Asa Gilmore

Back then, I used to live in this kinda world where everyone around me was cuffed up, all lovey-dovey and stuff. But me? Nah, I was like, “I don’t need that.” I kept myself busy, went on solo dates, treated myself like I was my own soulmate. But then… somewhere along the way, I realized maybe I do need love. Maybe I do want someone I can actually lean on. And guess what? I found someone that I think my “finally.” Except… plot twist — we ended up like a freakin’ tragedy.

Roughly once a decade, Reno couple Tamra and Darin Murphy build a new house. “The first was for our babies. The second was for our teenagers. This is our empty nest home,” Tamra says. With each home, she adds, they just get better. Tamra does much of the interior design while Darin, general contractor of Murphy Built Construction, handles the build. “About every 10 years we want something different in a house,” Darin says. “Our choice of architecture has evolved as well as our personal needs.