You’ve selected the ideal location, constructed your perfect floor plan, and now it’s time to add the finishing touches. With the number of selections available to you when building a custom home, adding a list of finishes can feel intimidating. However, it’s simpler than it...
Trust? Maybe. Verify? Definitely. A September 2011 Business Week article reported on a Texas home improvement contractor that hired a writer to post 200 positive reviews on sites like Yelp and Google. The story went on to cite other examples and estimated the percentage of fake...
Sometimes, windows just aren’t enough to bring the light of day into the home. For those who want to enjoy the beauty of the land around them, sunrooms are a great addition to a custom home that opens up the flow of a home and...
Candles, hot stones, dim lights, nothing is quite as relaxing as a few hours in a spa. A typical trip to the spa costs around $100. While it’s worth the cost to unwind and treat yourself, what if you could save those costs and get...
Outdoor lighting is a real art, and the best result comes from planning ahead. A beautiful custom home represents a huge investment of time, care, and money. Someone who has decided to make that investment most likely wants the home to present its best face to...
You can’t flip through channels without catching at least a few home design shows. There’s even a show right here in our backyard, Good Bones, and, of course, there’s everyone’s favorite, Fixer Upper. These shows seem to air endlessly and every time you sit down...
When you build a custom home, you’re not just building it for you and where you are in life in that moment. You’re building it for family gatherings, growing families and everything else that comes with each stage of life. One thing people sometimes overlook...
If you're designing a new custom home from the ground up, you may want your home to be unlike any other home that's existed before. One way to ensure that is to create a unique, one-of-a-kind layout and features. Another is to use unconventional materials,...
We lock our cars, secure our homes, even set alerts to track electronic payments from our bank accounts. But even with these measures in place, many of us are still concerned with safety. When it comes to your home, consider a few extra security measures...
Let’s put some math skills to use. According to Proctor & Gamble Co., the average American family washes about 300 - 390 loads of laundry per year, which averages out to about 6 - 7.5 loads per week. With so much laundry to get done,...