After 26 happy years in the Bartlett home where they'd raised their family, Mary and Keith Daniel were ready to make a change.

"We didn't need more room," said Mary, a lifelong Memphian. "In fact, we thought we might go to a smaller home."

The couple bought 9 acres in Rosemark and prepared to build their ideal home.

Christopher Blank/Special to The Commercial Appeal

"I took one look at it and said, 'I like this house,'" Mary Daniel said of their new home in Bartlett's Hampton Grove subdivision.

Christopher Blank/Special to The Commercial Appeal

In the kitchen, the Daniels replaced the countertops with granite. They also installed plantation shutters.

Christopher Blank/Special to The Commercial Appeal

A fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves serves as the focal point of the family room in Keith and Mary Daniel's 3,100-square-foot home. After a six-week search, they bought the four-bedroom, three-bath house in August for $226,000.

Christopher Blank/Special to The Commercial Appeal

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My New Home: After finding a just-right house, Bartlett couple is thankful they never compromised

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