, 31, moved here five and a half years ago and decided to make things permanent because she enjoyed the community and the people. She describes the interior of her home as having a modern cabin feeling, with lots of wood and lots of windows to maxim...