5 Steps To Design An Unforgettable Dining Room [2024]
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Steps To Design An Unforgettable Dining Room [2024]

Many families and busy professionals don’t have the time to sit down for a formal meal every night. That’s why kitchen islands with bar-seating and other casual seating arrangements have become popular but believe it or not, dedicated dining rooms are still in demand with custom home builders. 

Your dining room can become the eye-candy of your home with the right design. Read to the end to find out how you can wow guests with an impeccably designed dining room.

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7 Luxury Features to Consider When Designing Your Dream Custom Home
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

7 Luxury Features to Consider When Designing Your Dream Custom Home

If you are in the process of designing your dream custom home, it’s a wonderful idea to have a list of must-have needs and a list of items that you wish to include if your budget allows. We also encourage home builders to choose a few items that will lend to the home’s resale value and appeal. 

Before you finalize your customized home design plans, look at these 7 luxury features and consider adding them to one of your lists! These luxury upgrades will make you feel incredible about your forever home design and contribute to your home’s value. 

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10 Unique Front Porch Ideas To Consider- Designing Your Custom Home
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

10 Unique Front Porch Ideas To Consider- Designing Your Custom Home

When designing your custom home, there’s incredible pressure to get everything right. A great home designer can help alleviate some of that pressure and offer solutions to create the home of your dreams within your budget. When collaborating with your designer to dream up your customized home, it’s a great idea to have a few references in mind. We recommend browsing some of our other custom plans. It’s an excellent idea to spend extra time and care when designing your front porch. 

Your front porch will be your home’s first impression when a guest visits, and if you’ve ever hunted for real estate, you know that a front porch can make or break a sale. A thoughtfully designed porch packs a ton of valuable curb appeal and helps your home leave its mark on your new neighborhood. 

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Custom Home Building: Planning Your Outdoor Living Spaces
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Custom Home Building: Planning Your Outdoor Living Spaces

Modern Homeowners are looking to maximize the potential of their backyards. This means thoughtfully designing outdoor living spaces. Homeowners who spend lots of time in their backyard do so because the design lends itself to outdoor entertainment and relaxation. 

So how can your home designer help you transform an otherwise blank slate into a garden oasis or zen spa-like backyard retreat? Read to the end to find out.

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Your Guide to Biophilic Design Principles and How To Incorporate Them Into Your Customized Home [2024]
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Your Guide to Biophilic Design Principles and How To Incorporate Them Into Your Customized Home [2024]

Since Americans spend the bulk of their time indoors, there is an increased demand for home designs that incorporate biophilic design. Biophilic design is centered around 14 biophilic patterns that when combined and used in home design, help occupants feel healthier, happier, and less stressed. 


Read on to find out about the patterns of biophilic design and 5 ways your home designer can include them in your custom home floor plan so you’ll feel great in your new construction home. 

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5 Design Considerations for Custom Kitchen in 2024
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Design Considerations for Custom Kitchen in 2024

One of the main allures to building a custom new construction home is being able to design a kitchen that suits your unique personality and preferences. Maybe you live in a house with a hardly functional kitchen and are ready to start fresh with a kitchen built just for you. Or perhaps you are a foodie who loves to cook for your loved ones. 

Whatever your reason for choosing to design a custom kitchen, the professionals at Creative Home Designs have you covered with 5 design considerations you won’t want to miss when creating the customized kitchen of your dreams. 

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5 Bathroom Trends That We Love in 2024
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Bathroom Trends That We Love in 2024

2024 is the new frontier in the world of home design. With pandemic woes largely behind us, people are venturing out of their homes more and more but still seek ways to make their abodes the ultimate relaxed haven for essential, divine self-care.

Self-care starts in the bathroom with a steamy shower or relaxing bath. While we aren’t seeing Jetson’s-level changes to how we bathe and utilize our bathrooms, technology is beginning to meet us in this room. 

Read to the end of this blog to find out where custom bathroom design trends are taking us in 2024. 

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Custom Home Designs: Timeless Exteriors
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Custom Home Designs: Timeless Exteriors



When designing and building custom homes, it’s all about decisions. Would you prefer a modern farmhouse design or something more modern? Will you follow the latest design trends or would you like something more timeless?

Bold trim and colors have been trendy in recent years but when those trends are over, will your home still look contemporary, or will following the trends make your home’s aesthetic look dated?

Here are 5 timeless color pallets & two trim and accent pallets that will help your home exterior elevation look timeless no matter what the year.

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A Detailed Look at Our Bartlesville Floor Plan and Home Design
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

A Detailed Look at Our Bartlesville Floor Plan and Home Design

Our Bartlesville Plan is tastefully balanced rustic charm in a wonderfully updated contemporary home design. From the oversized front porch, guests are swept into this 3 to 4-bedroom home design that occupies just over 2000 square feet. This floor plan includes a 3-car garage and 2-½ bathrooms, making it the perfect home for many families in Oklahoma City, Edmond, Tulsa, or Norman.

This home’s floor plan emphasizes natural views and is lush with natural light for the perfect mood boost. You’ll love coming home to this open and airy home.

Read to the end to take a closer look at the exceptional Bartlesville home design.

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A Detailed Look at Our Tulsa Home Design and Floor Plan
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

A Detailed Look at Our Tulsa Home Design and Floor Plan

Our Tulsa Plan is balanced and tasteful home design with modern allure and sophisticated opulence. Sitting at just over 2,200 square feet, this 3 to 4 bedroom, 2-1/2 bathroom contemporary floor plan features plenty of landscaping opportunities and impeccable curb appeal that’s sure to look splendid in any Oklahoma neighborhood.

This home’s floor plan emphasizes natural views and is lush with natural light for the perfect mood boost. You’ll love coming home to this open and airy home.

Read to the end to take a closer look at the exceptional Tulsa home design.

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5 Upgrades That Add Immediate Value to Your New Construction Home
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Upgrades That Add Immediate Value to Your New Construction Home

Building a new construction home in Oklahoma is an enormous investment. Hopefully it will be your forever home, but just in case you need to resell down the line, it's important to consider upfront upgrades that add immediate home value. Upgrade costs can add up quickly, so it’s important to know which upgrades are worth it and which won’t necessarily increase your long-term home value. 

With these 5 new construction upgrades, If you need to sell your home in the future, you’ll get what your home is worth and have a home that potential home buyers won’t be able to pass up. 

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5 Holiday Entertaining Must-Haves for Your Custom Home
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Holiday Entertaining Must-Haves for Your Custom Home

Welcome to our most festive Custom Home Building Blog yet! We are feeling the holiday season this year, so we wanted to share 5 custom home features that you’ll love having in your new construction home, especially when hosting for the holidays. 


Oklahoma homeowners love any excuse to host and show off their custom homes. Here are 5 design features to consider when building your customized home that are sure to impress your guests and make for functional entertaining. 

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