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Trends We Love: Multi-Generational & Homestead Living
When designing and building a custom home, it’s essential to plan for the future. Incorporating flexibility into your home design allows it to grow with …
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12 Home Design Trends for 2020
As a custom design-build firm, our team at Hibbs Homes knows that good interior design isn’t just decor and furnishings. A truly magnificent home design starts with the architectural elements. Features like the home’s layout, as well as the materials, shapes, and textures used throughout set the tone for the rest of the design elements. Keep reading for twelve of our favorite home design trends for 2020.
Do Green Homes Have a Higher Resale Value?
Green home building isn’t just a construction industry buzz word, it is a body of home construction techniques and practices that are becoming increasingly important …
Should I Build a New Home for Retirement?
No longer simply a game of downsizing or taking to the open road, an increasing number of Americans are building new and custom homes that …
What is a High-Performance Home? The Difference is Measurable.
Hibbs Homes High-Performance Homes Are Built Above Code & Exceed Energy Efficient Standards When Kim and Jan Hibbs started Hibbs Homes in 2004 their goal …
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S2, E1: Meet Rick & Meredith
We’re back! In Season 2 of The Art of Custom podcast, we are taking a deep dive into the custom home building process, following along with clients Rick and Meredith as they build their dream home in St. Louis’s Historic Dogtown Neighborhood. See show notes & downloads!
How High Performance Homes Focus on Water Conservation
Using high performance home design practices, Hibbs Homes makes it a point to make efforts to improve water conservation in the homes we build.
How Smart Technology Reduces Your Energy Bills
We’re halfway through April and Earth Day is just around the corner. In honor of the occasion, we wanted to share the benefits of using …
Download Our Dream Home Design Worksheet!
Get Your Dream Home Design Worksheet Building your custom home should be a fun and exciting process! After all – you are building a home …
Building a Better Thermal Envelope
Green construction experts at Hibbs Homes share how they’re making Proud Green Home St. Louis even more energy efficient. Just like the computer you are …
Your Complete Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Home from Home
With so many people working from home due to COVID-19 restrictions, many of our day-to-day interactions with clients has shifted online, but we continue to …
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Designing a Home Office for Productivity
With so many of us working from home these days, good home office design has become critical to productivity and sanity! As a custom home …