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Five Ways to Make Your Custom Home Project Cost More – and How to Avoid Them

 

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When you’re building or remodeling your home, you’re not buying towels or dishes.  In most cases, it’s one of the most costly purchases you’ve ever made.  So when it comes to budget, you probably want to figure out the best places to save money right off the bat.

There are many parts and pieces to a renovation or a construction project, and many ways to save money.  That’s the beauty of working with a qualified Design-Build company, as their professionals usually have years of experience on pricing and can guide you in the right direction on which design items to select to stay within your budget.  We often save our clients thousands of dollars by finding them finishes and fixtures that still look good and are in keeping with their tastes, but are far less expensive than what they might find on their own, as a consumer.  

When we sit down with our clients for their initial design consultation, there are five major areas we like to discuss before we proceed.  These big-ticket items can make or break the bank when it comes to a custom home project, and the direction we take depends on finding that balance between budget and aesthetics.  You have to decide – are these items so important to your custom home that you are willing to stretch your budget a little?  Or does budget take priority?  Is there a middle ground in any of these areas?  These are all important aspects of the design and planning process.

Here are five places where you can sway your budget considerably on a custom home project:

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Brass is Back – But Not in Overkill

Brass interior design

Not since the height of the 70’s have we seen brass so strongly embraced in interior design. Along with its other warm metallic counterparts (copper and bronze), brass is enjoying a huge revival. Beaten, folded or polished – designers are celebrating its luxurious, yet industrial appeal, making everything from chandeliers, pendant lights, tables, dressers, chairs, bath and kitchen fixtures and decorative accessories out of this ancient metal.

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The Continual Love Affair With Gray: Design Trends 2017

Gray has taken the limelight for far longer than people think.  True, the book Fifty Shades of Gray gave it a Hollywood boost – but it earned its fame fair and square through its own innate beauty.  Hence, it has become known as the “color of the decade.”  In 2017 design trends, gray rises to new heights as many paint companies increase their range of gray shades, and homeowners find new ways to incorporate it into their homes.  Read on to find out about the new era of grays, and how you can make it work with any motif in your custom home.   

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Modern vs. Contemporary – What’s the Difference? Design-Build Tips for Your Custom Home

So you’ve heard the words “Modern” and “Contemporary” used in terms of architecture and design.  When it comes to designing and building your home, which style do you prefer?  Did you know that there is a difference between the two?

When you define the words, they both seem to mean almost the same: 

  • “Modern: Of or relating to present times as opposed to the remote past.”
  • “Contemporary: Belonging to or occurring in the present, at the same time.”

But when we talk of architecture or interior design, believe it or not, there is a difference.  

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Your Front Door Is Your Home’s Best Introduction: Custom Home Design-Build Tips

There are so many things to consider when designing your custom home.  Whether you are working with a designer or a custom home builder, doing a large remodel or building from the ground up, you have much to look at and many decisions to make.  There is, however, one item that could be a good starting point in your home design – and indeed, may be one of the most crucial design items you select.

We’re talking about first impressions.  

Do you want to make your house appealing before a visitor has even walked into your home?  

One of the focal points of the exterior front of your house which contributes a lot to curb appeal is your FRONT DOOR!

 

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Choose the Best Accent Wood for Your Design Build Home

different kinds of wood samplesAs the plans and dreams for your design build home start to take shape, it’s obviously important to put a lot of thought into the various details that will successfully bring everything together. If you’re eager to use wood as a major interior design component in your new home, or even just for a few dramatic features, it helps to know more about the possibilities.

Depending on the main theme of a house, certain color schemes and materials, including wood, may be more appropriate. Even the amount of natural light can make a difference as to how the wood will look. Many contemporary home designs are considerably minimalist and lend themselves to sleek, warm wood accents, while country-themed homes, for example, usually incorporate more wood finishing overall. But there are no hard and fast rules. Every aspect of a design build home’s materials would depend on the homeowner’s personal taste.

Design Build is All About Your Preference

Today, most custom builders incorporate a number of gorgeous wood accents to add truly special, top quality touches to their design build homes. The natural color and texture that wood adds to a home is timeless. People are drawn to wooden flooring, cabinetry, moldings, window and door trim, and other embellishments. Wood is sturdy and stylish, and comes in a wide variety of shades and natural patterns.

Would You Like to Know More about Wood?

  • Spruce

This is a yellowish white wood with a distinct texture. Spruce is one of the most essential woods used in building in many areas of the house, particularly walls, stairs, ceilings and flooring.
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Create Comfort and Elegance with a Design Build Villa Home

There are few design schemes more down-to-earth and gracious than the classic, Spanish-inspired villa. In fact, Spanish villas have become so popular in warmer climates that many gorgeous design build projects in Florida revolve around this hugely successful concept for custom home architecture.

If you’re ready to hire a talented design build company to create your very own Spanish-style villa, here are some great ideas to help get you in the mood for that incomparable Old World look and feel, inside and out.

The Inside Scoop on Design Build Villa Interiors

design buildFor interior design, focus on warm earthy colors for floors and walls. Authentic Spanish villas usually use terracotta hues, which range from sand to brick red, in almost every room. These areas can be beautifully blended with cooling whitewash wall finishes that set off artwork, such as woven tapestries, echoed by lush area rugs in complementary tones.

To get the earthy and vintage look typical of classic Spanish design, partner authentic terracotta tiles with wooden finishing. Warm woods are essential materials for Spanish villas; the combination of wood and ceramic exudes a down-to-earth look that is both elegant and rustic.Many decorators recommend Read More »

7 Design Build Tips to Make Your Home Sustainable and Eco-Friendly

Design Build Custom Home Builder FloridaWith the growing awareness of the need to care for Mother Earth, home builders are also taking extra steps to create great design build homes that are eco-friendly. Green homes are planned and built using processes that are environmentally responsible. All aspects of the house, from the inside to the exterior, are carefully planned with the aim of minimizing its environmental footprint.

What will set green homes apart are their aesthetic but carefully incorporated environment friendly designs. Most green homes are self-sustaining or partially self-sustaining, at least, while still being Read More »

How to Take the Pain out of Home Remodeling

Home Remodeling
Are you considering a home remodel? Do you have a home improvement project you have been tossing around in your head for years but have never gone through with it?  Are you afraid to get the ball rolling?

A lot of people understandably put off of doing renovations by fear of high costs and contractor hassles.

But it’s not all bad!  Trust me!  There are some very excellent contractors out there and when you find them you can actually achieve what you set out to do without too much hassle.

 

Degrees of Home Remodelling

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3 Good Reasons to Remodel Your Kitchen

ktichen remodelThinking about taking the plunge? The kitchen with adjoining rooms is often where most of the family time is spent. To help you move from thinking to doing we offer these reasons on why remodel a kitchen.

1.  You Spend a Lot of Time in the Kitchen!

Just think about your average day.  How much time do you spend in the kitchen?  You wake up and go to the Kitchen for coffee and breakfast.  You might make aRead More »

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