5 Tips for Landscaping Your New Home When you build a new home from scratch, your lawn is a blank canvas, and unless you have a green thumb you’ll need some advice on how to fill it. Designing the landscaping your home is just as important as designing its interior, and you’ll need a basic …
Tools to Select the Perfect Paint Palette for Your Home There are so many choices when it comes to paint colors, brands and finishes that our clients sometimes feel overwhelmed when putting their choices together. Add to that the feeling of commitment that comes with splashing your walls with a hue and people can sometimes …
8 Luxury Backyard Ideas to Elevate Your Home’s Design Outdoor living is having a moment right now. During the custom home design process there is a special emphasis put on making the backyard as inviting as the front and making the outside space as comfortable as inside. No matter the climate or view, there are …
The Best Luxury Home Features in 2019 Over the last decade and a half, we have seen a lot of trends come and go in the luxury home building world. But there are certain features that elevate homes enough that they become must-haves when designing and building a new home. Here are a few of …
We are proud to share that we have been named the 2019 Best Energy Efficient Home Builder in Missouri by BUILD Magazine. This award is given to home builders who work tirelessly to ensure the global community decreases its collective carbon footprint by employing high performance building techniques which reduce energy usage and material waste. …
Family-Friendly Modern Farmhouse in Wildwood, MO This new construction custom home in Wildwood, MO was built for a family on an expansive, private wooded lot. Surrounded by acres of forest, this ranch-style home offers total privacy and the floor plan was designed to highlight the views and natural scenery around them. Light colors, beautiful wood, …
Architect Highlight: Sustainable Architect Jeff Day Jeff Day is the founder of Jeff Day & Associates, a Manchester-based architecture firm specialized in beautiful, sustainable design. Jeff and his team have been our partners in many of our residential construction projects, including our Active House USA project – the first Active House in North America. We …
5 Important Safety Items to Have in Your Home When it comes to home safety, we all want to believe we have nothing to worry about. The truth is, an emergency can happen to anyone, at any time, which is why it is important to be prepared. Having the right safety items on hand will …
Easy Home Energy Saving Tips Utility bills getting you down? You’re not the only one! Luckily, there are some relatively easy ways homeowners can make their home more sustainable and energy efficient. Whether you recently moved into a new home or are looking for simple ways to make an older home more sustainable and reduce …
From Cookie Cutter to Custom: Client Home Building Journey Clients Justin & Kristen Share Their Experience Building a True Custom Home “Two years ago, my wife Kristen and I found out we were going to have our second child. We were living in a nice startup home, a small 1400 ft ranch home in Fairview …